Telco AI

There is a persistent challenge at the heart of broadband operations. Service providers collect enormous amounts of network and Wi-Fi telemetry, yet still struggle to use it to improve in-home connectivity. The modern home generates huge volumes of data across …

Cisco Live 2026 signals the arrival of the agentic network, built around Cloud Control, AI-driven operations and security. But for managed connectivity providers, the real test remains simpler licensing, channel economics and monetizable value for SMB customers. In sum – …

What you should know: 6G goes beyond wireless evolution to power an AI-native future. 6G begins by strengthening what matters most: reliable, efficient wireless connectivity everywhere it is needed. Unlike prior generations that emphasized peak downlink rates, 6G explicitly targets …

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 …

An interview with TM Forum, in two parts, about where telcos are up to with network autonomy, and the work to scale point solutions into vendor-agnostic deployments across entire network operations.  In sum – what to know: Manual to partial …

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 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 …

Debate at FutureNet World shifted from strategy to execution, as telcos BT and Orange outlined platform-led, partner-driven models, while Telus and Rakuten pressed for faster moves into AI-led solutions and infrastructure plays like GPU as-a-service. In sum – what to …

At FutureNet World, Rakuten and Telus pushed for bold AI-led reinvention, while BT and Orange argued for a measured platform-driven evolution. But beneath the contrast, a shared strategy is taking shape – programmable networks, available in flexible platforms, plus proper …

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 …

Should telcos invest billions in edge GPU infrastructure or wait for physical AI use cases to mature? In sum – what we know: ABI Research recently put out an analysis looking at Nvidia’s AI grid concept and the bigger question …

A new report from Cisco reveals that most industrial organizations have moved AI into live operations In sum – what we know: Cisco and Sapio Research have released the 2026 State of Industrial AI Report, pulling together survey responses from over …

For years, voice services occupied a quiet corner of telecom strategy. While reliable and ubiquitous, they remained economically stagnant. Innovation gravitated toward apps and hyperscalers, leaving telcos to focus on the cold efficiency of network operations. That trajectory is now …

P.I. Works software intelligence sits above the hardware to automate network management and improve performance.  At MWC 2026 Barcelona, the industry’s premier event, Sushil Rawat, Director of RAN strategy at TELUS and Djakhongir Siradjev, CTO of P.I. Works, discussed how …

Gateways are increasingly being architected as integrated edge platforms that combine high-performance wireless connectivity with on-device compute and AI capabilities Wi-Fi networks are evolving to support more intelligent and latency-sensitive applications, and as a result, gateways are increasingly taking on …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Major carriers are using Nvidia’s “AI Grid” to repurpose their networks In sum – what we know: Nvidia GTC 2026 brought a wave of announcements from some of the biggest telecom operators on the planet, rallying around a concept Nvidia …