AI simply won’t deliver on its promise unless it has sufficient compute power
There is one thing that we can count on as we head towards the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026: Interest in “all things AI” will continue to grow. This...
Gilead Sciences is building an AI-enabled lab in Foster City, California, as the first part of a $32bn investment scheme that includes a number of a new high-tech Industry 4.0 constructions. Due to open in 2026, the site will drive oncology and inflammation research...
Industrial AI adoption is accelerating, says IFS, but enterprises face a critical execution gap: lacking skills, strategy, and trust, even as AI embeds deeply into operations, driving efficiency and profitability.
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Execution gap – enterprises are adopting AI faster than they...
Cybersecurity is no longer a contest between human adversaries — it is rapidly becoming a race between AI agents operating at machine speed
In 2003, the Blaster worm spread across corporate networks and government systems worldwide. Its payload was crude by today’s standards. It included repeated...
Mircea Anghel, director of service operations at O2 Telefonica, said the model is intended to bring more automation into network operations
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O2 Telefonica develops Large Telco Model – A new generative AI model aims to improve fault detection, technician coordination,...
In an era of 5G and cloud-native networks, is speed still the only metric that matters? Spoiler: It’s not.On September 17th, join live as Opensignal and Rakuten Mobile unpack what it truly takes to deliver exceptional mobile performance and reliability in today’s hyper-connected world. Sylwia Kechiche, Sr....
Across the banking sector, AI is emerging as both a transformative tool and a workforce disruptor, reshaping how institutions operate and interact with clients. Citigroup’s Citi Wealth division has rolled out Advisor Insights and AskWealth, AI platforms designed to give advisors rapid access to...
The pilot program by KT is underway in Naju, South Jeolla Province
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KT pioneers AI-RAN in 5G – First in South Korea, KT launches commercial network trials to validate AI-driven optimization and capacity improvements.
Machine learning features boost performance – AI-enabled...
How do we prepare, and what should we expect next?
Recently, I have been reading an increasing number of news stories and opinion pieces about how we may be in an AI growth bubble. I am not sure whether I agree or not. If true,...
Enterprises including Disney, Foxconn, Hitachi, Hyundai, Lilly, SAP, Siemens, and TSMC have deployed Nvidia’s new RTX Pro server platform to transform old computing clusters into AI factories; CoreWeave and Google Cloud are deploying in regional hubs.
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AI infrastructure – new...
Modern technology creates growth opportunities, but it also creates new security risks. Businesses can no longer just react to threats; security has to be built into the foundation.
Similarly, the nature of cyberattacks has changed. A recent study revealed that automated scans now probe public-facing...
The six-year agreement reportedly gives Meta the compute power to support its AI expansion
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Meta signs $10B AI deal – The six-year agreement reportedly gives Meta the compute power to support its AI expansion, including plans for 1.3 million GPUs...
Wireless connectivity is poised to make significant gains in several areas, including transfer speeds, AI integration, security, and interoperability
Technology is improving at a lightning-fast rate. Systems, increasingly likely to run on wireless, need to be able to provide the speed of today’s processes while...
AI-driven automation can mean lower costs, fewer outages, and a fundamentally new playbook for scale, speed, and resilience
What if your telecom network could heal itself, predict outages before they happen, and deliver hyper personalized support 24/7 — without a human ever raising a ticket?...
Can Verizon Consumer Group CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath improve customer care?
Verizon could be onto something important. They are said to be shifting their focus back to improving customer care and customer service. Sowmyanarayan Sampath, CEO of their consumer unit recently sent an email to customers...
Infosys said that the partnership aims to accelerate the adoption of AI-enabled cloud and digital solutions for Australian enterprises and public sector organizations
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Infosys takes 75% stake in Versent – The acquisition gives Infosys operational control of the Australian cloud...
Huawei Cloud now operates across 34 regions and 101 availability zones
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Huawei Cloud’s global scale expands – Now operating in 34 regions and 101 availability zones, serving customers in over 170 countries, with 2024 cloud revenue reaching CNY 68.8 billion.
Strong...
Deutsche Telekom noted that the AI-phone integrates the Perplexity Assistant, enabling users to perform a range of everyday tasks
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Launch in 10 markets – Deutsche Telekom releases AI-enabled phone and tablet in Germany and nine other European countries, starting at...
AI agents are designed to work within the messy, high-volume environments that define telecom operations
Telecom carriers have always worked under pressure to keep networks reliable, scalable, and secure. But today, those pressures are reaching a tipping point. As infrastructure investments grow and monetization lags...
China Unicom noted that its net profit for the first half of the year rose 5% year-on-year to CNY14.5 billion
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Profit up on cost control – Net income rose 5% to CNY14.5 billion in H1 2025, supported by lower finance...
BSNL noted that Ericsson will set up a dedicated 5G Center of Excellence to deliver training on next-generation mobile technologies
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Major tech partnerships for telecom skills – BSNL partners with Ericsson, Qualcomm, Cisco, and Nokia to deliver training in 5G,...
CSPs expect to play a broader role in AI connectivity, especially in providing high-bandwidth wavelength services for enterprise customers
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Long-haul networks hit hardest - Just over half (52%) anticipate AI will account for more than 30% of long-haul traffic in...
The move is part of Bell’s broader strategy to deliver practical AI tools over its high-speed fiber, 5G, and 5G+ networks
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Bell–Perplexity partnership - Eligible Bell customers get a year of Perplexity Pro free, positioning Bell as a front-line enabler...
AWS has expanded its AI offerings with Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1 and Claude Sonnet 4 on Bedrock and OpenAI’s open weight models on Bedrock and SageMaker; they join a stable of closed and open LLMs on its cloud environment.
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