Category: Sectors & Applications

China Telecom AI launches Xing4.0-29B-A4B open model

China Telecom AI has released Xing4.0-29B-A4B, a lightweight open model for running complex autonomous workflows on a single desktop GPU. Built with 29 billion total parameters, the architecture activates four billion parameters per token during infere…

Eutelsat trials OneWeb LEO rail connectivity across Poland

Eutelsat has tested OneWeb LEO rail connectivity on a live network in Poland aboard a PKP Intercity passenger service running between Kozłów, Warszawa, and Tczew. The field trial evaluated low Earth orbit satellite links on rolling stock operating at l…

Viasat and BMW test first integrated satellite voice call

Viasat has demonstrated the first automotive satellite voice call fully integrated into a BMW Group vehicle platform, a milestone for connected car communications outside cellular range. Viasat engineers ran the demonstration out of Munich, and the com…

Viasat and BMW test first integrated satellite voice call

Viasat has demonstrated the first automotive satellite voice call fully integrated into a BMW Group vehicle platform, a milestone for connected car communications outside cellular range. Viasat engineers ran the demonstration out of Munich, and the com…

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…

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…

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…

Geely taps Vodafone private 5G for automotive IoT

Vodafone and Geely are proving that you cannot build the future of automotive IoT without private 5G and cloud architectures. At its core, the updated deal between the partners is all about handing Geely’s European R&D crews the heavy-duty co…

Broadcom silicon bridges AI data centres and edge

Broadcom has announced new AI data centre and edge network platforms designed to unify cloud AI with telecom edge computing infrastructure. The company, working with partners including Samsung and various telecom operators, is rolling out a portfolio o…

Deutsche Telekom upgrades Industry 4.0 with Starlink backhaul

Deutsche Telekom has launched a satellite-based broadband offering for business customers using the Starlink LEO constellation. The company is packaging the connection as a fully managed enterprise service to help businesses extend corporate Wide Area …