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…

Ericsson brings hosted inference to distributed AI networks

Ericsson targets autonomous networks with hosted inference for distributed AI as telecom operators adapt infrastructure to support physical robotics, drones, and real-time wearables. At an executive briefing for industry analysts, the Swedish vendor pr…

Ericsson brings hosted inference to distributed AI networks

Ericsson targets autonomous networks with hosted inference for distributed AI as telecom operators adapt infrastructure to support physical robotics, drones, and real-time wearables. At an executive briefing for industry analysts, the Swedish vendor pr…

Nokia AI-RAN trials yield 20% spectral efficiency gain

Nokia AI-RAN trials across global carrier networks have verified a 20 percent spectral efficiency gain over standard radio configurations. Eight telecom providers – A1 Group, Chunghwa Telecom, du, e&, Mobily, stc, TPG Telecom, and Zain Saudi – have…

ZTE and XLSMART test autonomous network optimisation AI agent

ZTE and XLSMART have validated a network optimisation AI agent in live wireless operations, targeting Level 4 autonomous networks. The companies presented the trial results at the ZTE Global Summit & User Congress 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Th…

SoftBank and Ericsson test AI scheduler on live Japan 5G network

SoftBank and Ericsson have validated an AI scheduler for link adaptation inside the radio access network (RAN) on a live 5G network in Japan. The two companies ran the trial on SoftBank’s commercial network rather than in a lab environment, testi…

EDOTCO builds Azure AI tool to speed up telecom tower planning

EDOTCO Group has built an AI chatbot, NaPA GPT, on Microsoft Azure to speed up decisions on where new mobile towers go. The Malaysia-based telecom infrastructure operator says planning teams used to wait between three days and a week for a specialist t…

EDOTCO builds Azure AI tool to speed up telecom tower planning

EDOTCO Group has built an AI chatbot, NaPA GPT, on Microsoft Azure to speed up decisions on where new mobile towers go. The Malaysia-based telecom infrastructure operator says planning teams used to wait between three days and a week for a specialist t…

EDOTCO builds Azure AI tool to speed up telecom tower planning

EDOTCO Group has built an AI chatbot, NaPA GPT, on Microsoft Azure to speed up decisions on where new mobile towers go. The Malaysia-based telecom infrastructure operator says planning teams used to wait between three days and a week for a specialist t…