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AT&T and Ericsson boost Cloud RAN performance with AI-native software running on Intel Xeon 6 SoC
Overview: AT&T and Ericsson have completed a milestone Cloud RAN test by successfully demonstrating Ericsson’s AI-native Link Adaptation [1.] on a Cloud RAN stack powered by Intel Xeon 6 SoC. The test showed how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve spectral efficiency and network responsiveness in real-world conditions. Conducted over AT&T’s licensed frequency bands, the experiment was… Read more
NVIDIA and global telecom leaders to build 6G on open and secure AI-native platforms + Linux Foundation launches OCUDU
Executive Summary: NVIDIA today announced a strategic collaboration with a global coalition of industry leaders—including Nokia, Ericsson, T-Mobile, and Deutsche Telekom—to architect the next generation of AI-native wireless infrastructure. As we’ve noted many times, 6G/IMT 2030 will be AI-native and software-defined, enabling wireless networks to advance at the pace of innovation. 6G networks, built on AI-RAN architecture, will continuously… Read more
Ericsson goes with custom silicon (rather than Nvidia GPUs) for AI RAN
Ahead of MWC Barcelona 2026, Ericsson unveiled its initial suite of AI-RAN products at a pre-event briefing in London, emphasizing a strategy anchored in proprietary, purpose-built silicon to enhance radio access network (RAN) performance. While the wireless industry is finally moving to virtualized/cloud RAN utilizing general-purpose processors from Intel, Ericsson is defending its continued investment… Read more
Dell’Oro: RAN Market Stabilized in 2025 with 1% CAG forecast over next 5 years; Opinion on AI RAN, 5G Advanced, 6G RAN/Core risks
A recently published report from Dell’Oro Group reveals that the Radio Access Network (RAN) market ended the year on a stable note, with stronger than typical 3Q to 4Q seasonality. Fourth-quarter results were consistent with the broader stabilization trend that shaped the RAN market throughout the year, resulting in stable revenue trends for the full… Read more
Analysis: Rakuten Mobile and Intel partnership to embed AI directly into vRAN
Today, Rakuten Mobile and Intel announced a partnership to embed Artificial Intelligence (AI) directly into the virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) stack. While vRAN currently represents a small percentage of the total RAN market (Dell’Oro Group recently forecasts vRAN to account for 5% to 10% of the total RAN market by 2026), this partnership could… Read more
China’s open source AI models to capture a larger share of 2026 global AI market
Overview of AI Models – China vs U.S. : Chinese AI language models (LMs) have advanced rapidly and are now contesting with the U.S. for global market leadership. Alibaba’s Qwen-Image-2512 is emerging as a top-performing, free, open-source model capable of high-fidelity human, landscape, and text rendering. Other key, competitive models include Zhipu AI’s GLM-Image (trained on domestic… Read more
Vodafone Spain (Zegona), MasOrange and Telefonica in possible RANco joint venture
In an interview with Expansion published on January 26, 2026, Zegona [1.] CEO Eamonn O’Hare revealed that Vodafone Spain, MasOrange and Telefonica have been holding talks on the possibility of joining their mobile networks together since late last year. “We are talking with Orange and Telefónica to create a RANco,” he said. Note 1. Zegona owns 100%… Read more
Enterprise IoT and the Transformation of UK Telecom Business Models – Part 1
By Afnan Khan (ML Engineer) and Raabia Riaz (Data Scientist) Introduction: This is the first of two articles on the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on the UK Telecom industry. The second is at From LPWAN to Hybrid Networks: Satellite and NTN as Enablers of Enterprise IoT – Part 2 Executive Summary: In… Read more
Virtual RAN gets a boost from Samsung demo using Intel’s Grand Rapids/Xeon Series 6 SoC
Samsung is the fifth largest worldwide RAN equipment vendor, behind Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia and ZTE. This week, the South Korean conglomerate claimed to have reached a virtual RAN (vRAN) milestone with the completion of a commercial phone call using Granite Rapids – Intel’s Xeon 6700P-B SoC processor series. The call took place on the network of… Read more
Marvell shrinking share of the RAN custom silicon market & acquisition of XConn Technologies for AI data center connectivity
Samsung and Nokia currently use Marvell’s OCTEON Fusion baseband processors and OCTEON Data Processing Units (DPUs) in their 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment. 1. Samsung has a long-standing relationship with Marvell, primarily using the latter’s silicon for purpose-built (traditional) 5G RAN products. OCTEON Fusion Processors: Samsung uses these baseband processors in its 5G base… Read more