Digital Lifescapes

The telecom industry stands at a pivotal moment of transformation. As mobile network operators grapple with the challenges of creating new revenue streams, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as an enabler of next-generation capabilities. The recent Juniper Research worldwide market study illuminates how AI is not merely an add-on but increasingly the foundation of transformative cellular network evolution. According to the study, network operators are projected to invest more than $86 billion in developing and deploying AI in their platforms over the next four years. Mobile Network AI Market Development Annual investment is expected to grow from $13.5 billion in 2025 to $21.9 billion by 2029, representing a substantial 62 percent increase. This investment surge is primarily driven by operators' pursuit of zero-touch operations, where human intervention in network management is minimized or eliminated entirely. What's particularly notable is that while AI is being deployed...

Around the world, many telecom service providers are in a state of transition, as their traditional voice and data communications service growth opportunities are either limited or in a decline. Meanwhile, the need to pursue new revenue opportunities has often been restricted by a historically slow moving organization and underlying infrastructure constraints that essentially made them inflexible to address the need to change. Therefore, during 2015, selective organizational restructuring and fundamental infrastructure transitions will be implemented to enable these telecom service providers to adapt more effectively to the apparent new opportunities in the marketplace. Much of the change will be driven by the deployment of new software, systems and related professional services from vendors with domain experience in managing these business model transitions. Adoption of next-generation technologies by telecom service providers has led to worldwide growth in the Operation Suppo...