India has hosted the third meeting of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence Native for Telecommunication Networks (FG-AINN) as part of the ongoing efforts to explore the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) native in telecommunication network. This ITU event had been organised by the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), technical arm of Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
Further, Seizo Onoe, director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU, underscored the potential of AI-native networks to deliver next-generation performance through intelligent automation, self-management, and real-time optimisation.
Meanwhile, Atsuo Okuda, regional director, Asia-Pacific ITU, highlighted the region’s pivotal role as a digital innovation hub, emphasising that AI-native networks are essential to building smart, secure, and responsive communication systems. She drew attention to the need for collaborative frameworks to bridge the digital divide and power emerging use cases in smart cities, healthcare, and education.
In addition, India sought support of ITU members for its bid to host the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2030 (PP-30), continued membership in the forthcoming ITU Council (2027-2031) and for Indian Nominee, M. Revathi, as the first woman and first regional candidate for director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau (2027–30).
