Ngokombiko we-The Guardian wayizolo, abaphathi abaningana bemboni yezokuxhumana eBrithani bathi uma ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda yezokuxhumana eBrithani kuqhubeka kusala emuva kwamanye amazwe, ingase isale emuva emncintiswaneni womhlaba wonke we-AI.
Njengamanje, ukwakhiwa kwengqalasizinda ye-AI kugxile kakhulu ezikhungweni zedatha. Nokho, njengoba i-AI iqhubeka ukusabalala, amanethiwekhi e-broadband kanye nedatha yeselula eBrithani kuzodingeka athwale inani elikhulu lokugeleza kwedatha kwabathengi namabhizinisi.
IBrithani yake yagxekwa kakhulu ngenxa yokuba nejubane le-broadband elihamba kancane kunawo wonke eYurophu. Manje lesi simo sesithuthukile njengoba izinkampani ezifana ne-Openreach ziqhubeka nokusabalalisa amanethiwekhi e-fibre ezweni lonke. Kodwa inkinga manje ukuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwe-5G eBrithani akuhambanga nhlobo nejubane lezikhathi.
Ngokombiko osanda kushicilelwa yinhlangano elwela amalungelo abathengi i-Which?, ukumbozwa kwamanethiwekhi eselula eBrithani akusali nje kuphela emuva kwamazwe angama-27 angamalungu e-European Union, kodwa futhi kusala emuva kwamazwe angamalungu e-G7. Umbiko ubonisa ukuthi iBrithani ikleliswe endaweni yama-57 emhlabeni mayelana nokusebenza kwenethiwekhi, kanti ijubane lokulanda likleliswe endaweni yama-70.
U-Andrea Donà, ophethe umnyango wenethiwekhi kaVodafoneThree, uthe: “Uma sibheka ubuchwepheshe nezinsizakalo esizisebenzisayo namuhla, inethiwekhi ayikafinyeleli ezingeni elihle kakhulu. Cabanga ukuthi kuzokwenzekani lapho i-AI isisetshenziswa ngezinga elikhulu. Ukukubeka ngokuqondile, nginamahloni ngezinga lekhwalithi yamanethiwekhi eBrithani. Abantu bakithi kufanele bakwazi ukuthola izinsizakalo ezisezingeni eliphezulu kubahlinzeki abafana no-EE no-O2, kodwa kudingeka senze izinguquko.”
Omunye umphathi wemboni yezokuxhumana uthe okwamanje i-AI nokuxhumana kwenethiwekhi kusesezigabeni zokuqala, kodwa esikhathini esizayo kungase kube inkinga efana nokuhamba kancane kokusabalala kwe-fibre, futhi ekugcineni kuthinte ukuncintisana kweBrithani.