Fujitsu is working with US data security and privacy outfit Cohere on a number of industry-geared AI projects, including joint development of a Japanese large language model (LLM) for enterprises in Japan, as well as an exclusive global reseller deal for other generative AI...
The only way out of this mess is with technology, an old Labour prime minister told a new Labour prime minister in London today (June 9) – four days after a new UK government won power in a landslide election victory, and got a...
NTT Data, the global system integrator division of Japanese telecoms conglomerate NTT, has deployed a private 5G network and digital twin in support of various sports analytics and fan experiences at The Open Championship, taking place this month (July 14-21) at Royal Troon in...
Spirent Communications looks at the future of telco AI across the RAN, devices, data centers and operating models
In its position as a provider of test, measurement and service assurance solutions to operators worldwide, Spirent Communications has a unique view on where operators are directing...
The big problem for Industry 4.0 is that most manufacturing companies do not have a live view of production in their factories. Which means the sector’s big hopes about AI-assisted automation and efficiency are unrealistic. This is the conclusion of a poll of 1,200...
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...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Nvidia have introduced a portfolio of joint AI solutions and integrations, together with joint sales tactics, to accelerate adoption of generative AI in Industry 4.0. They are presented under the banner Nvidia AI Computing by HPE, and include, as...
Telefónica Tech, the enterprise division of Spain-based operator Telefónica, has signed with IBM to develop AI solutions for enterprises in its home market. They will use the US firm’s Watsonx AI and data platform as the basis of all their work, which is to...
As with every tech show at the moment, there was a deal of evangelical fervour at Digital Enterprise Show in Málaga last week about the potential of AI to super-charge enterprises and economies, and maybe to save the planet along the way. But, to...
Cisco is using AI across its entire product portfolio to simplify the customer experience
Earlier this week, Cisco Investments, Cisco’s global corporate venture investment arm, announced a $1 billion artificial intelligence (AI) investment fund to support the startup ecosystem and expand the development of more...
Following hard on the heels of a similar-sounding deal with Google Cloud, Hitachi has announced a three-year partnership with Microsoft with a major focus on generative AI (gen AI) for its own staff and services, as well as for enterprise customers, notably in the...
Picture a future where your telecommunications company doesn't just keep pace with your expectations — it anticipates and exceeds them at every turn. With the onset of generative AI (gen AI), this scenario is becoming a reality, building change for communications service providers (CSPs)...
Hitachi and Google Cloud have signed a multi-year deal to collaborate on generative AI for Industry 4.0. Hitachi is to form a brand new business unit which will use Google Cloud’s large language models and development platform, plus other cloud technologies, to underpin its...
“Demand will rise… but it will take years,” comments Daniel Mai, director of industrial wireless at Siemens, in conversation last month at Hannover Messe – picking up from where we left off here (see previous post: Private 5G and generative AI – ‘where...
Generative AI (GenAI) is a breathtaking technology feat that could substantially impact society and the economy. The business adoption rate will determine the extent of that impact and how quickly people adapt to working in new ways.
The role of Artificial Intelligence is growing steadily...
News from last week; NVIDIA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Israel-based Run:ai, a Kubernetes-based compute management and orchestration software provider. The US chip firm, which has seen its stock value spiral upwards in line with demand for graphics processing units (GPUs)...
Dell Technologies has expanded its edge partner ecosystem with Hyundai AutoEver, a factory IT/OT integration tool from car maker Hyundai, and Intel’s OpenVINO developer toolbox, commonly used for edge AI applications. The latter is now part of its NativeEdge Blueprint catalogue of edge design...
SoftBank plans to invest a total of $960 million by 2025 to develop generative AI
Japanese operator SoftBank plans to invest a total of JPY150 billion ($960 million) by 2025, with the aim of giving its computing facilities the necessary power needed to develop world-class...
There’s something funny about a captain of industry (Industrie 4.0) scratching his head when his boiler breaks down at his French summer house. But this was the tale that Cedrik Neike, chief executive at Siemens Digital Industries, told Hannover Messe on Monday (April 22)...
Combining Dell infrastructure and services with NVIDIA GPUs and software, operators can bring gen AI to bear across OSS, BSS, core and RAN
Operators have access to a wealth of highly-contextualized data that, with the right approach, could be leveraged for a range of internal-facing...
The new Qualcomm chip supports a number of GenAI large language models, including Meta's Llama 2 and Google's Gemini Nano
Qualcomm continues to focus on generative AI (GenAI) with this week’s debut of Snapdragon 8s Gen, the second addition to the company’s Snapdragon 8...
When new technology ignites as much hype and expectation as generative artificial intelligence (gen AI), there’s bound to be a fair amount of uncertainty in the early days over what use cases the technology can be applied to, what problems it will solve, and...
Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are overhauling networks for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) future: investing heavily in AI solutions to address current challenges, collaborating across organizations (e.g., Artificial Intelligence Operations (AIOps)), and reforming within them (e.g., centralizing AI teams). As comprehensive as these accommodations for...
BARCELONA—I know the show is over but I’m leaving the dateline on because, of course, I’m still here. Mobile World Congress was good; so good, in fact, it’ll take me a few months and a couple of off-schedule visits to my therapist to make...
