AI Infrastructure

HPE’s liquid cooling technology for AI infrastructure may have helped it secure the 10-figure deal HPE Senior Director Rupin Mohan this week on LinkedIn confirmed reports that HPE has won a $1 billion deal to supply Elon Musk’s X, formerly …

The AI plan includes things like establishing a national data library and designated ‘growth zones’ U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer detailed The AI Opportunities Action Plan, designed to bolster AI growth and development across the country. The plan, said Starner, …

The laws of physics, economics and countries suggest edge AI inference—where your device is the far edge—just makes sense In the race to build-out distributed infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI), there’s a lot more glitz and glam around the applications …

This collaboration builds on a $200 million strategic investment agreement between SK Telecom and Penguin Solutions in July 2024 Korean carrier SK Telecom signed a new deal with SK hynix and Penguin Solutions to advance research, development and promotion of …

At CES NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang proposes a three-computer solution to the figurative three-body problem of physical AI—using a digital twin to connect and refine physical AI training and deployment Whether it’s an autonomous vehicle (AV), highly-digitized, lights-out manufacturing environments …

Softbank released test results from their experiment to demonstrate high-performance integration of GPUs and RAN over the past month. I appreciate their transparency, making the data public.  Here are my initial observations: Okay, so the test was a great way to …

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang sees agentic AI and AI-enabled robotics as a “multi-trillion dollar opportunity” LAS VEGAS—Not unexpected but, in many ways, NVIDIA pretty well stole the show at CES this week. CEO Jensen Huang, following an introduction wherein Consumer …

SK Telecom initially introduced its AI agent at the SK AI Summit in Seoul last November Korean carrier SK Telecom announced plans to release a beta version of its AI-powered personal agent, dubbed “Aster,” targeting North American users in March …

As CSPs invest in AI infrastructure, robust testing and assurance frameworks are essential. Key considerations include validating AI model accuracy, managing latency and ensuring resilience in real-time, distributed environments. Continuous performance monitoring and adaptive assurance are necessary to maintain service …

Deere CTO: “Labor is a common challenge…We believe autonomy can be part of that solution.” LAS VEGAS—The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a weird one. The media days in the run-up to the show officially opening are also weird—a mashup …

While Microsoft is thinking on a global scale, the company’s Vice Chair and President noted that more than half of this total investment will be in the U.S. In a recent blog post, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith …

The jointly developed solution combines a 5G private network with private MEC and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software Verizon is putting a new proposition in front of enterprise customers: a combination of its 5G private network connectivity, plus private Mobile Edge …

Wireless is evolving with AI, 5G, private wireless, wireless broadband At upcoming events like CES 2025 and MWC 25, we will see some of the new directions the wireless industry is heading. Since its beginning in the 1970s, wireless has …

Telecommunications organizations play a crucial role in shaping the global digital ecosystem and fueling economic growth. By adopting advanced AI technologies, these organizations can enhance operational efficiency, improve customer experiences, and stay competitive in a fast-changing market.  This whitepaper explores …

SK Telecom also merged its AI R&D efforts to strengthen AI and digital transformation (AT/DT) capabilities Korean telco SK Telecom (SKT) unveiled its 2025 organizational restructuring and executive appointments to achieve progress in its dual focus areas of telecommunications and …

Three workload distribution models are emerging for AI-RAN — RAN-only, RAN-heavy or AI-heavy In November, SoftBank announced that it successfully piloted the world’s first combined AI and 5G telecom network using the NVIDIA AI Aerial accelerated computing platform in an outdoor trial …

Energy consumption is one of the biggest factors of OpEx, says AI-RAN Alliance Chair Alex Jinsung Choi The reduction of operation expenses (OpEx) is a key priority for telecom operators, and according to Alex Jinsung Choi, chair of the AI-RAN …

Red Hat, AWS will work on scaling solution availability supporting VMs, automation and AI Red Hat is expanding its existing relationship with Amazon Web Services as it seeks to scale the availability of its solutions in the AWS Marketplace, particularly …

The GSMAi noted that companies are planning to allocate 9% of their revenue to digital initiatives between 2024 and 2026 Enterprises are increasingly prioritizing cybersecurity and revenue growth over cost-cutting as they accelerate their digital transformation, according to a new …

AI can enhance network optimization and process efficiency while also helping CSPs capture new revenue streams Dell Technologies is making strides to bring artificial intelligence (AI) solutions from the enterprise IT world into the telecommunications sector. In a recent move, …

Just four years ago, Verizon was trialing 800 Gbps; now it is hitting 1.6 Tbps Verizon is prepping its network for the higher speed and capacity demand expected to be generated by artificial intelligence workloads, with a recent metro trial …