The CEO of Turkcell said countries are exploring different strategies to strengthen control over their digital infrastructure
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Connectivity as sovereignty – Turkcell CEO said telecom networks have become a pillar of economic resilience and national independence as connectivity infrastructure underpins...
Mathew Oommen, group chief at Jio Platforms told MWC the AI transition is a “generational transformation” that will redefine telecom networks and create entirely new economic opportunities
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AI reset – The AI era will fundamentally reset telecom economics and create...
A new report from the Capgemini Research Institute suggests many operators are struggling to deliver measurable business outcomes for enterprise customers
As enterprises accelerate digital transformation, telecom operators are facing growing pressure to move beyond connectivity and deliver measurable business outcomes. Yet a new report...
The CEO of the Orange Group noted in her MWC 2026 keynote that telecom operators must act as the 'active shield of the digital world'
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Telcos must become trust architects – Heydemann said AI is becoming the "operating layer" of...
Partnerships with Nvidia, Microsoft, AWS, and industrial IoT specialist Geoforce show how AT&T is positioning fibre, edge infrastructure, and enterprise connectivity to support AI workloads from data centre to factory floor.
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Smart factories – AT&T’s new ‘Connected AI’ platform combines...
The president of Huawei’s ICT marketing and solution sales department said the AI revolution is pushing the mobile industry into what he called the 'agentic internet era'
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AI and 5G-A convergence – Operators and industry bodies discussed service intelligence, network...
In his keynote session at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, the Qualcomm CEO said 2026 is going to be the year of agents
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AI agents – Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon predicts the shift from smartphone-centric apps to agent-centric interactions, where autonomous...
Eric Yang, president of carrier business at Huawei, said that China Telecom is upgrading VIP services with fiber-to-room packages combined with home AI agents
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Massive AI scale ahead – Huawei predicts 10x AI capability growth, 900 billion agents and a...
Spectrum Effect President and CRO: 'MWC is going to be dominated by AI again, of course'
With Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2026 hitting the halfway point, AI is dominating the headlines. That's to be expected. But beneath the buzz, deeper questions around economics, coexistence,...
Deutsche Telekom is extending AI into enterprise infrastructure under the theme "Magenta AI at scale. Human at heart."
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AI integrated into live networks – Deutsche Telekom highlighted AI agents that autonomously optimize mobile capacity during high-traffic events, following deployments in...
Huawei said that the “networks for AI” concept focuses on adapting optical infrastructure to support AI applications
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Dual AI strategy – Huawei is structuring its optical roadmap around “AI for networks” and “networks for AI,” covering both operational optimization and...
Qualcomm has positioned Wi-Fi 8 infrastructure as a foundation for edge AI computing within the home and enterprise network
At Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Qualcomm Technologies unveiled a Wi-Fi 8 portfolio aimed at supporting AI-driven connectivity demands across mobile devices, broadband gateways, and enterprise networks....
For years, advances in wireless connectivity have been defined largely by speed. Each new Wi-Fi generation has pushed peak throughput higher and reduced latency, with Wi-Fi 7 representing a major leap forward in peak wireless performance. But as AI becomes increasingly embedded in the...
As AI steadily gains ground across industries, test, measurement, and service assurance are under pressure to evolve. Vendors are now facing mounting complexities that traditional test and measurement methods were never designed to handle.
Join this RCR Wireless News' webinar on March 26th to explore the impacts...
The WBA argues that AI and ML are becoming foundational to Wi-Fi operations as network complexity grows
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Frameworks, not algorithms - A new Wireless Broadband Alliance report argues the success of AI-driven Wi-Fi depends on interoperable frameworks rather than competing...
AI is becoming a key part of how modern telecom networks work—especially with 5G and upcoming 6G. Instead of just helping with small tasks, AI is now being built into the core of the network, making smart decisions in real time. This is especially...
According to Telefónica's Alex Harmand, agentic AI changes how network APIs generate revenue by shifting pricing away from individual API calls
Telefónica and Nokia have recently collaborated to test how AI software agents could support the use of network APIs, as part of the GSMA Open...
AI-RRM enables Wi-Fi 7 networks to deliver high performance in real-world deployments
As Wi-Fi 7 deployments accelerate, the industry is also beginning to see how artificial intelligence can play a practical role in next-generation wireless performance. With wider channels, more devices, and the rapid expansion...
LG Uplus said the AI-based platform anticipates traffic surges during large events and adjusts base-station settings in advance
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AI cuts complaints – LG Uplus says AI agents reduced mobile service complaints by 70% and home service complaints by 56% through...
Deutsche Telekom noted that the infrastructure is built on nearly 10,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs
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AI factory – Built with nearly 10,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs for sovereign AI workloads across industry, research and government.
Sovereign 'stack' – Telekom and SAP provide a...
AI is reshaping the economics of telecommunications. In this webinar on February 19th, discover how Dell and AMD products deliver elite-level performance for AI systems while safeguarding existing network investments.
We'll explore how the future of data centers and ultra Ethernet enables an open, scalable...
Semantic layers break silos and establishes a single source of truth, while greatly simplifying interaction with complex data.
The telecom industry serves as the backbone of the modern digital economy, powering real-time communication between individuals, businesses, and governments worldwide. With immense pressure to constantly expand...
Modern dependence on “always on” connectivity has changed the game for service providers and networks
Service provider networks have grown well beyond the traditional offerings of video and residential broadband, and meeting the needs of today’s subscriber will depend on how these networks integrate Artificial...
Physical AI describes intelligent systems that can sense, interpret, and act in real environments
Picture a warehouse robot weaving through aisles at top speed, or a massive shipping crane hoisting containers with millimeter precision. These aren't pre-programmed machines; they're AI systems making split-second decisions in...
