
Artificial Intelligence

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Ericsson launches AI assistant to simplify 5G network management
Ericsson has unveiled its generative AI-powered NetCloud Assistant (ANA).
In a bid to simplify 5G network administration, ANA reads, interprets and generates new text and graphical content, rather than just providing links to existing resources, like traditional chatbots, the telecoms giant revealed.

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Spotlight on 5G
Spotlight on 5G is back! From 3-6 March, we’ll bring you comprehensive, multimedia coverage of the hottest industry news, game-changing announcements, cutting-edge solutions, and groundbreaking product launches that take place at MWC25.

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The Green Network Summit
The more energy efficient the network, the more sustainable it is to operate.

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UK government to throw £7 million at 120 AI projects
The UK has announced it will fund 120 projects to test how AI might help out businesses, the day after it announced its wider AI Opportunities Action Plan.

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2025 Will See Significant Growth in AI Spending, But Gen AI Will Not Create Expected Value
ABI Research’s 5th annual Trend Report the 7 key AI & Machine Learning technology trends that will deliver—and the 4 that won’t—in 2025

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Nvidia closes Run:ai deal & plans to open source its AI infrastructure software

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Telecoms survey reveals AI as top investment priority for 2025
Respondents to Telecoms.com’s Annual Industry Survey 2024 indicate a shift taking place from an AI curiosity position towards integration, while many pick AI, automation, and machine learning as their priority investment area.

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AI data centres could spike US energy bills by 70% in five years: think tank
According to a new report from the US think tank Jack Kemp Foundation, consumers and small businesses could see energy bills surge by up to 70% within five years, driven by rising power demands from AI data centres.

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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Liz Parry
Hello, I’m Liz Parry, the CEO of Lifecycle Software. The company’s main focus is driving innovation in the telecom industry. We shape how leading network operators deliver their services, launch Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), and provide billing, real-time charging, and a wide range of other services.

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TechEx Global
TechEx Global brings together nine leading technology events: AI & Big Data Expo, Cyber Security Expo, Cloud Transformation, Data Centres Expo, Digital Transformation Week, Edge Computing Expo, Intelligent Automation Conference, IoT Tech Expo & Sustainable Tech Expo.

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Japan chips in with $65bn AI-fuelled support package
The Japanese government has earmarked ¥10tn ($65bn) of state funding by 2030 to strengthen Japan’s semiconductor and AI chip sector, partly to help secure the country’s supply chains and avoid future global disruptions, and partly to ensure sustainable growth within Japan’s critical semiconductor and technology sectors.

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Telenor Launches AI Factory with Hive Autonomy as First Customer
Telenor Group has officially launched its AI factory, designed to help businesses accelerate AI-powered transformation across various industries. As part of the initiative, Telenor announced an initial 100 million NOK investment in February to build an AI factory using NVIDIA’s full-stack AI computing platform.

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Unleashing the Power of 5G SA: Industry Predictions for 2025
The mobile industry has experienced another significant year in 2024, marked by continued advancements in nationwide connectivity. As we approach the end of the year, we’ve invited industry experts to share their insights and predictions for what 2025 might hold for the mobile industry. Check out these fascinating forecasts below.

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MWC Webinar Series: UK Innovation Pavilion
In the lead up to MWC, join UKTIN and the other organisations on this year's UK Innovation Pavilion for a series of webinars to hear from latest insights and find out more about what we’ll be sharing at the show.
Webinar 1: UK Government Innovation Discussion

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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Chris Murphy
Hi, I’m Chris Murphy, a Chief Technology Officer for the EMEA region at VIAVI Solutions, an American company that manufactures testing and monitoring systems for communication networks. I have worked in telecoms for 25 years, beginning in product development and data-driven optimisation.

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Sophos to Acquire Secureworks to Accelerate Cybersecurity Services and Technology for Organizations Worldwide
- Secureworks shareholders to receive $8.50 per share in cash
- Sophos intends to integrate solutions from both companies into a broader and stronger security portfolio for all small, mid- and enterprise customers
- By combining complementary AI-driven security platforms powered by automated prevention, detection and response, the

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Nokia selected to lead European lighthouse project on 6G sustainability
- SUSTAIN-6G will evaluate and explore sustainable 6G technologies, methods and use cases touching on environmental, economic and societal needs
- The consortium will work out solutions for three specific areas of sustainable development: energy smart grids, e-health and telemedicine, and agriculture
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Nokia and Lenovo team up on AI flavoured data centres
Nokia and Lenovo are joining forces for some data centre networking and automation solutions that support ‘the massive and highly precise compute, storage and transit needs’ of AI and ML.

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India’s top telcos apply satellite, AI policy pressure at IMC24
- India Mobile Congress 2024 (IMC24) has opened its doors in New Delhi
- Airtel’s Sunil Bharti Mittal joins rivals Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea to press the government for an auction of satellite broadband spectrum
- They want a level playing field between satellite providers

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Nokia, Windstream Wholesale and Colt Technology Services join forces to complete world’s first ultra-fast 800GbE optical and IP service trial connecting London and Chicago
- Transatlantic partnership extends potential for capacity, speed and latency while reducing power usage on popular Europe/US route.
- Service trial spanned 8500km subsea and terrestrial route over live production network.
- 800GbE can support advanced network applications like AI data center networking, content delive

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Broadcom Announces Industry’s First Merchant Silicon 50G PON Solution with AI/ML Capabilities
Advanced multi-speed OLT-ONU platform enables operators to run mission-critical AI applications at the edge while providing the most cost-effective and power-efficient upgrade path for current GPON and 10G PON networks

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Strengthening India-UK Collaboration in Future Telecoms
Today, we announce an important milestone in the continuing development of UK-India Collaborations in Telecoms Research & Innovation by the signing of an important MoU between Bharat 6G Alliance and the UK-India Future Networks Initiative (UKI-FNI), supported by UK Telecoms Innovation Net