AUSTIN, Texas, March 23, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- New 5G
and IoT technologies and applications will not work if telecoms
carriers do not master artificial intelligence in their network
operations. This is the conclusion of a new editorial report from
Enterprise IoT Insights, available for download now.
The telecoms industry is heavily invested the development of
artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) based
technologies. Commenting in the report, Zhang Sihong, chief
engineer of AI solutions at ZTE, says: "The telecoms network is the
basis for the outbreak of AI, and AI will greatly enhance the
telecoms networks."
The need for carriers to automate is urgent, notes the report.
"The amount of data is about to explode," says Dimitris Mavrakis, research director at ABI
Research. The notion carriers will gain control by re-defining
their networks in software is wrong. "It is supposed to get simpler
with SDN and NFV. It won't; it will get more complicated."
5G and IoT networks bring new levels of efficiency and
complexity, and AI is the means to master the emerging ecosystem.
AI promises to bring logic and order to the incoming chaos, and a
way for operators to deliver on the promise of 5G and IoT networks,
and reap the whirlwind of unilateral digital transformation. "AI is
in a key role to enable 'living' networks that adapt to constantly
fluctuating conditions," says Andrew
Burrell, head of marketing for ultra broadband and analytics
services at Nokia.
The report finds AI is the missing link for telecoms carriers to
realise and enable the so-called 'fourth industrial revolution',
and the final element in a holy trinity of digital transformation
tools alongside SDN and NFV. More than this, it is their only
recourse. "There is no future for operators without taking
advantage of data through AI, including ML and big data
technologies," says Francisco José Montalvo, director of
Telefónica's 'fourth platform' division
The new report, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning: Making IoT work for Telecoms", canvasses opinion from
across the telecoms industry, including expert views from ABI
Research, Amdocs, Aria Networks, BT, Ericsson, Nokia, Orange, Ovum,
Telefónica, and ZTE, among others.
Download this report to discover how:
- momentum is building, fast, and 2018 will be the year for AI in
telecoms;
- leading carriers' external AI investments have tripled in three
years;
- early impacts include up to 60% care resolution, and +10-20%
NPS scores;
- network troubleshooting has improved by +20-40%;
- up to 70% of network faults are being diagnosed before they
happen;
- barriers remain before closed-loop automation and true SON are
achieved;
Watch the complimentary editorial webinar featuring:
- James Blackman, Editor,
Enterprise IoT Insights
- Ulrika Jägare, Director of Analytics and Machine Intelligence,
Ericsson
- Dmitry Kurbatov, Head of
Telecoms Security, Positive Technologies
- Dimitris Mavrakis, Research
Director, ABI Research
- Adaora Okeleke, Senior Analyst, Ovum
- Jay Perrett, Founder and Chief
Technology Officer, Aria Networks
"Telecoms networks are a springboard for the wider digital
transformation of society, and AI is crucial if that transformation
is to be ordered and dynamic, amid the rising chaos of 5G and IoT
technologies," said James Blackman,
editor at Enterprise IoT Insights.
"2018 will be a pivotal year, as carriers move beyond AI in
their core networks, invariably for marketing and sales functions,
to increasingly deploy AI at the edge of their networks, for
smarter network management and optimization. However, as with other
aspects of their own transformation, carriers are faced with
familiar challenges, in the form of staff, skills, and
culture."
About Enterprise IoT Insights
Enterprise IoT Insights is a premier news source for enterprise
decision makers and a leading provider of IoT and digital
transformation news and use cases. Launched by RCR Wireless News in
2016, Enterprise IoT Insights keeps readers informed with breaking
news, in-depth features and deep industry insight. Enterprise IoT
Insights' target audience is executive-level employees at leading
enterprise companies, and volume buyers at enterprise-class
organizations.
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SOURCE Enterprise IoT Insights