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100 billion agents – new networks (and new KPIs) for AI, says Huawei

Huawei is proposing a new method to evaluate service quality for AI applications called AI MOS, modeled after the Mean Opinion Score used to measure voice service quality In sum – what to know: Traffic shift ahead – Huawei expects AI...

‘Four big moves’ – Thai carrier True outlines AI-geared telco shift

One of the strategies announced by True centers on embedding AI across network operations, customer service, and internal systems In sum – what to know: Three-year plan – True Corporation has introduced “Four Big Moves” to shift from a traditional telecom...

Urgent rethink of telco-cloud-AI ecosystem required, says TIM

The CEO of TIM outlined how the telecom sector’s priorities are shifting as new digital applications place different demands on networks In sum – what to know: AI is interconnected – TIM CEO Pietro Labriola told MWC that telecoms infrastructure, cloud...

From agentic AI to energy KPIs – the trends transforming telcos (Reader Forum)

Agentic AI, sustainability mandates, edge-native infrastructure, and AI-augmented workforces are reshaping how operators run networks and serve customers, says enterprise software company IFS. In recent years, the industry has undergone significant changes, whether in network services, infrastructure, or regulations. 2026...

SoftBank’s Telco AI Cloud aims to turn the network into AI infrastructure

The new Telco AI Cloud architecture integrates large-scale GPU data centers with edge AI-RAN In sum - what we know: Technical architecture - Combines large-scale GPU data centers for training with edge AI-RAN for real-time inference, managed by Infrinia AI Cloud OS. AITRAS...

Agents of chaos – Equinix proposes metro fix for the new AI sprawl

As AI workloads splinter across the fragmented cloud-infrastructure landspace, enterprises are scrambling to keep performance, governance, and costs in check. Equinix reckons the answer is in neutral interconnection hubs that simplify last-mile access, orchestrate distributed infrastructure, and bring inference...

Hollow core fiber’s big test

EXFO’s Olivier Côté digs into testing challenges — and outlines how methods are evolving to accommodate hollow core fiber's physical peculiarities One of hottest trends coming out of the optical fiber industry today is hollow core fiber (HCF).  HCF had a...

Supermicro and NVIDIA Whitepaper: Powering sovereign AI at scale

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a foundational capability for telecommunications operators, shaping network operations, service delivery, customer experience, and national digital competitiveness. As AI becomes central to economic growth and critical infrastructure, telecom operators must adopt AI in a...

To capture the AI opportunity, telcos must lead, not follow (Reader Forum)

As AI adoption accelerates, telecom operators have a chance to claim a central role in the AI economy, says Spirent (now part of Keysight). To seize it, they must move beyond connectivity and deliver trusted, high-performance AI infrastructure and...

Metro Connect USA: US power crunch is standing in the way of its AI ambitions

AI's voracious appetite is straining energy grids, prompting new power strategies and longer planning horizons In sum — what to know: The gating factor: Power is now the biggest gating factor for AI infrastructure, with water to follow next. Bring your own...

GSMA launches Open Telco AI initiative for telco-grade AI at MWC 2026

New alliance including AT&T and AMD aims to fix the reliability gap in telecom AI In sum - what we know: Open Telco AI - Global initiative announced at MWC 2026 to develop telco-grade artificial intelligence through open collaboration. Founding partners - AT&T providing open models...

Cyient showcases the human + AI blueprint for autonomous networks

At the Autonomous Network Summit during MWC Barcelona 2026, Cyient outlined how autonomy is reshaping network operations for telcos On the opening day of MWC in Barcelona, Cyient brought together industry leaders, operators, and technology experts to tackle one of...

India outlines AI-driven telecom vision at MWC 2026

Scindia noted that India had one of the fastest rollouts of 5G in the world, with 500,000 base stations already deployed in the country In sum – what to know: AI transforming networks – Scindia said the industry is entering an...

Pakistan raises $507m in long-delayed 5G spectrum auction

According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the spectrum auction sold most of the 597 megahertz of spectrum offered across multiple bands In sum – what to know: $507M raised in spectrum sale – Pakistan sold 480 megahertz of spectrum in...

New industry imperative: modern, secure AI-native networks (Reader Forum)

Cyberattacks, outages, and AI-scale workloads are exposing the limits of legacy enterprise networks. As costs soar and threats evolve, IT services company Kyndryl says organizations must move beyond basic automation toward secure, AI-native infrastructure capable of autonomous operations, continuous...

Spirent jumps on agentic AI bandwagon with Luma

Luma seeks to modernize traditional approaches to root cause analysis with a powerful combination of agentic and GenAI The rapid advances in agentic AI has stirred strong interest among network and service assurance providers, many of whom, mired in slow,...

Ericsson draws channel closer – as private 5G jumps on physical AI

Ericsson has new tie-ups with system integrators Future Technologies and NTT Data to combine private 5G and physical AI in Industry 4.0. Ericsson appears to be picking up where Nokia has dropped off; Future Technologies is growing 35% per...

AI synthetic data: training models without breaching privacy

How can telcos use AI-generated synthetic data to fuel machine learning? Telecommunications companies are sitting on a huge volume of data. Call records, location pings, browsing sessions, and usage patterns can all paint a remarkably detailed picture of how millions...

Where AI’s billion dollar boom is driving demand for test and measurement

The staggering momentum in AI infrastructure build is driving test, measurement, and assurance demands across three key areas AI is a dominant force shaping economies around the world. It is sweeping through industries, transforming businesses, changing consumer behavior, and fueling...

AI infrastructure and data sovereignty will reshape telecom, says Turkcell

The CEO of Turkcell said countries are exploring different strategies to strengthen control over their digital infrastructure In sum – what to know: Connectivity as sovereignty – Turkcell CEO said telecom networks have become a pillar of economic resilience and national...

China Telecom outlines AI-driven transformation strategy

The head of China Telecom said in a keynote speech at MWC 2026 that the carrier is advancing its strategy of “cloudification, digital transformation and AI for good” In sum – what to know: AI-driven transformation – China Telecom is expanding...

‘AI is the gas on the fire’ – Verizon on global fiber, metro access, private 5G

Global, porgrammable, and dense – from cloud to edge; Verizon Business talked at MWC about how its sees the new AI stack evolving for telcos, and why its investments in backbone fiber, metro access, and private network will link...

Cyient outlines three-layer approach to autonomous networks

These three foundational layers connect engineering, operations and business outcomes to deliver practical autonomous networks At MWC Barcelona 2026, discussions around artificial intelligence are shifting away from hype and toward practical implementation. For engineering and technology solutions company Cyient, that...

Exciting time for Wi-Fi, AI PCs and Intel

At MWC Barcelona, RCRTech principal analyst Sean Kinney spoke with Intel’s Eric McLaughlin, VP, Client Computing and GM, Connectivity Solutions about the evolution from 5G to 6G, and how the 6 GHz band (along with Wi-Fi 7 and 6E)...

Keysight MWC roundup: AI-RAN testing, AI-driven uplink performance, and pre-6G interoperability validation

Here are three Keysight launches at MWC that are worth a second look On the ground at MWC, where our team was all week, there was one unifying theme across keynotes, demonstrations, and hallway conversations: AI.  AI workloads are taking over the...