As part of its long-term commitment, AWS is planning to invest more than $5.3 billion in Saudi Arabia
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to launch an AWS infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia in 2026.
AWS said in a release that the new infrastructure region will...
AWS said it has also joined NTT Docomo’s OREX initiative to promote O-RAN efforts at a global scale
Japanese operator NTT Docomo has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) to commercially deploy its nationwide 5G Open Radio Access Network (RAN) in Japan.
In a release, AWS said...
The members of the AI-RAN Alliance will collaborate to advance RAN capabilities through AI to improve spectral efficiency
MWC, Barcelona— Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft and other major players launched the AI-RAN Alliance, a body aimed at integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into cellular technology to...
Verizon Business has deployed a “highly-customised” private 5G “environment” at a vehicle test track in Neustadt, Germany, belonging to automaker Audi. The setup uses multiple cores, radio frequencies, and network technologies, variously from network vendor Nokia, edge/cloud vendor Amazon Web Services (AWS), and system...
Intel is pushing the private 5G angle ahead of MWC in Barcelona at the end of the month – plus the AI one, the edge one, the transformation one, and the ecosystem one. It has issued a press announcement to trumpet its involvement in...
It is always good to talk to Celona. The California scale-up has taken a position as an agitator in the excitable private networks market, positioning itself as an enterprise-friendly alternative to the likes of Nokia and Ericsson, with a cellular system born of deliberate...
Siemens has announced a bunch of partners and products focused on the industrial ‘metaverse’ at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week (January 9-12), mostly linked to its Xcelerator software and platform. These include top-line work with Sony around augmented and...
It’s been an interesting 12 months for the telecommunications industry. From the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to ongoing macroeconomic instability, telcos have had to take a hard look at their business models and shift their strategies.
Traditionally, revenue growth has been the top...
With the new launch in Canada, AWS now has 105 availability zones across 33 geographic regions
Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched its second infrastructure region in Canada, the company said in a release.
With the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, AWS noted it was the first...
The telco cloud solution is generally available in North America and has reportedly been deployed by more than 100 CSPs
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and cloud communications platform Alianza, Inc. announced at AWS re:invent a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) to address how communication...
Danish IoT MVNO Onomondo has been appointed to supply global IoT connectivity to brewing company Carlsberg Group to connect draught beer taps in pubs, bars, and restaurants around the world. The solution includes an IoT management platform, integrated into Carlsberg’s new DaughtMaster cloud analytics...
In order to effectively benefit from telco AI solutions, operators need to first focus on building a robust data platform
For telco AI use cases to materialize in a beneficial manner, operators first need to understand and organize the data they have which is, generally...
Note, this article is taken from the RCR editorial report on Critical 5G Edge Workloads, published in September. The following is the first part of the foreword to the report. Go here to download the full report. The subject will be further explored in the upcoming...
Netherlands-based LoRaWAN operator Everynet is offering network access in the US and the UK via AWS’s managed LoRaWAN Network Server (LNS) on its AWS IoT Core service. The deal means IoT devices can be connected to its public LoRaWAN in the US and the...
In a major show of industry collaboration, Deutsche Telekom has combined with AWS and VMware, plus Mavenir and Dell, to develop a global private 5G network and edge compute platform for enterprises. The new proof of concept is dubbed a “globally distributed enterprise network”,...
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You know the drill by now; you know the questions. Here is the response from AWS, with the latest...
Telefónica Tech, the digital services and enterprise transformation unit with Spain-based telecoms group Telefónica, has a new deal with enterprise data services provider Snowflake, to sell the US firm’s hybrid edge-cloud (“multi-cloud”) services to enterprises in Europe. Telefónica Tech is to bundle Snowflake services...
The collaboration will position Amazon Web Services as Anthropic’s primary cloud provider for mission critical workloads
Amazon said it will invest $4 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic, taking a minority stake in the company, which has been an AWS customer since 2021.
The collaboration...
Cultivating the workforce of tomorrow begins with embracing emerging technologies today. Join us in this eye-opening episode with special guest, Ishwar Parulkar, the Chief Technologist for Telecom and Edge Cloud at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Today, Ishwar takes us on a journey through the...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced a new managed edge service under the banner AWS Dedicated Local Zones. The new services means enterprises can build their own compute infrastructure on their own privately-owned premises, either at a main operational site or a dedicated server...
Japanese industrial conglomerate Hitachi has hooked up a private cellular network from Ericsson and an on-site edge engine from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to run computer vision checks on a production line at its electric motor vehicle manufacturing plant in Berea, Kentucky, in the...
In June, AWS announced a $100 million investment to develop a center to help enterprises use generative AI (GenAI), the technology behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot. The AI innovation center will offer generative AI testing and training services and will be staffed by data scientists, engineers and...
Vodafone has extended its multi-access edge (MEC) arrangement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) into Spain. The UK-headquartered operator said its tie-up with AWS in Spain, to embed the cloud firm’s Wavelength compute platform into its 4G-LTE and 5G network edge, makes it the only...
As the telecoms industry undergoes rapid change and digitalization, 2023 marks the year of much-needed reinvention. Both carriers and other stakeholders are facing new challenges and opportunities as they adapt, monetize and expand to meet the demands of the transforming landscape.
In the most recent...
