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27/06/2024

This special edition of the Telecoms.com podcast was recorded on-site at Digital Transformation World 24 last week, and features special guest John Strand, CEO, Strand Consult.

Watch the podcast in full here: https://www.telecoms.com/digital-transformation/the-telecoms-com-podcast-digital-transformation-world-24-special?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=telco

25/06/2024

Discover key findings from Omdia’s latest research into how telcos are preparing for the GenAI revolution.

This ebook features insights and data from Omdia’s "GenAI in Telecoms: Survey and Report – 2024".

Download the ebook now (no subscription required): https://pages.informatech1.com/genai-in-telecoms?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=telco

18/06/2024

According to Omdia – silicon chips account for approximately 10% of overall semiconductor revenue, making them a US$30 billion market.

In this commentary, Callum Middleton, Senior Analyst – Semiconductor Components, Omdia, explores how new semiconductor technologies could support the impending AI revolution.

Read here: https://omdia.tech.informa.com/blogs/2024/apr/new-semiconductor-technologies-could-help-power-ai?utm_source=facbook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=telco

Wide bandgap semiconductors offer significant energy efficiency and sustainability benefits across industries, including data centers, as global environmental concerns grow. Omdia explores their potential in improving efficiency, particularly driven by increasing demand for AI applications.

05/06/2024

Microsoft is investing US$3.2 billion in Swedish cloud and AIOps, its biggest investment in the country yet, reports Telecoms.com.

Read more here: https://www.telecoms.com/ai/microsoft-to-splurge-3-2bn-to-beef-up-swedish-cloud-and-ai-ops?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=telco

Microsoft has announced it will spend 33.7 billion kronor ($3.2 billion) over the next two years to expand its cloud and AI capabilities in Sweden.

04/06/2024

What impact will technologies such as AI and the convergence of cloud have specifically in the MVNO sector?

Neil Shah, Research Vice President, Counterpoint Research discusses this in his commentary for MVNOs World Congress, here: https://tmt.knect365.com/mvnos-world-congress/neil-shah-blog/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=telco

30/05/2024

Following a Network X Americas panel discussion on telco transformation, Light Reading's Phil Harvey speaks to Brian Beutler, Founder and CEO, Alianza, and Crystal Dowds, VP - Architecture, Engineering and Technology, Lumen Technologies.

Watch the full interview here: https://www.lightreading.com/network-automation/tech-services-and-culture-lumen-alianza-take-on-telco-transformation?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=telco

28/05/2024

Telecoms.com explores the evolution of BSS and OSS in the telecoms sector, alongside leading experts from Omdia, Amdocs, Optiva and more.

Read the article here: https://www.telecoms.com/oss-bss-cx/the-evolution-of-bss-and-oss-in-the-telecoms-sector?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=telco

This article is part of a series of tech explainers that takes an in-depth look into the technologies that are currently disrupting telecoms.

BSS and OSS lie at the heart of how telecoms networks function in terms of customer and network management respectively, and new technologies such as AI and virtualisation are changing the landscape.

23/05/2024

Light Reading delivers an in depth look back at 2023 and the major telco job cuts that characterised the news throughout the year.
This article examines all the job loss news from major companies – including AT&T, DISH, Nokia and Verizon – and explores some of the possible reasons for mass layoffs throughout the telecoms and tech industries.

Read the full story here: https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/2023-in-review-job-changes-and-layoffs?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=telco

The telecom-sector workforce has continued to shrink this year and AI developments threaten more of the same in 2024.

22/05/2024

Australian incumbent Telstra will cut 2,800 jobs as part of a reorganisation that includes overhauling its enterprise business.

Read the full story on this from Telecoms.com here: https://www.telecoms.com/operator-ecosystem/telstra-wields-the-axe-as-it-kicks-off-enterprise-reset-?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=telco

Australian incumbent Telstra will cut 2,800 jobs as part of a reorganisation that includes overhauling its enterprise business.

21/05/2024

As AI continues to evolve at pace, how close are we to reaching artificial general intelligence (AGI), or human-level intelligence?
In this commentary, Michael Azoff, Chief Analyst, Omdia, explores just how far the 'I' in AI has advanced.

Read the article here: https://omdia.tech.informa.com/blogs/2024/may/artificial-general-intelligence-are-we-there-yet?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=telco

As AI continues to evolve at pace, how close are we to reaching artificial general intelligence (AGI), or human-level intelligence? In this analysis, Omdia delves into the current status of AI advancement and its implications for IT professionals in the future.

16/05/2024

For the latest telecoms industry news in EMEA – read Eurobites. It is Light Reading's regular round up of stories from across the region.

Discover this week’s top EMEA telecoms stories here: https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/eurobites-bt-brings-ai-into-the-cyber-fight?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=telco