NTT, SK Group bet $500M on photonics to solve AI power drain

NTT, SK Group, and Chunghwa Telecom have pooled $500 million into a fund for AI infrastructure built on the IOWN photonics architecture. The vehicle – IOWN AI Fund, managed by the newly-incorporated IOWN Global Capital – channels capital toward compani…

BT bolsters network security with Anthropic Claude Mythos AI

BT has joined Anthropic Project Glasswing to deploy the Claude Mythos Preview AI model against network security vulnerabilities. Telecom operators face continuous pressure to automate threat detection. BT alone prevents four million cyberattacks across…

Nokia and AWS power Tune Talk’s cloud-native 5G network

Tune Talk has deployed a cloud-native 5G core network running Nokia’s entire 5G Core software stack on AWS public cloud infrastructure. The implementation follows a distinct hybrid cloud topology. Tune Talk hosts its network control plane in the …

ZTE and Ucell prove AI cuts mobile network OpEx

AI is driving telecom energy savings as Ucell and ZTE cut mobile network OpEx through dynamic power management. Power consumption consistently dominates the operating expenses of national mobile operators and enterprise private network owners. Running …

ZTE and Ucell prove AI cuts mobile network OpEx

AI is driving telecom energy savings as Ucell and ZTE cut mobile network OpEx through dynamic power management. Power consumption consistently dominates the operating expenses of national mobile operators and enterprise private network owners. Running …

Why Nvidia and Nokia are backing AI RAN specialist ODC

Global operators are joining industry giants like Nvidia and Nokia to inject $45 million into AI RAN specialist ODC. The Series A funding round for the US-based startup represents an unusual convergence of industry heavyweights. It is rare to see a sil…

How neuromorphic AI will limit power demands in 6G networks

Telcos are preparing for 6G networks by evaluating how neuromorphic AI might limit escalating power demands. Ericsson and Forschungszentrum Jülich signed a Memorandum of Understanding this week to research these advanced computing architectures. Future…