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AI and edge computing replaces the Pilgrims in the new Mayflower

IBM’s AI and edge computing technologies are going to guide a crewless boat to chart the same route the Pilgrims did 400 years ago.

• 21 Feb 2020

Exfo uses AI to reassure 5G operators

Testing and service assurance vendor Exfo has launched some new cleverness designed to take the stress out of managing a 5G network.

• 13 Feb 2020

UK AI watchdog reckons social media firms should be more transparent

The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation says there is strong public support for greater regulation of online platforms, but then it would.

• 04 Feb 2020

London Police push forward with controversial facial recognition tech

The London Metropolitan Police Service has announced it will begin the operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology, despite there still being many critics and concerns.

• 27 Jan 2020

Huawei boss plays Pollyanna in Davos

In a live discussion at the World Economic Forum, Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei insisted that his company is barely affected by US sanctions.

• 21 Jan 2020

White House outlines 10 principles for AI development

Despite the Trump administration stating it would never meddle in artificial intelligence, the White House has outlined 10 commandments for agencies to create rules and regulations.

• 08 Jan 2020

LG joins the virtue-signalling crowd with AI standardisation plug

LG is the latest technology company to humbly join the ranks of technology disciples preaching standardisation and, of course, its idea is better than everyone else’s.

• 07 Jan 2020

Xiaomi makes big noises with $7bn 5G, AI and IOT plan

In an open letter from its CEO, Xiaomi has promised to increase its R&D investments in 5G, AI and IOT to $7.18 billion.

• 02 Jan 2020

Happy New Year, Europe! And let’s learn AI

Finland is offering free AI course to all EU countries, aiming to provide basic AI literacy to 1% of the Union’s total population by 2021.

• 30 Dec 2019

Intel drops $2 billion on AI chip maker Habana Labs

Having once more failed at mobile, US chip giant Intel is doubling down on the datacenter, where artificial intelligence is expected to be ever more prominent.

• 16 Dec 2019

You don’t need to understand AI to trust it, says German politician

The minister for artificial intelligence at the German government has spoken about the European vision for AI, especially how to grow and gain trust from non-expert users.

• 12 Dec 2019

Telecoms had a good 2019 and expects a better 2020 – survey

Our latest industry survey reveals a an optimistic outlook, largely bolstered by the launch of 5G commercial service, but also helped by innovations and progress in other quarters of the industry.

• 02 Dec 2019

The Symbiosis of Humans and Machines: Planning for Our AI-Augmented Future

Our work of tomorrow is going to look vastly different from the work we do today. Artificial intelligence (AI) is augmenting workers in certain roles, and soon this trend will expand to the vast majority of the workforce, allowing humans to do the work that matters and, in the process, vastly improving workforce productivity and […]

• 25 Nov 2019

Bringing internet to the other half of the world

Low internet penetration is particularly acute in the developing countries. While 81% of the population in the developed world are already using the internet, only 45% in the developing countries can do so.

• 14 Nov 2019

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Live, Latin fibre and telco AI

This week’s pod features the usual suspects but in a novel environment, the lobby of the Montcalm Marble Arch hotel. Our intrepid podders were between events, having just finished the inaugural Telecoms.com LIVE event with the Glotel Awards evening to come. They start with a recap of the event, move on to fibre innovation in Latin America and conclude with a review of the recent Telco AI Summit event.

• 11 Nov 2019

Is AI over hyped in the telecoms space?

At an industry event today, a panel of experts revealed the level of artificial unintelligence the industry has to offer. Is AI just a buzz word? Is it a trend that doesn’t live up to its punchy abbreviation? The topic came up during an executive panel with the theme: Assessing AI’s application in the telecommunications […]

• 05 Nov 2019

China switches on 5G

The world’s largest mobile market has gone live with its 5G networks, and is poised to become the largest 5G market in the world.

• 01 Nov 2019

Vodafone Business and América Móvil team up to woo IoT customers

The B2B group of Vodafone has entered a partnership agreement with América Móvil to provide IoT operators with international roaming service for things.

• 30 Oct 2019

Google claims quantum computing breakthrough, IBM disagrees

Google says it has achieved ‘quantum supremacy’, as its Sycamore chip performed a calculation, which would have taken the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000 years, in 200 seconds.

• 23 Oct 2019

Creating customer values with AI

5G represents a paradigm shift not only in the deployment, management, and operation of networks, but also the services that can be delivered and the experiences customers can have. For 5G networks to deliver value for the operators, through both improved efficiency and top line growth, artificial intelligence (AI) has important roles to play.

• 22 Oct 2019