How mobile carriers are using big data, artificial intelligence

On this week's NFV/SDN Reality Check we have an interview with Argyle Data to discuss how mobile operators are using big data and machine learning technologies for real time fraud detection, prevention and profit. But first, let's take a look at some top headlines from across the space. AT&T this week announced plans to partner with Intel to work on the telecom giant's cloud network initiatives. The partnership calls for work on optimizing network functions virtualization packet processing efficiency for AT&T's Integrated Cloud platform, defining reference architecture and aligning NFV roadmaps in a move to speed AT&T's ongoing network transformation. AT&T has said its Integrated Cloud platform is where the carrier runs virtual network functions using OpenStack software at its core, with the carrier having set up 74 AIC physical locations in 2015, with plans for 105 by the end of this year and adding "hundreds more" by 2020.