BROWSING: AI

Dedicated AI hardware is the route to optimized performance, enhanced user experience (Analyst Angle)

The cellular radio system for mobile devices has seen a substantial transformation over the past few years from one that is based on individual component assembly to a complete, modem-to-antenna, Radio Frequency (RF) system design. The latest wave of development has brought Artificial Intelligence...

Three benefits of deploying AI at the edge

Running AI workloads at the edge enables better economics, faster decision making and automation If you look past the hype, look past the technological complexity, look past the protracted proofs of concepts, 5G is all about leveraging a high-bandwidth, low-latency air interface to move data,...

How is generative AI relevant to telecom operators? 

Discussion around generative AI has quickly become a mainstay in conference presentations and earnings calls. The predominant thinking is that if you’re an enterprise, including a mobile network operator or other communications service provider, you’ve got to have a plan to put generative AI to...

From real to lab to live—continuous testing in the era of AI

Viavi on the role of artificial intelligence and digital twins in continuous testing of cloud-native networks The big idea of 5G is delivering on-demand enterprise services that are automatically provisioned across network domains and tailored to best serve the end user while optimizing the network...

Wireless AI: Igniting the 5G Advanced technology revolution

From revolutionizing industries to reshaping our daily routines, there is no denying the profound impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), making it one of the most disruptive technologies on the horizon. Thanks to the recent surge in media attention surrounding ChatGPT, the momentum for cutting-edge AI...

Qualcomm Webinar: Wireless AI Revolution: Towards an AI-native communications system design

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an ever-present topic in recent news, captivating headlines with its remarkable advancements and transformative impact across industries. From breakthroughs in healthcare and finance to progresses in natural language processing and debates about its societal implications, AI’s influence is growing...

How AI and O-RAN can improve network sustainability – a new perspective

Exploiting advances in technology to drive more sustainable and higher performing telecoms networks is quickly emerging as a key consideration for the modern CTO. For me, artificial intelligence (AI), combined with the potential of O-RAN, present some of the most compelling opportunities. Mobile telecoms businesses...

NTT deploys IoT and AI to create live digital twin of Tour de France

IT infrastructure and services company NTT is to create a digital twin of the Tour de France bike race, which starts next month (July 1), with a bunch of IoT sensing and AI sense-making technologies to provide a live visual rendering of the event...

IBM to acquire FinOps software company for $4.6 billion

IBM said the acquisition of Apptio is a 'continuation of  deep focus and investment in hybrid cloud and AI' IBM this week announced plans to purchase Apptio, a financial and operational IT management and optimization (FinOps) software company, for $4.6 billion. According to IBM, the acquisition...

UK government commits £21m to deploy AI in the NHS – by winter

The UK government has committed £21 million to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) based technologies across the National Health Service (NHS) to help diagnose conditions such as cancers, strokes and heart conditions. NHS Trusts, geographically organised healthcare units within the NHS, will be able to...

Editorial Webinar: AI on the edge—when everything is connected to the cloud

With the rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools, artificial intelligence is having a major moment. This webinar will discuss: How operators are rethinking network and business strategies, with an eye on distributing compute to reside alongside high-value, latency-sensitive applications What the outlook is for AI...

Kagan: Growth technologies and companies to watch

We are always looking for the next hot stock or sector to invest in or to do business with. The wireless and telecommunications industry has always been a rich source of innovation and new ideas. So, let’s take a closer look at some of...

The ongoing evolution of Open RAN—Picocom’s perspective

Open RAN opens the door for network automation and service differentiation Network and software providers would find it more useful to have less choice at every stage of future RAN specifications as the wide menu of options usually represents a challenge for companies, Picocom Chief...

Broadband and cloud: Ciena’s CTO on architectures, strategies and what’s top of mind for network operators

It's crunch-time for network operators: They're juggling the deployment of 5G, the exploration of open and disaggregated networks, and an intense, global focus on the deployment of broadband services, with 6G already on the horizon. What is top of mind as they're thinking about...

Dell and NVIDIA partner on AI for enterprises

Michael Dell: “If you aren’t already thinking about AI and how it will change every part of your business, then you are already behind” AI was a major theme at the recent Dell Tech World event in Las Vegas, with company CEO, Chairman and Founder...

The drugs do work – enterprises get buzzed on the tech-no-one-shall-speak-of (aka Industry 4.0)

Are we being hoodwinked? Has the marketing got away from us? Maybe, and maybe not. When will we see a tech vendor put its name to a report that discusses the societal dangers of sacking a workforce to make everything zero-touch autonomous – so...

IBM on AI—enterprises want ‘more curated’ solutions

AI and hybrid cloud drive IBM Consulting’s growth platforms The types of generative AI solutions drawing investor and media hype at the moment—ChatGPT-4 and MidJourney, for instance—are huge models with broad capabilities. But for enterprises looking to add generative AI to their technology strategy in...

As AI use cases evolve, Qualcomm sees a competitive advantage

Qualcomm views on-device AI as key to reducing cloud costs associated with AI processing As bullishness, or at least perceived bullishness, around artificial intelligence (AI) drives up stock prices and market caps for companies like NVIDIA, AMD and Marvell, Qualcomm Technologies CFO Akash Palkhiwala this...

IIoT among top reasons for deploying 5G tech in APAC: IDC

IDC said that most telecom carriers saw manufacturing, smart cities with smart mobility and smart buildings as the most critical use cases for the introduction of 5G APAC About 12.4% of telecom carrier respondents in Asia-Pacific (APAC) consider the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to...

Telcos have lowest satisfaction with their AI deployments: Survey

Telecommunications providers are more likely than companies in other verticals to use artificial intelligence and they aim to offer sophisticated services using AI, according to a recent survey by Infosys—but at the same time, they are more likely to be dissatisfied with their AI...

“But I ordered a McCrispy…” – searching for 5G in the home of Industry 4.0

First impressions count – and the trains are late, the stairs are broken, and the food is wrong. This is not the fabled German efficiency we came here to discuss – and see projected into the digital age across 17 cavernous halls of the...

Biden administration seeks input on AI accountability

NTIA request for comment focuses on guardrails for AI The Biden administration is seeking public comment on developing "AI audits" for artificial intelligence, amid increasing concern about the role of artificial intelligence as more sophisticated AI engines are becoming publicly available. The "AI accountability" request...

ChatGPT and cybersecurity: Data breaches, system vulnerabilities and malicious use (Reader Forum)

When ChatGPT first became available in the fall of 2022, most people were in awe of the advances generative AI technology had made, as well as inspired by its promise of increased efficiency and productivity — especially for businesses. However, such technologies also involve...

Kagan: Does the 2022 Huawei Annual Report show start of comeback?

Last week, Huawei released their 2022 Annual Report. It seems the company is adjusting to what it calls "the new normal," and is starting to show positive results. Huawei says the “crisis mode” is over as it focuses on growth. If that is true...