[NEW:]The European Union has introduced the InvestAI initiative to enhance the development of artificial intelligence in Europe.

The InvestAI initiative includes a dedicated €20 billion European fund to develop AI gigafactories The European Commission has introduced InvestAI, an ambitious initiative aimed at mobilizing €200 billion ($207 billion) for AI investments across Europe. The announcement was made by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the AI Action Summit in Paris this … Read more

[NEW:]Orange and Mistral AI collaborate to advance artificial intelligence initiatives in Europe.

Orange said its research and development teams will collaborate closely with Mistral AI’s experts to analyze the effects of large-scale AI deployment on telecommunications networks globally French telco Orange and Mistral AI have announced a strategic partnership focused on advancing artificial intelligence (AI) across Europe. In a release, Orange noted that this collaboration is set … Read more

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Aduna, the joint venture among Ericsson and a number of mobile network operators, announced KDDI as a new equity partner. #pressrelease

[NEW:]Chinese telecommunications companies swiftly incorporate DeepSeek into their systems.

China Telecom was the first telco to adopt DeepSeek with the launch of a full-stack DeepSeek-R1/V3 inferencing on its Xiran intelligent computing platform Over the weekend, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) reported that the country’s big three — China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom — have successfully integrated DeepSeek models into … Read more

[NEW:]Fujitsu has implemented an Ericsson private 5G network for Jaguar Land Rover in the United Kingdom.

British car maker Jaguar Land Rover has deployed a private 5G network from Swedish vendor Ericsson – with help from the UK integrator arm of Japanese IT firm Fujitsu. Ericsson invited both companies on stage at its pe-MWC analyst event in London today (February 12), where it led a nine-session agenda, over four hours, with … Read more