Six specialized Nokia agents will roll out through 2027 In sum – what we know: Google Cloud and Nokia have expanded their partnership to push Gemini-powered AI agents directly into Nokia’s network operations software, with the integration centered on the Nokia Assurance …
TelcoAgent pairs zero-shot KPM forecasting with a 3GPP knowledge graph In sum – what we know: Telecom networks generate an enormous amount of operational data, and the people running them have spent years trying to make sense of it at …
Taara Beam swaps mechanical mirrors for a fingernail-sized photonic chip In sum – what we know: Fiber gets all the credit, and for good reason. It’s the backbone of global connectivity, it’s high-capacity, and it’s proven. But it’s also slow …
SK Telecom’s AX Innovation 2.0 program treats AI agents as “digital employees” In sum – what we know: SK Telecom wants you to think of AI agents less as software and more as colleagues. With the launch of AX Innovation 2.0, …
Operators can switch on Ericsson’s AI models on existing AI-ready hardware In sum – what we know: Ericsson has launched a new software suite it calls “AI in RAN,” a subscription package that embeds AI models directly into basebands and …
The Nvidia-powered AI-RAN deal moves the partners’ year-long collaboration to deployment In sum – what we know: Nokia and Indosat have signed a strategic network modernization and AI-RAN rollout agreement that puts their Nvidia-powered collaboration on a path to actual …
Dynamic CX layers predictive intelligence onto T-Mobile’s existing network to pre-position capacity In sum – what we know: T-Mobile has unveiled a new AI-powered network technology called Dynamic CX, timing the launch to land just ahead of the summer event season and …
AT&T’s Pascal Desroches frames direct-to-device satellite as a complement to terrestrial networks In sum – what we know: AT&T’s CFO laid out the company’s satellite playbook days before Starlink’s parent heads to the public market, and the message was about …
Panelists argued defense 5G built on 3GPP standards offers speed, scale, and a path to reclaiming contested spectrum In sum – what we know: At the Defense Communications Forum, a panel titled “from harmonizing to optimizing spectrum for defense operations” …
Why trust, sovereignty, and clear demand signals matter more to defense connectivity than engineering in the 6G era How do you build a trusted and interoperable defense connectivity ecosystem? The answer, according to a panel at the Defense Communications Forum, …
Panelists say defense networks must assume day-one attack and lean on civilian infrastructure to stay up The definition of resilience in defense communications is shifting, and so is the way to deliver it. At the Defense Communications Forum, a panel …
The Nvidia-powered service bundles SoftBank’s telecom edge network with central GPU data centers In sum – what we know: SoftBank has announced its “AI Data Center GPU Cloud,” a sovereign AI infrastructure service that pushes the operator further away from …
Operators, spectrum leads, and coalition partners weigh in on edge AI, survivability, and spectrum coordination At the Defense Communications Forum, a series of military operators, spectrum policy leads, and coalition partners came together to answer one question: how do you …
Defense and industry leaders detail NTN standards progress, tactical use cases, and the security gaps still ahead The convergence of 5G and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) has moved well past the “interesting concept” phase. At a recent panel at the Defense …
Verizon’s Lamont Copeland on assigning modalities to missions and modernizing TDM in bites Verizon’s Lamont Copeland recently spoke to RCR Wireless’ Sulagna Saha at the Defense Communications Forum, arguing that if you design a military network correctly from the start, …
A panel at the Defense Communications Forum put timelines on drone detection, waveform debates, and the limits of sensing from space At the Defense Communications Forum, a panel moderated by the GSMA’s James Joiner dissected where integrated sensing and communications …
Foxconn’s modular facilities are designed to deploy in under 12 months In sum – what we know: Three companies that don’t usually work together have announced an AI infrastructure project for Africa and the Global South. Amini, a Nairobi-based sovereign …
Nokia is making specific claims about resolution rates, truck rolls, and operational efficiency In sum – what we know: Nokia has announced that it’s embedding agentic AI across its fixed network product lines, with the goal of pushing productivity and operational intelligence …
T-Mobile, Nokia, and Nvidia agree on where AI and wireless are converging, but not on the compute architecture to get there The “AI RAN” label has become a bit of a catch-all — AI for RAN, AI on RAN, AI …
Connect (X) industry panel covers the transition to AI inferencing and infrastructure scaling The edge has been a conference talking point for the better part of a decade, but a panel at Connect (X) made a pretty convincing case that …
The carrier is increasing build activity by 20% while integrating AI to streamline construction Verizon is accelerating its network build activity by over 20% year-on-year, pushing past 30 million fiber premises passed with the Frontier acquisition, and betting heavily on …
The new Verizon system uses drone-captured 3D models and automated damage analysis In sum – what we know: Verizon is rolling out a new digital twin and AI system ahead of the 2026 hurricane season. The goal is essentially to instantly identify …
The 2026 F5 State of Application Strategy report highlights a massive shift toward decentralized AI production In sum – what we know: F5 has released its 2026 State of Application Strategy (SOAS) Report, surveying hundreds of enterprise IT and security leaders …
The new partnership expansion brings generative AI assistants to the SMB market through Vodafone Business In sum – what we know: Vodafone Business and Google Cloud have announced two new products designed for small and medium-sized businesses who want a little more …
By combining Arm CPUs and Rebellions accelerators, the trio aims to provide a domestic alternative for sovereign AI data centers In sum – what we know: Sovereign AI infrastructure takes significant effort from a variety of companies — and three …
