Blog Posts

Fujitsu's 1Finity Bets Big on India: 200 Engineers, AI-RAN and the Open RAN Waiting Game

Fujitsu's 1Finity expands its India team to 200+ engineers, targeting AI-RAN, 6G and optical networking as it waits for the Open RAN market to finally take off.

WiSig Opens Commercial Orders for Made-in-India O-RAN Massive MIMO Radio: What It Means for Open RAN Economics

WiSig Networks opens commercial orders for its Made-in-India O-RAN 32TR Massive MIMO ULPI radio, with volume shipments planned for 2027. A decision memo for Open RAN operators and vendors.

Deutsche Telekom’s Uplink Reality Check: Why AI Traffic Won’t Inflate RAN Capex

DT says AI uplink traffic won't drive incremental RAN capex, challenging vendor hopes and exposing the gap between AI-RAN hype and operator budgets.

1Finity's AI-RAN Reality Check: Build Where the Customer Is Already Paying

1Finity says AI-RAN must be built where a customer already pays—a sobering economics test for Open RAN operators chasing GPU-powered intelligence.

Open RAN's AI Era Puts Interoperability and Testing Back in the Spotlight

At the Intelligent RAN Forum 2026, Viavi and Battelle explained why testing and interoperability are the real gates to AI-driven Open RAN.

AI-Native Open RAN Market to Hit $24.5 Billion by 2035: The Investment Case Is Finally Catching Up to the Architecture

AI-native Open RAN market to grow from $3.2B in 2025 to $24.5B by 2035 at 22.6% CAGR, as operators shift capex toward intelligent, interoperable RAN.

Deutsche Telekom's €2.5 Billion AI Bet: A 40-Year Journey from Digitization to Intelligent Networks

Deutsche Telekom targets €2.5B in AI savings to fund fibre. We trace the industry's long road from network automation to today's AI-native ambitions.

The 6G Core Divide: Why 3GPP's AI Domain Debate Is Open RAN's Next Battleground

3GPP's AI domain debate could reshape core, device, and RAN architecture. Here's what the 6G core divide means for Open RAN operators.

AI-RAN Meets Agentic Networks: What the TM Forum's Governance Push Means for Open RAN Operators

TM Forum is calling for controls on telecoms AI agents. Here's what skeptical execs need to know before agentic automation hits the RAN.

GlobalLogic's AI-RAN Trials: A Quiet Breakthrough in the Hype-Filled Race to Intelligent Networks

GlobalLogic's controlled 5G Open RAN trials show 15x faster processing and 40% lower power, offering a grounded path to AI-RAN.

Nokia's dApp Gamble: E3, Nvidia GPUs, and the Fight for Open RAN's Next App Economy

Nokia backs O-RAN's E3 interface and Nvidia GPUs for dApps as Ericsson and Samsung hold back — what the split means for operator procurement.

Nokia's dApp Gamble: E3 Interface, Nvidia GPUs, and the Fight for Open RAN's Next App Economy

Nokia bets on dApps, Nvidia GPUs, and the O-RAN E3 interface to revive its open RAN competitiveness. A technical deep dive.

Nokia's Open Fronthaul Gamble: The uRAN Move That Could Finally Make Open RAN Pay

Nokia backs a new open RAN interface to take on Ericsson and Samsung, betting that openness—not just AI—decides the next 5G and 6G RAN cycle.

Nokia's Big Bet: GPUs in the Cell Tower and the Fight Over How Networks Get Smarter

Nokia is racing to put Nvidia GPUs inside cell towers while Ericsson holds back. Here's what the AI-RAN split means for the future of mobile networks.

ZTE's AI-RAN Reality Check: Why the Chinese Vendor Says 'AI for RAN' Beats 'RAN for AI' — For Now

ZTE's AI-RAN strategy: AI for RAN delivers 15-20% capacity gains and lower opex, while RAN for AI waits. 5 lessons for Open RAN operators.

Samsung's Double Win in Korea's Hyper AI Network: What KT and SK Telecom Deals Mean for Open RAN Operators

Samsung signs AI RAN contracts with KT and SK Telecom under Korea's Hyper AI Network. A skeptical exec's Q&A on what it means for Open RAN.

Nokia's AI-RAN Field Trials Go Global: Eight Operators, One Platform, and the Long Road from Lab to Live

Nokia's AI-RAN trials with A1, Chunghwa Telecom, du, e&, Mobily, stc, TPG Telecom, and Zain Saudi signal the shift from evaluation to field deployment.

The 4GHz AI Case Has a Way to Go: Spectrum, AI-RAN, and the Physics of Uplink

CTIA's 4GHz refarming push meets AI-driven uplink demand. A technical look at spectrum, AI-RAN optimization, and what operators must decide.

The Real AI-RAN Story: US Carriers Diverge on GPUs, and That's Exactly Why Open RAN Wins

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are taking different paths to AI-RAN. That divergence is a feature, not a bug—and it's a win for open, multi-vendor networks.

US Carriers Split on AI-RAN: What AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon's Diverging GPU Strategies Mean for Open RAN

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are taking different paths to AI-RAN, from GPU skepticism to GPU testing. Here's what it means for Open RAN.