DT and Nvidia jointly funded the Industrial AI Cloud, Europe’s most ambitious sovereign AI facility In early February 2026, Deutsche Telekom’s CEO Tim Höttges stood inside a gutted bank vault …
Vish Nandlall
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Nvidia is not spending its market valuation windfall on random diversification If you look at Nvidia’s deals over the last three years, they seem scattered. A handful of small software …
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Organizations that align ambition with physics rather than narratives will gain durable advantages in 2026 2026 will not be a year of new network generations or completed AI buildouts. It …
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APIs are standardized. Semantics are shared. Operators are aligned. Developer sandboxes exist. Reference implementations are open. Telecom operators have long believed that their networks contain latent platform value. Mobile networks …
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This whole time, you’ve been your phone’s operating system Here’s the uncomfortable truth about smartphones: For the past fifteen years, you’ve been doing the computer’s job. You’re texting about dinner …
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Telecom’s current AI-RAN fantasy is seductive, but the reality is a costly engineering and economic trap There is a seductive narrative sweeping through the telecom industry right now. It promises …
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It’s an idea that sounds right — but is it possible? Every few years, another telecom strategy presentation declares that “our goal is to become a tech company.” The phrase …
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The global economy is shifting from software intelligence to embodied AI — where algorithms meet physical production Editor’s note: This is part II of a two-part series. Read Part I: …
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The next decade’s defining competition isn’t about who builds the best AI, but who learns fastest The defining economic competition of the next decade is not just about who builds …
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Telcos are betting billions on AI, but their true advantages lie in sovereignty and specialized infrastructure, not in a direct fight with hyperscalers Telecom operators globally are rushing to build …
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AI’s future depends less on algorithms and more on the physical realities of silicon, power, capital, and geopolitics The artificial intelligence sector has entered a new industrial phase. For two …
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Oracle’s media investments illustrate how AI leaders are vertically integrating to control both compute supply and demand Imagine this: Oracle’s Larry Ellison invests in Paramount Pictures and courts TikTok. At …
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Who owns the words AI learns from? When I first began publishing my own content, I thought of it mainly as a way to share ideas and test perspectives. But …
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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 …
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For 6G, the fight is about standards, spectrum, and trust architectures — decisions today will shape tomorrow’s economics Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series from …
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A partnership between Mistral’s AI and ASML hardware addresses compute economics, energy efficiency, and chip precision In the 1970s, Europe placed two contrasting bets on aviation. Airbus pooled fragmented national …
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Which 6G innovations will save money, which might make money, and which are mirages? Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a three-part series from Analyst Vish Nandlall. Read …
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No one has yet defined what 6G actually is, let alone how it will succeed economically Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a three-part series from Analyst Vish …
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By acquiring the right spectrum, Starlink positions itself not as a replacement for mobile network operators, but as a critical networking partner Elon Musk’s $19 billion acquisition of DISH’s spectrum …
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Cybersecurity is no longer a contest between human adversaries — it is rapidly becoming a race between AI agents operating at machine speed In 2003, the Blaster worm spread across corporate …