Spirent sees an increased focus on AI testing across telecom, driven by two 'mega-trends'
The booming growth in AI is impacting testing considerations in a number of ways. In a recent RCR Wireless News webinar, Stephen Douglas, Spirent Communications' head of market strategy, outlined some...
AI infrastructure, especially purpose-built data centers, are creating a surge in power demand and foregrounding energy efficiency strategies
The rapid growth of AI and the investments into the underlying AI infrastructure have significantly intensified the power demands of data centers. Globally, data centers consumed an...
Of the telecom professionals surveyed by Nvidia, 97% said their company is either actively deploying or assessing deploying AI
A new survey published this week by Nvidia reveals that telcos are leaning into artificial intelligence (AI) , and even generative AI (gen AI), quite aggressively,...
Aramco invested in U.K. firm Ori, which specializes in enabling large-scale AI model training, inference and deployment
Ori, a U.K.-based start-up with focus on cloud infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI), has secured a strategic investment from Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of Saudi energy...
AI is transforming companies, technologies, industries and life itself
The world around us is rapidly changing. New technology is radically changing and frankly, improving the way we do everything. I recently spoke with Dave Gentry, CEO of RedChip Companies, about its new, small-cap and microcap...
To complement the Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 Ultra accelerator, the company has developed a software suite for AI inference workloads
From an enterprise perspective, AI is all about putting data to work in a way that improves process and workflow efficiency, and creates new revenue...
SK Telecom had reorganized its operations into seven key divisions, with a strong focus on AI
Korean telco SK Telecom has reported its financial results for the fiscal year 2024, highlighting significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) alongside steady revenue growth in its telecommunications and...
China Telecom was the first telco to adopt DeepSeek with the launch of a full-stack DeepSeek-R1/V3 inferencing on its Xiran intelligent computing platform
Over the weekend, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) reported that the country’s big three — China Telecom, China Mobile...
Orange said its research and development teams will collaborate closely with Mistral AI’s experts to analyze the effects of large-scale AI deployment on telecommunications networks globally
French telco Orange and Mistral AI have announced a strategic partnership focused on advancing artificial intelligence (AI) across Europe....
The InvestAI initiative includes a dedicated €20 billion European fund to develop AI gigafactories
The European Commission has introduced InvestAI, an ambitious initiative aimed at mobilizing €200 billion ($207 billion) for AI investments across Europe.
The announcement was made by European Commission President Ursula von der...
Iliad said that AI-focused investments will include data centers, computing power and research, among other fields
France-based Iliad Group has earmarked €3 billion ($3.09 billion) to enhance AI-focused infrastructure, including data centers, computing power, research and application layers.
In a release, the group noted that OpCore,...
Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark to step down March 31; Intel EVP Justin Hotard takes over April 1
Nokia announced today that CEO Pekka Lundmark will step down from the top spot at the end of March. Intel Executive Vice President and General Manager of the...
As AI shifts from centralized clouds to distributed edge environments, the challenge is no longer just model training—it’s scaling inference efficiently. Test-time inference scaling is emerging as a critical enabler of real-time AI execution, allowing AI models to dynamically adjust compute resources at inference...
Why hyperscalers are investing hundreds of billions in AI infrastructure—and why this isn't a bubble
In the sweep of all things artificial intelligence (AI) and attendant AI infrastructure investments, the goal, generally speaking, is two-fold: incrementally leverage AI to deliver monetizable, near-term capabilities that deliver...
Industry discourse around test-time inference scaling converging with edge AI—where real people really experience AI—continues to ramp, and an important focus area is around memory and storage. To put it reductively, modern leading AI chips can process data faster than memory systems can deliver...
Qualcomm CEO discusses the "era of AI inference” and what it means for the company's diversification strategy
Qualcomm this week reported Q1 2025 financials marked by the company’s QCT business, including handsets, automotive and IoT, bringing in record revenues of $10.084 billion, up 20% from...
Google plans $75 billion capex in 2025 to support AI demand which is outpacing capacity
As it continues to imbue core services with AI, Google parent Alphabet is planning to deploy $75 billion in capital in 2025. Reporting its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financials...
Dell Technologies talks the device-edge-datacenter-cloud AI continuum, the rise of agentic AI and the outlook for federated learning
For years, AI discourse has been dominated by massive cloud-based models, trained on enormous datasets and running in centralized data centers. But as AI deployment scales, the...
The AI Act defines four levels of risk for AI systems: Unacceptable risk, high risk, limited risk and minimal risk
The European Union’s (EU) Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), first unveiled in 2023, set a common regulatory and legal framework for the development and application...
NVIDIA on the importance of end-to-end solutions to solve enterprise AI adoption challenges
Editor’s note: NVIDIA has a free online course called “AI for All: From Basics to Gen AI Practice”. The team at RCR Wireless News has enrolled and, as we complete the units,...
NVIDIA highlights how AI can drive change in the automotive, financial services and healthcare industries
Editor’s note: NVIDIA has a free online course called “AI for All: From Basics to Gen AI Practice”. The team at RCR Wireless News has enrolled and, as we complete...
Last week, reports began to circulate that SoftBank is considering investing as much as $25 billion into OpenAI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) news just keep coming from SoftBank Corp. Last week, reports began to circulate that the Japanese company is considering investing as much as $25...
The Meta CEO told investors that the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses “are a real hit”
First things first, AI infrastructure is a continuum that spans cloud, datacenter, edge and devices. Distributing workloads improves latency, bolsters privacy and, generally speaking, makes the economics of the whole...
HPE says the DoJ’s logic is “fundamentally flawed,” and plans to “vigorously defend the transaction in court”
In January 2024, HPE announced its intent to acquire AI-native networking specialist Juniper Networks with the goal of bolstering its product offerings to support growing AI infrastructure demand...
