Effective and Efficient Telco Operations – Can network automation and AI help create a new normal? Futurenet World Asia returns in 2025 for its fifth edition, bringing together 600+ attendees, 60+ speakers and 30+ sponsors/exhibitors in a high calibre conference of CSP executives, representatives of vendors, Industry organisations and analysts for two intense days, all sharing a single-minded focus – Shaping future networks with AI and Automation. APAC markets – The telco industry is globally rethinking itself and APAC is representative of this transformation journey. Operators are streamlining capital amid fierce competition and consolidation. Monetizing 5G and delivering new services consistently demands lean, AI-driven autonomous operations to establish a new operational model. The pace of change varies across APAC, we have developed markets – large and small, developing markets – also large and small. ASEAN especially faces challenges due to lack of scale in many markets. Regional operators like Singtel, Axiata and Telenor Asia can share core competencies and platforms across countries, enabling them to deploy services on a larger scale. Singtel Digital InfraCo has initiatives to expand GPU capacity and scale AI across APAC. CSPs are divesting fixed assets, recycling capital and seeking efficient alternatives to CAPEX heavy expansions. […]
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