NVIDIA: Telco AI Investment Still In 'Early Phase'
RCRWirelessNews, Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
In its 'State of AI in Telecommunications: 2024 Trends,' respondents tell NVIDIA telco AI solutions are already 'improving both revenues and cost savings'
The subhead of this article pretty well tells the story: NVIDIA research based on a survey of operators shows there's widespread interest in generative and more classic artificial intelligence (AI), and some respondents say AI solutions tuned to telco use cases 'is improving both revenues and cost savings.' That's good news given that we're approximately five years into the 5G cycle and there hasn't been a boom in service revenues, but stagnant ARPU has re-emphasized automation as a way to cut costs.
NVIDIA surveyed 400-plus 'telecom professionals' in an effort to quantify where the industry really is with regard to AI planning and adoption.