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Veon puts its KazLLM to work with new AI Tutor

by Harry Baldock | Jun 4, 2025

This week, mobile network operator group Veon has announced the launch of its newest GenAI product: an AI Tutor aimed at teaching users Kazakh.

Startup Stories: Introducing automation and observability specialist Telaverge Communications

by Harry Baldock | Mar 12, 2025

Introducing Telaverge Communications, a business transforming the telcos to techcos through automation and observability

OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX partner for $500bn AI ‘Stargate Project’

by Harry Baldock | Jan 22, 2025

This week, OpenAI has announced the ‘Stargate Project’, a new joint venture set to invest $500 billion into AI infrastructure over the next five years.

World Communication Awards shine a light on AI Excellence

by Harry Baldock | Dec 19, 2024

As expected, the newly introduced AI Excellence Award became a popular category. 2023 saw the rise of generative AI, 2024 proved to be the year of its integration into telecommunications.

“We were into AI before it was cool!”: Chatting AI and telco trust with Juniper’s Neil McRae

by Harry Baldock | Oct 2, 2024

From being into AI before it was cool to using Gen AI to put a human face on the network with virtual network assistants, Neil shares his thoughts on the latest tech trends and the future of the telecoms industry.

UK puts AI safety in the spotlight at the AI Seoul Summit

by Harry Baldock | May 23, 2024

The AI Seoul Summit took place this week, bringing together the UK and South Korean governments to discuss AI safety alongside some of the biggest companies in the AI industry.

“Democracy and social order could collapse”: NTT issues warning over GenAI

by Harry Baldock | Apr 9, 2024

This week, the operator has released a joint statement with national newspaper the Yomiuri Shimbun proposing new regulations be introduced related to GenAI, based on joint research the duo conducted in autumn last year.

Vodafone launches GenAI chatbot on VOXI

by Harry Baldock | Mar 7, 2024

Today, Vodafone UK has become the first operator in the country to launch a large language model (LLM) chatbot, introducing the novel technology for its VOXI customers.

Global Telco AI Alliance create JV to build telco-focussed LLM

by Harry Baldock | Feb 26, 2024

In the summer of last year, SKT, Deutsche Telekom, e&, and Singtel joined forces to create the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA), an industry initiative to jointly explore AI in the telco space.

BT’s taps AWS’s GenAI coding companion to support software engineers

by Harry Baldock | Feb 20, 2024

Today, BT’s Digital Unit has announced that it will us Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s GenAI coding companion Amazon CodeWhisperer to help their software engineers code effectively.