AI
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Meta is making its Llama family of AI language models available to US government and defence agencies to power security-related AI applications. -
Workflow automation platform Flowfinity has made upgrades to its data centre sites to expand its capacity to meet increased customer demands.
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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.
Forthcoming events
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Since the New South Wales (NSW) government officially declared a state of emergency in December, Australia has been in the grips of one of the worse bushfires in recent memory.
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Russian operator MTS has entered into an agreement to sell Vodafone Ukraine to Bakcell, a subsidiary of NEQSOL Holding for an approximate $734 million.
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TM Forum confirms the appointment of three new people to its board of directors.
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Orange is rumoured to have chosen BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley to advise on a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its Middle East and Africa business.
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Accenture has agreed to acquire Symantec’s cyber security services business from Broadcom.
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John Souter, the former CEO of the London Internet Exchange (LINX), has been appointed to the board of Simwood Group.
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Chris Roy, AT&T's Vice President talks to Capacity Media reporter Natalie Bannerman, about some of the latest carrier trends and challenges, including Edge computing, 5G and interoperability.
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Affluence Corporation is divesting its entertainment division interests to focus on 5G infrastructure and technologies.
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Enterprise software player VMware has completed the acquisition of US-based Pivotal Software for $2.7 billion.
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Avi Gabbay, the former CEO of Bezeq, has been named as the new CEO of Cellcom.
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Bharti Airtel shareholders have officially green-lit proposals to raise $3 billion in funds, amounting to $2 billion in equity and $1 billion in debt.
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With a new year upon us, Capacity heard from Carl Grivner, CEO of Colt Technology Services, about his expectations for the telco sector in 2020 with new technologies and big industry shifts.
