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HPE and New Zealand-based telco giant 2degrees have teamed up to develop a purpose-built private AI platform built on HPE Private Cloud AI.
According to HPE, using HPE Private Cloud AI – which is co-developed with Nvidia as part of Nvidia AI Computing by HPE – 2degrees will be able to select which resources it wants to allocate across AI use cases, while still maintaining the storage of any critical customer and operational data on shore in New Zealand.
2degrees Chief Technology and information Officer Stephen Kurzeja suggested the move underscores the company’s commitment to building New Zealand’s sovereign digital future.
“Partnering with HPE allows us to innovate and grow with confidence as we continue our journey to become New Zealand’s leading telco in value, innovation and growth,” said Kurzeja.
“Nvidia and HPE’s private AI solution gives us the capability to move faster, unlock deeper insights from our data, and build AI-driven solutions that make our network smarter, more resilient, and responsive to the needs of customers across New Zealand.
“HPE Private Cloud AI also allows us to safely and securely embed AI across 2degrees as we accelerate real-world multi-agent AI use cases.”
HPE said the initial AI use cases will include autonomous network operations, predictive maintenance and AI-powered capacity planning.
“We’ve already seen strong results across multiple areas,” claimed Kurzeja.
“For example, local AI is a critical enabler for AI-driven network operations with multiple local AI agents moving us toward a smarter, more resilient, and increasingly self-driving network that better serves customers across New Zealand.”
HPE touted that the turnkey AI solution would help the telco improve reliability, reduce downtime, enhance network performance, and reduce internal development cycles while still releasing new products and features faster. At the same time, 2degrees will be able to scale computer and storage according to demand using the new solution.
“Our collaboration with 2degrees demonstrates what is possible when you combine local expertise with HPE’s world-class innovation,” said HPE New Zealand Managing Director Colin Henderson.
“By deploying HPE’s turnkey AI factory, 2degrees is setting a benchmark for how New Zealand organizations can use AI responsibly — accelerating transformation while maintaining full control over their data.”
