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Pressure mounting for telcos to go “all in” with AI

The Research
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This article was originally published to the Nokia blog by Patty Wong on May 24, 2019. Artificial intelligence has the potential to dramatically transform the telecoms industry. Over time, AI will provide telecom operators with the insights and capabilities they need to automate and proactively address issues in customer care,... Read More

Scaling innovation in the 5G era

The Economics
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Fifth generation mobile, or 5G, is about to disrupt the wireless communications industry in a major way. Products, services, businesses and operating models are all set to change. Growth opportunities are unimaginable. Naturally, operators and vertical industries are clamoring to get on board and innovate. But wanting to harness the... Read More

Three ways for telcos to leverage AI

The Economics
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This article was written in collaboration with Santeri Jussila, Head of Analytics Product Line Management at Nokia. The global artificial intelligence (AI) market is booming. Market research firm Tractica estimates annual global AI revenue to grow from $9.5 billion in 2018 to $118.6 billion by 2025. For industries that capture... Read More

Everything automated: The future mode of operations

The Research
This article was originally published to the Nokia blog by TL Viswanathan on May 15, 2019. Five years ago, it might have seemed odd to suggest that communication service providers (CSPs) should aspire to model their operations on a retailer like Amazon. On the surface, they don’t have much in... Read More

Future trends in the connected home

The Research
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This article was originally published to the Nokia blog by Laszlo Gyalog on April 26, 2019. Remember those futuristic predictions of domestic life we saw in movies and cartoons from the 1950s and 60s? All flying cars, robot servants and remote-controlled everything. While there were varying degrees of (in)accuracy about... Read More

Africa’s mobile revolution

The Politics
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A transformation has been taking place across the African continent, especially below the Sahara. And it’s accelerating. These developments will have an enormous impact on the 1.2 billion people who live on the continent. More importantly, what is taking place there will soon reverberate across the world. For a number... Read More

Think 5G security right now

The Research
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This article was originally published to the Nokia blog by Gerald Reddig on February 19, 2019. My last article covered the four elements of 5G security needed to build digital trust. Now, I want to explore why security strategies must be implemented at the outset of 5G planning and before... Read More

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