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Nokia & China Mobile collaborate on 5G and AI; Nokia & Tencent on 5G in China
Nokia and China Mobile Collaboration Summary: Nokia and China Mobile have signed an agreement (MoU) to investigate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to optimize future wireless networks and enable the delivery of new edge cloud computing and “5G” services. As part of the collaboration, the two companies will jointly establish a… Read more
Highlights of 2017 Telecom Infrastructure Project (TIP) Summit
Executive Summary: The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is gaining a lot of awareness and market traction, judging by last week’s very well attended TIP Summit at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The number of telecom network operators presented was very impressive, especially considering that none were from the U.S. with the exception of AT&T, which presented… Read more
Verizon’s Huge Increase in Fiber Investments for “5G” Small Cell Backhaul & FTTP
Verizon Communications’ recent surge in buying fiber assets has little to do with its FiOS video and broadband Internet access. Yet the company expects to benefit from the investments, Senior Vice President Kyle Malady said at the Fiber Connect conference this week. He said Verizon is doubling down on fiber to fuel 5G network builds…. Read more
Will Outsourcing of Managed Services and Network Maintenance Make Telecoms More Competitive?
Introduction: Managed services and outsourcing of wireless and wireline network operations has become an emerging trend in the global telecom industry. Here are a few recent examples: -Last year, Embarq outsourced its Network Operation Centers (NOCs) to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN). -In a blockbuster deal announced a few months ago, Sprint announced it will pay… Read more
OIF Launches 7 New Projects Targeting 448G Electrical Interfaces, 200G Bidirectional Optics and Coherent Link Security
Introduction: The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has initiated seven new technical projects addressing the rapidly growing bandwidth, power-efficiency, optical connectivity and security requirements of AI infrastructure and next-generation data center networks. The projects were announced November 9 following OIF’s Q4 2026 Technical and Market Awareness & Education Committees meeting, held November 2–5 in Bangkok, Thailand…. Read more
Skeptical Analysis: SpaceX Selects Qualcomm for Nationwide Terrestrial 5G Network; Impact on Big 3 U.S. Wireless Carriers
Disclosure: ChatGPT was used extensively for research, technical analysis, and drafting assistance in this article. The author reviewed and fact-checked the material and is responsible for the final content. Executive Summary: SpaceX has selected Qualcomm Technologies’ Dragonwing Cellular Infrastructure platforms to provide the radio and baseband technology for Starlink Mobile’s planned nationwide U.S. terrestrial 5G… Read more
ATIS Proposes Wireless Physical-Layer Foundation Models for AI-Native 6G Networks
Disclaimer: ChatGPT was used extensively to read and summarize the 25 page ATIS Whitepaper described in this article. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Introduction: The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) has introduced Wireless Physical Layer Foundation Models (WPFMs), a proposed approach to applying artificial intelligence directly to radio-frequency (RF) signals and wireless channel measurements. The objective is to… Read more
What Might Qualify as an Equivalent Replacement for a Copper Based Telephone Landline?
Introduction: Retiring a copper telephone network is not simply a change of transmission medium. A migration can change where power is supplied, how calls are established, how connected equipment communicates, and which components must remain operational during an emergency. The objective is equivalence of required service outcomes—not replication of every characteristic of the old network…. Read more
PsiQuantum Targets AI Data Center Networks with Silicon-Photonic Optical Switching
Disclaimer: ChatGPT was used extensively for research contained in this article. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Introduction: As AI workloads expand and AI clusters grow, the networks connecting GPUs and other accelerators are becoming an increasingly important constraint on performance, power consumption and cost. Optical circuit switching (OCS) offers one way to improve connectivity by establishing direct optical paths… Read more
Oracle Integrates NVIDIA and Google AI Accelerators with its High-Performance Cloud Networking Infrastructure
Disclaimer: ChatGPT was used extensively for research included in this article. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Introduction: Oracle’s multiple announcements on October 27th illustrate how AI cloud infrastructure is evolving beyond simply providing access to GPUs. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is combining NVIDIA’s latest AI computing systems, Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), and its Acceleron networking architecture to support… Read more