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What can AI do for telcos and what can telcos do for AI?

What role should telcos play in the AI ecosystem?

AI is evolving at unprecedented speed, if telcos don’t respond now, they risk being left behind. But where should telcos play in the AI value chain? At a minimum, operators must become sophisticated consumers of AI, with clear governance, ethics, and integration frameworks. But telcos can go further: by enabling AI ecosystems through infrastructure, connectivity, and platforms; by providing offering secure, sovereign flavours of AI applications; or by offering supporting services such as managed security and data management.

At STL Partners we work across the AI value chain to identify where the real long-term growth opportunities lie. We help our clients capture them through business case development, business model and partnership design, GTM strategy and sales enablement. Check out the resource hub below for the latest thinking across research, articles, and webinars or book a call with us.

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AI insights pack Articles

AI insights pack

Our overview summarises key findings focused on the role of telcos as consumers, enablers, and providers of AI

Can AI RANvolutionise telco profitability? Evaluating the AI-RAN business case Webinars

Can AI RANvolutionise telco profitability? Evaluating the AI-RAN business case

In this webinar, STL Partners will examine the real-world viability of AI-RAN. Drawing on insights from our latest research, we

Infographic: How can telcos become more relevant enablers of AI? Articles

Infographic: How can telcos become more relevant enablers of AI?

The rise of AI is a major opportunity for service providers—but they must anticipate customer needs and engage early in

Strategies for telco infrastructure in an AI world: Part 2 Articles

Strategies for telco infrastructure in an AI world: Part 2

This second instalment in our series on AI-driven opportunities for operators analyses the edge computing side of the equation and

Did the telecom AI era dawn in Copenhagen? Research

Did the telecom AI era dawn in Copenhagen?

DTW Ignite 2025 showed a telco industry that is truly embracing AI and trying to use it as a platform

AI at the edge of regulation: Inside the EU AI Act and its impact Articles

AI at the edge of regulation: Inside the EU AI Act and its impact

As AI becomes embedded in everything from wearables to autonomous vehicles, regulators are stepping in. The EU AI Act is

Cisco and STC advancing autonomous networks Articles

Cisco and STC advancing autonomous networks

This case study explores stc’s journey toward autonomous network operations, driven by its investment in a best-in-class, cloud-native telco platform

Strategies for telco infrastructure in an AI world: Part 1​ Articles

Strategies for telco infrastructure in an AI world: Part 1​

In this article, we asses three AI-driven connectivity opportunities which telcos can monetise

How can telcos become more relevant enablers of AI? Articles

How can telcos become more relevant enablers of AI?

The rise of AI is a major opportunity for service providers—but they must anticipate customer needs and engage early in

Networks for AI and AI for networks Webinars

Networks for AI and AI for networks

What do telcos need to do now to make their networks AI-ready when mass adoption of AI takes place?

Telco generative AI adoption tracker Research

Telco generative AI adoption tracker

The Telco generative AI adoption tracker is a database of announcements, trials and deployments of generative AI within telcos around

Sovereign AI and the Future of Data Centre Strategy Webinars

Sovereign AI and the Future of Data Centre Strategy

Join us to decode the intersection of AI, sovereignty, and infrastructure — and discover where the next wave of opportunity

Kuba Smolorz

Senior Consultant and AI Lead

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