Google Cloud sees telco AI "absorption rate” as an “incredible phenomenon”
Communications service providers (CSPs) are all-in on AI; makes sense given macro issues around a lack of effective network monetization despite a massive capital outlay which is putting pressure on automation as the primary...
Japanese IT company Fujitsu has developed a digital twin solution, using machine learning and generative AI, to simulate the social impact of local government healthcare policies. The product, called Policy Twin, identifies measures to reduce costs and improve outcomes in preventive healthcare, the company...
Nokia sees gen AI enabling conversational networks in three to five years
Nokia recently laid out its vision for a future network architecture that’s all about creating a network-cloud continuum that spans devices, edge and regional infrastructure, and the network core—and with both more classical...
The level of attention on generative AI (gen AI) in business is no longer a surprise. It promises game-changing disruption – faster and more cost-effective operations, improved customer and employee experiences, and a competitive edge. The fact is that gen AI is evolving at...
Amdocs sees record revenue across global regions for its full fiscal year 2024
Amdocs reported record revenue of $5 billion for its fiscal 2024, up 2.4% year-over-year, amid a push to increase its profitability by phasing out some of the less-profitable parts of its business....
Siemens has said its industrial ‘co-pilot’ tool, billed as the first and only generative AI (gen AI) assistant on the market that writes code for automation engineering, is to be offered as an on-premises hardware-software bundle. It has also said it will add “multimodality...
Mainstreaming spatial compute, and giving AI the context it needs for hyper-personalization, is a “Qualcomm-sized problem”
MAUI—Qualcomm is the leader in on-device gen AI; the company effectively defined the concept, brought it to life from a hardware, software and ecosystem perspective, and took it to...
Ericsson has entered API partnerships with both Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm
Ericsson has announced an increased focus on network application programming interfaces (APIs) at its R&D centers in India, the vendor said in a release.
Network APIs enable various industry sectors to tap...
Data doesn’t just support decisions; it drives them. For mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), access to data is the one key differentiator upon which all other differentiators depend.
MVNOs are typically faster and more agile than their traditional MNO counterparts, “renting” network access and avoiding...
AI and its older sibling, machine learning, have been around and in development in telecom networks for many years now. This is particularly true among the tools of network testing, measurement, monitoring and assurance, which have traditionally been the means of viewing the network:...
AI-enabled data analysis firm Unsupervised announces an expanded collaboration with AT&T
AT&T is continuing its telco AI ambitions after working with Unsupervised to identify more than $100 million “worth of opportunities which could be deployed across a variety of business units at AT&T,” according to...
IDC revised down slightly the expected growth rate of gen AI devices, but it's still more than 340% YoY
International Data Corporation (IDC) has upped its smartphone forecast for worldwide smartphone shipments from growth of 4% for the year, to 5.8%, reaching 1.23 billion units....
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is proposing that the agency open an inquiry on "ways to ensure that consumers have appropriate and efficient access to customer service resources" when it comes to phone, cable and broadband services.
The proposal, which would have to...
The Federal Communications Commission is asking for input on how it should define the types of robocalls and texts that would be considered "AI-generated", as well as proposing new rules governing them.
In line with similar, previous actions, the FCC is looking at having...
Extreme and Intel are helping organizations leverage network data in conjunction with unique device data from PCs
Extreme Networks and the Intel Connectivity Analytics Program have formed a co-innovation alliance to enhance native AI capabilities within its Extreme Labs solution AI Expert. By leveraging network...
Mid-range gen AI smartphone shipments are expected to take off in 2026
According to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast, global generative AI (gen AI) smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 363.6% year over year in 2024 to 234.2 million units, which represents 19%...
If you work with software, in any industry, then you’ll be using gen AI before you know it, if you aren’t already. This is the conclusion of an interesting study by Capgemini into the most hyped technology out there. And the early results are...
The GSMA said it expects mobile traffic in the APAC region to quadruple between 2023 and 2030
The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA)'s most recent Asia Pacific (APAC) mobility report demonstrates how critical mobile technologies and services are for this region, which documented...
India-based IT consultancy and system integrator Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a generative AI aggregation platform for enterprise customers and a new IoT lab in the US, with a stated remit to support sensor deployments feeding into developing industrial AI projects. It has...
From devices to on-prem to the public cloud, getting telco AI right involves bringing more new players into an already rapidly expanding ecosystem
It’s still early days for advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (gen AI) with the telecoms set, but the big idea...
I still remember when TM Forum Live! was hosted in Nice down on the French Riviera, and it was very much a business support system (BSS) show. The scope of conversations has expanded, and in 2022 the show relaunched in Copenhagen, Denmark, and re-branded...
An expanded artificial intelligence ecosystem is rapidly emerging and shifting, with the goal of making it easier for telecommunications companies to consume and leverage generative AI.
In a discussion during the Telco AI Forum virtual event, Lilac Ilan, Nvidia’s global head of business development for...
Apple will also withhold iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay Screen Sharing in the EU this year
Due to regulatory concerns relating to the European Parliament’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple has said it will withhold the release of generative AI (gen AI) tools like its Apple Intelligence feature across...
IBM’s research and development (R&D) unit has issued an interesting blog about domain-specific generative AI (gen AI) for Industry 4.0, which talks about how developers can convene around a “community-driven approach” to language model development. It has introduced a new technique for training enterprise-geared...
