Artificial Intelligence

NVIDIA  announced America’s first AI-native wireless stack for 6G, including new applications to advance next-generation wireless technology, in collaboration with industry-leading partners Booz Allen, Cisco, MITRE, ODC and T-Mobile.

Global spending on telco network cloud infrastructure and software is projected to grow from $17.4 billion in 2025 to $24.8 billion by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%, according to Omdia’s new Telco Network Cloud Market Tracker – 2025 Annual Forecast Report.

Finnish vendor reports double-digit adjusted net sales growth of 12% y-o-y, but profit for the period dropped 54% as CEO insists vendor still on track to meet 2025 fiscal outlook.

Vodafone and Zinkworks, an Irish tech company, are developing a generative AI driven platform to churn out radio access network (RAN) applications “within weeks, not months.”

New license option to help scale vibrant edge of smartphones, PCs, automotives and IoT devices in support of AI-first access devices

Broadcom Inc. announced the industry’s first Wi-Fi 8 silicon solutions for the broadband wireless edge ecosystem including residential gateways, enterprise access points, and smart mobile clients.

A new network test conducted by Vodafone hopes to persuade European lawmakers to reserve the upper 6 GHz band for mobile.

The UK-based telco took a smartphone equipped with an off-the-shelf MediaTek M90 modem and – using 200 MHz of 6-GHz spectrum and carrier aggregation – managed to achieve a peak downlink speed of 2.5 Gbps.

• BT researchers working with Ericsson propose a response to cyber threats that mimics biological immunity
• The AI-based offering could be deployed internally and offered as a service to enterprise customers
• The speed of response and remediation is critical as threats to telcos escalate

3GPP Release 20 is a pivotal milestone, consolidating 5G-Advanced while seeding 6G studies that will define the next decade of connectivity

Nokia has been testing Ultra Ethernet Transport (UET) traffic across its data centre platforms, and says “AI is changing the game when it comes to expected performance.”

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announces the new Dell PowerEdge XR8720t designed to transform edge and telecom infrastructure by delivering unprecedented performance and connectivity, especially for Open RAN and Cloud RAN deployments.

Why it matters:

IBM is unveiling IBM Network Intelligence, a network-native AI solution that addresses the escalating complexity of modern telecommunications and enterprise networks.

• Nscale selects Nokia as a preferred networking partner for global AI-ready data center build-out.
• Nokia joins other investors in Nscale’s Series B investment round to advance AI infrastructure globally.
• Nokia and Nscale to jointly drive innovation in the networking stack used in AI c

Nokia, Nvidia, Deutsche Telekom and Dell are among a group of investors that have backed budding European hyperscaler Nscale to the tune of $1.1 billion.

OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle have announced further details of their ambitious plan to build $500 billion worth of AI data centres across the US.

• US President Donald Trump is visiting the UK
• Digital infrastructure investments are among the related business announcements made to coincide with the occasion
• Google, Microsoft, Nvidia and more are to provide the technology that enables the UK’s sovereign cloud and AI services

• New campus in Oulu, Finland – the “Home of Radio” – will deliver high-performance, resilient and trusted radio networks. 
• It is the world’s most advanced hub for the entire lifecycle of 5G and 6G radio innovation, ensuring that secure 5G and 6G networks are designed, tested and built in Europe. 

• The companies are aiming to merge AI accelerators, quantum computers, and high-performance computing to help solve a wide range of the world's most difficult problems

IBM announced plans to develop next-generation computing architectures based on the combination of quantum computers and high-performance computin

Unprecedented Forecast Signals an IT Transformation from Software to AI-Based Products and Services

Year-over-year spending, between 2025 and 2029, for Artificial Intelligence (AI), will grow by 31.9%, according to data from the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Artificial Intelligence IT Spending Market Forecast.

RtBrick released its 'State of Disaggregation' report,examining the current state of networks globally and telecom operators’ efforts to address surging customer demands.&nb

Hi, I’m Simon Rowell — after three years in the public sector, I’m now leading government affairs for a UK AI hyperscaler called Nscale. Previously, I worked as an adviser for Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and for DSIT for two years.

Senior insiders speak out against top operator leadership for lack of decisive backing and appetite to change, likely driving a network crunch by 2030, an RtBrick survey finds.

Intel has received a rare vote of confidence in the form of a $2 billion investment from SoftBank.

The number of data centres in the UK is set to increase by almost a fifth, according to figures shared with BBC News.

Data centres are giant warehouses full of powerful computers used to run digital services from movie streaming to online banking - there are currently an estimated 477 of them in the UK.

A survey put together by Ciena and Heavy Reading reveals only 16% of surveyed telcos believe their optical networks are ‘very ready’ for AI.