Just as LAA made it possible for many operators to provide gigabit-class LTE, NR-U is poised to open the unlicensed 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands to mobile services in both a non-standalone and standalone mode. Qualcomm’s Xiaoxia Zhang discusses the company’s focus on NR-U and what its inclusion in 3GPP Rel. 16 means for the industry.

Will 5G Change the World? Xiaoxia Zhang, Qualcomm (Ep. 18)
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AI infra brief: Power struggles behind AI growth
The IEA report predicts that AI processing in the U.S. will need more electricity than all heavy industries combined, such as steel, cement and chemicals
Energy demand for AI data centers in the U.S. is expected to grow about 50 gigawatt each year for the coming years, according to Aman Khan, CEO of International Business Consultants
AI infra brief: Power struggles behind AI growth
The IEA report predicts that AI processing in the U.S. will need more electricity than all heavy industries combined, such as steel, cement and chemicals
Energy demand for AI data centers in the U.S. is expected to grow about 50 gigawatt each year for the coming years, according to Aman Khan, CEO of International Business Consultants