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Qualcomm Webinar: How proximity and AI are redefining mobile experiences

Mobile devices are at the center of most loved experiences – using them to game, to collaborate, and everything in between. This webinar will discuss next-level connectivity with the recently announced Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 7900 Mobile Connectivity System featuring ground-breaking AI-enhanced Wi-Fi and integration of...

Telco AI: Defining strategies and use cases on the road to closed loop automation

It seems quite evident that AI, both generative and more classical, is going to change the way all industries work. For mobile network operators, AI seems like the tool that will finally turn data into insights that influence how networks and designed, deployed and...

A New Perspective on 5G with Donna Johnson of Cradlepoint

Join Carrie Charles on this episode of 5G Talent Talk as she engages in an insightful conversation with Donna Johnson, the Chief Marketing Officer of Cradlepoint. Donna shares her remarkable journey to the C-suite, emphasizing the importance of curiosity and adaptability in career growth....

Vodafone, Intel expand O-RAN collaboration

Vodafone and Intel are working alongside the Telecommunication Institute of University of Málaga on an O-RAN project U.K. telecom group Vodafone announced an extension of its cooperation with Intel on optimizing advanced algorithms for use in Open RAN (O-RAN) platforms, the former said in a...

Achieving ROI in an intelligent supply chain: It’s all about the network

In a recent report issued by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the digital transformation of manufacturing and supply-chain related industries is in full swing. PwC noted that half of the enterprises they surveyed have already adopted IoT, cloud-based data platforms, and connected services to support their operations....

Red Hat talks-up edge AI advances for private 5G and Industry 4.0

MWC, Barcelona; last week. Red Hat and Intel have developed a (relatively) easy and cheap edge/cloud computing solution for enterprises to deploy and multiply AI-based applications on private 5G networks. The duo have a reference solution, they said, which easily flexes distributed edge/cloud compute...

5G+AI for integrated communication and computing

The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence(AI) is revolutionizing various industries, ushering in a new era of innovation. Pioneering AI models such as ChatGPT and Sora by OpenAI, and Gemini by Google are at the forefront of this transformation, providing users with an expanded realm...

Enterprise, enterprise, enterprise – MWC is not a telco show, 5G is not a telco story

MWC 2024: Bleary-eyed and dead-on-our-feet, after 72 hours in Barcelona and 24 hours in briefings… MWC is not just a telco show, anymore; it is not even a telecoms show, really. Which reflects well on the event itself, as well as the industry that puts...

MWC 2024: AI everywhere

BARCELONA—Artificial intelligence is dominating conversations and sessions at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024, with telecom companies and their vendors all working to figure out—or support the exploration of—just what AI can do for telecom, both in terms of benefits and risks. "It's the most...

Verizon to supply 4G/5G IoT to Sony-Honda AI-EV JV in US

US operator Verizon has struck a deal with Japan-based counterpart KDDI to provide connectivity in North America to a forthcoming electric vehicle from Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), a joint venture between Sony and Honda. Verizon will supply cellular IoT and broadband connectivity to the...

AI-RAN Alliance kicks off to integrate AI into cellular technology

The members of the AI-RAN Alliance will collaborate to advance RAN capabilities through AI to improve spectral efficiency MWC, Barcelona— Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft and other major players launched the AI-RAN Alliance, a body aimed at integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into cellular technology to...

‘If you don’t start, it never happens’ – Nokia kickstarts 5G-AI rush in Industry 4.0

Beyond the inner workings of mostly-public telecoms, about the navel gazing of open RAN and open APIs to re-make operators as ‘digital natives’ in the post-digital era, what will be the hottest topic at MWC next week? Sustainability? Well, yes; but that is a...

Softbank’s Son reportedly seeks $100B for AI chip venture

Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son wants to raise $100 billion for a new company focused on artificial intelligence microchips, according to Bloomberg. The venture, dubbed Project Izanagi, is aimed at setting up an AI chip company to complement Softbank's Arm and to challenge...

Telco AI Forum 2024

The Breakthrough Moment: Time for Telco to Step Up?

Intel touts ‘mainstream’ private 5G ahead of MWC – with AWS, Cisco, Nokia, NTT etc

Intel is pushing the private 5G angle ahead of MWC in Barcelona at the end of the month – plus the AI one, the edge one, the transformation one, and the ecosystem one. It has issued a press announcement to trumpet its involvement in...

EY opens ‘edge lab’ for AI systems in Industry 4.0 – Dell, PTC, GE, Microsoft involved

Professional services outfit Ernst & Young (EY) is to open an edge technologies lab (EY Edge Technologies Lab) in London with US-based Dell Technologies to demonstrate and develop edge-based “ecosystem technologies” to help enterprises with digital transformation. The venue will focus on industry-specific use...

IBM opens AI school for telcos: ‘A critical phase – not just of AI, but for all telecoms’

The big announcement last week from IBM and the GSMA about teaching telcos in the ways of the force – as in generative artificial intelligence (AI) – is not just about telcos. Or rather, it is not just about showing telcos how to use...

Siemens adds generative AI to Senseye predictive maintenance solution

Siemens is to bundle generative AI with its machine learning software for predictive maintenance cases, which draws on data from IoT sensors and other operational metrics in production machines and processes to guide industrial companies on timely maintenance fixes and interventions. The move means...

SK Telecom develops key tech for 6G evolution with Intel

SK Telecom and Intel developed Inline Service Mesh utilizing Intel Xeon processors with built in AI Korean telco SK Telecom announced that, in collaboration with Intel, it has successfully developed technology to reduce communication delays necessary for the evolution of a 6G core architecture. In a...

IBM up in Q4 on AI consulting and software

For enterprise AI, “Flexibility of deployment is key,” according to IBM CEO Arvind Krishna IBM this week reported a 4% year-over-year increase in revenue to $17.4 billion in the fourth quarter, and full-year revenue up 2% to $61.9. In prepared remarks, CEO Arvind Krishana primarily...

AI means showtime for enterprise network modernisation
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Networking has had something of a shock to the system over the last few years. For a long time, its essential role in the functioning of enterprise operations went under the radar, underappreciated by most apart from those involved in technical roles. Then 2020...

Singtel adds Starlink connectivity to its maritime portfolio of services

Singtel said that the new offering will allow ship operators to analyze data in real-time to increase productivity, reduce costs of fuel consumption and improve operational maintenance Singapore carrier Singtel announced that it will expand its maritime digital offerings with Starlink’s satellites with the aim...

NTT Docomo unveils new tech for 5G, 6G, GenAI

NTT Docomo said that technologies such as extreme-high-speed transmissions over 100Gbps, together with AI, will be deployed to meet the advanced requirements of future 6G systems Japanese telco NTT Docomo plans to unveil a number of new technologies for 5G's evolution, 6G and generative AI...

Vodafone to spin-off IoT unit in 2024 with major Microsoft cloud tie-up

Vodafone’s IoT connectivity unit is to become a standalone business by April of next year (2024) following a major 10-year deal with Microsoft that will see both firms invest in the business, and the UK-based operator also commit $1.5 billion over the period to...