BROWSING: AI

RCR news brief: MTN Group, MobiFone, GSMA and more

Editor’s note: The telecommunications sector continues to evolve rapidly, driven by advancements in 5G, the emergence of 5G Advanced, the growing adoption of Open RAN and the integration of AI into network operations. Given the high volume of industry developments, RCR news brief highlights...

UPS signs NTT Data on 10-year deal to overhaul AI infra and apps 

UPS has handed NTT Data a 10-year deal to overhaul its IT cloud/edge infrastructure to make new and better usage of AI to drive new efficiencies and innovations. In short – what you need to know AI transformation: UPS partners with NTT Data to overhaul IT...

Top five things to know about securing AI data centers

To protect AI data centers from cyber threats, physical intrusions and operational failures, organizations must implement strong security measures As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption continues to grow, the security of AI data centers has become a key priority. These facilities house powerful computing infrastructure, process...

Top five AI data center bottlenecks (power, power, and more power)

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has driven an unprecedented demand for high-performance computing infrastructure, leading to a surge in the construction of AI-focused datacenters. However, scaling these datacenters efficiently comes with significant challenges. While various factors contribute to these bottlenecks, one particular issue...

AI infra brief: From Nexthop AI, Oklo, Microsoft and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector. Nexthop AI bids to build efficient Al infra for hyperscalers Nexthop AI launched with $110 million in funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Additional investors include Kleiner...

AI data center vs traditional data center – what is the difference?

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand at a fast pace, data centers needs to evolve to handle its demands. AI data centers are designed to support complex AI workloads, while traditional data centers focus on general computing tasks. But what exactly sets them...

Digital twin: How AI-powered test tools are evolving

The use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in test tools isn’t new. But it is seeing new innovation and strategies, in order to meet operators’ increasingly complex testing needs as they seek to bring more AI features into their networks. “AI is great, but...

The top five AI data centers in India

As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates across industries, India is emerging as a key player in AI-driven data infrastructure. The Asian country is witnessing a surge in AI data centers, driven by rising demand for cloud computing, machine learning (ML) and big data analytics....

AI infra brief: From Google, Apple, Broadcom and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector. Google passes 100 million Li-ion cells Google has said it currently has more than 100 million cells deployed in battery packs across its global data center fleet. The...

Fujitsu on the end-to-end AI opportunity

For CSPs, AI delivers operational efficiencies and new monetization opportunities Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the telecommunications industry, offering communications service providers (CSPs) a pathway to both operational efficiency and new revenue streams. At Mobile World Congress, the conversation around AI in telecom was particularly...

What is chiplet technology and what is its impact on AI processing?

  As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, the demand for faster and more efficient computing is growing at a fast pace. One of the key innovations helping to meet this growing demand is chiplet technology. This approach to chip design is transforming the way...

RCR news brief: Meta, Virgin Media O2, Sunrise and more

  Editor’s note: The telecommunications sector continues to evolve rapidly, driven by advancements in 5G, the emergence of 5G Advanced, the growing adoption of Open RAN and the integration of AI into network operations. Given the high volume of industry developments, the RCR news brief...

The Sunday Brief: Q1 wireless competitive dynamics

March greetings from Iowa and Missouri.  This week’s picture is a throwback to what we were all doing five years ago.  Humans and dogs looked for any opportunity to get out, and both received plenty of steps in 2020 and 2021.  Fortunately, there were...

Comcast expands Janus virtualization, AI trial with DriveNets

Comcast is expanding the virtualization, disaggregation and embedding of AI more pervasively across its network in an initiative called Janus, with support from DriveNets.

Where will the telco pendulum fall? — Top trends from MWC (Reader Forum)

Mobile World Congress (MWC) is just behind us with the focus on how incredibly quickly the digital era is expanding. Telcos are becoming more customer-centric service operators. And while disruptive technologies continue to impact the industry, key trends will become more apparent, including mobile...

How is the UK investing in AI infrastructure?

Last year, four major U.S. firms committed a combined £6.3 billion, or $8.16 billion, to expand AI-ready data centers in the U.K. The U.K. Government recently unveiled an ambitious Artificial Intelligence (AI) Opportunities Action Plan, aiming to position the nation as a global leader in...

NTT Data intros agentic AI suite and AI infra push

NTT Data has launched a suite of software services for agentic AI for use with cloud hyperscaler platforms and AI tools. It is pitching to “all industries” to help them to develop and scale their own private AI agents; it listed manufacturing, banking, and...

What are hyperscale AI data centers?

A hyperscale data center is a facility built with the main aim of handling large-scale computing and data processing needs As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow, the demand for powerful computing infrastructure has led to the rise of hyperscale AI data centers. These massive...

SoftBank Group goes after Ampere Computing in $6.5 billion deal

Ampere Computing processors are optimized for cloud computing and AI applications and are used in a range of computing environments SoftBank Group Corp. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ampere Computing, an independent silicon design company, in an all-cash transaction...

AI infra brief: From NVIDIA, Cisco, Equinix and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector NVIDIA, xAI join BlackRock and Microsoft's $30 billion AI infrastructure fund NVIDIA and Elon Musk’s xAI are joining BlackRock and Microsoft in the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP),...

Top six AI data centers in Asia

As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates, Asia is emerging as a global hub for high-performance AI data centers These AI data centers are critical for AI training, deep learning models as well as large-scale cloud computing. The region’s leading AI data centers leverage cutting-edge technology,...

AI agents AI ‘for all’ – ServiceNow to acquire Moveworks for $2.85bn

Workflow automation software provider ServiceNow is to buy US-based AI outfit Moveworks for $2.85 billion as it seeks to “accelerate enterprise AI adoption” and deliver “AI agents for all employees”. ServiceNow said it will combine its agentic AI and automation tools with Moveworks’ front‑end...

‘The time to act is now’ – Arrcus urges mobile operators to seize the AI opportunity

Carpe diem; the time is now, don’t delay – or the AI revolution will get away from you. This is the message to mobile operators from hyperscale network software company Arrcus at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona. Shekar Ayyar, the firm’s chief executive,...

Five reasons AI data centers require massive amounts of power

AI data centers must support intensive workloads such as deep learning, large-scale data analytics as well as real-time decision-making Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are the backbone of modern machine learning and computational advancements. However, one of the biggest challenges these AI data centers...