TELCO STRATEGY AND TRANSFORMATION
Orange Business structures its AI value proposition in three distinct layers:
• The Infrastructure Layer forms the foundation, encompassing data storage and compute capabilities such as GPUs.“ When we talk about infrastructure for AI, it’ s fundamentally about data, how it’ s stored and accessed. You need the ability to store large volumes of data and retrieve it quickly and efficiently. As a telco, we have a strong legacy in building and managing digital infrastructure on a global scale. It’ s a core strength of ours and an area where we’ ve made significant investments. Without such infrastructure, you can’ t build or scale AI.”
• The Platform Layer is the next, involving the operation of large language models( LLMs) and generative AI algorithms.
Rather than developing proprietary LLMs, Orange Business partners with leading European startups like LightOn and Mistral AI.“ At Orange Business, we’ ve chosen not to develop our large language model. Instead, we’ re partnering with leading providers to offer this capability to our customers.”
• The Solution Layer is where AI becomes actionable, delivering specific use cases through solutions like Live Intelligence.“ At Orange Business, we’ ve developed a solution called Live Intelligence, which enables customers to run large language models on their infrastructure. It allows them to create and deliver tailored use cases that generate real business value.” telcomagazine. com 89