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...
Enterprises are interested in generative AI, but they are also concerned by “ethics and accountability”. So suggests a new poll of 1,405 enterprises by UK-headquartered professional services outfit EY, which finds 43 percent of enterprises are already actively investing in generative AI (genAI), mostly...
Beyond the inner workings of mostly-public telecoms, about the navel gazing of open RAN and open APIs to re-make operators as ‘digital natives’ in the post-digital era, what will be the hottest topic at MWC next week? Sustainability? Well, yes; but that is a...
In April, Bain & Co published a report about the potential effect of Generative AI (GenAI) on the world’s telecom companies. Given the title: Telcos, Stop Debating Generative AI and Just Get Going – the urgency of the message was clear.
In the fast paced...
Note, this article has been updated with the correct launch schedule for MX Workmate.
Nokia is readying a new generative AI tool for Industry 4.0 environments, to go with its private 5G and industrial edge products. The solution, called MX Workmate, is billed by the...
The big announcement last week from IBM and the GSMA about teaching telcos in the ways of the force – as in generative artificial intelligence (AI) – is not just about telcos. Or rather, it is not just about showing telcos how to use...
Siemens is to bundle generative AI with its machine learning software for predictive maintenance cases, which draws on data from IoT sensors and other operational metrics in production machines and processes to guide industrial companies on timely maintenance fixes and interventions. The move means...
Qualcomm grew revenue 5% compared to Q1 2023 despite contraction in the IoT business
Growth in its handset and automotive businesses led Qualcomm to first quarter 2024 revenues of $9.9 billion across its licensing and connectivity segments. The company reported 16% growth in handsets and...
For enterprise AI, “Flexibility of deployment is key,” according to IBM CEO Arvind Krishna
IBM this week reported a 4% year-over-year increase in revenue to $17.4 billion in the fourth quarter, and full-year revenue up 2% to $61.9. In prepared remarks, CEO Arvind Krishana primarily...
In the sweep of everything that could be as construed as “tech,” artificial intelligence (AI) is leading the current hype cycle with visions of broad productivity gains enabled by cloud computing, large language models (LLMs), natural language processing-based user interfaces and text/image generation capabilities....
Employee re-skilling and regulation are key AI considerations; the CEOs of Accenture, IBM and Qualcomm share AI outlooks form the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Generative artificial intelligence (gen AI), how it works, how it should work, who should care, why and what it all...
Vodafone’s IoT connectivity unit is to become a standalone business by April of next year (2024) following a major 10-year deal with Microsoft that will see both firms invest in the business, and the UK-based operator also commit $1.5 billion over the period to...
LAS VEGAS--As you’d expect, CES was dominated by positioning, presentations and products designed to capitalize on the (hopefully durable) moment generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) is having. As to how this opportunity maps generally to the mobile industry and specifically to Qualcomm, company CEO...
It’s been an interesting 12 months for the telecommunications industry. From the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to ongoing macroeconomic instability, telcos have had to take a hard look at their business models and shift their strategies.
Traditionally, revenue growth has been the top...
CES 2024 shows how Generative AI collects data using wireless
Artificial Intelligence is on a rapid growth track and Generative AI is the next step in its evolution. This technology is moving forward at the speed of light. Chatbot technology like ChatGPT from OpenAI is...
Amdocs will use the Nvidia AI foundry service to build custom large language models for telcos
Earlier this week, Nvidia announced an AI foundry service that runs on Microsoft Azure to gives enterprises an end-to-end solution for creating and optimizing custom generative AI (GenAI) models. Today,...
In order to effectively benefit from telco AI solutions, operators need to first focus on building a robust data platform
For telco AI use cases to materialize in a beneficial manner, operators first need to understand and organize the data they have which is, generally...
Arrcus CEO sees network-related bottlenecks that could impact the ability for operators to capitalize on telco AI offerings—but the problems are solvable
Arrcus describes its mission this way: “To democratize networking by providing the best-in-class software with the most flexible consumption model at lowest...
Dell SVP of AI Strategy talks through LLM curation, optimization for telco AI use cases
Earlier this year at Dell Tech World, company CEO, Chairman and Founder Michael Dell identified generative AI as among the five big challenges enterprises are facing. The others were the...
The mission at ECSite is to empower the workforce, break data silos, and embrace the future of technology in telecom. In this episode, we sit down with the visionary Subbu Meiyappan, the CEO and Founder of ECSite, to explore the world of digitizing the...
MediaTek says its latest Dimensity chipset enhances applications like gaming, video capture and generative AI processing
MediaTek has announced the latest flagship mobile chip to its lineup, the Dimensity 9300 chipset. The new chipset has an embedded AI processor — the APU 790 AI —...
Enabling on-device gen AI applications across its portfolio is a clear priority for Qualcomm
Following a strong set of gen AI announcements at its Snapdragon Summit last week, Qualcomm reported earnings on Nov. 1, and the story may be coalescing for investors as the company’s...
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 gets major upgrade to NPU and other subsystems; features a 5G-Advanced ready modem-RF system
Last week at its Snapdragon Summit on Maui, Qualcomm product launches and messaging focused on the company’s role in delivering AI-powered experiences across its portfolio. While the...
