Seminar "Telecommunications Industry Transforming with AI" by Nomura Research Institute Consultants, Mr. Kai Hasumoto and Ms. Rana Katayose, to be held on May 15, 2026.

────────────【SSK Seminar】─────────── 【Towards a New Platformer with Digital Services × Real Spaces】 Telecommunications Industry Transforming with AI ～How Telecom Carriers Will Survive in the AI Era～ ─────────────────────────────

[Seminar Details] https://www.ssk21.co.jp/S0000103.php?spage=pt_26197

[Lecturers] Mr. Kai Hasumoto, Senior Consultant, ICT & Content Industry Consulting Department, Consulting Division, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Ms. Rana Katayose, Consultant, ICT & Content Industry Consulting Department, Consulting Division, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.

[Date & Time] Friday, May 15, 2026, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

[How to Attend] ■ On-site attendance SSK Seminar Room Zymax Nishishinbashi Building 4F, 2-6-2 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo ■ Live streaming (Zoom Webinar) ■ Archive streaming (available for viewing at your convenience for two weeks, unlimited replays)

[Key Lecture Contents] This lecture will discuss how the telecommunications industry will transform with AI. Telecom carriers, which once flourished with i-mode, lost their leadership in the smartphone era and are now facing challenges such as a shrinking domestic market and the commoditization of telecommunications. Furthermore, differentiation factors such as communication quality, standards, and devices handled are becoming less pronounced, and recently, a "port-in battle" to compete on immediate prices has become rampant. From the perspective of management consultants, we will explore how the business of telecom carriers, facing these challenges, will change with AI and how they should change to survive.

1. Transition and Current State of the Telecommunications Industry 2. AI 1.0 in Telecommunications: AI Solutions to Solve Challenges 3. AI 2.0 in Telecommunications: The Environment and Role of Telecom Carriers in the 2030s 4. AI 3.0 in Telecommunications: The Environment and Role of Telecom Carriers in the 2040s and Beyond 5. Q&A / Business Card Exchange

[Contact Information] SSK (Shin-Shakai System Sogo Kenkyusho - New Society System Research Institute) Zymax Nishishinbashi Building 4F, 2-6-2 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Email: info@ssk21.co.jp TEL: 03-5532-8850 FAX: 03-5532-8851 URL: https://www.ssk21.co.jp

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