BROWSING: artificial intelligence

The new set of chip restrictions hitting China are designed to close loopholes in existing regulations The U.S. Department of Commerce has escalated its efforts to restrict the sale of advanced chips to China after loopholes in last year’s export restrictions were discovered. This time, the...

Entertainment and recreation SMBs report the highest use of AI Some small to medium businesses (SMBs) are already thinking about the ways that artificial intelligence could be applied to their businesses, to help them deal with challenges including inflation and cybersecurity—but they also have a...

Softbank telco AI strategy includes working with NVIDIA on network automation and adding AI overhead into 5G RAN compute As interest and investment in artificial intelligence has reached a fever pitch, NVIDIA has emerged as the undisputed leader in using its accelerated compute architecture and...

SK Telecom initially applied this technology to the backbone section of the Seongsu and Boramae neighborhoods in capital Seoul Korean carrier SK Telecom announced the deployment of what it claims to be South Korea’s first 400 Gbps high-capacity wired network, used in its 5G mobile...

e& will partially own telecom assets in Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia once regulatory approvals are granted DUBAI-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Emirati-based telco e& is currently undergoing a process through which the telco aims to transform from a regional telco in the Middle East to a global...

The Singaporean carrier said the new offering, dubbed Singtel CUBΣ, adopts a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) approach Singaporean operator Singtel announced the launch of a new suite of network solutions and services aimed at " the digital network infrastructure" of enterprises. The new offering, dubbed Singtel CUBΣ, adopts...

This week, Geetha Ram, the head of telco compute at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, tells a story about her grandmother, details the relationship between Open RAN and AI and explains the difference between in-line and look-aside acceleration for Open RAN silicon. https://soundcloud.com/rcrwirelessnews/well-technically-open-ran-has-moved-from-hype-to-execution-ep-109?si=4793b992c15b477f8c5403dd103fcbd6&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Intel sees the combination of 5G and AI as “transforming dreams into reality”  Intel has been an ecosystem and market leader as operators turn to new virtualized and open 5G RAN architectures. With silicon support, partnerships and reference designs for vRAN and Open RAN, Intel...

Panelists at Open RAN Forum discussed how AI and automation will 'uncover' a great deal of power savings for telco operators Energy efficiency has become a major priority for operators as they look to contribute to environmental sustainability efforts, as well as lower the operational...

SK Telecom aims to develop a personal AI assistant service that can attract global customers Korean operator SK Telecom (SKT) announced its ambition to become a global artificial intelligence (AI) company by strengthening its own AI competitiveness and cooperating with partners globally. SKT’s CEO Ryu Young-sang...

Nokia said that one of the areas of focus of the lab will be on private wireless and industrial networks Finnish vendor Nokia said it will launch an open innovation lab in Dubai, UAE, with the main aim of driving regional innovation and accelerating the...

In our lifetimes we've been witness to some rare yet truly transformative moments. The arrival of the World Wide Web is an obvious one; the launch of the iPhone is another in 2007. Well, we're amid the next truly transformative moment: the advent of...

Call center analytics and customer interactions among key telco AI use cases being discussed in boardrooms In the latest of our ongoing Telco AI Deep Dive series, Capgemini Americas Principal and NA Lead, AI & Analytics, Ajay Mohan draws on the firm's own research around...

Cisco will buy cybersecurity firm Splunk for $28 billion In its largest acquisition to date, Cisco has entered an agreement to buy cybersecurity firm Splunk for $28 billion as part of a larger effort to increase recurring software revenue to its bottom line. Cisco...

AI players Qualcomm, Huawei, Betacom, Juniper Networks, Cisco, Celona The AI event in Washington, DC yesterday should be your radar for what it said and what it did not say. Listening to the current raging debate, Artificial Intelligence is big, important and is also a...

Data-driven, software-first operations are key to telco AI success Greenfield Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile, alongside its spin-off network equipment and software vendor Rakuten Symphony, has always done things in a markedly different way as compared to legacy telcos. Instead of sprawling workforces versed in different...

Design, data, network and organizational strategies are key to effective telco AI adoption Under its current CEO, IBM has put artificial intelligence (AI)—along with hybrid cloud, automation and security—at the center of its software and services strategies. Speaking with RCR Wireless News for the Telco...

Nvidia CEO said India 'possesses size, data, and skill' necessary to be a leader in AI Nvidia announced new partnerships with Indian conglomerates Tata Group and Reliance Industries to develop language models for business and consumer AI applications, cloud infrastructure and generative services in...

When we talk about 5G innovation, often the discussion defaults to the end-customer use cases rather than the network itself. Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things are prime examples of the innovations being driven by 5G's capabilities; autonomous vehicles and smart city applications...

Vertex AI and Duet AI were both unveiled at Google I/O in May SAN FRANCISCO - This week, Google announced new capabilities for its Vertex AI platform, as well as the general availability of its Duet AI assistant across its suite of Workspace apps. Vertex AI and...

SK Telecom became the third largest shareholder in Persona AI Korean operator SK Telecom said it acquired a stake in local AI assistant developer Persona AI, with the aim of collaborating on the launch of products designed to improve automated customer service facilities for enterprises. SK...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making its mark as a game-changer. With its ability to analyze vast amounts of data, automate processes and enhance customer experiences, AI is revolutionizing policy and connectivity like never before. My interest in AI dates back to 2009 when it wasn't...

The U.K. government is in discussions with AMD, Intel and Nvidia about securing AI components to power a $127.6 million research project According to reports, the U.K. government is in discussions with AMD, Intel and Nvidia about securing artificial intelligence (AI) components to power a...

On this episode, Zoe Clelland, the VP of product and experience at Nintex, discusses what she calls an “infinite learning loop” and how it helps companies zero in on what matters most when it comes to deciding what to automate.