Ericsson rApp strategy is focused on network automation, deployment, evolution, healing and optimization As operators continue to push toward large-scale Open RAN deployments, a North Star is this idea of using open radio access networks as decentralized platforms for innovation. …
In June Sambar joined the AST SpaceMobile board; AST and AT&T are collaborating on satellite-based direct-to-device communications AT&T Executive Vice President and Head of Network Chris Sambar will leave the company on Oct. 11, according to a memo circulated to …
Ericsson takes stock of Open RAN standardization, integration and scaled deployment Before examining what it will take to industrialize Open RAN, let’s look at what it means for a technology to be industrialized. At a high-level, it needs to be …
AT&T sees AI, cloud and Open RAN decoupling network enhancements from a “cycle of virtuous Gs” AT&T is in the early days of a massive radio access network (RAN) modernization program. The operator is investing $14 billion over a five-year …
Beyond cost reduction, Vodafone sees Open RAN as a vector for innovation; cites work with Cohere Technologies After six years of collaborative work, Vodafone has moved from a proto-Open RAN demo running on a laptop in the company’s stand at …
A Huawei rip-and-replace mandate prompted Telus to pivot to Open RAN Canadian operator Telus began working on virtualized Open RAN with Samsung in June 2020, and in February 2024 expanded that collaboration to include its 4G and 5G networks. Prompted …
Dell Technologies among partners using Intel Xeon 6 and Gaudi 3 for RAG-based enterprise AI Alongside the recent launch of its latest Xeon 6 CPUs and Gaudi 3 artificial intelligence (AI) accelerators, Intel also announced a full-stack solution meant to …
As 5G Standalone ramps, monetization hinges on marrying customer experience with network insights While digital transformation has been a buzzword in many different industries for some time, the rubber is meeting the road, so to speak, in the world of …
Working with OpenAI, T-Mobile US is trying to deliver predictive, “fairly magical” customer experiences T-Mobile US is working with artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse OpenAI on a new customer-facing “intent-driven AI-decisioning platform.” The companies expect IntentCX, which combines T-Mo’s proprietary data …
From core to edge, Dell AI for Telecom includes network optimization capabilities and supports AI services like GPUaaS Back in May at Dell Technologies World, the ICT giant unveiled its AI Factory with NVIDIA solution which holistically covers data, infrastructure, …
Ericsson, Nokia, NVIDIA, T-Mobile US establish the AI RAN Innovation Center As T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert pointed out during the carrier’s recent Capital Markets Day, delivering cellular connectivity is “harder than it looks.” As such, T-Mo is looking to …
Intel has entered the angstrom era with 20A and 18A process nodes Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger took the top job at the semiconductor design and manufacturing company in February 2021. A big part of his remit was to manage a …
Appledore Research talks APIs, BSS/OSS, network automation and monetization Operators are busy at the moment—they’re navigating a tough macro environment while working to muster the capital needed to modernize network hardware and software, including the slow transition to cloud-native networking. …
The FCC says AT&T is “strengthening its data governance practices” The U.S. Federal Communications Commission today (Sept. 17) announced that AT&T will pay $13 million to settle an investigation associated with a customer data breach made public in July. The …
While AI has driven growth in the semiconductor sector, Intel facing challenges around its design/build business model Intel has had a tough time for a while now with its design/build approach to semiconductors facing headwinds while fabless firms like AMD …
Continuing its network convergence strategy, AT&T sees “a long-term, multi-decade play’ Speaking last week at the Goldman Sachs Communicopia and Technology Conference, AT&T CEO John Stankey blasted domestic policy around the auctioning and allocation of wireless spectrum. Speaking generally about …
McKinsey & Company sees network API market potentially generating hundreds of billions in new revenue Ericsson alongside major global operators, including América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone, today announced …
AI-enabled data analysis firm Unsupervised announces an expanded collaboration with AT&T AT&T is continuing its telco AI ambitions after working with Unsupervised to identify more than $100 million “worth of opportunities which could be deployed across a variety of business …
Verizon is expanding its fiber footprint as it also continues to expand its fixed wireless access offering Last week Verizon announced it would spend $20 billion to acquire Frontier, picking up the latter’s customer base and fiber assets. Speaking this …
Barclays sees private cloud plans up 40% since nearly doubling since H2 2020 Enterprise CIOs surveyed by Barclays are apparently rethinking cloud strategies. In the second half of 2020, 43% of leaders surveyed were planning to bring workloads from the …
Cloud repatriation trends speak to enterprise AI consumption preferences IT heavy-hitters Broadcom and HPE both announced quarterly financial results this week, and both firms reported growth fueled by enterprise investment into AI infrastructure and attendant systems. Broadcom, fresh off the …
Owner’s economics guide Verizon fiber plans; combining mobility and broadband drive network convergence strategy At the Bank of American 2024 Media, Communications and Entertainment Conference yesterday, Sept. 4, BoA’s David Barden tried mightily to get Verizon’s Sowmyanarayan Sampath, president and …
While SK Telecom focuses on its home market, Singtel has partnered on GPUaaS in APAC and Europe Singtel and SK Telecom have both recently announced partnerships geared toward GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) offerings wherein GPU clusters operated by the companies are made …
In Q2 Dell saw an 80% year-over-year increase in AI-optimized server revenue with a strong backlog and pipeline As enterprise build out the infrastructure necessary for the AI era, Dell this week reported a beat-beat in Q2 against strong demand …
Bloomberg reported this week that Samsung is interested in acquiring Nokia’s mobile networks business On Aug. 29 Bloomberg, citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” reported that Nokia is exploring a divestiture of its mobile networks business with Samsung emerging …
