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Space data centers: Starcloud, SpaceX and Project Suncatcher explained
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (910+ words) Starcloud just crossed a huge milestone, raising $170 million in funding at a $1.1 billion valuation. While $1 billion isn't exactly a huge sum in the data center world, it is certainly a lot for a startup " and one looking to deploy data…...
Alianza thinks the telco AI opportunity is bigger than distributed computing
1+ week, 3+ day ago (679+ words) Cisco made headlines this week with news it is working with Nvidia, AT&T, Comcast, Charter Communications and Akamai to deploy a new AI Grid architecture that pushes compute closer to users. The idea, of course, is that distributed, low-latency…...
MWC 2026: T-Mobile on 6G, 5G-Advanced and using AI to combat storms
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (376+ words) Moving from 5G standalone (5G SA) to 6G will be a progression for operators " and not a revolution says T-Mobile's senior vice president of field engineering, who talked with Fierce at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. "We don't see 6G as a reset, where…...
MWC 2026: Ericsson says AI is a network tool and network driver
3+ week, 4+ day ago (471+ words) In an interview at the MWC 2026, Ibrahim Eldeftar, global head of solution line cognitive software and services for Ericsson, told Fierce Network that the vendor's approach is, in-fact, "AI for networks and networks for AI," noting that the two priorities…...
MWC 2026: Amdocs says GenAI success in telco won’t come from magic
3+ week, 4+ day ago (522+ words) MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2026, BARCELONA " After a few years of GenAI buzz, communications service providers are starting to recalibrate expectations and focus on what actually works in regulated, mission'critical environments. He added that the idea of AI as a shortcut to…...
MWC 2026: AI‑driven networks move from demos to deployment
3+ week, 4+ day ago (635+ words) MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2026, BARCELONA " AI was everywhere at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona " but the tone was markedly different from past years. Instead of conceptual demos or future promises, operators focused on how AI is being operationalized inside live networks,…...
MWC 2026: Red Hat drives toward cloud-native and AI-ready telcos
3+ week, 5+ day ago (316+ words) MWC 2026: Red Hat drives toward cloud-native and AI-ready telcos'fiercewireless.com MWC 2026: Red Hat drives toward cloud-native and AI-ready telcos - Red Hat deepens global telco partnerships to accelerate cloud-native transformation and build AI-ready networks - Major carriers standardize on Red Hat hybrid…...
VAST seeks to close the AI trust gap
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (669+ words) To be fair, those examples are three years old " AI has gotten a lot better. But AI still requires extensive fact-checking. And people are much more concerned than excited about AI, according to a September Pew study. VAST Data is…...
Dell debuts ruggedized outdoor server for cloud RAN and edge AI
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (372+ words) The far edge is the happy place for cloud RAN, AI and other edge workloads. But the far edge is a harsh place for servers. Servers are happiest in the data center, where the environment is clean and climate-controlled. The…...
Fierce Network Team
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (230+ words) The award-winning Fierce Network team is tracking the industry's sea change via our mega portal of hard-hitting industry news and analysis, designed to meet the needs of today's decision makers. Fierce Network covers artificial intelligence (AI), automation, fixed and mobile…...