NaaS enables CSPs to broaden their digital ecosystems and capture network API-driven revenue
Enterprises want to consume network services the way they utilize cloud resources, with self-service options and rapid service activation at the click of a button. According to ABI's 2022 Enterprise Opportunities in...
LG Uplus had initially launched its AI phone last year
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AI support for small businesses – LG Uplus adds its AI-powered phone service to 5G premium plans to small stores reduce missed calls and cut communication costs.
Smart assistant, real-time answers...
Airtel said that the new offerings include a sovereign telco-grade cloud platform and an AI-powered software suite
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India-built telco cloud launched – Airtel’s Xtelify unveiled ‘Airtel Cloud’, a sovereign, telco-grade platform promising 40% cloud spend savings and hosted entirely within...
O2 noted that the centerpiece of the rollout is a proprietary AI tool called Lumi AI. Its main function is to assist customer service agents during calls by analyzing conversations in real time
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AI transforms frontline support –...
Tesla’s next-generation AI6 chip will be produced at Samsung’s new semiconductor fabrication plant in Taylor, Texas
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The A16 chip - Tesla has committed $16.5 billion to Samsung Electronics for production of its next-gen AI6 chip, a critical component for its...
CSPs are constantly looking for new ways to automate network operations in order to reduce TCO while improving customer experience. In this session, we will explore different drivers in the market, what some CSPs are doing, and how Amdocs is leading the way with...
Staying up-to-speed with ever-changing AI is critical to gaining a competitive advantage
To be successful, it’s all about understanding and implementing the right AI strategy over your competition. Artificial Intelligence is the next, big step. It has been around for decades, but has really turned up...
Air France-KLM has partnered with Accenture and Google Cloud to build a ‘generative AI factory’ to scale AI across operations using cloud infrastructure. It follows a parallel arrangement in the banking sector with NatWest Group and AWS. Accenture has also announced a deal to...
In the 6G era, AI agents will issue requests, negotiate prices, and buy and sell network slices or compute, connectivity, and energy in real time
We live in a world dominated by digital services. From a technological perspective, we’ve never innovated at this pace or...
Addressing AI risk is about more than compliance — enterprises need to build trust, promote fairness, and protect user privacy
With the constantly changing Artificial Intelligence (AI) landscape, enterprises must be vigilant about the risks associated with AI technologies. Mitigating risk in AI is not...
The GSMA’s latest Mobile Threat Security Landscape report reveals a whole host of AI-enabled security threats
There’s no denying AI is changing the face of security in telecoms. From catching fraud to spotting intrusions, it’s enabling operators to monitor vast, distributed networks at machine speed...
Extreme integrates agentic AI at the enterprise network, aiming to automate away IT drudgery and enable strategic agility
Extreme Networks today announced the general availability of Extreme Platform One, a networking platform that fully integrates conversational, multimodal and agentic AI into the enterprise network experience. The...
Polish energy giant Orlen is partnering with Microsoft on central Europe’s largest AI rollout, spanning cybersecurity, operations, and workforce efficiency, anchored by a new AI centre for experimentation and training.
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Microsoft collaboration – Orlen’s work with the US cloud giant covers...
Agentic AI gets closer to proper autonomy, but its success depends on the combination of large-scale centralized intelligence and highly-tuned small-scale models in distributed edge environments.
Dynamic reasoning – current agentic AI models lack proper dynamic reasoning and rely on hard-coded logic and domain-specific scripts.
Hybrid...
A band of big European companies have urged the EU to delay enforcement of the new AI Act, citing unclear and complex rules that risk hindering innovation and competitiveness. They support regulation but request simplification.
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Two-year hiatus – enterprises have...
Arista said the acquisition will better prepare it for next-generation SD-WAN demands as AI-driven data center traffic reshapes WAN requirements
Arista Networks has agreed to acquire VMware’s former VeloCloud Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology from Broadcom, expanding its portfolio beyond traditional data center and...
HPE announced its intent to acquire Juniper Networks in January 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has settled its lawsuit challenging Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, reaching a court-approved agreement that imposes significant divestiture requirements on HPE.
In January 2024,...
Gartner’s research indicates that many agentic AI initiatives are still in early experimental phases, often fueled more by hype than by strategic planning
More than 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by the end of 2027 as organizations struggle with rising costs, unclear...
Internet exchange points, or IXPs, are evolving to meet enterprise demands for AI, edge compute and security
Internet exchange Points (IXPs) have adapted to meet today’s enterprise needs, evolving into some of the world’s most secure, sustainable and high-performing connectivity providers. Handling the regional exchange...
Rakuten Mobile said the trial is part of a government initiative aimed at testing AI technologies that enhance public safety while reducing network strain
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Rakuten tests edge AI at stadium – Rakuten Mobile, AWL, and Vissel Kobe launched a smart...
The industrial AI market in global manufacturing will be worth $103.3bn by 2032, a 20-times jump on 2023 – led by AI software platforms, computer vision, and APAC auto-makers.
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Big spenders – global AI spend in manufacturing will hit $103.3bn...
Huawei believes that the transition from 5G to 5G-A offers a significant opportunity to unlock new value in both consumer and enterprise markets
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User experience Is monetizable – Huawei’s James Chen says 5G-A technology enables differentiated consumer offerings like high-speed...
In the past few days, Apple’s provocatively titled paper, The Illusion of Thinking, has sparked fresh debate in AI circles. The claim is stark: today’s language models don’t really “reason”. Instead, they simulate the appearance of reasoning until complexity reveals the cracks in their...
NOTE (*): This article has been edited to reflect that the paper, The Illusion of the Illusion of Thinking, was wrongfully attributed to Anthropic, the company, as the lead author. In fact, the lead author is listed as ’C. Opus, Anthropic’, a reference to...
