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EU human rights agency says we should tread carefully with AI

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has issued a report warning of confusion about the impact AI and automation can have of people’s rights.

• 14 Dec 2020

The role of 5G technologies in managing a remote business

Innovation is usually focused with a consumer audience in mind, however 5G and AI will likely see an initial focus and opportunity for more industrial and business focused applications.

• 09 Dec 2020

The Telecoms.com Podcast: automation, industry metrics and OpenRAN

Scott and Iain worry about being replaced by machines and algorithms as they kick off this week’s pod by discussing automation. They move on to review some of the telecoms industry numbers being published as we get towards the end of the year, before concluding with a look at why Western governments are suddenly so keen on OpenRAN.

• 07 Dec 2020

AWS brings 1984 to the edge

The adjective ‘Orwellian’ is overused, not least by this publication, but what do you expect when you launch industrial IoT services with names like ‘Monitron’?

• 02 Dec 2020

Telecoms industry not expected to fully recover until 2023

Analyst firm Analysys Mason reckons the telecoms industry will return to modest growth from 2021, but it will take three years for the industry revenue to come back to the pre-COVID-19 level. 

• 01 Dec 2020

Rakuten defends its record and promises more disruptions

Japan’s disruptive greenfield operator has defended its underwhelming subscriber growth and declared it is prepared to disrupt more markets.

• 13 Nov 2020

One year on, 41% of telecoms professionals are happy with 5G

Forty-one percent of those answering a Telecoms.com survey said the new technology has either met or exceeded their expectations.

• 27 Aug 2020

Lumina Networks turns out the lights for good

Open-source SDN startup Lumina Networks has thrown in the towel, citing slower than hoped open-source adoption, thanks in part to COVID-19.

• 20 Aug 2020

Amazon makes retail automation tech available to everyone else

Novel technology that promises to make cashiers a thing of the past is now being offered by Amazon to other retailers.

• 09 Mar 2020

Automating to tackle unprecedented disruption

More devices, more variables, more complexity – it is increasingly difficult to have end-to-end visibility and assess actual network issues in real time.

• 03 Feb 2020

Nokia gets German train automation gig

German rail company Deutsche Bahn is really keen on automation and ha picked Nokia to help it take humans out of the equation.

• 12 Dec 2019

Huawei winning at the GLOTELs 2019

At the GLOTEL 2019 awards dinner, Ahmad Bilal from Huawei talked about their award-winning automation initiative (AUTIN) and how it helps telcos to improve and innovate automation services.

• 10 Dec 2019

SK Telecom and Samsung give 5G remote-controlled ships a go

Korea is looking to lead the way on autonomous shipping following the development of a 5G-based test platform by SK Telecom and Samsung Heavy Industries.

• 10 Dec 2019

The First Network Slice Trial for Intelligent Manufacturing: How does the value of 5G reflect?

Recently, together with Zhejiang Branch of China Telecom and Zhejiang Bluetron, ZTE announced the successful commission of the first “5G Slicing + MEC + Intelligent Manufacturing” project in China, which will undoubtedly serve as a good example for the application of 5G in the manufacturing industry.

• 12 Nov 2019

Unified Network Automation for a Digital World

As CSPs transform to enable more on-demand, customizable digital services, the primary hurdle remains how to remove legacy network silos. This white paper reviews open source-based tools that enable fully automated, end-to-end networks across MPLS, Optical, IP and Cloud resources. By merging network resources, CSPs are learning how to thrive in this dynamic market place without the fear of vendor lock-in.

• 11 Nov 2019

LIVE interview: Oliver Cantor, Associate Director, Product Strategy, Verizon

At the recent Telecoms.com LIVE event we spoke to Verizon’s Associate Director of Product Strategy, Oliver Cantor, about the move towards automation in telecoms and its potential human cost.

• 08 Nov 2019

What did we learn from the Tory Party Conference?

In a couple of words; not a lot.

• 01 Oct 2019

AT&T joins the retail robot revolution

AT&T Business has unveiled a new partnership to target the retail segment, a vertical which might look completely different in a few years’ time.

• 31 Jul 2019

5G Makes Mining Site Safer & More Efficient

As the newest generation of mobile technology, 5G has dramatically transformed many industries, not the least of which is mining. Formerly dependent on manual labor, mining has evolved into a high-tech industry that incorporates remote driving and 5G-enabled unmanned smart mines. At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai earlier this year, many eyes were […]

• 22 Jul 2019

The private power of the edge

One of conundrums which has been quietly emerging over the last couple of months concerns how to maintain privacy when attempting to improve customer experience, but the power of the edge might save the day.

• 08 May 2019