The industry shifts focus toward agentic AI and sovereign infrastructure, according to the GSMA
MWC 2026 was packed with AI messaging, which is no surprise. This time around however, things seem to be shifting a little -- from concept to something a little more concrete....
Telecom and enterprise AI systems are beginning to negotiate and provision network slices
The telecommunications industry is rapidly moving toward a future where network connectivity is traded as dynamically as cloud computing. Instead of static contracts and manual provisioning, the next evolution of enterprise networking...
Radisys CEO Arun Bhikshesvaran sat down with Rakuten Mobile’s Chief AI and Data Officer Sachin Verma for a “Coffee, Chai & Chat” podcast at MWC Barcelona. They discussed how AI-enhanced digital services, and the ways in which Rakuten Mobile is leveraging Radisys’ Engage Digital Platform...
The companies’ collaboration has yielded agentic AI blueprints, RAN digital twins and a strategy for moving customers toward autonomous networks and AI-native 6G wireless networks.
VIAVI CTO Sameh Yamany and NVIDIA senior director of telecom marketing Kanika Atri spoke to Sean Kinney at MWC in...
Major carriers are using Nvidia's "AI Grid" to repurpose their networks
In sum - what we know:
A distributed architecture - Nvidia is branding "AI grids" as geographically distributed infrastructure designed to monetize AI inference at the network edge.
Proven performance gains - Validation tests by Comcast showed that...
For Red Hat, the takeaway from this year’s MWC is clear: the telco to techco transformation is well underway
At MWC Barcelona, the “telco to techco” transformation felt less like a buzzword and more like a reality.
For those of you not familiar with the term,...
Wi-Fi 8 will support future networks as traffic shifts from human-initiated applications to machine-driven, agentic AI applications
Wi-Fi 8 is designed to build directly on the performance gains introduced with Wi-Fi 7. Extending them by delivering higher and more consistent speeds in real-world, non-ideal network...
‘Frontier’ telcos like Vodafone, AT&T, and Telefónica are deploying hundreds of AI agents across their operations, says Microsoft – to automate processes, accelerate sales, and drive a new kind of operational agility. It has a weeks–to-minutes use-case with Vodafone. But telcos are also slowing...
The new Telco AI Cloud architecture integrates large-scale GPU data centers with edge AI-RAN
In sum - what we know:
Technical architecture - Combines large-scale GPU data centers for training with edge AI-RAN for real-time inference, managed by Infrinia AI Cloud OS.
AITRAS platform - Orchestrator acts as a...
New alliance including AT&T and AMD aims to fix the reliability gap in telecom AI
In sum - what we know:
Open Telco AI - Global initiative announced at MWC 2026 to develop telco-grade artificial intelligence through open collaboration.
Founding partners - AT&T providing open models and data; AMD supplying compute...
At the Autonomous Network Summit during MWC Barcelona 2026, Cyient outlined how autonomy is reshaping network operations for telcos
On the opening day of MWC in Barcelona, Cyient brought together industry leaders, operators, and technology experts to tackle one of telecom’s defining priorities: advancing the...
How can telcos use AI-generated synthetic data to fuel machine learning?
Telecommunications companies are sitting on a huge volume of data. Call records, location pings, browsing sessions, and usage patterns can all paint a remarkably detailed picture of how millions of people move through their...
These three foundational layers connect engineering, operations and business outcomes to deliver practical autonomous networks
At MWC Barcelona 2026, discussions around artificial intelligence are shifting away from hype and toward practical implementation. For engineering and technology solutions company Cyient, that shift is reflected in a...
At MWC Barcelona, RCRTech principal analyst Sean Kinney spoke with Intel’s Eric McLaughlin, VP, Client Computing and GM, Connectivity Solutions about the evolution from 5G to 6G, and how the 6 GHz band (along with Wi-Fi 7 and 6E) will be a bridge to...
As AI workloads move from training to real-world inference, Arrcus CEO says, network fabrics must evolve to keep up with the demands
At Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Arrcus outlined how the rise of AI inference at the edge is driving demand for intelligent, policy-aware network...
Carriers are using real-time audio fingerprinting to intercept synthetic voice scams and Wangiri before the phone rings
It used to take actual skill to pull off a convincing phone scam. These days, however, convincing voice spoofing is a whole lot easier. Voice cloning tech has...
Without context, AI guesses — creating unreliable outcomes. Ontologies aim to solve the problem.
During Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026, Totogi CEO Danielle Rios sat down with RCR Wireless News’ Sean Kinney to get to the bottom of what’s stopping telcos from running AI agents,...
Yang Chaobin, CEO of Huawei's ICT Business Group, today called on the ICT industry to intensify efforts in ensuring everyone can access the fast track of AI at MWC Barcelona 2026. This call included recommendations on spectrum and network capabilities for scaling 5G-Advanced to...
AI is driving innovation in Infovista’s VistAI agentic AI framework and VistaOne AI-enabled platform for network and CX intelligence
Infovista CEO Rick Hamilton sat down with RCRTech principal analyst Sean Kinney to reflect on the company’s 30-year evolution and the constants and shifts that are...
● Multi-sensory Synergy: Integration of haptic gloves breaks 2D barriers, achieving a leap from audio-visual connection to immersive presence
● Deep AI Convergence: Leveraging Computing-Network synergy to enable the generation of real-life quality 3D digital humans in seconds and millisecond-level sensory synchronization
● Robust 6G Capability in the U6G...
ZTE launched the AIR MAX solution at MWC Barcelona 2026, aiming to build the optimal AI-era mobile network by maximizing energy, labor and investment efficiency
AIR MAX constructs a three-tier capability system, driving upgrades in technical architecture, production efficiency and business models
The launch of AIR...
T-Mobile's announcements reflect a broader industry shift toward intelligent networks optimized for AI, sensing, and real-world applications
At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, T-Mobile US reaffirmed its ambition to lead the evolution of wireless networks from advanced 5G toward AI-native 6G technologies — not just...
In an AI era defined by the explosive growth of intelligent applications, both technological and economic paradigms are undergoing systemic transformation, mobile networks must rapidly evolve from mere “traffic pipe” into “AI engines” , and the transformation of telecom operators (Telcos) into technology companies...
Three-pillar MoU on AI capabilities, 5G evolution, and autonomous network technologies for next-generation networks
Strategic cooperation agreement between Turkcell and Huawei
– Turkcell (NYSE: TKC) (BIST: TCELL), Türkiye’s leading telecommunications and technology company and global information and communications technology leader Huawei have signed three significant Memorandums...
