A survey put together by Ciena and Heavy Reading reveals only 16% of surveyed telcos believe their optical networks are ‘very ready’ for AI.
The report was based on a survey of 77 operators and was designed to understand the impacts of AI applications and traffic growth on metro and long-haul networks operated by telcos including fixed, mobile, and converged network operators and cable operators.
The report claims most of them recognised there is still work to be done when it comes to their optical networks’ readiness to support AI network demands. 39% described their networks as “ready,” with “much of the network in place but still some work to do”, 40% said they are “somewhat ready” with much work remaining, and 5% said their optical networks are not ready at all.
