Telecommunications giant AT&T is set to launch a new data sharing platform called Network 3.0 Indigo.
It will provide a trusted open innovation environment where organizations can share data and collaborate on analytics, free of the usual constraints that hamper some data-sharing communities, such as privacy, ownership and identity management.
Data is exploding all around us. And the ability to analyze, corral and visualize reams of digital information is driving new waves of innovation, everything from creating more efficient systems and new apps to helping speed up drug discovery.
In announcing their plans at the recent AT&T Developer Summit during CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, AT&T described the platform as: “the next generation of the internet” where community members can leverage big data, machine learning, cloud processing, artificial intelligence and open source software.
The multinational has been working on Network 3.0 Indigo for several years and its overarching ambition is for different entities to be able to share data sets without having to worry about privacy or security issues.
Crunching the Numbers
The platform could be used in a variety of different settings, markets and industries. For example, towns could share traffic information to help speed up the morning commute and utility companies could share some of their vehicle, traffic and appointment data to improve the timing of their dispatches.
AT&T has said that more details about Indigo will be released in the coming weeks. At the same time, the company is asking for input from the industry.
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