CES 2025: The shifting smart TV sector, MobileX's sales tilt and robot risings
On the Light Reading Extra podcast, Phil Harvey and Jeff Baumgartner discuss Jeff's CES travels, some smart TV updates, MobileX's apparel play and the rise of the robots.
Building the Networks of the Future with Sustainability: An Interview with Sibel
The interview with Sibel Tombaz, Head of PL Cloud & Purpose-built 5G RAN at Ericsson, navigates the future network’s evolution with a focus on sustainability.
Sustainability and energy efficiency are key for designing mobile networks today and in the future. Networks programmability will enable the evolution into an intent-driven, AI-powered system, capable of supporting diverse service needs.
New software and automation solutions are focused on building networks that intelligently manage resources, ensuring that energy consumption is minimized without compromising user experience.
We need to build and operate networks differently supported by new technology innovations to address both energy performance and sustainability.
AI Demand is Transforming High-Speed Interconnects
Hyperscale data centers face the challenge of meeting these demands while reducing power consumption. Discover how MaxLinear’s PAM4 DSPs, along with their companion TIAs and drivers, are helping to lower power consumption in single-mode and multi-mode optical links, active electrical cables (AEC), and half-retimed LRO applications in hyperscale data centers.
Paving the Way to Full Autonomy: Nabil Lahyani on AI, Data, and Transforming the Future of Telecom
In this insightful interview, Nabil Lahyani, Head of Analytics PLM, shares how Nokia is driving this evolution with innovative solutions that are helping operators overcome challenges and accelerate their journey toward full autonomous networks.
Emerging From Challenges, Cell C Transform Its Customer Experience
South African operator Cell C understands tough business conditions as well as any telco. While it has been in business for more than 20 years, the company was essentially a late entrant into a highly competitive market that already had two dominant players.
Turkcell Turns 30: Transforming Its Business For The Next 30 Years and Beyond
Turkish operator Turkcell turns 30 years old this year, and there's plenty to celebrate. The company has become the leading mobile operator in Türkiye, with approximately 40 million people and 600,000 institutions relying on its service. It's one of the country's top technology businesses in general.
TIM Brasil tests ZTE's solution that saves up to 35% energy
The technology, which recently won "Most Innovative RAN Product or Solution" at the 2024 Leading Lights Awards, dramatically reduces the amount of radio units needed on cell towers while maintaining the same network coverage. ZTE’s solution can reduce up to 57% of space on the tower and 35% of power consumption.
ITU Looks Ahead to the AI Age and Optical Networks towards 2030
Seizo Onoe, Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau at ITU, sat down with Light Reading’s Ken Wieland for a Win-Win Live session to discuss ITU’s work and future plans.
ZTE 5G Summit 2024 Highlight
ZTE delivers another annual tech summit at Istanbul in the theme of evolving 5G as the foundation of digital bridge of civilization and connection across carbon & silicon.
ZTE’s Summer Chen: when Technology meets Human Creativity, Productivity and Environment
Summer Chen, Vice President at ZTE Corporation, speaks to Light Reading at its annual 5G Summit in Istanbul to talk about technology innovations that bolster new digital economy, with particular aspects on 5G and AI combined to improve network efficiency.
Driving the Future of Connectivity: ZTE ’s Vision for 5G-A Innovation and Global Collaboration
In this interview with Light Reading, during the ZTE 5G Summit in Istanbul, Xiao Ming, President of Overseas Market at ZTE Corporation, shares how ZTE ’s innovative 5G-A technologies and global partnerships are advancing digital connectivity and sustainable solutions worldwide. Through collaborations with global operators, ZTE is enhancing network efficiency, spectrum usage, and green connectivity, reaching from land to air and even space. By supporting industries from manufacturing to digital entertainment, ZTE is pioneering applications for 5G-A that are shaping a smarter, more connected future, especially in emerging markets like Turkey.
Seizo Onoe, the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), explains the standard body's mission to achieve the true AI integration - making the AI-Native networks a reality by 2030. Watch here:
