Category: Cloud

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…

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…

TM Forum: Telecom operators unprepared for AI safety regulations

According to the TM Forum, telecom operators lack the technical evidence to prove AI systems operate safely under impending new regulations. Boards exhibit high tolerance for risk to secure public announcements detailing AI capabilities. However, the p…

Verizon deploys Ericsson private 5G edge networks worldwide

Verizon has expanded its private 5G alliance with Ericsson to deliver localised edge computing and cloud orchestration to global enterprises. Hannes Ekström, SVP and Head of Customer Unit, Verizon at Ericsson Americas, said: “Enterprises are rapi…

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…

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 …

Global operations depend on securing subsea cable networks

Global operations depend on securing subsea cable networks against physical threats to guarantee continuous data transport. UK telecoms minister Liz Lloyd addressed the Royal United Services Institute to detail how government policy will address the vu…

Global operations depend on securing subsea cable networks

Global operations depend on securing subsea cable networks against physical threats to guarantee continuous data transport. UK telecoms minister Liz Lloyd addressed the Royal United Services Institute to detail how government policy will address the vu…

SoftBank and Ericsson boost 5G performance with uplink switching

Enhancing 5G network performance through new uplink switching technologies is the focus of a new SoftBank and Ericsson partnership. Most commercial cellular infrastructures operate with heavy downlink bias. Telcos allocated spectrum and configured time…

Virgin Media O2 taps Ericsson for 5G Standalone RAN push

Ericsson has secured the primary radio access network contract for Virgin Media O2 to deploy advanced 5G Standalone architecture. The telecoms industry is currently navigating a complex transition from providing basic connectivity to operating intellig…