BROWSING: AI

IBM to invest $ 240 million to create AI lab in partnership with MIT

The MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab will encourage MIT faculty and students to launch companies that will focus on commercializing artificial intelligence inventions and technologies IBM and MIT today announced that IBM plans to make a $240 million investment to create the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab...

AI and bots: The catalysts for mass market adoption of smart homes (Reader Forum)

Just as computing continues to evolve with new innovations (graphical interfaces, PC networks, internet connectivity, mobile devices, apps, Internet of Things), the vision of smart homes is, in step-wise fashion, becoming a reality for the mass market. Smart homes, until the past hand-full of...

ZTE unveils artificial intelligence solution for operators

ZTE is collaborating with international and Chinese operators for the development of AI technologies ZTE has released its artificial intelligence (AI) solution which will allow telecommunications operators build next generation automated networks. With a unified platform, ZTE's AI Solution can provide diversified applications for cloud...

Congress tries to legislate IoT security

In an effort to protect the U.S. government from hackers, a group of senators has introduced a bill that would legislate specific security measures for all connected hardware purchased by government agencies. The bill is called the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act...

Telecom Tweets of the Week: AI, AI, yi

Ask a few people what "AI" means, and you get everything from (a few) blank looks to "if it's a techno-organic, it would have legs like a cheetah but a human's body." Which is a pretty awesome answer. https://twitter.com/lenovo/status/887307172618551298 I was more than slightly disappointed that...

Japan’s NEC secures smart city contract in Portugal

Under the contract, NEC will implement smart city infrastructure in Lisbon Japanese company NEC announced that its Portuguese subsidiary has won a contract with the city of Lisbon, Portugal, to implement a smart city infrastructure project. NEC Portugal said the smart city project has the primary...

Huawei focuses on R&D activities to launch AI processors

The vendor said it expects to compete with Google and Apple in the AI processors field Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies is currently actively carrying out research and development activities to be in a position to launch artificial intelligence (AI) processors, Chinese press reported. The vendor said...

Baidu working with Chinese government to develop AI

The AI deal stipulates smart transportation and smart surveillance initiatives Chinese internet giant Baidu has signed an agreement with the government of Shanxi province to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into city management, Chinese press reported. Under the terms of the agreement, Baidu will cooperate with Shanki...

Nokia and Xiaomi partnering on IoT and AI

The collaboration between the two firms also includes a multi-year patent agreement apart from IoT cooperation Finnish vendor Nokia and Chinese company Xiaomi have signed a business collaboration agreement and a multi-year patent agreement, including a cross license to each company's cellular standard essential patents,...

LG creates new AI and robotics research units

LG said these new technologies will be applied to the firm’s existing technology portfolio Korean company LG Electronics announced the establishment of two new research centers that will focus on developing technologies for key internet of things technologies artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, according to...

Canadian service provider adds AI capabilities to IoT platform

ITT Inc. and Weather Telematics will targets verticals in North America and other territories including China Canadian company Internet of Things (ITT Inc.) has signed a letter of intent to acquire Ottawa-based Weather Telematics, which specializes in predictive artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicle solutions. Weather Telematics...

Kagan: 2017 is IBM Watson coming out party

It seems like 2017 is the IBM Watson coming out party. You may have noticed their new television ad campaign showing how Watson and AI will impact, transform and improve company after company in industry after industry. Are you ready for artificial intelligence? Well,...

Analyst Angle: The promise of better Wi-Fi with AI

Artificial intelligence, or AI for short, has been described variously as a threat to humanity, a boon to economies, and many other things in between. All valuable technologies solve a pertinent problem. Until recently AI and its favorite children, machine learning and predictive analytics, have...

Software launches focus on AI, analytics, 5G for operators

Vendors increase support for AI, analytics, 5G A number of product launches this week aim to help operators navigate an increasingly software-centric world by better leveraging their networks and moving toward becoming digital businesses. At TM Forum, Netcracker made its most recent platform release with the launch...

Kagan: Amazon just installed Alexa on your Kindle

Surprise! Ready or not, like it or not, Amazon is installing Alexa on your Kindle. Some like this. Others don’t. Many ask what gives Amazon permission to break trust with their customers? An author friend of mine told me what Amazon did to her...

Telefonica and Huawei testing AI to drive quality of experience

Telefonica has opened three new service operations center to trial intelligent network management Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has deployed three dedicated Service Operations Centers (SOCs) in Argentina, Chile and Germany to test AI-based intelligent network management. The European telco launched the new centers using Chinese vendor...

Hitachi creates lab to develop solutions for its IoT platform

Hitachi’s Insights Laboratory will use advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. Japanese company Hitachi formed its Insights Laboratory, which it claims is a global research team focused on accelerating the delivery of solutions for its internet of things-based Lumada platform. The company said the Insights...

Kagan: Samsung Bixby brings AI to Galaxy S8

After the Galaxy Note 7 battery disaster several months ago, Samsung teased us with their upcoming AI services. Last week Samsung introduced Bixby, which is their new AI service. It is similar to Apple Siri, Google Now and Microsoft Cortana. It is on the...

Retelit, BICS to offer subsea cable linking Europe with Singapore, Hong Kong

The subsea cable solution will use Retelit’s AAE-1 landing station in Bari, Italy. Retelit, a provider of infrastructure and data services, and global voice carrier BICS announced a joint subsea cable connectivity solution that will link Europe via Bari, Italy, to...

AI set to shake up big data in 2017

2017 is expected to be a big year for artificial intelligence, with use cases across a wide range of connected use cases and network applications. AI is largely seen as the full realization of what big data, analytics and automation have been moving towards --...

Kagan: Is AI man versus machine?

Artificial intelligence is one of the hottest areas of growth and transformation we have ever seen. The next step is integrating itself and working with wireless and wireline networks. This is a huge growth opportunity and the sky looks bright for the investor, worker,...

SK Telecom to invest $4.2 billion in AI, internet of things

In addition to artificial intelligence and the internet of things, the South Korean telco will also heavily invest in the development of 5G technologies. SK Telecom confirmed it will spend 5 trillion won ($4.2 billion) over the next three years to develop technology...

Revive and transform lead management–the next killer B/OSS app

The common industry thinking around lead management is of a traditional, old-school practice that’s quickly being replaced by next generation digitalization. Lead generation is often the result of extensive data mining during which a wide range of CRM applications validate, grade, distribute, contact and...

2017 Predictions: Cloud, AI, mobility to impact UC market in 2017

Rapid advancements in cloud, mobility, artificial intelligence and networks are set to alter the UC market. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what they expect to see in...