2025 was a watershed year for the next generation of connectivity. With the ITU finalizing IMT-2030 requirements and 3GPP officially launching Release 20 Study Items, 6G’s definition is slowly crystallizing. The ecosystem is evolving from research to early prototypes. During the year ahead, we can particularly expect the focus to shift to the AI-Native Network […]
Data center architectures are rapidly evolving, with 2026 marking a pivotal inflection point toward AI-native networks. This shift is redefining workload characteristics, driven by distributed AI/ML training, large-scale inference, and high-performance computing (HPC) operating across the fabric. As these demands intensify, data center infrastructure must evolve in lockstep to deliver the scale, performance, and reliability […]
This year, VIAVI once again has a significant presence at the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona. At Booth 5B18, the company will showcase approximately 30 demonstrations spanning security and quantum-safe technologies, mission-critical communications, AI data centers, 6G / AI-RAN, as well as AIOps. AIOps, as this blog illustrates, is an increasingly important area that […]
Test and measurement for critical infrastructure is entering a new phase. In 2026, changes that have been emerging in the background are very much set to shift to become front of mind. These changes relate to security, AI, photonics, and sensing. While all could be said to be related but evolving independently, they are now […]
January arrives with a different kind of energy. The decorations are packed away, our stomachs have had their pick, pace is steadier, and the attention starts turning from celebration to intention. It is also the time for fresh starts and setting the foundation for what comes next. In this spirit of renewal, TDC NET enters […]
At the joint Nokia and New York University (NYU) Brooklyn 6G Summit 2025, VIAVI and Northeastern University’s digital twin demonstration received the “Best Demonstration” award in recognition of its potential application across a wide variety of use cases from lab to field, including cellular wireless, modular and synthetic, radio test, and alternate Position, Navigation, and […]
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Breaking Barriers for Agentic Networks Hackathon in partnership with Telecom Infra Project brought together 377 participants across 68 projects to explore the role of agentic AI in solving challenges and capturing new opportunities in the telecom industry. 45 in-person teams attended the hackathon at Dogpatch Labs in Dublin, Ireland, while others […]
Ultra Ethernet is here. With UE 1.0 released, the focus shifts to testing and compliance. Learn how the first public UET test and evolving assurance approaches are enabling performance, interoperability, future-ready infrastructure for AI and HPC networks. After intense and dedicated work, the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) has released its highly anticipated UE Specification 1.0 to meet workload requirements […]
Network Infrastructure as a Service provides AI opportunities for telecom providers to build AI-capable infrastructure leveraging their investments in 5G, fiber, and edge computing, and deliver multitenant, scalable, and secure networking and hosting solutions. The race to trial, invest in, and deploy AI-powered solutions is on, upending market dynamics across a range of sectors. Worldwide […]
Major network AI advancements for increasing data center scale and reducing energy consumption were on display at OFC 2025 as cutting-edge test solutions proved ready to validate network infrastructures and power high-speed performance. This year Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC) celebrated 50 years of innovation in optical networking and communications as more than 17,000 attendees from 83 […]
