AI investors want to own their own compute power
Private equity companies investing in AI are looking to secure compute power Governments are also looking to do the same to ensure domestic AI startups have what they need for growth Investments and grants could use compute power as currency...
BEAD is ‘unlikely’ to bring broadband that will last
BEAD money will likely short of connecting all U.S. citizens to fiber broadband It’s also not enough to provide speeds beyond 100/20 Mbps, said Connect Humanity’s Brian Vo The federal government has already poured lots of money toward tackling the...
There is no ‘easy’ button for AI
AI is much, much harder than marketers would have you believe RAG, often touted as a solution to AI hallucinations, isn’t nearly as straightforward as it seems The best approach is to understand AI implementation is a process and choose...
Air-gapped clouds fill a weird niche. Here’s what you need to know
Air-gapped cloud solutions are gaining traction amidst security concerns Likely first adopters include verticals such as the military, medical and financial segments Though not connected to the internet, air-gapped clouds can still provide AI capabilities What good is cloud infrastructure...
UScellular: It’s full-speed ahead on marketing tower portfolio
UScellular is selling its wireless operations to T-Mobile, but it’s keeping its portfolio of about 4,000 towers These towers are taller than your average cell tower because UScellular serves a lot of rural areas, where higher towers are used to...
Here’s what analysts think about the Intel layoffs
Intel said it is laying off about 15% of its workforce Most of the cuts will be made by the end of 2024 The move to stop “non-essential work” comes after the company posted a $1.6B loss Cloud providers may...
Private 5G takes the gold in the Paris Olympics
Orange and Cisco are major 5G providers for the Paris games Obvios and other startups provide private 5G networking in a box Broadcasters, meanwhile, use bonded 4G to stream video In the late 18th Century, the Paris Catacombs were used...
Dell’Oro: Don’t expect 5G-Advanced to fuel a RAN resurgence
5G-Advanced won’t do much to advance the state of the ailing RAN market, Dell’Oro Group warned. Dell’Oro Group’s Radio access network (RAN) maven analyst Stefan Pongratz said that network upgrades to 5G-Advanced will not cause a major RAN revival. Even...
UScellular beats the blues with ‘Ironic’ campaign
Over a year ago, UScellular started encouraging customers to put down their phones The campaign started when UScellular was losing subscribers at an alarming rate Now UScellular is enlisting Alanis Morissette to sing the praises of a digital reset, all...
Frontier, Nokia take 100G out on test drive
Frontier and Nokia demo’d 100G broadband speeds on a stretch of 20-year old fiber in Lewisville, Texas Nokia has been helping other operators prep their networks for 50G and 100G PON Most consumers won’t need these speeds anytime soon, but...