Hitachi is building a global AI Factory using Nvidia GPUs to deliver physical AI – industrial AI, plus domain-specific SLMs/LLMs – for rail, energy, factories, and infrastructure, integrating IoT, digital twins, edge AI, and (some) private 5G. It has...
The new AI factory from Telus is supported by Nvidia GPUs and infrastructure designed by HPE
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Canada’s first sovereign AI factory – TELUS has launched a secure, Canadian-operated facility to provide domestic compute capacity for...
SK Telecom has committed $3.6B to AI over the next five years
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Independent AI CIC launched – SK Telecom creates a new in-house company unit to consolidate AI assets and streamline its transformation strategy.
KRW 5T...
CoreWeave noted that the deal raises the total contract value between the two companies to about $22.4B
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$6.5B new agreement – CoreWeave’s latest deal raises the total value of its contracts with OpenAI to $22.4...
The 6G NeXt initiative, led by Deutsche Telekom, was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space
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Three-year 6G project concludes – The 6G NeXt initiative demonstrated future network concepts, including drone...
Gen AI is shifting the battleground from infrastructure to intelligence, where MVNOs are already experimenting faster than traditional MNOs
Speed used to be an advantage for telcos. Now it’s a survival trait. In an industry where margins are tight and...
The combination of IoT and AI is transforming logistics from a traditional efficiency game into an inter-connected circular discipline that enables smarter forecasting, real-time visibility, sustainability, and regulatory compliance. Andy Maddock, regional managing director at pallet pooling company IPP,...
Wi-Fi 7 trials show multi-gigabit speeds, low latency, and readiness for mainstream adoption, says WBA
Wi-Fi 7, the next generation of wireless technology, is quickly moving from lab concepts into real-world deployments. Three trials conducted this year — led by...
The five new locations were selected from more than 300 proposals across 30 states, according to OpenAI
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New Stargate sites – OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank confirmed U.S. data centers in Texas, New Mexico, Ohio, and...
Samsung recently passed Nvidia’s qualification tests for its 12-layer HBM3E chips
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Test passed – Samsung secured qualification for Nvidia's 12-layer HBM3E, overcoming past performance and thermal challenges.
Validation restores credibility – While already supplying AMD, recognition...
Alibaba Cloud is announcing its first data centers in Brazil, France, and the Netherlands, with additional facilities planned
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Global expansion – New data centers in Brazil, France, the Netherlands, and additional planned sites extend its...
du said the rollout will support a wide range of applications, including mobile gaming, ultra-high-definition video streaming, and AI-driven apps
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5G+ doubles speed potential – du’s 5G-Advanced architecture claims to deliver up to two times...
Private 5G is essential to Industry 4.0, says Tech Mahindra; here, it discusses its expanding private 5G portfolio with global enterprises, as well as big opportunities in its home market – despite spectrum hurdles in India.
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Editor's note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accomodations associated with Snapdragon Summit.
At Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm debuted Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for handsets and the Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme for PCs
MAUI--As is tradition, Qualcomm announced...
Meta made the request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission through its newly formed subsidiary Atem Energy
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Meta enters wholesale power market – Atem Energy has applied to FERC to sell energy and capacity, aiming...
The deal will expand Ciena's data center portfolio and add more than 50 engineers to its R&D team
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Ciena acquires Nubis for $270 million – The deal adds advanced optical and copper interconnect technologies designed...
Newcomer AI Patfinder said it will allocate £3.4 billion to build a data center in Northamptonshire, in the U.K, with the first phase expected online by December 2025
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$24.9 billion investment – AI Pathfinder will...
NTT Data has deployed a managed private 5G network from Celona at two manufacturing plants in Texas for chemical company Celanese, providing large-scale connectivity for worker safety and automation. New use cases and new sites are on the cards.
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NVIDIA's investment in Intel is built on three pillars designed to reshape the industry and represents a strategic inflection point
The $5 billion Intel-NVIDIA partnership carries echoes of another unlikely moment in technology history: when Microsoft invested in a struggling...
Federated Wireless CEO outlines the breakthroughs, challenges, and future opportunities tied to AFC systems
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Standard power Wi-Fi 6E is commercially viable – Federated Wireless and Cisco demonstrated that AFC can safely manage 6 GHz spectrum,...
Some kind of “niche-within-a-niche” reality emerged at The Things Conference in Amsterdam this week – about an IoT opportunity that is fragmented but also promising, and within reach. Growth within the LoRaWAN sector, and useful cross-tech collaboration and specialist...
The project is being developed with MyDigital Corporation, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, Digital Nasional Berhad, and the Petaling Jaya City Council
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Malaysia pilots AI traffic platform – CelcomDigi and government partners launch the country’s first...
Boldyn and Nokia have deployed a private 5G network at Finland’s Callio FutureMINE, one of Europe’s deepest mining environments and a testbed for new technologies. Various industrial tech collaborators are also involved.
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Testbed – private...
Editor's note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accomodations associated with Snapdragon Summit.
MAUI—Qualcomm CEO Cristiano laid out his vision of the near-term future today in a keynote speech at the Snapdragon Summit. Considering the idea of AI-imbued personal...
Alibaba has been deploying its custom chips for smaller AI models since early 2025
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Alibaba and Baidu deploy in-house chips – Both Chinese companies are training AI models with custom silicon, partly reducing dependence on...
