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In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector xAI expands Memphis presence with major property acquisition Elon Musk’s xAI has acquired a one-million-square-foot property in Southwest Memphis. This expansion …

AIaaS enables businesses to leverage AI-driven applications such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision and predictive analytics Artificial intelligence as a Service (AIaaS) is revolutionizing the way businesses and individuals harness the power of artificial intelligence. AIaaS refers …

A GPU cluster consists of interconnected computing nodes, each equipped with GPUs, CPUs, memory and storage There is no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries in many ways, but training complex AI models demands immense computational power. This …

One of the key investment announcements in the AI infrastructure sector was a deal between CoreWeave and OpenAI With investments in the field of AI infrastructure ramping up, here are some of the key investments announcements by a number of …

With powerful features like 320 MHz channels, 4096-QAM modulation and Multi-Link Operation, Wi-Fi 7 has been positioned as a potential game changer for IoT The latest numbers for global connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices show a rapidly expanding ecosystem. …

There is a significant amount of activity across industry standardization bodies to look at what is needed and how to implement AI, particularly in operational network environments, through groups ranging from the AI-RAN Alliance, the O-RAN Alliance, the Telecom Infra …

Is the telecommunications industry behind the AI curve? The industry says no, of course — but why? Is the telecommunications industry behind the AI curve? During a session at last week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that sought to answer …

Telstra, KT, Verizon and Telia Norway are among the CSPs who have conducted 1.6 TB tests Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme coherent optical transceiver, which supports network speeds up to 1.6 Tbps, became commercially available in the fall of 2024. A …

Providers are using Wi-Fi 7 to ensure that their customers are getting the gigabit or multi-gigabit service they’re advertising Wi-Fi 7 is the most reliable version of the technology to date, and as a result, service providers can tap into …

Amid a boom in AI investments around servers and data centers, there are also signs that fiber infrastructure will need to have its capacity and capabilities upgraded in order to support AI traffic. For insight on the impact that AI …

Spirent sees an increased focus on AI testing across telecom, driven by two ‘mega-trends’ The booming growth in AI is impacting testing considerations in a number of ways. In a recent RCR Wireless News webinar, Stephen Douglas, Spirent Communications’ head …

AI infrastructure, especially purpose-built data centers, are creating a surge in power demand and foregrounding energy efficiency strategies The rapid growth of AI and the investments into the underlying AI infrastructure have significantly intensified the power demands of data centers. …

Currently, AFC is operational and authorized in the United States and Canada, while several other countries including are evaluating its feasibility In April 2020, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made 1,200 megahertz of spectrum available in the 6 …

AI infrastructure market is facing a blockbuster boom—and pressures The infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence is expecting an across-the-board boom, as companies invest in chips, servers, data centers, fiber connectivity and more to enable more widespread adoption and use …

Editor’s note: NVIDIA has a free online course called “AI for All: From Basics to Gen AI Practice”. The team at RCR Wireless News has enrolled and, as we complete the units, are posting write-ups of the sessions along with …

The W-Fi Alliance expects there to be 2.1 billion Wi-Fi 7 devices worldwide by 2028 Wi-Fi 7, or IEEE 802.11be, was certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance in January 2024. At the time of certification, the Alliance said it expects there …

If Jenson Huang says jump, the markets say ‘how high?’. Right? Such is the planet-shifting potential of artificial intelligence (AI), apparently – in capitalist minds today. At least until a Chinese upstart AI-outfit says, ‘wait; not that high’, and enough …

NVIDIA on the importance of end-to-end solutions to solve enterprise AI adoption challenges Editor’s note: NVIDIA has a free online course called “AI for All: From Basics to Gen AI Practice”. The team at RCR Wireless News has enrolled and, …

NVIDIA highlights how AI can drive change in the automotive, financial services and healthcare industries Editor’s note: NVIDIA has a free online course called “AI for All: From Basics to Gen AI Practice”. The team at RCR Wireless News has …

If most 5G-Advanced capabilities are aimed at the enterprise, can telcos still discover new consumer revenue? Do they need to? Here’s the problem for operators (it’s nothing new): The smartphone market is saturated — they can’t sell more monthly subscriptions, …

Advanced sensing and positioning capabilities in 5G-A and 6G may allow operators to sell data on the ‘position of things’ Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC), a study item in 3GPP Release 18 and a priority in Release 19, refers to …

Something and nothing, here, but worth a look: the team at CCS Insight – which crosses over, individually, with the Global mobile Supplier Association (GSA), and so has double-dibs on private 5G thinkery – has polled 500-odd IT “decision-makers” in …

So you want to turn you data and abstracted business logic into use cases that carry a clear ROI? And you want to do it autonomously? Well, good news because 2025 could be a breakout year for agentic AI.  What …

Has the slow rollout of 5G SA core networks hindered 5G RedCap adoption? Release 17 of the 5G NR standard includes a provision for IoT sensors to connect to 5G with significantly reduced network — and therefore hardware, and therefore, …

We have done this exercise before; but that was back in 2022, and it is high time to update the list, especially with all the UK activity around private 5G in early 2025. So here goes: a fairly comprehensive list, …