The European Commission is proposing new rules that will allow it to ban any form or implementation of AI it deems too risky. 

Having kept its head down for a bit following the Covid vaccine debacle, the EC is back with a vengeance, vowing to make up for lost time by embarking on a banning spree. At the top of the list is Artificial Intelligence, which it reckons is far too risky not to have the elite of European bureaucrats constantly passing judgment over it.

Iain and Scott retreat from springtime London to bring you another dose of telecoms chit-chat. They start with the latest on the hot topic of OpenRAN, including Dish going all-in with AWS. Quarterlies season is in full flow, so they move on to look at Ericsson’s before concluding with a review of the latest thinking around the regulation of artificial intelligence.

Nokia is really pushing telecoms operators to embrace automation, promising them huge financial rewards through cost-savings and the generation of additional revenues.

The FCC is facing a new lawsuit over its move last year to rework the spectrum and technology dedicated to connected cars. The action helps crystalize the ongoing debate over how exactly automobiles should communicate with each other and with roadside infrastructure like stoplights and crosswalks.

Some offer predictions and prognostications. Our former cloud analyst steps in with her reactions and reminds us that moving critical telco systems to the public cloud for telcos is a considerable challenge.

Juniper Networks CEO Rami Rahim joins the podcast to discuss why future 5G services will be virtualized, how AI can improve network performance and what's next for the Apstra and Netrounds acquisitions.