Cohere USM Whitepaper

Cohere Technologies and the Deft Dance of the USM Delivery

A strategic whitepaper from Insight Research on AI-native scheduling, Open RAN integration, and how vendor politics shape telco deployment choices.

Who Should Read This

• CEOs and CFOs of Telcos and OEMs.
• RAN and OSS/BSS Engineers
• Product Managers at NEPs and OEMs
• System Integrators & Solution Architects
• Telecom Equity Analysts and Infra Investors

Video Spotlight: Why Direct-to-Base Station Matters

▶ Watch this 4-minute clip from our interview with Cohere, where they explain the real-world logic behind their most practical deployment mode.

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Why This Paper Matters Despite proven 50% spectral efficiency gains, Cohere’s Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) hasn’t yet seen mass adoption. Why? This whitepaper goes beyond the tech — it decodes the business, architectural, and political forces that shape real-world RAN deployment decisions Authored by Insight Research, this is not vendor marketing. It’s independent analysis for serious decision-makers. What You’ll Learn Why MU-MIMO failed to scale — and how USM overcomes the control plane bottlenecks Three deployment options (xApp, Direct-to-Base Station, Joint Scheduling) — with tradeoffs Real-world insights from Vodafone Spain and Bell Canada What makes Delay-Doppler modeling different from conventional channel estimation Strategic recommendations for telcos, OEMs, and SIs navigating Open RAN futures

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About Insight Research
Insight Research is an independent telecom research and advisory firm focused on decoding complex trends in mobile infrastructure, RAN evolution, AI/ML integration, and spectrum strategy. We’ve worked with Tier 1 operators, OEMs, and infra investors across 20+ markets.