Category: Cloud & Edge Convergence

Mercedes-Benz accelerates factory automation using private networks

Automotive heavyweights like Mercedes-Benz are relying on dedicated mobile private networks to drive advanced factory automation. Mercedes-Benz operates heavily automated production facilities demanding zero-latency communication between robotics, huma…

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 …

Microsoft brings sovereign edge AI to Industry 4.0 private networks

Bringing sovereign edge AI to remote sites, a collaboration between Microsoft and Armada accelerates private networks for Industry 4.0. While corporate headquarters enjoy high-bandwidth, low-latency access to hyperscale public clouds, the factory floor…

NVIDIA and Marvell alliance scales AI-RAN infrastructure

Network operators face an ongoing challenge to monetise heavy capital expenditures in 5G while simultaneously preparing for the 6G era. The legacy model of providing basic connectivity faces diminishing returns, forcing operators to pivot towards intel…

Telecoms in 2026: Edge AI, data sovereignty, and monetisation

Telecoms strategies in 2026 must aim to strike a balance when it comes to edge AI, data sovereignty, and the monetisation of media. 2026 represents a complex convergence of operational automation, regulatory compliance, and hardware capability. The nar…

Cutting data latency with satellite edge computing

Fujitsu and Yamaguchi University have demonstrated how orbital edge computing can reduce satellite data latency from hours to minutes. For satellite imagery, the lag between shutter snap and insight is a constant friction point. The standard workflow –…

Telecom operators link AI goals to cloud spend

Telecom operators are speeding up their move to the cloud because they want to automate their operations using AI. Omdia predicts that global spending on cloud tech and software for telecom networks will jump from $17.4 billion in 2025 to $24.8 billion…

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. …