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RCRTech engages industry communities through research-driven content, conversations, and connections. Building on 40+ years of RCR Wireless News excellence, RCRTech delivers trusted insights informing and connecting technology buyers with innovators shaping connectivity and compute.
James BlackmanWith electricity capacity set to rise 30% this year and $70 billion in planned investments for 2026, China is building AI infrastructure at scale. Enterprise AI services and domestic chip initiatives are driving the next wave of growth, positioning China as a major global AI infrastructure hub – even as it plays catch-up with the US. In sum – what to …
Susana SchwartzServing the enterprise makes flexibility and agility a key focus, so a smaller footprint and compatibility with commodity IT equipment are differentiators. Colovore has pioneered ultra-high-density, liquid-cooled data centers purpose-built for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. The company has become a trusted testbed for visionary AI hardware companies like Nvidia, Cerebras, Groq, SambaNova, and d-Matrix. Before his participation in …
Juan Pedro TomásThe investment from Microsoft includes more than $10 billion in capital expenditure on AI data centers and infrastructure In sum – what to know: $15.2B investment through 2029 – Microsoft expands UAE AI and cloud infrastructure, including $10 billion in capital spending and major datacenter projects in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Advanced GPU capacity established – The company secured U.S. …
They can choose routes that make them essential drivers of the AI future In sum, what to know: Current success can lead to future success –Telecom has succeeded in its substantial, practical AI implementations, but so much more is possible through strategic investments and evolving partnerships. Cloud native for flexibility, scalability –The move to cloud native will make it possible to …
Sean Kinney One stop at a time Author’s note: I’m one of those AuDHD people you encounter in tech, media and tech media. CES and Las Vegas are exhausting, but I wanted to get this written while still having some fun. So, I landed on a format where I write a section, have a drink, take the monorail one stop, then repeat. …
Christian de LooperYou don’t have to own the hardware for AI. But should you? Every organization building with AI eventually has to decide whether to own the hardware or rent it. This isn’t necessarily always a financial calculation. It touches data security, talent pipelines, hardware obsolescence, and the fundamentally unpredictable nature of AI workloads. A startup spinning up its first large language …
Will open-source chips democratize the industry? In the early 1990s, a Finnish student named Linus Torvalds released a free operating system kernel called Linux. This new operating system, together with projects like Apache, proved that collaborative, open-source development could produce software that competes with and surpasses propriety alternatives. These days, Linux runs on everything from smartphones to supercomputers, and open-source …
Non-exclusive agreement transfers key talent and technology while Groq remains independent In sum – what we know: Nvidia and chip startup Groq have announced a non-exclusive licensing agreement reportedly worth around $20 billion. The announcement turned heads immediately — not just because of the price tag, which clocks in at nearly three times Groq’s $6.9 billion valuation from just months earlier, but …
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