Dan Jones

1 week ago | fiercewireless.com | Dan Jones

FUTURENET WORLD, LONDON – Fierce Network's Senior Reporter Dan Jones noticed a lot of AI washing going on at FutureNet World. Telcos are bringing the AI platforms out internally, but they're not actually pushing them out commercially, he said. It's going to be a while before that happens. Watch this video short to find out how long we'll have to wait.

1 week ago | fierce-network.com | Dan Jones

The telco industry needs access to good, diverse sources of data to realize autonomous networksThis can be easier said than doneWe're still a long way away from achieving the dream of fully autonomous networksFUTURENET WORLD, LONDON -- Good data is the bedrock of good telco AI. It's also a key roadblock to realizing fully autonomous networks. This was one of the main points driven home on the second day of the FutureNet show.

1 week ago | fierce-network.com | Dan Jones

FUTURENET WORLD, LONDON – Fierce Network's Senior Reporter Dan Jones noticed a lot of AI washing going on at FutureNet World. Telcos are bringing the AI platforms out internally, but they're not actually pushing them out commercially, he said. It's going to be a while before that happens. Watch this video short to find out how long we'll have to wait.

1 week ago | fierce-network.com | Dan Jones

CTOs spoke on pure 5G during a lively panel discussionAll agreed that telcos are more than just utilitiesThe execs added that 5G SA has unlocked slicing and more for enterprisesFUTURENET WORLD, LONDON – A gaggle of telco executives decried the "utility" label plastered on them by cloud hyperscalers and others, with one even claiming that cellular service is more important than electricity.

2 weeks ago | fierce-network.com | Dan Jones

Ericsson and Nokia are being cautious about the impact of President Trump's tariffsIndustry watchers should expect to see more layoffs - particularly from Nokia - whether or not the tariffs happenRecon's Daryl Schoolar doesn't expect that the Trump tariffs will impact layoff plans — at least as of nowAs their earnings calls showed, Nokia and Ericsson are being cautious on what they say about the Trump tariffs as the import taxes actually come into effect.