Norway’s first sustainable and safe AI cloud service demonstrates how international locations can keep knowledge sovereignty whereas advancing inexperienced computing initiatives.
Constructing on 170 years as a telecommunications supplier, Telenor opened Norway’s first AI manufacturing unit in November. The ability allows organizations to course of delicate knowledge securely on Norwegian soil whereas prioritizing environmental accountability.
Telenor’s Chief Innovation Officer and Head of the AI Manufacturing facility Kaaren Hilsen joined the NVIDIA AI Podcast to debate the AI manufacturing unit’s fast improvement, because it went from idea to actuality in below a 12 months. It now serves prospects throughout industries together with logistics and public providers, and delivers sustainable and safe sovereign AI — the place nations personal the manufacturing of their very own intelligence.
Telenor’s dedication to sustainability is obvious in its plans to construct an information middle in Oslo that may run on renewable power and repurpose extra warmth for district heating in close by residential buildings.
Sovereign AI infrastructure helps nations handle delicate knowledge and advance sustainability targets. As Hilsen mentioned, the AI manufacturing unit isn’t nearly constructing infrastructure — it’s about “serving to transfer society ahead,” responsibly and sustainably.
Hilsen will share extra insights at NVIDIA GTC, the main world AI convention, in a session titled, “Accelerating Sovereign AI Factories: Insights from Telco Case Research.”
Discover the lineup of telecom classes at GTC and study extra about telecom firms turning into sovereign AI factories.
In NVIDIA’s third annual survey of telecommunications professionals, 84% of respondents intend to supply generative AI options to their prospects, primarily as software-as-a-service (52%) and as a developer platform, together with compute providers (35%). Study extra within the full report.
Time Stamps
01:39 – Hilsen particulars her 25-year telco business background and up to date concentrate on sustainable innovation.
07:39 – How the AI manufacturing unit went from idea to actuality in lower than a 12 months.
13:09 – Exploration of how prospects are utilizing the AI manufacturing unit for delicate knowledge processing.
16:50 – The significance of safety and constructing belief with prospects.
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