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Ericsson's June 2026 Mobility Report projects AI-driven mobile uplink traffic could triple by 2031 as physical AI spreads from the cloud into vehicles, sensors, and connected environments.
Nokia and Ericsson have both warned that AI-integrated network hardware is raising component prices and extending supply chain lead times — a near-term cost tension that complicates their own AI-native 6G narrative.
Major mobile operators are demanding AI-native architecture in 6G from day one and warning 3GPP not to repeat 5G's enterprise over-promising at the June 2026 standard checkpoint.
Canadian telecom TELUS launched a smart home AI assistant with Generative UI that dynamically assembles its own interface based on real-time context across all connected home devices.
T-Mobile and Ericsson have commercially deployed the world's first AI-native Radio Access Network scheduler, replacing decades-old static algorithms with a continuously learning model that optimizes spectral efficiency in real time.
Cisco used its annual conference to demonstrate AI that doesn't just monitor enterprise networks — it runs them, autonomously reconfiguring traffic flows, responding to threats, and anticipating demand spikes in real time.
NVIDIA joined Ericsson, Nokia, T-Mobile, and nine other global telcos to commit to building 6G on AI-native open platforms — a decision that will shape wireless infrastructure for the 2030s.
AI-native radio networks have delivered 15% throughput gains in testing, but most telecom operators remain in pilots — bottlenecked not by the technology but by legacy integration, workforce retraining, and uncertain ROI timelines.
Global 5G connections crossed 3 billion in 2025 — but new Omdia data shows 94% of telco leaders confident in AI growth while 66% haven't started deploying AI-driven network operations.
T-Mobile and Ericsson have moved an AI-native RAN scheduler into large-scale commercial trials on live 5G Advanced traffic, delivering up to 15% throughput gains — a claimed world first in commercial cellular networks.
Ericsson surveyed 455 senior telecom executives and found a striking divide: nearly all are confident AI and 5G SA will unlock revenue, but most haven't begun implementing either.
Nokia has embedded AI agents and natural language interfaces into its core broadband management platforms, shifting from AI-assisted tools to fully agentic network operations — built on insights from 600 million broadband lines worldwide.
Ericsson's 2026 technical brief makes the case that 6G differs from 5G in one critical way: AI is foundational to the architecture, not an afterthought.
Vodafone cut 5G site power consumption 33% with AI. Agentic AI handles 60% of industry customer care. In 2026, telecom's AI-native transition is operational, not theoretical.
89% of telecom executives plan to increase AI spending over the next 12 months, but power costs, specialized hardware, and uncertain short-term ROI are delaying full AI-native network deployments.
Huawei unveiled AgenticCore, an architecture embedding agentic AI simultaneously across mobile data, voice, operations, and telco cloud — the most aggressive AI integration in telecom infrastructure announced to date, with explicit 6G ambitions.
Mobile World Congress 2026 marked a decisive shift: telecom operators are done extracting value from 5G and are pivoting to AI-native networks and 6G as their primary long-term investment thesis.
Telecom operators are scaling AI-native networks aggressively in 2026, but power consumption and uncertain ROI are real barriers stalling full deployment.
A new Ericsson white paper argues that agentic AI will require carriers to rebuild network architecture from the ground up, with the transition taking three to five years for committed carriers.
A new NVIDIA survey finds 89% of telecom companies plan to grow AI spending — up from 65% last year — with network automation now the industry's top AI priority ahead of customer experience.