As 5G continues its evolution toward broad digital enablement of the enterprise, the proliferation of artificial intelligence and machine learning in networks will be a crucial part of service provider strategies. For infrastructure, increasingly automated deployment, configuration and management accelerates time-to-revenue as closed technology...
At CES 2021, Samsung introduced new consumer robot concepts
At this year’s virtual CES, Samsung’s President and Head of Research Sabastian Seung made the company’s goal of enhancing the at-home experience very clear.
“Our world looks different, and many of you have been faced with...
When John Deere first began supplying agricultural tools in 1804, it was pitchforks and shovels; today, it’s connectivity and data. On this episode of Well, technically… John Deere's Director of Intelligent Solutions Group Nancy Post digs into how the company is helping farmers improve efficiency and output with advanced technologies like AI, machine learning and hopefully one day, 5G.
In less than a year, COVID-19 has upended lives around the globe. The need for social distancing and avoiding in-person activity as much as humanly possible has forced people everywhere to become increasingly reliant on networks to get work done and keep in touch...
U.K. carrier BT and Belfast Harbour have signed a partnership to build a 5G ecosystem within the Port of Belfast.
BT said that the partnership will deliver a series of 5G-led innovations to accelerate Belfast Harbour’s digital transformation.
Under the terms of the partnership, BT will...
Europe is seeing a “clear lag” in the launch of commercial 5G, with less than half of the EU Member States currently operating services, according to an assessment paper published by the European Round Table for Industry (ERT).
The paper noted that concern is growing...
End-to-end IoT security remains the top short-term priority for most respondents
The latest survey conducted by the Internet of Things World and Omdia found that “an overwhelming majority” — 85% — of the 170 IoT industry leaders surveyed believe that security concerns remain a major...
To manage such highly scalable and recursively sliced 5G networks and to maintain the customer QoE and SLAs in real time, the OSS systems managing the operations must be autonomous and self driven. It should be AI/ML based and must support cognitive algorithms for...
According to Cellwize, 5G networks should be born automated
Cellwize, a network automation and orchestration company, worked with Verizon to develop Chime, an AI-powered RAN automation platform that provides an open, centralized layer that enables an orchestrated ecosystem of automation, allowing MNOs to manage and...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Caroline Chan, Intel (Ep. 16)
Intel's Caroline Chan talks through how 5G, when combined with edge computing and artificial intelligence, will serve as pillars for future innovation. Chan, who serves as vice president of the Data...
Initial "6G" networks could be deployed in 2028, while mass commercialization of this technology will occur in 2030, according to a new white paper released by Samsung Electronics.
Samsung released a white paper entitled “The Next Hyper-Connected Experience for All,” outlining the company’s vision for...
Accenture and the University of Aizu announced they will conduct a joint research project to develop what they claims will be the first standard API marketplace for smart cites in Japan.
The joint project also includes studies on how to utilize a Smart City operating...
Baidu says it has “trained more than 1 million AI talents” and “cooperated with more than 200 universities”
On Friday, Chinese tech company Baidu laid out the details of its plan to increase its investment in artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, data centers and chips...
The drone solution will simplify cell site management, says Samsung
Samsung Electronics demonstrated its new drone-based antenna configuration measurement solution for 4G and 5G networks. Performed on the company’s campus, the demonstration involved the use of a smartphone with a remote control application that connected...
AI One Team focused on collaborative R&D activities
Korean companies LG Electronics and LG U+ have joined the AI One Team, an industry-academic consultative body formed by compatriot companies with the aim of developing artificial intelligence in the Asian country.
This week, Koran telecommunications operator KT...
ZTE scoping out what 6G will look like
Chinese vendor ZTE expects 3D-connectivity, intelligent MIMO, on-demand topology and on-demand artificial intelligence will represent the essential enablers of future 6G networks, the company’s spokesperson Jason Tu, told RCR Wireless News.
ZTE's 6G research team also considers that...
The city of Xi'an, the capital of China's Shaanxi province, aims to install a total of 25,000 5G base stations by 2022, Chinese press reported.
Xi'an will deploy 9,000 new 5G base stations in the coming months to reach a total of 13,000 by the...
The trials are related to IBM's recent 5G edge computing offerings
IBM is working with Singaporean local mobile carrier M1 and South Korean vendor Samsung to trial 5G use cases for the manufacturing sector. The trials will explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and...
Nvidia CEO: 'This is a home run deal'
Nvidia’s $7 billion acquisition of computing networking company Mellanox Technologies has been finalized following delayed regulatory approval, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang couldn’t be happier.
“This is a home run deal,” Huang told CNBC. "Man, I've been dreaming...
The novel coronavirus may drive new innovation in the workplace, healthcare and in the application of big data analytics and artificial intelligence, according to a new survey of technology executives by the Atlantic Council think-tank.
The Atlantic Council's GeoTech Center surveyed 100 tech experts about...
Tests of the AI semiconductor will be conducted at SK Telecom's data centers
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT announced this week that SK Telecom and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor based on neural network...
New EXFO platform leverages AI, ML and "little data" for service assurance
To hear EXFO CEO Philippe Morin tell it, the virtualization of service provider networks is degrading network visibility and the ability to troubleshoot rapidly, while data lakes are more like overwhelming data swamps—...
All around the world, cities are becoming smarter, greener, more efficient. In fact, according to a May 2019 study conducted by Grand View Research, the global smart city market is expected to reach $237.6 billion by 2025.
From small-scale trials focused on simplifying the commute...
5G linked to increased economic productivity, industrial efficiencies and operator sustainability, Nokia CEO says
Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri has regularly discussed how 5G can enable the digitalization that underpins the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In keeping with the theme of the recent World Economic Forum--"Stakeholders for...
