Vodafone’s plan to keep up with AI through democratisation, value-hunting

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Source: TelcoTitans

DTW Ignite: Vodafone execs discuss AI adoption at scale, raising concerns that the technology is moving ‘too quickly’, but confident that the group’s overriding strategic direction will enable it to keep ahead of the curve.

This article includes:

  • Organisations: BT Group; Cyient; Deutsche Telekom; Globe Telecom; Google Cloud Platform; Telus; TM Forum; Vodafone.
  • Geographic: Copenhagen; Europe; Hyderabad; India.
  • People: Anton Reynaldo Bonfacio; Hesham Fahmy; Howard Watson; Inês Matos; Mabel Pous-Fenollar; Mostafa Noureldien; Peter Leukert; Scott Petty; Willie Stegmann.
  • Themes: AI adoption; AI Booster platform; AI network ops; AI-augmented operations; Autonomous Networks Intelligent Operations; Capex budget; Care platforms; Chief AI Officer; Chief Information Officer; Chief Technology Officer; Configuration as code; Data analytics; Data capture; DevOps capability; Digital tools; Fibre optic streamlining; Google Cloud Platform; Intelligent network assistant; Legacy application migration; Network configuration management; Network development; Network intelligence systems; Network operations; Network planning; Platform layer; Privacy guardrails; Productivity gains; Promise to execution; Return on investment; Security guardrails; Smart capex tools; Strategic foundation; Strategy execution; Use-cases; Value creation; VINA; VISMON Multi OpCo; Zero-touch assurance; Zero-touch automation; Zero-touch change.
  • Events: DTW Ignite 2025

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