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Huawei and PEA Deploy F5G All-Optical Smart Substation Solution
Huawei and Thailand's PEA deployed a new smart substation solution using F5G all-optical industrial network, consolidating protection, control, and monitoring services onto a single fiber network. Integrated with iMaster NCE for unified management and predictive maintenance, it reduces deployment time by 70% and cuts fault localization from hours to minutes.
Microsoft Launches Unified AI Platform for Telecom, Integrating Azure AI with Telecom Cloud
Microsoft introduced a unified AI platform for telecom at MWC 2026, integrating generative AI, operational technology, and communication technology. The platform emphasizes trust and unification, deeply integrating Azure AI services, security capabilities, and telecom cloud products to optimize network operations and customer experience.
Samsung and KT Validate 6G Core X-MIMO Technology with 3Gbps Peak Rate
Samsung Electronics and KT validated eXtreme MIMO technology in the 7GHz band, achieving 3Gbps downlink speed through ultra-high density antenna arrays. The test used a 256-port base station prototype transmitting 8 data streams outdoors, balancing coverage and capacity. The 7GHz band and X-MIMO architecture are key foundations for 6G commercialization.
Cisco and AT&T Deepen 5G SA IoT Platform Collaboration
Cisco and AT&T announced a deepened strategic partnership to launch a 5G SA-native IoT platform, integrating AT&T's 5G core with Cisco's mobile service platform. The platform offers network slicing, application-aware optimization, and local traffic steering for demanding IoT use cases like connected cars and smart cities.
Microsoft Launches Phi-4 SLM Series to Enhance Edge AI and Multimodal Reasoning
Microsoft introduced the Phi-4 family of small language models (SLMs), featuring the 5.6B-parameter Phi-4-multimodal capable of processing speech, vision and text. The models are now available in Azure AI Foundry, HuggingFace and NVIDIA's API Catalog with optimized edge computing capabilities.
Bosch and Qualcomm Deepen Collaboration to Consolidate ADAS and Cockpit Compute on Single SoC
Bosch and Qualcomm are expanding their strategic partnership to jointly develop production-ready ADAS solutions based on the Snapdragon Ride platform, and to consolidate cockpit and ADAS functions onto a single SoC using Snapdragon Ride Flex. This aims to provide automakers with a clear migration path from distributed to centralized compute architectures, reducing system complexity and cost.
Qualcomm and Snap Deepen Collaboration, Betting on XR Devices as New AI Computing Endpoints
Qualcomm and Snap's subsidiary, Specs Inc., have signed a multi-year strategic agreement to power future Specs smart glasses with Snapdragon XR platforms. The collaboration aims to establish a scalable foundation for developers to create more intelligent and private on-device AI experiences on eyewear. This move signifies an evolution of their long-term partnership from consumer AR glasses towards a platform emphasizing device-side AI agents and immersive computing.