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Analysis: Nvidia–MediaTek Deepen AI Platform Collaboration -What it Means for AI RAN & DCI
Executive Summary: Nvidia has expanded its partnership with Taiwan based semiconductor firm MediaTek, committing $3.5 billion to a bond investment the two companies describe as a deepening of their “longstanding collaboration to build the next generations of AI computing platforms.” The move extends Nvidia’s pattern of strategic capital deployment across its compute ecosystem, this time… Read more
Gates warns of “turbulent AI era;” OpenAI calls for collective action on AI cybersecurity
Introduction: The AI risks are very real and growing each day. In a roughly 6,000-word essay on his personal site titled “The turbulent AI era is here,” plus interviews with The New York Times, CNN, Axios, Reuters, and The Washington Post, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates argued that AI now poses a grave threat to jobs… Read more
South Korean startup Rebellions to use open source software for carriers to quickly build AI stacks with its AI inferencing chips
South Korean chip startup Rebellions builds purpose-engineered Al accelerators to redefine energy-efficiency and scale in the age of large-scale Al. It aims to deliver the best performance per dollar per watt possible for inferencing and lower both capex and opex associated with running AI infrastructure. The company has been very selective about where it has… Read more
Ericsson leads SK Telecom AI RAN vs. NVIDIA’s GPU centric AI RAN Alliance
Executive Summary: Ericsson says it has been selected as the sole global technology partner in SK Telecom’s consortium for Korea’s Hyper-AI Network Infrastructure Demonstration Project, a South Korea government-backed initiative led by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency. The program is intended to validate AI-RAN pilot networks as a… Read more
Analysis: Nokia’s new AI-RAN platform and Standalone AI-RAN node with Nvidia GPUs
Nokia today announced what it describes as the first commercial AI-RAN platform, signaling a potentially significant inflection point in radio access network architecture. As AI workloads increasingly influence network design and operations, service providers are under pressure to deliver higher capacity, improved cost efficiency, and faster service innovation without depending on traditional hardware refresh cycles…. Read more
TM Forum’s DTW Ignite 2026: Open Digital Architecture (ODA); Nokia, Ericsson, IBM and Mavenir AI announcements/cloud partnerships
The ongoing DTW Ignite 2026 conference [1.] represents a major shift for the telecom industry from theoretical AI experimentation to practical, code-proven execution under the core theme, “The Future Faster.” “The Race to 2030” & Core Theme: Shift to Action: TM Forum Vice President Aaron Boasman-Patel and CEO Nik Willetts opened the summit emphasizing that… Read more
AI-Era Cloud Network Transformation: A Reference Architecture and Implementation Roadmap
By Shazia Hasnie, PhD Introduction: The physical network infrastructure that underpins cloud computing was designed for an era that no longer exists. Distributed training across hundreds of thousands of GPUs, real-time inference at the edge, and autonomous agent coordination impose requirements that traditional cloud network designs were never intended to meet. The networks that served… Read more
AI-RAN and Agentic AI get real: Ericsson, Nokia, Verizon & other operators enter into a new network automation era
Disclaimer: Perplexity.ai was used for research in this article. Executive Summary: A cluster of announcements in early-to-mid June 2026 signals a real shift from AI research to commercial AI-driven network automation. Telcos are transitioning from isolated AI pilots to production-grade AI operations deployed across live networks. Ericsson launched its AI in RAN commercial software subscription… Read more
Federated Wireless Spectrum AI: Advancing CBRS Efficiency Through AI-Driven RAN Optimization
Introduction: Recent field trial results from Federated Wireless indicate up to 50% gains in usable CBRS spectrum [1.] and significantly accelerated network planning cycles when using the company’s Wireless Spectrum AI platform [2.]. The field trials were held in markets such as Phoenix and Philadelphia, along with more intensive trials and validations in four counties… Read more
3GPP approves timelines for Release 21 which will specify 6G RAN, Core and 5G Advanced
At 3GPPs meeting last week in Singapore, Technical Specification Group (TSG) RAN #112 approved the full Release-21 timeline jointly proposed by the three TSG Chairs. On June 12th, more than 150 participants from the regions ICT community attended ‘3GPP 6G Standardization: From Study to Specification,’ featuring the combined technical leadership of 3GPP. Topics covered in… Read more