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Srikapardhi February 12th, 2025 6:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson and Mobily Sign MoU to Explore Intent-Driven Autonomous Networks

Saudi Arabian telecommunications services company Mobily and Ericsson signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at LEAP 2025, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to explore the development of advanced network capabilities. The focus will be on the development towards intent-driven autonomous networks that deliver speed, scalability, and capacity with close to zero touch. Also Read: Ericsson Launches AI-Powered 5G Advanced Software Suite to Improve Network Efficiency AI and 5G for Intelligent Automation According... Read More

Srikapardhi February 12th, 2025 5:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

Stc Group Partners with AWS to Drive AI and Cloud Transformation in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian telecommunications company stc Group and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a collaboration to advance digital transformation in Saudi Arabia by supporting cloud-based services and AI infrastructure. As part of this partnership, stc Group has been recognised as a System Integrator Premier Partner, the highest AWS Partner Tier. Also Read: STC Group Completes 1 Tbps Data Centre Connectivity Trial on 850 Km Network AWS and stc Group to... Read More

Kripa B February 12th, 2025 3:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Salesforce Announces USD 500 Million Investment in Saudi Arabia to Drive AI Innovation

Salesforce has announced plans to invest USD 500 million in Saudi Arabia to accelerate AI innovation, enhance workforce development, and expand its local partner ecosystem to support local businesses in the region. This follows the company's pledge at Davos to expand its presence in Saudi Arabia with a new regional headquarters in Riyadh. Also Read: Salesforce to Cut 1,000 Jobs Amid AI Expansion: Report Transforming Cloud and AI Adoption In... Read More

Kripa B February 12th, 2025 9:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

Confluent Partners With Jio to Advance Development of GenAI Use Cases in India

US-headquartered data streaming company Confluent has partnered with Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) to accelerate the development of real-time and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) use cases in India while integrating Confluent Cloud with Jio Cloud Services. "Confluent, Inc., the data streaming pioneer, today announced it has signed a strategic partnership with Jio Platforms Limited for Jio Cloud Services," the company said on Tuesday. Also Read: Reliance Jio Partners With Polygon Labs... Read More

Kripa B February 11th, 2025 10:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

India Leads Global AI Adoption with 65 Percent Usage in the Past Three Months: Microsoft Survey

A Microsoft study reveals that 65 percent of Indians surveyed have used artificial intelligence (AI) in the past three months, a significant rise from 26 percent in 2023. This figure is more than twice the global average, highlighting the rapid adoption of AI in India. On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled the Global Online Safety Survey 2025, which studies the growing influence of AI. The report is based on a web survey of... Read More

Srikapardhi February 11th, 2025 6:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

Neom and DataVolt Partner to Build USD 5 Billion AI Data Center in Oxagon

Saudi Arabia's Neom and DataVolt have signed an agreement to develop a 1.5-gigawatt (GW) net-zero artificial intelligence (AI) factory in its Oxagon zone. The development will take a phased approach, with phase one funded by an initial investment of USD 5 billion expected to be operational by 2028, Neom and DataVolt announced on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. Also Read: Fluidstack to Build AI Supercomputer in France with EUR 10 Billion... Read More

Kripa B February 11th, 2025 4:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Zoom Expands Zoom Phone Service to Chennai

Zoom Communications (Zoom) has officially launched its cloud-based Zoom Phone service in Chennai, marking its official rollout in the Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle. This launch follows the service's rollout in the Maharashtra Telecom Circle (MHTC) in October 2024. Licensed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) India, Zoom Phone brings AI-first modern telephony to Chennai's business ecosystem, the company announced on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. AI-First Capabilities Zoom Phone offers enterprises... Read More

Kripa B February 11th, 2025 1:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

NXP Semiconductors to Acquire Kinara for USD 307 Million, Expanding Edge AI Capabilities

NXP Semiconductors (NXP) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kinara, a maker of neural processing units (NPUs) for edge artificial intelligence (AI) applications, in an all-cash transaction valued at USD 307 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2025, pending regulatory approvals, the Dutch chipmaker said on Monday. Also Read: Synaptics and Google Collaborate to Advance Edge AI for IoT Kinara's NPUs Enhance AI... Read More

Kripa B February 11th, 2025 10:09 AM 0 COMMENTS

Cisco and Mistral AI Partner to Launch AI Agent to Streamline Customer Experience

Networking and security company Cisco and French artificial intelligence (AI) startup Mistral AI have jointly launched an AI agent for automating tasks and optimising workflows, thereby enhancing customer experience (CX). In a joint statement released Monday, the companies said the AI Renewals Agent "greatly enhances and streamlines the renewal proposal creation process at Cisco" by consolidating both structured and unstructured data from over 50 signals and sources and providing real-time... Read More

Kripa B February 10th, 2025 10:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Fluidstack to Build AI Supercomputer in France with EUR 10 Billion Investment

Fluidstack, the AI cloud platform, has signed a EUR 10 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French government to build what the company calls one of the world's largest decarbonised AI supercomputers. The agreement was announced at the AI Action Summit in Paris under the leadership of President Emmanuel Macron. Also Read: Mistral AI to Build First Data Centre in France: Report Leveraging Nuclear Energy for AI Innovation The... Read More

Kripa B February 10th, 2025 9:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

GenAI to Enhance India’s IT Productivity by 45 Percent, Says EY Survey: Report

The increasing adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) could enhance the productivity of India's USD 254-billion IT industry by 43 percent-45 percent over the next five years, according to a survey by consulting firm EY India. The boost, which EY India's survey states, will span 500 roles as IT firms integrate GenAI internally and deploy AI-driven solutions for clients, Reuters reported. Also Read: Developing Over 100 New Gen AI Agents... Read More

Srikapardhi February 10th, 2025 5:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

Equinix Opens Data Center in France with EUR 350 Million Investment

Digital infrastructure company Equinix has launched a new data center, PA13x, in Meudon, Ile-de-France. With a EUR 350 million investment, the facility is part of Equinix's xScale portfolio, targeting hyperscale customers. Unveiled alongside the Global Summit for AI Action, PA13x is designed to support high-performance computing, including AI-driven workloads, while minimizing environmental impact, according to Equinix. Also Read: Mistral AI to Build First Data Centre in France: Report Equinix Expands... Read More