TECH & AI
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NOW at the BT Group – the parent company of BT , EE , Plusnet and Openreach – said .
“ The network communication companies will likely be part of many aspects of physical environments as there are going to be networks for controlling physical functions whilst the intelligence sits in the cloud . The devices will be more intelligent as they process a lot more data .
“ The security aspect will also evolve – quantum security , for example – as security is one of the biggest drivers and concerns . The network will transform aspects of education and entertainment significantly , utilising AI in order , not only to provide better services to customers , but to enable them to become always available .”
He highlights that major challenges facing the BT Group – and other carriers like it – are simplification of networks and businesses themselves .
He asserts : “ We ’ ll need to develop the software development , system integration and DevOps capabilities across all domains within the network platform company , as well as developing the agile service development capabilities and developer ecosystems with partners and customers in the Services company . We ’ ll need to do all this while continuing to
126 September 2023