Of the four, Arista showed the highest “ability to execute” mark.

Generative artificial intelligence is no longer a far-off concept but a present-day reality.

“We actively drive an increase in innovation, ecosystem, and community development in the Kubernetes marketplace," Broadcom's Prashanth Shenoy said.

PwC's Dan Hays said artificial intelligence was "blindingly front and center" at the recent Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025 event.

"We are cognizant of what financial needs we have ... and we do intend to stay ahead of our needs with whatever means we have," CEO Hamid Akhavan said.

Téral Research predicts the global market will grow from $1.7 billion this year to $10.4 billion in 2030, adding that the “current ecosystem is vibrant.”

Samsung and Qualcomm are part of the multivendor deployment.

SONiC, initially designed for hyperscalers, is now being adopted by enterprises for network transformation. Its open-source architecture offers flexibility and significant cost savings.

The article discusses the growing need for centralized management platforms in AI fabric management as data centers evolve towards AI-centric architectures.

SONiC enhances network flexibility and scalability. Evaluating SONiC has challenges, but FTAS simplifies testing and deployment.

Kubiya has launched Kubernetes Captain, the first AI 'teammate' for Kubernetes operations, enabling natural language commands, autonomous self-healing, and continuous optimization.

“Our belief is that open [radio access networks'] success and future prospects hinge on the survival of Mavenir,” analyst Michael Thelander wrote.

While Nokia is making headway in the data center and cloud API space, its more traditional telecom radio access network business continues to battle.

The operator pulled VMware’s platform that had been core to its unique open network architecture since its inception for Wind River’s Studio Operator platform.

The additions could be important for some of its vendors but are not unique.

Purpose-built multicloud networking offers better performance and reliability, distributing traffic across multiple clouds and diverse network paths.

“Not a lot of specificity coming out of operators in our industry related to actual O-RAN deployments," Verizon's Adam Koeppe said.

“It's moving from I don't want to tell the network exactly what to do, I want to tell it what I want to achieve," Ericsson's Gabriel Foglander said.

“My personal, anecdotal experiences this last year has been a lot of the emotional, visceral reactions to what's happened," Red Hat's Andrew Sullivan said.

Generative artificial intelligence has enormous potential to transform organizations, but its success will hinge on the adaptability of data engineering teams.

Ericsson is riding some telecom momentum, while Nokia continues to struggle in that space and is looking at alternative verticals to drive future growth.

Too often, security checks happen at the final stages of development – but it’s time for cybersecurity to shift left and flag vulnerabilities earlier.

Radio access network infrastructure has a major impact on your carbon footprint. Here’s how virtualized RAN and open RAN can support environmental, social, and governance goals.

Dell’Oro Group recently predicted that open radio access network equipment will account for more than 25% of the total worldwide RAN market by 2028.