Telco AI

In sum, what to know: –Machine learning and large language models could help operators connect messaging failures, service degradation and user experience — but only if they first solve the …

As AI data centers scale, the way computing resources connect is becoming increasingly important to infrastructure performance and business value. High-performance XPUs are being deployed to support AI training and …

Uplink growth is real, but the capex discipline holds In sum – what we know: Deutsche Telekom does not expect AI-related mobile uplink demand to require incremental radio-access-network investment in …

Intelligent RAN Forum panel says AI-RAN efficiency pays, demand doesn’t yet In sum – what we know: AI is already paying for itself in the radio access network through energy …

From the newsletter (October 5; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AI is proving its value in telecoms – mostly in customer service, plus some enhanced automation cases …

AI-RAN performance gains won’t justify the investment on their own In sum – what we know: Operators are being told AI will transform the radio access network, with the idea …

Orange wants Nokia’s AI RAN gains proven in a live network In sum – what we know: Nokia brought the spectral efficiency headline to the Intelligent RAN Forum — 20% …

From the newsletter (October 1; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Nokia and ICEYE are launching a sovereign satellite communications venture, while US telcos formalize a satellite coverage …

Verizon is moving from scripted RAN automation towards agentic network operations, where AI reasons across domains, shares context and takes action – with the operator retaining control of intent, outcomes …

AI-RAN pilots begin in shipyards and petrochemical plants Samsung Electronics has signed contracts with both KT and SK Telecom to participate in South Korea’s government-backed Hyper AI Network program, a two-year …

The 5G correction is over, but growth is confined to AI RAN In sum – what we know: The radio access network market will stay essentially flat through 2030, but …

How MIMO continues to evolve for mobile connectivity in the AI era What you should know: Mobile data demand is entering a new phase. Video, XR and cloud services continue …

Ask an engineer why an AI project stalled, and the answer is rarely the AI model. It’s the rift between the model and network. The model has no operational context, …

Rebellions’ ATOM-Max chips move from pilot to production in SK Telecom’s consumer services In sum – what we know: South Korean AI-chip company Rebellions says its neural processing unit infrastructure is now …

Verizon’s ISAC crowd-sensing test ran on ordinary commercial 5G hardware In sum – what we know: Samsung and Verizon are working hard on the next generation of cellular connectivity, and …

From tokenmaxxing to token discipline: Orange considers how to measure the efficacy of agentic AI in network operations Orange Fellow and VP of Cloud and Software Engineering Philippe Ensarguet recently …

Wireless communications are being stretched to new limits across a host of uses and technologies: From preparation for 6G cellular networks and implementation of AI in the RAN, to current …

Multicloud interconnect is free in preview, built for distributed AI workloads In sum – what we know: Microsoft and AWS have jointly launched a managed multicloud interconnect designed to create …

Meeting the demands of the AI and autonomous networks era Executive SummaryThis solution profile of Ericsson Adaptive Inventory (EAI) updates Appledore’s 2023 profile. Over the past three years, the role …

Dell and AMD supply the hardware behind OTel 2.0’s live deployment In sum – what we know: AT&T has taken OTel 2.0, the open-source telecom AI model developed under the …

Enterprise-wide overhaul puts Gemini agents on Google Cloud in live network operations In sum – what we know: Verizon and Google Cloud have announced a new partnership, and it’s a significant escalation …

Dispatch deploys AI agents to handle quoting and implementation work In sum – what we know: Lightyear has launched Dispatch, an AI platform the company bills as the first “agentic” system …

Korean chip, model, and platform in one box, with no cloud access needed In sum – what we know: KT has officially unveiled the “KT NPU LLM Station” — a …

Only a quarter of operators are ready to scale telecom AI In sum – what we know: HCLTech and Mobile World Live have released their “Telecom Pulse Survey Report” for 2026, …

NetSense demo in Miami tracked drones with unmodified 5G radios In sum – what we know: Lockheed Martin, Verizon, and Nvidia — along with Keysight Technologies, ODC, and Astris AI …