As part of its close embrace network artificial intelligence (AI), AT&T is testing drones in New Jersey to inspect cell sites, and researching the use AI to define network policies.
AT&T’s Mazin Gilbert outlined his company’s blueprint for artificial intelligence and machine learning on Tuesday during a keynote address at the TM Forum Action Week conference.
While AT&T has successfully embraced virtualization of its network using software-defined network (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV)—it’s on track to reach its goal of 75% virtualization of the core network by next year—Gilbert said that’s not enough in a world of 5G and IoT and increasing consumption of bandwidth.
