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5G protocol testing explained

Protocol testing can eliminate choke points, unlocking infrastructure maturity as 5G scales at full speed When a 5G network goes down for a brief minute, millions of users find themselves unable to do the simplest of things their phones do...

MasOrange says one-third of its 5G network is O-RAN-ready

MasOrange, Spain’s largest operator by customer base, is accelerating its O-RAN deployment with Swedish vendor Ericsson In sum – what to know: Open RAN-ready – One-third of MasOrange’s 5G sites are ready for Open RAN, making it Europe’s largest commercial Open...

Next wireless and telecom growth wave approaching, driven by AI (Analyst Angle)

Wireless and telecom will be key beneficiaries of the AI revolution As artificial intelligence dominates headlines, boardrooms, and investor conversations, I am increasingly invited into senior-level discussions as companies try to understand what this fast-moving technology means for their future....

How AI phones will rewrite mobile economics (Analyst Angle)

This whole time, you've been your phone's operating system Here's the uncomfortable truth about smartphones: For the past fifteen years, you've been doing the computer's job. You're texting about dinner plans. Someone mentions a restaurant. You copy the address, switch to...

Twenty-thousand leagues under the sea – why sub-sea cable is king

Nearly all international internet traffic – from cloud workloads to streaming video – voyages along a handful of submarine fibre-optic cable highways. These undersea trunks connect continents, power the internet, and underpin the so-called AI ‘supercycle’ – they also...

OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom partner up for new AI push

The deal will see Deutsche Telekom gain access to pre-release models of ChatGPT In sum - what we know: A long-term partnership - OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom have struck a multi-year deal to deploy AI to 261 million customers and enhance network...

Inside China’s fiber future

GlobalData analyst Kantipudi Pradeepthi said that fiber has become central to China’s connectivity model In sum – what to know: Fiber now underpins nearly all fixed broadband in China – With 99% of lines on fiber, operators and policymakers rely on...

‘We. Won’t. Stop.’ — T-Mobile US responds to AT&T lawsuit

The lawsuit alleges that T-Mobile's new Easy Switch onboarding tool uses AI bots to access and scrape customer data from AT&T’s systems unlawfully In sum – what to know: Customer-first positioning – T-Mobile US defends Easy Switch as a transparent, permission-based...

Samsung, KT validate AI-RAN on commercial networks

Samsung noted it has been advancing AI-RAN technologies that tailor radio configurations based on individual conditions In sum – what to know: AI cuts real-world connection failures – Samsung and KT saw significantly fewer disconnections after applying user-level AI-RAN configurations across...

Easy apps, clear ROI, rapid scale – private 5G is going places, says Ericsson

Private 5G is outpacing Wi-Fi for its early growth, and its trajectory is diverging as well. Just as Nokia checks-out, Ericsson argues that a rising tide of high-value industrial use cases is making the case for private 5G very...

Further Nokia jobs to go in Greece and Italy, as European workers protest

Reports in Germany suggest a further 300 Nokia roles in Greece and Italy to be cut, adding to hundreds already announced in Germany and France. Staff in Munich, Paris, Athens, and Vimercate have staged coordinated protests. Reports in Germany say...

Dell Technologies and AMD deliver telecom infrastructure for the AI-era

Combining Dell’s hardware, software, services and ecosystem with AMD’s advanced CPUs and GPUs, CSPs can build a future-ready foundation to capitalize on AI  Communications service providers (CSPs) operate networks that power the world’s digital data flow. Now that the initial...

Vodafone picks Spirent to fast-track service rollout on 5G voice core network in Europe

The companies have developed an automated software testing platform that will allow the carrier to swiftly test and deploy software releases and services to its pan-European voice core infrastructures In sum — what to know: A new test solution: Vodafone picked...

Gen AI isn’t magic — But it still holds real promise for telecom

Many telcos still underestimate gen AI’s broader potential, warned Frost & Sullivan Senior Industry Analyst Soumyadeep Roy Chowdhury In sum – what to know: Not magic — foundational - Gen AI can dramatically improve telecom operations, from faster network troubleshooting...

Inside Indosat’s AI-RAN strategy

The telco's CTO, Desmond Cheung, told RCR Wireless News that the AI-RAN Research Center fundamentally shifts Indosat’s network strategy from being connectivity-led to AI-native In sum – what to know: Indosat shifts to an AI-native network strategy – The AI Grid...

Repeatability vs reproducibility in O-RAN testing

The terms “repeatability” and “reproducibility” are often interchangeably used. But in O-RAN testing, they are not one and the same The business case for Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) adoption begins with breaking down vendor monopolies — a strategy that...

Inside Applied Digital: Speed, Scale, and the 600-MW Leap Forward with Wes Cummins

In this episode, Wes Cummins, Founder and CEO of Applied Digital, shares how a journey that began on a 200-person Idaho potato farm led to building some of the largest AI-optimized data center campuses in the world. From early...

The OBBB Act provides a clear path to U.S. 6G leadership, but now the hard work begins

What you should know: Spectrum readiness is crucial for U.S. 6G leadership: The OBBB Act mandates the identification and auctioning of 800 MHz of licensed spectrum by 2034, but at least 600 MHz must be ready for full-power mobile deployments...

Webinar: AI infrastructure as a growth catalyst for telco operators

As telecom operators face growing pressure to innovate and scale, AI is emerging as a powerful ally. In this webinar, we’ll explore how AI infrastructure is opening the door to new opportunities for CSPs to diversify and grow. Discover how...

Cisco AI Readiness Index warns about aging infrastructure

New report identifies critical infrastructure gap as companies rush to deploy AI agents without adequate network or data foundations In sum - what we know: An AI readiness gap - Cisco finds only 13% of organizations ("Pacesetters") are fully AI-ready, while 54%...

What is AI-RAN and is it all just hype?

AI-RAN could improve network efficiency, heighten security, and even raise throughout AI has made its way into nearly every corner of technology, and telecom infrastructure is no exception. Among the more interesting developments in that space is AI-RAN -- a...

China fixed growth stalls, research finds

GlobalData’s latest China fixed communication forecast shows fixed voice and fixed broadband lines growing modestly, at CAGRs of 1% and 1.5%, respectively In sum – what to know: Slow fixed services revenue growth – Declining ARPU across voice and broadband services...

Ericsson backs private 5G – for clear ROI, plus rising demand, traffic, scale

Ericsson won’t be drawn on Nokia’s retreat, but it’s happy to talk about its own momentum in the private 5G market: rising deployments, surging traffic, and sales that are outrunning the early years of Wi-Fi. Far from stalling, it...

AI for smarter network planning and optimization

AI could help telcos reduce downtime, predict maintenance, and more Network planning has always been a bit reactive. Engineers analyze historical traffic data, build capacity models, and make infrastructure decisions based on what's happened before. When congestion pops up or...

Viavi partners with India-based QNu Labs in quantum security push

The deal will see the two companies co-develop test cases, validation standards, and deployment frameworks, laying the foundation for quantum-safe communications Viavi inks deal with QNu Labs: Viavi Solutions and India-based QNu Labs are collaborating to deepen push for quantum...