The impact of AI on fixed access network traffic will depend on where the intelligence sits

AI has the potential to fundamentally change the way that people use digital services. However, it is not clear how much impact AI will have on the underlying network infrastructure used to deliver these services. This article, which is the first of a three-part series on the potential impact of AI on data traffic within telecoms networks, examines the impact that AI will have on fixed broadband data traffic.

Other articles in this series consider the impact of AI on cellular data traffic and on transport networks (including data centre interconnect).