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Transforming Connectivity: Programmable Networks with AI in the 5G Era – Interview with Melike Erol-Kantarci, Ericsson

AI in the RAN improves performance and unlocks new growth opportunities Melike Erol-Kantarci, Strategic Product Manager for AI in RAN at Ericsson, talks with Mobile...

What telecoms can learn from 5G, Open APIs, MEC and NFV hype cycles in AI era

Today, we’re deep into the AI hype cycle – over three years in and still building up steam. But how much of the narrative is grounded in reality?

Telco to techco: Are ecosystems evolving fast enough to support AI and APIs?   

This distinguished panel from Omdia, ICE, MTN and Telekom Srbija had varying views about the big opportunities for AI and APIs, and the road to monetisation through an ecosystem

Most cloud-native, Tier 1 RAN deployments are single-vendor vRAN

STL Partners' research finds operators are focused on the benefits of open RAN and that it is possible to run RAN workloads, at scale, on the public cloud

Forecast finds lag between Network APIs use cases and differentiated connectivity

Rethink RAN Research says five-year view indicates initial, annual market value of $6.6 billion, as edge market eludes operators and customers' main focus is fraud prevention

Making the mobile network intelligent

Partner content: 5G deployment continues, but work has started on 6G which will have natively integrated AI to support new services: this will also require more openness and collaboration

Closing the evidence gap with end-to-end location intelligence

Partner content: Breakthroughs in a case often emerge as relationships among scattered bits of data – high accuracy location intelligence and context are key

The journey towards fully autonomous networks

Partner content: Celfocus follows TM Forum’s model and Gartner’s guidelines to help CSPs reach Levels 4 and 5, integrating AI and automation for better customer experience and operational efficiency

On-prem cloud: reconciling cloud benefits with data sovereignty

Partner content: Operators face cyberattacks, more regulation, the rise of AI and network APIs, while legacy infrastructure has reached its limits – the cloud conversation is increasingly urgent

Brussels outpaces Britain on 5G – but better policy could fix it

Britain has learned that 5G networks don't run on ambition alone and its time to change the current rollout model

Intersec celebrates 20th anniversary and its marketing-changing tech ‘firsts’

Partner content: Its achievements include the launch of FR-Alert and bringing AI to life-saving safety applications

Legacy OSS is holding back Level 4 Autonomous Networks

Partner content: CSPs, technology providers and standards organisations launched the L4 is ON Joint Initiative at the Autonomous Networks Summit 2025 held at MWC in Barcelona

From automation to innovation: scaling AI for business success

Partner content: In a digital landscape, AI-driven automation is essential for maintaining competitiveness and operational efficiency

Satellite and mobile: not a match made in heaven…yet

MWC2025 finally had some strong interest from operators about non-terrestrial networks in general, and direct to device in particular, but which way will the market go?

MWC: Orange LiveNet puts network APIs on “fast track”

In this interview, Otilia Anton, Telco API Programme Director at Orange, said the new unit marks a shift to approaching network APIs as products rather than technology projects
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