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arise. TM Forum’s AN Levels Evaluation this will enable it to deliver more efficient, communicate, and create,” he said. “This is
Methodology document defines five levels reliable, and responsive services to its not just a technological milestone,” added
of network autonomy, from Level 0 (where customers. e& International CTO Sabri TM Forum CTO George Glass in a statement.
all dynamic tasks are done manually) to Yehya said the partnership with Huawei, “It represents a fundamental shift towards
Level 5 (cognitive self-adaptation that Ericsson, Nokia, and Intel is a “game AI-first operations that empowers telcos
enables closed loop automation across changer” that will enable its networks to to unlock efficiency and growth.” Glass
multiple services and domains, including think, adapt, and evolve in real-time. “e&’s also said TM Forum is “committed to
partner domains, for the entire lifecycle). goal to achieving Level 4 autonomy is not supporting the global telco industry on
Level 4 autonomy means e&’s networks just about staying competitive. It’s about this journey by providing the frameworks,
will largely run themselves, handling most leveraging the transformative power of AI tools, and guidance needed to build an
operational tasks automatically, with to deliver frictionless, intuitive experiences end-to-end, AI-first operational model
human oversight for only the most complex for our customers as we set new that will unlock new growth opportunities.”
or strategic situations. According to e&, industry standards for how we connect,

e& UAE Launches Next Generation Connectivity platform to Connect
Public, Private & Hybrid Networks

e& UAE announced the launch of next
generation enterprise connectivity
platform designed to enable businesses
to build secure, scalable, and efficient
hybrid or multi-cloud architectures over
public, private and hybrid networks.
The platform comprises of TrustNet, 5G
and AI Net to provide seamless network
connectivity, connecting corporate
branches, data centers, and third-party
locations with leading cloud providers,
such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Oracle
Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and others. This
fully managed private and public network
service ensures reliability, robust security,
and 24/7 comprehensive support, making
it ideal for organizations aiming to optimize
performance and business continuity. “The
launch of this platform will undoubtedly
transform the way enterprises operate,”
said Haitham Abdulrazzak, Chief Business
Officer, e& UAE. “The growing demand for
secure, high-speed connectivity is a priority healthcare.” In today’s digital landscape, enterprises to experience the future of
for us. Our new services, particularly the businesses are adopting hybrid and enterprise connectivity with private mobile
expansion and integration of private, public multi-cloud strategies to drive innovation edge and 5G slicing. With AI revolutionizing
and hybrid network capabilities with multi- and stay competitive. However, these industries ranging from real-time analytics
cloud connectivity, led by API integration strategies bring challenges like security to automation and machine learning,
and automation ensure ultra-fast, reliable, risks and performance bottlenecks. the full capabilities can only be realized
and secure connections for our clients, TrustNet addresses these challenges with appropriate network infrastructure.
even in the most demanding multi-cloud head-on, offering private and public and The combination of AI and private &
environments. “This is particularly relevant secure connectivity with built-in AI that public connectivity opens doors to new
and will provide a robust connectivity ensures optimal performance, predicts capabilities like advanced data analysis,
backbone to UAE government initiatives traffic surges, and automates adjustments predictive insights, and automation, while
towards building smart cities incorporating for maximum efficiency. The integration of private & public connectivity ensures that
IoT and AI enabling innovation and 5G and AI into the platform also supports these AI models can be trained, accessed,
growth across industries from finance to in future proofing the platform allowing and scaled securely and efficiently.

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