From Intelligent RAN Forum: AI-RAN is becoming less futuristic and more practical, with Optus reporting live-network gains in link adaptation, coverage prediction and compensation. But scaling those AI-for-RAN capabilities across …
Bruno Berti, SVP of global product management at NTT Global Data Centers, told RCR that optical technology by itself will not remove the need for additional fiber as AI traffic …
From the newsletter (September 22; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): From live-network AI-RAN trials and a massive transpacific cable build to private LTE iPhones and stratospheric lasers, …
Orange is preparing to test Nokia’s AI-RAN platform in its live network, putting claimed radio-efficiency gains to the commercial test while exploring the bigger proposition of shared compute for AI …
Mike Jack, director of product marketing at Viavi, told RCR that the most acute testing and assurance challenges are concentrated within data-center fabrics and data-center interconnect, where AI workloads are …
AI inference is reshaping network demand, creating an opportunity for service providers to turn high-capacity, intelligent connectivity into new revenue as enterprises and hyperscalers scale AI workloads. AI has taken …
Ciena said it has secured supply to support at least 30% revenue growth going into 2027 and believes it has secured enough supply to extend that 30% growth trend through …
From the newsletter (September 18; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AI may be making telecoms look increasingly central to the next digital economy, but updates on the …
Troy Lupe, chief network officer at Zayo told RCR that the recently announced expanded strategic supply agreement with Corning secures a significant portion of the fiber optic cable it expects …
From the newsletter (September 17; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AI is strengthening the case for more mid-band spectrum, particularly as physical AI pushes more traffic upstream. …
The firm’s chief commercial officer said that Crown Castle’s long-term customer contracts provide visibility into future activity, while spectrum acquisitions and auctions could provide additional support In sum – what …
From the newsletter (September 16; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): A new traffic cycle is driving a major physical network build. The AI infrastructure story is becoming …
Nokia is pushing AI-RAN with mobile operators, supplying defense networks to governments, selling security to internet exchanges, and upgrading longhaul optical infrastructure – a sprawling set of bets that shows …
From the newsletter (September 15; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AI safety warnings may be genuine, but they arrive alongside mounting questions about AI economics. As frontier …
From the newsletter (September 14; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Verizon is expanding its 6G Innovation Forum as operators hunt for AI-driven use cases and a credible …
From the newsletter (September 11; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AT&T CEO John Stankey offers a grounded (sounding) vision for the AI era for telcos: build better …
From the newsletter (September 10; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Nokia’s new Cognitive Operations and Cognitive Edge Node look strikingly familiar as the company exits campus private …
From the newsletter (September 9; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Telecoms is moving deeper into AI infrastructure as networks become programmable, distributed and intelligent – but the …
From the newsletter (September 8; sign-up if you want it sooner): Verizon is buying 80 million miles of Corning fiber through 2032 as it builds a converged network for broadband, …
Tim Donovan, president and CEO of the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), told RCR that rural carriers may be able to monetize existing land, fiber, and power assets through modular, edge-based …
