In March 2024, Appledore profiled Cohere Technologies, a pioneer in the field of mobile network technology, and their Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) software. USM addresses the problem of congestion in mobile networks by effectively creating additional available spectrum (as much as double) when cells are at capacity (i.e., all available radio channels are consumed).

But capacity multiplication is just an initial application of Cohere’s technology. Combining the data generated by USM with the latest AI breakthroughs – LLMs in particular – has significant new implications and opportunities for mobile providers. In this paper we offer our own view of the new value potential for telcos that arises from a combination of a completely new and untapped data source, off-the-shelf AI, and programmable networks.