Radio access network (RAN) stories
A new benchmark and shared guidance aim to help telecom operators turn scattered AI pilots into large-scale deployments across their networks.
Public safety, enterprise mobility and neutral host deployments were among the winners as the forum highlighted live commercial use of small-cell technology.
Operators risk higher costs and fragmented networks unless 6G migration is simplified, with standards still expected in the early 2030s.
Operators are shifting towards AI, satellite links and embedded security as telecom and IoT networking converge with compute and device control.
Commercial satellite services are moving into the mainstream, with direct-to-device deals now outpacing rural broadband in GSA's latest tally.
The new single-socket range targets space- and power-constrained deployments, from 5G networks to store-level AI and cloud storage.
More operators are now focused on network quality and service models as 5G deployment matures, GSA says.
Broader supplier chains and open standards are leaving mission-critical broadband networks more exposed as operators move to 4G and 5G.
HPE debuts AI Grid with Nvidia to link AI factories and edge sites, promising telcos unified, ultra-low-latency distributed inference.
Antevia and Benetel team up to offer a jointly validated outdoor Open RAN private 5G solution, targeting faster, lower-risk deployments.
Radisys and AccelerComm add NB-IoT to their 5G satellite stack, letting operators serve low-power IoT and broadband over shared spectrum.
Red Hat, Nvidia and Palo Alto launch unified AI-native telco stack to merge network functions, accelerated compute and security at core and edge.
Operators could cut energy use and congestion as the new tools aim to automate 5G network tasks across multivendor setups.
The listing gives Antevia a quicker route into tightly controlled UK supply chains, easing procurement for its private 5G network offering.
Control of the merged UK mobile venture gives Vodafone a freer hand as regulators monitor competition safeguards and network investment promises.
Customers on compatible plans could soon see faster speeds as Optus prepares to widen its standalone 5G capacity across Sydney and Melbourne.
It could cut indoor 5G deployment costs for venues by letting public mobile and private network services share the same radio kit.
Smaller firms could gain easier in-building 5G as Antevia joins the O-RAN Alliance to push open standards and cut deployment costs.
Deployable 4G and 5G kits for defence and emergency teams are set to shrink as Apeiroon adopts RANsemi's RNS802 chip.
b<>com launches Open XG Hub, a free 5G/6G testbed to help labs trial open RAN components, private networks and new architectures.