Babak Jafarian, PhD

Mobile Telecom Executive, O-RAN/vRAN evangelist

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

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[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

If there was any doubt, the generative #AI bubble did not burst in 2024. Generative AI funding reached new heights in 2024 https://t.co/7WeHHKoHGt via @techcrunch

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

Spectrum sharing for sub 3GHz #5G #6G

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is now officially looking for spectrum sharing technologies that could allow military users to operate in the lower 3GHz band alongside commercial wireless providers. https://t.co/nLXD32kSdB

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

In a recent interview just before we broke for Christmas, Satya Nadella, CEO of #Microsoft outlined a bold yet controversial vision for the future of business applications in a world dominated by #AI .

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

#Apple stops Vision Pro production; was there any market for this anyway?

https://t.co/T3OaFkWz3o

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Garnacho and Diego dalot on the left wing for man united

[Mavenir @Mavenir]

NTN's wide coverage, cost-effective approach unlocks new use cases and enhances existing cellular networks – Mavenir’s Suman Chandra Sharma. Read the full article to know how Mavenir is poised to shape the future of Non-Terrestrial Networks and 5G - https://t.co/xFFYaOKO5u

#NTN

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

#ATT could buy more AWS-3 spectrum next year. #5G https://t.co/UZO11qZFbl

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

Would telcos benefit from a specific #LLM tailored to their specific #GenAI needs? It depends on who you ask! #5G #6G https://t.co/6VU13MEihA

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

#QCOM #5G RAN chipsets are finally out. Viettel High Tech, built new open RAN sites using Qualcomm's X100 5G RAN chipset platform for vDUs and Qualcomm's QRU100 5G RAN chipset platform for Massive MIMO RUs

https://t.co/G4DvhxNQRc

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

Deficiencies of the outdoor-to-indoor was and will be a major issue for future generations. #5G #ericsson

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[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

Lab-as-a-Service and Test-as-a-Service have the potential to simplify the innovation process, make it more affordable for smaller companies, and unlock the full potential of O-RAN. #viavi #oran https://t.co/S4bgwpdSh8

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

#India has more than 1.15 billion mobile phone subscribers and nearly 98% of the population is covered with a #4G network, with two service providers command more than 72% of the cellular market. https://t.co/7tnSJPvpGl

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

This week in 2007; Apple launched the #iPhone, ATT and BellSouth merged and Cingular Wireless rebranded as #ATT Wireless, .... What a week it was for the mobile industry. https://t.co/qh8KInFonv via @rcrwirelessnews

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

New year; new round of lay offs, #Google Lays Off Hundreds in Hardware, Voice Assistant Teams https://t.co/jAZVAL9vwD via @technology

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

#HPE to acquire Juniper Networks for $14B. What is next? Dell acquisition of …?

[Bloomberg @business]

Hewlett Packard Enterprise agreed to buy Juniper Networks for $14 billion in a move that will expand its presence in networking but raised skepticism from analysts and investors alike. https://t.co/iOtAVOXClQ

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

So, looks like it will not that “Open” as we initially thought! “It's confirmation this AT&T network will not, at first, be a "cloud" RAN, despite the naming of both Intel and server partner Dell in AT&T's official release.” #5g #oran #openran #ericsson https://t.co/ezfXijkYqP

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

#openRAN in action!

[Light Reading @Light_Reading]

In 2021, Mavenir won a contract with Triangle Communications to rip out the service provider's traditional RAN network supplied by Huawei and replace it with an open RAN network. Since then the companies have remained mostly silent about it.

Read more: https://t.co/tLsMBTfyU3

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

“Telecomm industry’s energy consumption accounts for approximately 3% of global energy consumption and, according to Boston Consulting Group, could rise to a staggering 14% by 2040.” #BCG #5G https://t.co/eg3cmkLxNM

[Babak Jafarian, PhD @babakjaf]

Will 2024 be the year for private #5G; finally! The number of publicly disclosed projects using 5G rose by 32.5 percent from Q1 2022 to Q1 2023 and 5G deployments made up more than half of all LTE/5G deployments. #mobilenetworks #private5G https://t.co/F4D6iH11qo