Eco-efficiency is not just about environmental responsibility. It is also a major economic issue. Operators who anticipate these changes and invest in sustainable solutions will gain a clear competitive advantage. Ericsson has called for urgent action to strengthen Europe’s digital competitiveness. This commitment includes promoting sustainable and energy-efficient technologies for network infrastructures. The year 2024…
The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is approaching, and I’ll be there all week with numerous meetings. Key topics this year include #Sustainability & ESG, 5G Advanced, RedCap, AI & Telecoms, Edge Computing & Cloud AI, OpenRAN, and Network APIs. One particularly impactful topic, closely tied to AI in our phones and telecom infrastructure, will…
Artificial intelligence: The future of telecommunications The TM Forum Tour Japan in Tokyo was the stage for discussions on artificial intelligence in telecommunications, covering network automation, edge computing, and the evolution of LLMs. Key industry participants, including major vendors and partner organizations, explored the challenges and opportunities surrounding this technology. Rakuten mobile: Innovating through AI…
Discover how telecom operators can overcome their structural challenges and embark on three strategic paths to a prosperous future: reinventing the integrated model, delayering, and transitioning to a utility-based model, based on an article by McKinsey. Structural challenges: An industry at a crossroads The telecom industry is facing unprecedented financial and structural difficulties. Some of…
In 2024, the European telecommunications sector is undergoing a significant transformation. Mergers between mobile operators, combined with a strategic reorganization of their assets, are reshaping the industry. In the UK, the merger between Vodafone (18.5 million subscribers) and Three (10 million subscribers), approved in December 2024, has created the country’s largest network, with a total…
GenAI technology, though innovative, is likely to shift back to predictive AI in over half of the situations, with a reduced impact on return on investment. It’s essential to move from the concept phase to production and to focus more on priority use cases to ensure scalability. What role could predictive AI play in this…