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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
OpenSignal: real world 5G deployment in India, market status & what happened to 5Gi?
India’s 5G deployment has advanced beyond initial spectrum acquisition and market entry announcements. By late 2025, the operational scale of three privately owned India telecom providers, alongside the impending entry of the state-owned BSNL, is facilitating a concrete transformation in nationwide connectivity for millions of users. The prevailing industry focus has shifted from initial market leadership… Read more
Wireless Broadband Alliance Report: WiFi 7, converged Wi-Fi and 5G, AI/Cognitive networks, and OpenRoaming
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has today released its annual industry report and survey findings. The “WBA Industry Report 2026” contains the results of its annual industry survey across the Wi-Fi, cellular and enterprise ecosystem. Among its chief findings is that 62% of respondents have grown more confident to invest in Wi-Fi over the last 12 months… Read more
Analysis: OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom launch multi-year AI collaboration
Deutsche Telekom (DT) has formalized a strategic, multi-year collaboration with OpenAI to integrate advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions across its internal operations and customer engagement platforms. The partnership aims to co-develop “simple, personal, and multi-lingual AI experiences” focused on enhancing communication and productivity. Initial pilot programs are slated for deployment in Q1 2026. AI will… Read more
Dell’Oro: Analysis of the Nokia-NVIDIA-partnership on AI RAN
According to Dell’Oro VP Stefan Pongratz, Nokia has outlined a clear plan to arrest its declining RAN revenue share (see chart below), with NVIDIA now a central pillar of that strategy. The partnership is designed to deliver AI RAN [1.] while meeting wireless network operators’ near-term constraints and concerns on performance, power, and TCO (Total Cost… Read more