• Synergy Research Group has been tracking the cloud/datacentre sector for years
• It has just released its first-half (H1) 2024 overview for the market, which grew by 23% to hit $427bn
• The research firm highlights an AI-fuelled surge in datacentre investments, which grew by 30%

The value of the global cloud service and infrastructure sector grew by 23% year on year in the first half of 2024 to reach $427bn, with AI trends driving cloud services demand and a surge in datacentre infrastructure investments alike,

Currently, there are 329 commercial 5G networks worldwide, according to 5G Americas

Global 5G connections exceeded 2 billion connections at the end of the second quarter of the year, with the addition of 192 million connections during the period, according to a new report by 5G Americas and Omdia.

• T-Mobile US, Nvidia, Ericsson and Nokia are jointly investing in an AI-RAN Innovation Centre
• The facility will be based at T-Mobile US’s headquarters campus in Bellevue, Washington
• The partners will develop mobile network systems based on AI functionality, “revolutionising the capabilities of radio access networks”  
• The end results “will make the promises of Open RAN more viable, while also going beyond”, they claim
• The move signals a shift in mobile n

• Dell AI for Telecom program simplifies and accelerates AI deployments for communications service providers
• Dell extends collaboration with NVIDIA to transform telecom network operations with AI solutions, built on the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA 

• Dell collaborates with Lintasarta and SK Telecom to speed telecommunications AI adoption and innovation

DySPAN is the premier international conference on spectrum innovation, typically held in the US. Bringing the event to the UK for 2025 is a triumph. The event will take place 12-16th May 2025 in London, with support from DSIT, Ofcom, UK Spectrum Policy Forum and Digital Catapult, alongside international collaborators. 

UKTIN spoke to the event’s General Chair, Simon Saunders to learn more. 

1. Please tell us about the DySPAN event.

• Nvidia is on a mission to underpin major digital infrastructures and development processes with its processors and software
• It’s already at the centre of the AI datacentre universe
• Now it has launched AI Aerial, its hardware/software combo solution for AI-enabled radio access network (RAN) architectures, though the supporting tech is already part of its 6G pitch
• Its proposition is supported by a roster of big name partners, including Dell, HPE, SuperMicro, Wind River, Red Hat, Samsung, Fujitsu and close

5G has always been the cyber-cellular hybrid, and a push for Application Programming Interface (API) proliferation within 5G is set to blend these two worlds even further. It’s an uneasy path forward – the market revenues are unclear, and there is the threat of multiplicity and non-standardization of solutions – and security is by no means the least of the problems network operators and developers backing the API market will have to face.

T-Priority brings agencies of all sizes cutting-edge 5G solutions, best-in-class partners and America’s best 5G network experience for first responders

First responders deserve the most advanced connectivity solutions in the world, and T-Mobile is stepping up to answer the call. Today, during T-Mobile's (NASDAQ: TMUS) Capital Markets Day, CEO Mike Sievert unveiled T-Priority, a new solution built with first responders to deliver the unprecedented support they deserve every day and — especially — during massive emergencies. T-Priority includes:

EkkoSense, a global leader in the provision of AI-powered data centre optimisation software, has worked with Virgin Media O2 to help the company make data centre cooling energy savings worth in excess of £1 million per year.

This represents an average 15% saving in data centre cooling energy, with EkkoSense’s software helping to secure savings equivalent to 760 tonnes of carbon dioxide using location-based scope 2 accounting.

Hello, my name is Paul Harris, and I’m a Principal Wireless Architect within the CTO Office of VIAVI Solutions. I contribute to the company’s technology strategy for 5G, 6G and beyond and, along with the rest of my team, I am always looking ahead and considering how we need to adapt to new and emerging technologies.