Futurum Advisory Analyst
Nick Patience
VP & Practice Lead, AI Platforms
25+ years covering AI and enterprise software. Co-founded 451 Research. London-based analyst covering AI platforms and infrastructure.
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AI Silicon
Nokia’s AI-RAN Platform Puts a Number on the Software-Defined RAN Bet
Nokia and NVIDIA launch an AI-RAN platform targeting 2x spectral efficiency by 2028 — here’s how the claims compare with what’s shipping today.
Nick Patience · Jul 16, 2026 · 7 min
Analysis
At Snowflake Summit, the ‘Snowmentum’ Was Palpable
Snowflake Summit 2026 revealed a major shift: Snowflake moves from data infrastructure to an agentic control plane with CoCo, CoWork, and Anthropic.
Nick Patience · Jun 5, 2026 · 6 min
Analysis
Anthropic Files For IPO, Looking to Beat OpenAI to the Punch
Anthropic confidentially files for IPO after $965B Series H. What does the financial data tell us ahead of a potential October 2026 listing?
Nick Patience · Jun 2, 2026 · 6 min