Monthly Archives: May, 2025

NTT Data goes hard on agentic AI, retrofits Industry 4.0 to 5.0

NTT Data launches a retrofit-ready agentic AI stack to bridge Industry 4.0 to 5.0, transforming legacy RPA bots into autonomous agents and delivering modular,...

Private 5G update: US policy hobbles Industry 4.0 ahead of new golden age

Short-term pullback, long-term rebound – US interest in private 5G slumps on economic and political jitters, but global momentum builds as smarter models and...

Where do we stand with the 6 GHz band? An update (Analyst Angle)

April 2025 marks the 5-year anniversary of the FCC’s release of the 6 GHz spectrum band for unlicensed use. It is already widely used...

O2 Telefónica starts expansion of 5G streetlights in Germany

O2 Telefónica said that the project will begin in the 25 largest German cities in 2025 In sum – what you need to know: O2 Telefónica...

Mobile UK urges government to prioritize mobile infra

Mobile UK noted that the recent Planning and Infrastructure Bill and the Autumn Budget represented missed opportunities to directly address mobile infrastructure investment In sum...

NTT DATA expands data center footprint with new land deals

NTT DATA noted that this growth is part of the previously announced $10 billion investment aimed at expanding the business through 2027 In sum –...

Schneider drives AI at US factory edge, EU industrial core

Schneider Electric advances industrial AI with a factory-edge copilot in the US and a sustainable AI data center in Portugal, supporting regional ambitions for...

Powering the AI Revolution: Zayo’s Bold Move to Lead the Future of Fiber and Digital Infrastructure

In this episode, Andrés Irlando, President and COO of Zayo Group, unpacks the transformative impact of Zayo’s acquisition of Crown Castle’s fiber assets and...

MasOrange claims Spain’s first 5G-A network

MasOrange noted that its new 5G Advanced network is a major enhancement of the current 5G Standalone (SA) network In sum – what you need...

Open RAN: Navigating nuances to reap the rewards (Reader Forum)

In situations with transformative potential, just before a revolutionary breakthrough takes place, the forthcoming innovation is met with some hesitancy and skepticism. Presently, Open...

A new battleground — Data center real estate (Analyst Angle)

Exponential demand on AI computing capacity has triggered a boom in the data center market: current facilities are going through expansive refactoring, but there...

Vodafone Idea begins 5G trials in Delhi

Vodafone Idea initially launched its commercial 5G services in Mumbai in March In sum – what you need to know: Vodafone Idea kicks off 5G trials...

SK Telecom experiences big surge in its AI business in Q1

SK Telecom noted that the cumulative user base of Aster, its AI-based assistant surpassed 9 million In sum – what you need to know: SK Telecom’s...

Test and Measurement: Spirent’s Q1 in-line as acquisition by Keysight is delayed

Keysight had expected to close its Spirent buy by the end of April; that has been bumped to the end of July Spirent Communications reported...

House committee takes lower 3 GHz, 6 GHz off the auction table in reconciliation mark-up

Reconciliation bill text takes the lower 3 GHz, 6 GHz out of contention for auction. Where does this leave CBRS? New mark-up language dropped...

Siemens lights Industry 5.0 touchpaper with agentic AI for factories

Industrial agentic AI – Siemens has unveiled AI agents that work autonomously across design, planning, engineering, operations, and service – coordinated by a generative...

Ericsson, telcos trial 5G Radio Dot System in Taiwan

Ericsson noted that the test demonstrated that its Radio Dot System can deliver strong indoor 5G performance using the CSPs’ 3.5GHz spectrum and 4x4...

The Sunday Brief: Two Q1 earnings mysteries

Mother’s Day greetings from Missouri, Iowa, and, by the time most of you read this, Florida, home of the Conexon Ignite workshop (CellSite Solutions...

OpenAI plans global expansion of Stargate project

OpenAI said the Stargate initiative, unveiled earlier this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, has an estimated long-term cost of $500 billion In sum –...

ABI Research: AI data center demand to grow at fast pace

According to ABI Research Principal Analyst Sebastian Wilke, the U.S remains at the forefront of AI data center investments The demand for AI-focused data centers...

Analyst Angle: Will D2D make rural cell sites an endangered species?

Multiple companies have asked me to analyze this question: will D2D replace the rural cell site? Would it make sense for an operator to shut...

Powering progress—How private mobile networks are transforming utilities

The utilities industry, charged with powering, hydrating, and heating the world, is undergoing a profound transformation. Aging infrastructure, rising resource demands, and the growing...

Is that it – a wireless router and a pair of specs? (Why enterprise 5G is everything)

5G growth hinges on enterprise demand, from defense to drones, while consumer breakthroughs lag. Operators must monetize APIs, devices, and networks fast — or...

Bookmarks: US vs. China — the hybrid game of AI infrastructure

Editor’s note: I’m in the habit of bookmarking on LinkedIn and X (and in actual books, magazines, and newspapers) things I think are insightful...

Finance sector hot on 5G APIs – BT, Colt, Orange on how to mix, mash, monetize APIs

More from FutureNet World: telcos are hopeful 5G APIs will drive revenue by blending networks, cloud, and AI for enterprise apps, and cite on-tap...
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