Ericsson Japan begins AI network research with Tokyo partners

Ericsson Japan and the University of Tokyo have partnered on AI network research through an initiative named Enter New Horizons. The collaborative project examines how connectivity supports national responses to demographic change across Japan. It also…

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…

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…

e& UAE embeds agentic AI into mobile and broadband products

e& UAE is putting agentic AI inside existing broadband and mobile product lines rather than offering it as a bolt-on service. The Abu Dhabi-based operator claims it’s the first telecom provider in the region to take this approach. Enterprises usual…

e& UAE embeds agentic AI into mobile and broadband products

e& UAE is putting agentic AI inside existing broadband and mobile product lines rather than offering it as a bolt-on service. The Abu Dhabi-based operator claims it’s the first telecom provider in the region to take this approach. Enterprises usual…

AST SpaceMobile’s UK direct-to-cell plans use Vodafone spectrum

AST SpaceMobile’s UK direct-to-cell plans pair Vodafone spectrum with Ofcom trial conditions and beam shutdown commitments. AST SpaceMobile has notified the FCC of planned non-US direct-to-cell operations in the UK with Vodafone. The filing, dated 11 A…

Optus and Nokia reach 3.5Gbps in upper 6GHz spectrum 6G trial

Optus and Nokia ran a 6G trial on a live Sydney mobile site, reaching 3.5Gbps download speeds in upper 6GHz spectrum. The test ran on an existing Optus mobile site, next to a live 5G network. A MediaTek-powered test smartphone paired with Nokia’s…