Category: *AI & Predictive Networking

Verizon is building a 6G alliance with telecoms’ biggest players

Verizon is gathering an alliance of the biggest players in telecoms to map out the capabilities of 6G and the use cases it should enable. The US network giant has pulled back the curtain on its 6G Innovation Forum, an alliance designed to stop 6G from …

On-premise edge and private 5G key to industrial AI and security

Investing in industrial tech pays off fast, with 87% of companies adopting on-premise edge and private 5G networks seeing a ROI (Return on Investment) in one year. New research – a third joint effort between Nokia and GlobalData – makes it clear that p…

Telcos want future-ready disaggregated networks but can’t deliver

There’s a telecoms sector-wide ambition to build future-ready disaggregated networks, yet an inability to execute on that vision. It’s not due to a lack of technology or investment, but the result of a human failure of leadership and a fear of change. …

Deutsche Telekom launches affordable AI phone with Perplexity

Deutsche Telekom has launched its new T Phone 3 and T Tablet 2, branding them as the “AI-phone” and “AI-tablet” in a Perplexity partnership. The German telecoms giant is positioning the new devices not just as hardware upgrades,…

Mobile messaging shift: AI and rich media take over

Mobile messaging is undergoing a radical change, with yesterday’s tools quickly becoming obsolete. Analysis from Juniper Research in their ‘Mobile Messaging Tech Horizon 2025’ report shows a clear divide between the old and the new. It confirms what ma…

Telcos pivot to services amid private 5G boom

According to GSMA Intelligence, private 5G is no longer just a buzzword and telcos are enjoying high demand for services in key sectors. Let’s dive a bit deeper into this. The biggest push, it turns out, is coming from the military and defence se…

SoftBank selects Ericsson for major 4G and 5G network upgrades

Telecoms giant SoftBank is teaming up with Ericsson to upgrade its 4G and 5G mobile networks, with a focus on AI optimisations. This is a major rollout of new 4G and 5G technology across many of Japan’s key regions, from Hokkaido in the north to the ar…