GCOT Nations Agree to ORAN and AI Principles
The partner governments of the Global Coalition on Telecommunications have agreed to guidelines on the certification of open radio access network solutions and the adoption of AI by the telecom industry, NTIA said Thursday. The GCOT nations are the U.S.,…
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the U.K., Australia, Canada and Japan. “The GCOT ‘Open RAN Certification Principles’ highlight a range of considerations to inform industry-led certification approaches for Open RAN-based network equipment,” NTIA said. It continued, “Principles on AI Adoption in the Telecommunications Industry” will “inform the application of AI to network operations just as such efforts are poised for rapid growth. They also represent the first instance in which like-minded governments have comprehensively addressed the use of AI within telecommunications in particular.” The U.K. Department for Science, Innovation & Technology posted the AI principles. One component of AI improvements “is edge inferencing, which allows AI to process data locally, enabling real-time decision-making and reducing latency,” the document said: “These advances can support the industry by providing faster, more reliable, and secure connectivity, driving economic growth, promoting digital inclusion, and enhancing infrastructure resilience. At the same time, the adoption of advanced AI systems into telecommunications networks should address safety, security and privacy.”