AI is pushing technology companies to rethink the foundations of cloud computing. As more businesses adopt AI tools, the industry is spending heavily on the hardware and data centres needed to run them. Much of the current spending is focused on infrastructure rather than software. Chips, networking equipment, power systems, and large data centres are […]
Samsung moved artificial intelligence closer to live telecom infrastructure at MWC 2026, where it demonstrated AI running alongside radio functions inside a cloud-native network stack. At MWC in Barcelona, Samsung Electronics showcased an AI-native, software-driven network architecture built around its virtualised radio access network (vRAN) platform. Samsung integrated its vRAN software with accelerated computing from […]
New enterprise integrations linking AI assistants to workplace apps suggest that for many large companies, the cloud is becoming the layer that connects data and automated workflows in the business. Recent enterprise deployments highlight this. Financial information firm Thomson Reuters and RBC Wealth Management use new AI plug-ins that connect cloud-hosted models to workplace platforms […]
Mobile networks are starting to look more like software platforms than fixed telecom systems, and a recent change by Malaysia’s Tune Talk highlights how that change is unfolding in the region. Tune Talk said on recently that it has completed its move to a fully cloud-native mobile network operator architecture, built with telecom software provider […]
Cloud capacity is becoming one of the main constraints on enterprise AI adoption, and Amazon’s latest spending plans show how providers are responding. The company is preparing to commit roughly $200 billion in capital expenditure, much of it aimed at expanding AWS data centres, custom chips, and related AI infrastructure, according to reporting by the […]
The way people shop online and in stores is changing. Large retailers are trying new ways to make search, product discovery and support feel more fluid and more personalised. The Australian retail group Wesfarmers unveiled a partnership with Google Cloud designed to do just that, using advanced AI tools to build a new customer experience […]
In a move that underscores the changing role of sovereign cloud and artificial intelligence beyond traditional markets, Abu Dhabi-based technology group G42 has signed an agreement with a Vietnamese consortium to build national-scale cloud and AI infrastructure in Vietnam. The pact, announced in Ho Chi Minh City this week, calls for up to $1 billion […]
Fibre-optic equipment manufacturer, Corning, has set out plans to increase its number of manufacturing plants in North Carolina, in a deal with Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The agreement will see Corning supply its fibre optic technology to Meta’s data centres. Meta has reportedly agreed to a deal in which it […]
Alphabet’s expanding AI cloud infrastructure push shows how demand is putting real pressure on the systems that power enterprise computing. Hyperscale providers are responding by sharply increasing spending on compute capacity, but supply remains tight as AI workloads grow faster than data centre buildouts. Alphabet’s latest earnings call offered a clear window into that tension. […]
AI is starting to change how large organisations use cloud data platforms. What began as a way to store information cheaply and scale analytics has become central to reporting, dashboards, and business intelligence. The shift now is not where data lives in the cloud, but who can work with it and how quickly insights can […]