Open RAN changed how telecom networks are built. Now AI-RAN is poised to change how they’re run. At MWC Barcelona 2026, Wind River—an Aptiv company—and Vodafone are showcasing a joint AI-RAN solution designed to operationalize intelligence inside disaggregated Open RAN networks. The message is blunt: human-driven network operations can’t keep up anymore. From Dashboards to…
At MWC Barcelona, Red Hat announced a major win in the European telecom market: Telefónica Spain is standardizing on Red Hat OpenShift as its common platform for both IT workloads and cloud-native network functions (CNFs). It’s more than a platform swap. It’s a structural shift in how one of Europe’s largest operators runs its infrastructure—bringing…
South Africa’s mobile market is about to get a real-world AI test. Cell C has signed a Proof of Concept (PoC) agreement with global telecom technology partner Odine to trial AI-driven network quality enhancement tools across its mobile infrastructure. The goal: improve connection continuity and customer experience—without ramping up capital expenditure. For an operator pursuing…
AI-first smartphone brand TECNO is going big at Mobile World Congress, using the Barcelona stage to launch its new CAMON 50 Series, outline a broader AI ecosystem strategy, and formally announce a high-profile partnership with Tonino Lamborghini. It’s an ambitious play: blend serious imaging hardware with dedicated AI architecture, wrap it in a creative software…
At Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Ericsson and Intel unveiled an expanded strategic collaboration aimed squarely at one of telecom’s biggest looming shifts: the transition from 5G to AI-native 6G. This isn’t a ceremonial handshake. The companies say they’re aligning silicon roadmaps, cloud platforms, and network architectures to speed ecosystem readiness for 6G deployments…
Red Bull Racing and Oracle have turbocharged their partnership with a multi-year extension, preparing for what the teams call “the most significant regulation shift in modern F1 history.” The move cements Oracle’s role in powering Red Bull Racing’s next-generation hybrid power unit, AI race strategy, and enterprise cloud operations. Since Oracle became the Team’s title…
As the geospatial intelligence market races toward a projected $63 billion valuation by 2030, a familiar problem persists: there’s no shortage of satellite data—but turning it into usable, decision-ready intelligence remains painfully complex. Now, Seekr is betting it can close that gap. The company has launched a new geospatial reasoning engine under its SeekrGeo platform,…
Telecom modernization just got another cloud-first push. Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN) has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services to deliver a secure, cloud-native voice communications platform built entirely on AWS infrastructure. The partnership centers on migrating core voice network functions—long anchored in private data centers—into a containerized, Kubernetes-driven architecture optimized for…
As quantum computing moves from theory toward reality, encryption standards protecting today’s internet are facing an inevitable transformation. Cloudflare, Inc. has announced a significant milestone: the world’s first complete Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform built to support modern post-quantum (PQ) encryption standards. With this update, the Cloudflare One SASE platform now integrates advanced post-quantum…
