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4. Telstra (Australia): Connected Future 30 Strategy Focusing on AI and Network

China Telstra's "Connected Future Telstra: Building on its Core Connectivity Advantage with AI in
30" strategy , unveiled in May 2025, the 5G-A Era
is a five-year roadmap (2025-
30) focused on leveraging AI and
network advancements to maintain
its competitive edge and drive digital
transformation in Australia. Under
this strategy, Telstra is building an
autonomous network with self-
optimizing AI capabilities across
cloud and network layers, alongside
internal AI tools for efficiency.

Telstra is essentially rethinking its core
business by transforming its network
into a smart, AI-driven platform. The
telco is already working on deploying
it programmable 5G Advanced
network.

This strategy will help Telstra to Source: Mobile World Live
develop and monetize a network- customized SLA-based connectivity. as needed . Here, for Telstra, the
as-a-service (NaaS) platform, This platform allows businesses to AI-enabled network is itself the
empowering enterprises and select and pay for pre-integrated product.
developers via network APIs and cloud and networking services

5. Verizon (USA): Accelerating 5G-A with Enterprise AI at the Edge

Verizon is evolving its 5G-Advanced partnerships. stack, enabling real-time inferencing
strategy by building AI-native private For example, the telco has launch a for robotics, AR/VR/XR, computer
networks and Mobile Edge Compute 5G Private Network + Enterprise AI vision, generative AI, and industrial
(MEC) solutions to serve enterprise platform. This combines Verizon’s automation – delivered securely and
clients, with live deployments and private MEC with NVIDIA’s AI software at ultra-low latency . This initiative is
designed to empower enterprises by
delivering real-time AI applications
Verizon launches AI Connect, courts AI inferencing workloads
directly at the edge, demonstrating
the transformative potential of this
technology across various industries.
Further, the telco has also launched
Verizon AI Connect integrating edge-
to-cloud network intelligence, aimed
at hosting large-scale AI workloads
directly on their programmable 5G-A
infrastructure .

In summary, Verizon is leveraging
5G-Advanced and AI to deliver
programmable, low-latency networks
that power next-gen enterprise and
consumer experiences – from real-
time industrial AI to network slicing for
Source: Constellationr video and beyond.

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