Microsoft has unveiled previews of two AI-powered services designed to manage telecom networks, drawing on the same capabilities used to manage the tech giant’s Azure cloud platform.
Operators can benefit from advanced artificial intelligence that helps to unlock new business opportunities from data on and insights into their operations — including the rollout of high-speed 5G networks — the company said in a blog post.
Following its acquisition of cloud networking firms Affirmed Networks and Metaswitch in 2020, Microsoft became the first player in the 5G market.
The corporation has a strong focus on AI and has made significant investments in OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot, which has increased the attention that artificial intelligence has been receiving in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. As OpenAI continues its quest to develop artificial intelligence that is comparable to human intelligence, Microsoft stated last month that it wants to include such AI in all of its products.
He continued, “We are bringing that same technology into this space. “Every operator I’ve shown this is overjoyed,” the operator said.
Microsoft’s new Nexus service, an all-in-one platform that enables operators to operate their networks from the cloud, and two different “AIOps” services, will be useful to telecom partners like AT&T Inc, Ericsson, and Nokia Oyj.
The new improvements, according to Monica Zethzon, vice president at Ericsson, would enable operators to “change their core networks while boosting consumer experiences.”
