GMV obtains ISO 42001:2024 AI management certification
GMV has obtained ISO 42001:2024 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System, which has been validated by AENOR and has covered development and client-facing AI solutions, reinforcing governance, traceability and compliance with evolving EU AI regulation.
AI Deployment in Waste Operations
Fleets have adopted AI-driven camera systems that have enhanced safety, contamination detection and overload monitoring, and have integrated with workflows to deliver objective incident records, improve operational efficiency and support regulatory compliance.
RoboTwin enables factory workers to teach robots
RoboTwin has developed a handheld, no-code system that has converted human demonstrations into robot programmes and has sought to simplify automation for SMEs; it has secured EU grant support and has expanded commercial trials across Europe, North America and Mexico.
Intelligent networks for Europe's digital infrastructure
Europe has invested heavily in connectivity but has seen flat telecom revenues and value has accrued outside operators; European telecoms have begun embedding AI into networks to enable real-time services, efficiency gains and new monetisation models.
Indosat pursues AI strategy to build sovereign capabilities
Indosat has repositioned as an AI-native operator, has deployed GPU-based infrastructure and the Sahabat AI platform for Bahasa Indonesia, and has partnered with global cloud vendors to develop domestic data‑centre and sovereign cloud capabilities.
NAVTOR integrates AI into customer support
NAVTOR has implemented AI tools in customer support to accelerate responses, automate documentation and triage tickets, and has projected reductions in first‑response times and improved customer satisfaction while retaining human oversight.
Autobrains applies agentic AI to ADAS and automated driving
Autobrains has introduced agentic AI for ADAS and automated driving, has deployed modular specialised agents that have reduced compute and data demands, have improved handling of edge cases and have reached commercial deployments with global automotive partners.
Governance Required for Industrial Edge AI
Organisations have accelerated Edge AI adoption and have exposed gaps in governance, efficiency and IT/OT accountability; analysts have said unified monitoring and clarified responsibilities have been required to align people, processes and technology for secure, distributed industrial operations.
Azercell outlines AI-driven network and fibre strategy
Azercell has described its nationwide fibre upgrades and AI-enabled autonomous network initiatives, saying they have improved resilience, reduced latency and supported traffic optimisation for events and environmental disruption, and have been positioned to enable new enterprise services and commercial growth.
Telecoms shift from AI hype to practical deployment
GSMA Intelligence has reported that telecoms have shifted from conceptual AI discussion to practical deployment, identifying agentic, sovereign and AI-RAN lanes, and has emphasised attention to core network AI, sovereign solutions, sustainability and 6G sensing.
Deutsche Telekom expands AI across services and networks
Deutsche Telekom has outlined plans to embed AI across customer services and network operations, including voice-enabled call assistance and automated network management, and has described incremental rollouts and AI-native architecture objectives for 6G.
Vodafone upgrades German last-mile network with Aurora
Aurora Networks has upgraded Vodafone’s German broadband access with Remote PHY, Distributed Access Architecture and virtual CMTS, and has enabled centralised management, automated provisioning and multigigabit-capable last-mile connectivity to improve throughput, latency and operational flexibility.
Telecom operators shift from AI experiments to deployment
GSMA has reported that telecom operators have moved from AI concepts to practical deployments, identifying agentic AI, sovereign AI and AI-RAN as core lanes, and has warned attention has skewed towards AI-RAN over core, sustainability and 6G sensing.
China Unicom cuts capex, boosts AI infrastructure
China Unicom has cut 2026 capex by nearly 8% to about CNY 50bn and has allocated over 35% to computing infrastructure, as AI-related revenue has risen 147% and computing power services have contributed materially to service revenue.
Ciena shifts to pluggable optics and AI-driven orchestration
Ciena has repositioned its optical and software portfolio to address hyperscaler and telco AI demand, unbundling systems into pluggable interconnects, integrating Nubis technology, and deploying Blue Planet and agentic AI for closed-loop orchestration from cloud to edge.
QCraft raises $100m to advance autonomous driving
QCraft has secured $100 million in a Series D round, has committed funds to world models, reinforcement learning and L4 autonomous systems, and has planned expansion to 50+ additional vehicle models and pilot programmes in logistics and robotaxis.
AI testing challenges in telecom networks
Telecom operators have accelerated AI adoption but have remained in pilot phases due to fragmented data, limited operational readiness and insufficient scalable testing methodologies; traditional testing has been misaligned with AI's probabilistic behaviour.
AI-enabled negotiation of 5G network slices
Telecoms operators and vendors have demonstrated AI-driven, intent-based network-slicing prototypes and limited commercial deployments, and have integrated APIs for automated provisioning, monitoring and billing, while significant technical, legal and economic challenges have persisted ahead of broad enterprise adoption.
O2 Telefónica deploys AI assistant for network operations
O2 Telefónica has deployed NOA, an internally developed generative‑AI assistant, to support network engineers with diagnostics, ticket handling and training, and has integrated AI across capacity planning and energy optimisation as part of its Autonomous Network Journey to 2030.
Rakuten Mobile and Radisys Partner on AI-Enabled Services
Rakuten Mobile has used Radisys' Engage Digital Platform to deploy AI-enabled communications, hearing-assist features and energy-saving Open RAN automation, and has introduced youth and senior tariffs while embedding AI across operations and workforce training.
VIAVI and NVIDIA collaborate on AI-native 6G networks
VIAVI and NVIDIA have announced a strategic collaboration to integrate network testing and digital-twin simulation with AI platforms, and have developed agentic RAN blueprints to advance energy and spectral efficiency towards autonomous, software-defined 6G networks.
Supply Chain AI Symposium in Chicago, 15 July 2026
FreightWaves has scheduled a Supply Chain AI Symposium in Chicago on 15 July 2026 and has assembled founders, enterprise providers and marketers to demonstrate AI applications, hold rapid demos, a Marketing and Media Summit and networking and sponsorship opportunities.
Telefónica targets automation and transport upgrades
Telefónica has outlined a network modernisation plan that has combined AI-enabled SDN, a shift to coherent pluggables and a 400G/100G transport upgrade, and has targeted Level 4 autonomy by 2030 and 60% IPoDWDM by 2027.
Marelli and AWS launch AI for SDV test automation
Marelli and AWS have unveiled an AI-powered System Test Generation Agent that has automated creation of traceable system test cases, has reduced validation time and has integrated with existing engineering workflows to support software-defined vehicle development.
AI and Fleet Technologies Improve Truck Safety
Fleets have adopted AI-driven video telematics, predictive maintenance and tyre pressure monitoring, which have delivered reduced incidents, improved uptime and enhanced route management, while providing managers with real-time visibility and actionable safety insights.
Transition to Software- and AI-Defined Vehicles
Automakers have adopted software-defined architectures, have begun integrating artificial intelligence across vehicle platforms, have implemented centralised computing and over-the-air updates, and have pursued flexible powertrain strategies and cross-regional partnerships and have created new monetisation opportunities.
Telcos and Nvidia deploy distributed AI grids
Nvidia and several telecoms operators have announced geographically distributed 'AI grids' to run AI inference at the network edge; validation tests have indicated potential latency and cost benefits, and operator deployments have commenced.
AI Integrates into Manufacturing Operations and Strategy
Manufacturers have increasingly integrated AI into operations, prioritising pilots, data standardisation and network infrastructure, and leaders have emphasised cross-disciplinary talent and sector-specific models to scale applications, with automotive companies having led early adoption.
AT&T, Cisco and Nvidia integrate AI into telecom networks
AT&T, Cisco and Nvidia have announced a collaboration that has integrated AI inference into telecom networks and edge computing. The partners have targeted enterprise video analytics, industrial monitoring and transport systems and have demonstrated deployments in public safety and industrial trials.
Orange Business expands AI, collaboration and voice offerings
Orange Business has launched European-hosted collaboration, AI-agent and voice solutions designed to enhance data sovereignty, governance and operational automation, positioning them as regulated alternatives to global providers while emphasising internal use as proof of performance.
AI monitoring adopted by commercial fleet telematics
Fleet telematics firms have deployed AI-powered in-cabin monitoring across commercial fleets and have reported improved driver behaviour and reduced collision rates, and have noted regulatory and public-awareness challenges for broader adoption.
Comcast to test NVIDIA GPUs for edge AI applications
Comcast has begun field trials deploying NVIDIA GPUs in regional edge locations to assess latency, cost and power efficiencies for personalised advertising, small-business AI assistants and low-latency gaming, leveraging its nationwide distributed network architecture.
Huawei outlines Agentic MBB vision and upgrades
At Mobile World Congress 2026, Huawei has outlined its 'Agentic MBB' strategy, has projected 900 billion agents by 2035, and has presented AI‑driven RAN Agent, digital twin, antenna and baseband products intended to boost uplink, latency and coverage.
Nvidia, Nokia and T-Mobile pilot AI RAN for edge inference
Nvidia, Nokia and T-Mobile have announced tests of AI-capable RAN infrastructure to run low-latency inference at or near cell sites, targeting urban, utilities and industrial use cases and integrating GPUs, RAN software and edge orchestration.
Viavi and Nvidia collaborate on AI-native network software
Viavi and Nvidia have expanded a partnership to integrate testing, simulation and AI platforms to develop agentic digital twins, improve spectral and energy efficiency and advance software-defined, AI-native networks towards autonomous 6G deployments.
Microsoft: AI agents accelerate Vodafone B2B processes
Microsoft has said frontier telcos have deployed AI agents to automate operations and accelerate Vodafone's RFI/RFP drafting from days to minutes, and has identified data governance, enterprise skills, and agent management as the principal barriers to wider scale.
Indosat and Safaricom partner on AI and payments
Indosat and Safaricom have formed a partnership to share AI capabilities and mobile finance operational lessons, covering customer engagement, fraud detection, network planning and digital payments. Commercial terms and governance arrangements have not been disclosed.
AI applications in network service assurance
Operators have embedded AI into service assurance to accelerate root-cause analysis, automate proactive anomaly detection and improve customer analytics; vendors and operators have reported higher automation levels and reduced resolution times.
Huawei forecasts networks must adapt for 100bn AI agents
Huawei has estimated AI agent connections could reach 100 billion and has said mobile networks have needed to evolve to support increased uplink traffic; it has proposed AI MOS and A2A-T standards for evaluating and coordinating agent services.
True Corporation unveils three-year AI-first telco strategy
True Corporation has outlined a three-year plan to transition to an AI-first telco-tech model, has set measures for 5G and broadband upgrades, expanded consumer and enterprise digital services, and has committed to company-wide AI training and national AI literacy programmes.
TIM CEO calls for telco-cloud-AI ecosystem rethink
TIM CEO Pietro Labriola has said telecoms, cloud and AI have formed an interconnected digital stack and has outlined that evolving AI applications have required shifts in network priorities, while he has emphasised the need for clarity on digital sovereignty.
Mobile networks adapt to AI agent traffic
Industry stakeholders have highlighted that mobile AI traffic has accelerated, requiring 5G-Advanced, U6GHz spectrum and AI-driven network management; operators who have upgraded infrastructure and formed ecosystem partnerships have been positioned to capture commercial opportunities.
SoftBank unveils Telco AI Cloud infrastructure
SoftBank has unveiled a Telco AI Cloud that has combined GPU training centres, edge AI‑RAN inference and a unified Infrinia AI Cloud OS, and has positioned distributed telco infrastructure as a strategic asset for low‑latency applications and data sovereignty.
UK–South Africa Intelligent Observatory AI project
A UK–South Africa collaboration has developed AI to automate telescope monitoring, accelerate data processing and improve observational reliability, integrating real-time health monitoring, predictive maintenance, automated data reduction and AI-assisted document search across major observatory facilities.
ZF and SiliconAuto unveil sensor-interface chip architecture
ZF and SiliconAuto have introduced a distributed chip architecture that offloads sensor capture and pre‑processing from central SoCs, enabling reduced computational load, standardised interfaces and lower power consumption, and have demonstrated a live implementation at Embedded World 2026.
Telecoms positioning to supply AI infrastructure and services
Telecoms operators have invested in AI and have developed offerings across networking, infrastructure, models and applications, and have adapted data centres and testing frameworks to support sovereign requirements and service-level assurances.
AI system halts 5G cyber-attacks within 100ms
Researchers at the University of Surrey have developed TwinGuard, an AI-driven digital twin framework that has detected and neutralised cyber-attacks on 5G test networks in under 100 milliseconds and has indicated its suitability for securing future 6G infrastructure.
GSMA launches Open Telco AI consortium
GSMA has launched the Open Telco AI initiative to develop telco-specific models and shared resources, has established a Telco Capability Index, and has drawn over 1,000 registrations to early challenges with AT&T and AMD as founding partners.
Cyient outlines human and AI model for autonomous networks
Cyient has presented a human-and-AI blueprint for level 4 autonomous networks at MWC Barcelona, has emphasised integration of AI with human expertise, and has proposed standardised data frameworks to enable closed-loop automation and commercial resilience.