Survey Says: How Is AI Expected To Impact Telecom Networks?
RCRWirelessNews, Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
Artificial intelligence is being applied more broadly and deeply in telecom networks; though AI and machine learning have been part of network testing and assurance tools for years, new advancements in compute, in models and in more holistic data governance and application of data are coming to fruition, along with the desire by telecom companies for their networks to run more efficiently and have higher levels of automation.
So what are the broad strokes of telecom operators' expectations about the impact that AI will have, particularly in the context of the network? A number of recent telecom-focused surveys have attempted to take stock of this. Here are four.
In a Ciena survey of more than 1,500 telecom and IT engineers and managers conducted during March of 2024, more than half of the respondents said that they think the use of AI will improve network operational efficiency by 40% or more.