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Fierce Wireless is the wireless industry’s daily monitor. Every day, Fierce Wireless’ independent team of experienced editors provides relevant and insightful information on the dynamic wireless market, covering topics ranging from network infrastructure to wireless technology, service pricing, 5G, spectrum policy, service virtualization, smartphones and more. Fierce Wireless provides our readers, which includes wireless carriers, device makers and equipment vendors, with thoughtful news and analysis on this increasingly competitive marketplace. FierceWireless editors have received numerous honors, including a Jesse H. Neal Award in the category of “Best Commentary.” Source

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Video: Will Verizon hand over its network to the machines?

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By Alejandro Piñero Verified
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In this video, Verizon Business Chief Technology Solutions Officer Debika Battacharya spoke with us at Mobile World Congress 2024 about how the telco is looking at artificial intelligence (AI) as a way to improve customer experience and more. Battacharya said the company currently thinks about traditional AI (a.k.a. machine learning) in four steps: descriptive AI, diagnostic AI, predictive and then prescriptive — all with the goal of how the company is understanding its customers.
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Who's not in the AI-RAN Alliance? Hint: Mavenir, Intel, Qualcomm

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By Monica Alleven Verified
| FierceWirelessTech
The launch of the AI RAN Alliance last week took a lot of people by surprise Founding members include Nvidia and SoftBank but some AI and ML bigwigs are missing Mavenir, which was not among the founding members, touts its open RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) with AI and ML Most of the artificial intelligence (AI) that wireless operators are doing has to do with the customer experience as opposed to the radio access network (RAN).
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Softbank, Nvidia, T-Mobile and more kick off AI-RAN Alliance

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By Monica Alleven Verified
| FierceWirelessTech
The AI RAN Alliance launched at MWC this week The effort started with SoftBank and Nvidia and they’re working with T-Mobile, AWS, Arm, DeepSig, Ericsson, Nokia, Microsoft, Northeastern University and Samsung Some question whether it’s a sales and marketing ploy MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA – It’s one thing to question whether claims about AI are true. It’s another to question whether a consortium claiming to be all about AI is really open or not.
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OpEd: Ericsson's grand plan for cloud

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Ericsson used its pre-MWC media day at London’s County Hall on the Thames last week to reveal a landmark new network architecture designed to unlock the value of cloud for communications service providers. It was the most significant announcement at an event that included several other key technology launches, notably around AI. Ericsson backed up the messaging around each new capability with big-name customer testimonials — an essential proof point in the current unsteady comms market.
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Samsung joins Princeton 6G initiative

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By Monica Alleven Verified
| FierceWirelessTech
Samsung Research America (SRA) is partnering with Princeton University to develop 6G wireless and networking systems. Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science established the NextG Initiative last year to accelerate the adoption of new technologies and increase innovation across a range of topics, including cloud and edge networks, intelligent sensing and network resilience.
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Satellite players form MSSA to advance D2D ecosystem

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By Monica Alleven Verified
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Along with everything else, folks at Mobile World Congress 2024 will be talking about ways to advance the direct-to-device (D2D) ecosystem, and the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) will be happy to facilitate those conversations. Formally unveiled on February 9, MSSA’s founding members are Viasat, Terrestar Solutions, Ligado Networks, Omnispace and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat).
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Verizon gives some love to open RAN, marks 130K O-RAN capable radios

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By Monica Alleven Verified
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Verizon isn’t handing the open RAN keys to a single vendor, as AT&T did with Ericsson. But it is making sure everyone is aware of Verizon’s commitment to open RAN – to the tune of 130,000 open RAN capable radios. Verizon announced today that it has deployed more than 130,000 O-RAN capable radios, a figure that includes the Massive MIMO radios that are part of the previously announced 15,000 O-RAN compliant, virtualized cell sites in its commercial Radio Access Network.
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T-Mobile’s network chief awaits remaining 2.5 GHz, eyes more rural areas

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By Monica Alleven Verified
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T-Mobile has yet to take possession of the 2.5 GHz spectrum that it acquired via auction in 2022 to fill holes in rural territories across the U.S., but it’s ready to roll when it does become available. Congress passed legislation requiring the FCC to release the 2.5 GHz spectrum from Auction 108 and President Joe Biden signed the 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (SALE) Act into law .
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Viavi wins $21.7M NTIA Grant for Open RAN Lab

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By Sue Marek Verified
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Test equipment firm Viavi is celebrating a big funding win. The company was awarded a $21.7 million grant over three years from U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for its Viavi Automated Lab-as-a-Service for Open RAN, or VALOR. Viavi said it will contribute $5.7 million to the project, bringing the total funding available for the lab to slightly more than $27 million.
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What the AT&T/Ericsson deal really means

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By Joe Madden
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The wireless industry has been buzzing with speculation and wild theories about AT&T’s plan to push Nokia out of their network. My team has been watching this, and while other analysts have posed speculations about the reasons why, we have actually talked to the players and have been able to determine the details about what’s really happening. 1.
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