AI
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Workflow automation platform Flowfinity has made upgrades to its data centre sites to expand its capacity to meet increased customer demands. -
SK Telecom has unveiled plans to build an “AI infrastructure superhighway” which includes constructing gigawatt-scale data centres across Asia and the Pacific.
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To challenge Google's search dominance, telecom giants like Telefónica, SoftBank, and Deutsche Telekom threw their weight behind Perplexity, the conversational AI search startup. Their bet, however, appears under threat — as OpenAI has entered the arena.
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At the 10th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2024) in Istanbul last week, Bob Chen, president of Huawei’s optical business product line, emphasised the pivotal role of artificial intelligence (AI) in transforming the telecoms industry.
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Ericsson has unveiled a range of 5G-focused software products designed to support operators improve network efficiency and performance.
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BT has expanded its Carbon Network Dashboard, enhancing business customers' visibility into electricity consumption and carbon emissions for more effective infrastructure optimisation.
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SoftBank Group (SBG) has confirmed that its board of directors have approved the sale of $41 billion (JPY4.5 trillion) of its assets.
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ZTE Corporation has partnered with the Shenzhen branch of China Telecom to deploy the industry’s first commercial trial of 400G OTN cluster system at multiple super-core nodes in the network, with each site supporting 128 service slots and 64T cross-connect capacity.
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Ufinet has chosen Intraway’s Symphonica Cloud to deliver the orchestration layer of its fibre to-the-home (FTTH) services.
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As infection rates of Covid-19 increase, the virus has implications for business continuity across the entire economy including data centres, and techUK highlights the pivotal role the sector has to play in the pandemic.
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Capacity speaks with Iñigo García del Cerro Prieto, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), UFINET, about some of their recent challenges and opportunities, and his forecast for the industry going forward.
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OpenRoaming is set to become an “open standard” according to WBA CEO Tiago Rodrigues, following a deal that will see its ownership and management transferred to the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA).
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As with other sectors, the telecoms, data and tech industries have faced huge disruptions over recent weeks, from Nokia’s cancelled AGM to the postponement of France’s 5G network auction and Samsung’s Foundry Forum.
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The UK’s government’s collaboration with network providers to monitor the success of its social distancing policy could be an infringement of the Human Rights Act.
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The pipeline of new data centres is under threat as the supply of labour and parts is halted by the international response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Thierry Breton, the European Union’s Internal Market and Services Commissioner has called on streaming services to take steps to prevent an internet gridlock in the wake of the Coronavirus.
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Nokia (HEL: NOKIA) is to extend its Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) managed services with 5G capabilities and offer the service on a subscription basis for enterprise customers.
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The global web of connectivity infrastructure is likely to require upgrade over the coming months due to the pressures mounted by huge numbers of people transitioning to remote work.
