Category: *Network Infrastructure

Ookla: AI workloads strain 5G infrastructure

Telecom operators are facing pressing engineering choices as mobile AI applications strain legacy 5G infrastructure. Data published by network benchmarking firm Ookla reveals a mismatch between current cellular deployment patterns and the technical req…

Ericsson expands cloud RAN and network infrastructure across US

Ericsson is scaling AI-native network infrastructure across US telecom operators to support private 5G and automated cloud RAN systems. The US telecoms sector is transitioning toward fully automated, AI-native network infrastructure as the nation marks…

Military funds Cohere’s multi-waveform RAN for drone detection

Cohere Technologies has won a $28 million military contract to build a multi-waveform Radio Access Network (RAN) prototype for detecting drones. The funding originates from the FutureG Office within the US Department of War.  The project expands u…

KDDI 5G SA network throughput increases 52% from Samsung AI

KDDI has shown that Samsung AI RAN Speed Optimizer boosts 5G SA (Standalone) network performance by up to 52 percent during peak traffic. Live commercial network tracking in Japan confirms that applying automated intelligence to individual cellular bas…

Rocket Lab buys Iridium to expand global telecom connectivity

Rocket Lab acquiring the Iridium telecom network creates a vertically-integrated satellite connectivity operator. Rocket Lab will purchase Iridium Communications in a transaction valuing the enterprise at $8 billion. The cash and stock deal prices Irid…

Spain mandates telecom backup battery infrastructure

Telecom operators in Spain face a mandate to deploy extensive battery backup infrastructure across mobile network coverage zones. Óscar López, the Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Administration, detailed the Royal Decree on Security and …

Telefónica completes 17 edge computing nodes across Spain

Telefónica has activated 17 edge computing nodes across Spain, localising enterprise data processing near the network perimeter. The deployment executes the operator’s Edge Plan, pushing computational hardware out of centralised facilities and into reg…

TM Forum: Telecom operators unprepared for AI safety regulations

According to the TM Forum, telecom operators lack the technical evidence to prove AI systems operate safely under impending new regulations. Boards exhibit high tolerance for risk to secure public announcements detailing AI capabilities. However, the p…

Ericsson brings agentic AI to core networks

Ericsson has extended its multi-vendor automation platform to core networks, providing operators with unified management capabilities. Telecom operators require consolidated control over complex infrastructure. Ericsson addresses this demand by expandi…

Ericsson brings agentic AI to core networks

Ericsson has extended its multi-vendor automation platform to core networks, providing operators with unified management capabilities. Telecom operators require consolidated control over complex infrastructure. Ericsson addresses this demand by expandi…