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HPE AI at Ryder Cup: Blended Connectivity & AIOps

Tech News & Insight
September 30, 2025
Hema Kadia

The Bethpage Black Ryder Cup turned a 1,500‑acre golf course into a pop-up smart city, giving HPE a high-stakes stage to showcase end-to-end AI, networking, and edge operations at scale. Golf is a network planner’s stress test: fans are constantly moving, crowd density swings hole-to-hole, and the venue is built from scratch for a few intense days. More than 250,000 spectators demanded seamless connectivity, broadcast-grade reliability, and instant digital services. This environment forced an enterprise-grade blueprint - fast deployment, elastic capacity, airtight security, and automated operations, mirroring the requirements of modern campuses, arenas, and industrial sites.

Gartner Projects $1.5T AI Spend by 2025

Tech News & Insight
September 18, 2025
Hema Kadia

Gartner’s latest outlook points to global AI spend hitting roughly $1.5 trillion in 2025 and exceeding $2 trillion in 2026, signaling a multi-year investment cycle that will reshape infrastructure, devices, and networks. This is not a short-lived hype curve; it is a capital plan. Hyperscalers are pouring money into data centers built around AI-optimized servers and accelerators, while device makers push on-device AI into smartphones and PCs at scale. For telecom and enterprise IT leaders, the message is clear: capacity, latency, and data gravity will dictate where value lands. Spending is broad-based. AI services and software are growing fast, but the heavy lift is in hardware and cloud infrastructure.

5G, AI, Automation, Monetization, Orchestration, RAN, Security, Semiconductor
3GPP, AMD, Apple, AWS, Azure, Cisco, Data Center, Data Privacy, Devices, Ericsson, GenAI, Google, GPU, GSMA, Intel, Investment, MediaTek, Microsoft, Nokia, Nvidia, Oracle, Partnerships, Policy, Qualcomm, Samsung, Spectrum
Telecom

Cisco and NVIDIA Secure AI Factory for Agentic AI

Tech News & Insight
September 8, 2025
Hema Kadia

Cisco’s Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA, now integrated with VAST Data’s InsightEngine, targets the core blocker to agentic AI at scale: getting proprietary data to models quickly, securely, and at enterprise breadth. The new joint solution aims to collapse RAG pipeline delays from minutes to seconds, reduce integration risk with validated reference designs, and keep every interaction within security and compliance controls. By aligning Cisco’s AI PODs, NVIDIA’s AI Data Platform and DPUs, and VAST’s data intelligence layer, the offering provides a turnkey workload data fabric for production-grade AI agents. Cisco AI PODs now ship with VAST InsightEngine using NVIDIA’s AI Data Platform reference design, turning raw enterprise data into AI-ready indices and vectors in near real time.

AI, Automation, Security
AI Agents, Cisco, GPU, Nvidia, Policy, RAG

AI Job Loss Fears: Telecom Strategy

Tech News & Insight
August 24, 2025
Hema Kadia

Fresh polling signals rising public concern that AI could upend employment, destabilize politics, and strain social and energy systems. A recent Reuters/Ipsos survey of 4,446 U.S. adults found that 71% worry AI will permanently displace too many workers. Seventy-seven percent of respondents fear AI will fuel political instability if hostile actors exploit the technology. The poll also shows broad worry about AIs indirect costs: 66% are concerned about AI companions displacing human relationships, and 61% are concerned about the technology’s energy footprint. Bottom line: Public concern is high, and that increases the cost of missteps.

AI, Automation
Amazon, Anthropic, Cisco, Customer Service, Cybersecurity, FCC, Fiber, GenAI, Intel, LLM, Microsoft, OpenAI, Policy, Spectrum

Is AI Underperforming in Telecom? Challenges, Use Cases & the Road Ahead

Tech News & Insight
August 24, 2025
Hema Kadia

The telecom sector once hailed AI as a game-changer, but is it delivering? This article explores why many operators report low ROI on AI tools, and how legacy systems, cultural resistance, and regulatory hurdles stall adoption. Despite challenges, AI shows targeted promise in predictive maintenance, fraud detection, and 5G network slicing.

5G, AI, Automation, Edge/MEC, Monetization, Network Slicing, Private Networks, RAN, Security, Telco Cloud
Amazon, Arista, BT, Ciena, Cisco, Data Center, Fiber, Microsoft, NLP, SKT

AI Traffic Growth: Ciena Report on Optical Network Readiness

Tech News & Insight
August 13, 2025
Hema K

A new Ciena and Heavy Reading study signals that AI will become a primary source of metro and long-haul traffic within three years while most optical networks remain only partially prepared. AI training and inference are shifting from contained data center domains to distributed, edge-to-core workflows that stress transport capacity, latency, and automation end-to-end. Expectations are even higher for long-haul: 52% see AI surpassing 30% of traffic and 29% expect AI to account for more than half. Yet only 16% of respondents rate their optical networks as very ready for AI workloads, underscoring an execution gap that will shape capex priorities, service roadmaps, and partnership models through 2027.

AI, Assurance, Automation, Sustainability
AWS, Ciena, Cisco, Data Center, Fiber, GenAI, Investment, Microsoft, Nokia, Optical Network, Spectrum

Cloud-Native Telco Transformation: Insights from Orange, Deutsche Telekom and Linux Foundation

Tech News & Insight
May 30, 2025
Hema Kadia

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and the Linux Foundation outline their 2025 cloud-native telecom roadmap, highlighting Kubernetes-native workloads, AI integration, observability, and zero-trust security models. Learn how open-source tooling, GitOps automation, and cultural transformation are reshaping next-gen telco operations.

5G, 6G, AI, API, Automation, Digital Twin, Edge/MEC, IoT, SDN-NFV, Security, Sustainability
Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Linux Foundation, LTE, Orange
Telecom

Indian Telecoms Join Tech Giants to Build Monetizable AI for India

Tech News & Insight
April 22, 2025
Hema Kadia

Indian telecom companies such as Jio and Airtel are moving beyond internal AI use cases to co-develop monetizable, India-focused AI applications in partnership with tech giants like Google, Nvidia, Cisco, and AMD. These collaborations are enabling sector-specific AI tools across healthcare, education, and agriculture, boosting operational efficiency, customer experience, and creating new revenue streams for telecom operators.

AI
Airtel, AMD, Cisco, Google, India, Jio, Nokia, Nvidia, TCS
Agriculture, Education, HealthCare, Retail

NVIDIA & Telecom Leaders Partner to Build AI-Powered 6G Networks

Tech News & Insight
March 18, 2025
Hema Kadia

NVIDIA is partnering with telecom leaders like T-Mobile, Cisco, and MITRE to develop AI-powered 6G networks, integrating artificial intelligence into next-gen wireless infrastructure. Announced at NVIDIA GTC, this initiative leverages AI-RAN and Open RAN technologies to enhance spectral efficiency, optimize network performance, and enable seamless 6G connectivity.

6G, AI, Open RAN, RAN
Cisco, MITRE, Nvidia, T-Mobile

Telcos to Techcos: How AI & 5G Are Transforming Telecom

Tech News & Insight
March 17, 2025
Hema Kadia

The telecom industry is in the midst of a major shift from “telco” to “techco”, with operators investing in AI, 5G, cloud computing, and digital services to compete with tech giants like Amazon and Google. At MWC 2025, leaders from e&, KDDI, MTN, and SK Telecom discussed their AI-driven strategies, including self-healing networks, smart city infrastructure, fintech expansion, and enterprise 5G solutions. As telcos embrace AI-powered automation and cloud-based innovations, they are redefining their role in the digital economy.

5G, 6G, AI, API, Edge/MEC, IoT, Network Slicing, Private Networks, Satellite & NTN, Security
Amazon, Cisco, Data Center, Etisalat, FinTech, Google, KDDI, Microsoft, Mistral AI, MTN, MWC, Private 5G, SKT, Starlink, TM Forum
Financials, Media and Broadcast, Smart Cities

NTT DATA Transforms RAI Amsterdam into Europe’s Smartest Venue with Private 5G Network

Article & Insights
December 19, 2024
Hema Kadia

Award Category: Private Network Excellence in Sports and Events Venue

Winner: NTT DATA

Partner: Cisco

NTT DATA, in partnership with Cisco, has transformed RAI Amsterdam into a smart, connected venue with the deployment of a private 5G network, earning the 2024 TeckNexus “Private Network Excellence in Sports and Events Venue” award. This smart venue innovation project optimizes visitor engagement, enhances operational efficiency, and supports RAI Amsterdam’s sustainability goals.
As a result, RAI Amsterdam has set a new benchmark for connected venues across Europe, delivering enriched visitor experiences, real-time analytics, and comprehensive event management capabilities.

NEC, Cisco launch private 5G solution for enterprises

News
October 28, 2024
Hema Kadia

Cisco and NEC’s expertise will be the key to implementing, maintaining, and supporting private 5G networks for enterprise customers directly or by collaborating with telcos globally, starting from Europe and the Middle East, according to a statement by NEC on Monday.