ICT Today — January/February/March 2026 (Vol. 47, No. 1)

Message from the Board President
FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
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William "Bill" Foy5GArtificial IntelligenceCoolingData CentersEdge ComputingFiber OpticsPower Distribution2 min
The New Engine of Innovation: AI Infrastructure and the Next Revolution in ICT Design
COVER ARTICLE
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Justin PowellAI is not just transforming how we compute; it is changing how we build. Every watt, every optical fiber strand, every square inch of these facilities is being redesigned to support a new kind of digital organism—one that learns, reasons, and scales exponentially.Artificial IntelligenceCoolingData CentersFiber OpticsNetwork DesignPower Distribution14 min
AI-Enabled Smart ICT Infrastructure: Building Resilient Networks for a Disaster-Ready Future
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Kiran EliasBy prioritizing the development of resilient ICT infrastructure, leaders can not only mitigate disaster risk, but also contribute to broader goals of sustainable development and social well-being.Edge ComputingInternet of ThingsNetwork Operations14 min
DAS-Based Private Networking and AI Sensing for Data Centers
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Michiel Lotter, Colin Abrey, Brian EnsignModern, intelligent repeater-based in-building DAS that supports both public and private cellular connectivity is becoming essential data center infrastructure.Data CentersIn-Building WirelessInternet of ThingsNetwork Operations11 min
Powering the AI Revolution: Building the Infrastructure That Makes Intelligence Possible
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Manja Thessin*AI is rapidly transforming the physical structure of data centers. Instead of designing facilities around servers and processors, it is the movement of data and the delivery of energy that are the primary concerns.*Artificial IntelligenceData CentersFiber OpticsNetwork InfrastructureNetwork PerformanceSustainability13 min
The Great Interconnect Showdown – InfiniBand versus Ultra Ethernet
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Justin W. HobbsFor more than two decades, InfiniBand (IB) has been lauded as the gold standard in this arena. However, an emerging standard, Ultra Ethernet Transport (UET), aims to challenge that dominance by integrating IB’s performance capabilities into the vast, open ecosystem of Ethernet.Data CentersPower over Ethernet9 min
Reimagining Power at the Edge: Integrating Low-Voltage and Fault-Managed DC Power Architectures in AI-Driven Data Centers
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Bolis Ibrahim, Zenon Radewych, Anjanaa SanthanamA quiet revolution is happening, not through marketing campaigns or vendor hype, but through the maturation of Class 2 low voltage, Class 4 fault-managed power, and other emerging 380V and 800V DC standards that solve the safety and compatibility barriers that stalled in data centers for years.Data CentersEdge ComputingEnergy EfficiencyPower DistributionStructured Cabling11 min
The Impact of AI on Data Center Cabling Requirements
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Kenneth HallGenAI networks have changed the landscape of network implementations. Not only do they challenge power, thermal and time constraints, they also challenge the way we must approach cabling and connectivity.Artificial IntelligenceConnectors & SplicingCoolingData CentersFiber OpticsStructured Cabling12 min

January 2026