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Carriers See AI as Source of Revenue Growth: Ciena

More than half of telecom and IT engineers believe AI will improve network efficiency by 40% or more and 85% think carriers can monetize AI traffic on their networks, according to a Ciena survey released Wednesday. Carriers expect the financial…

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services sector (46%), followed by media and entertainment (43%) and manufacturing (38%), to generate the most AI traffic, Ciena said. Respondents saw “multiple avenues to generate revenue from AI,” the report said: “Specifically, 40% believe it will be from opening their networks to third-party integrations; 37% believe revenue will come from security and privacy services; the same number (37%) believe it will come from new product offerings; 35% believe it will be from the creation of tailored subscription packages; and 34% believe revenue will be from differentiation on quality of service for connectivity.”