Software and Automation

SK Telecom bets big on AI: Plans for AI 'superhighway' across Asia Pacific

SK Telecom has unveiled plans to build an “AI infrastructure superhighway” which includes constructing gigawatt-scale data centres across Asia and the Pacific.

AI search wars: Can telco-backed Perplexity survive OpenAI challenge?

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.

UBBF 2024: Huawei’s Bob Chen highlights AI-focused growth in F5.5G all-optical networks

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.