"The self-described "Un-carrier" announced on Wednesday that beta signups were now available for live call translation powered not by an app or device-level capability, but AI that lives directly on the T-Mobile network. Eligible T-Mobile customers using a phone connected to 4G LTE or 5G - from flagship smartphones to bog-standard flip phones - can activate the feature by dialing * 87 *, with only one caller required to be on the carrier's network. Access is currently limited to customers admitted into the beta."
"According to a spokesperson, calls are not being routed to datacenters for translation, there is no new edge hardware installed at cell towers, and all the AI processing happens as calls are transmitted. "The breakthrough innovation here is that we have actually opened up our IMS network and directly infused an AI agent so that it works on the network," a T-Mobile spokesperson told us."
T-Mobile is offering beta signups for live call translation powered by generative AI that operates directly within its wireless network. Eligible customers on 4G LTE or 5G — from flagship smartphones to basic flip phones — can activate the feature by dialing *87*, with only one caller on the call required to be a T-Mobile customer. The telco says translation is instantaneous and supports more than 50 languages. T-Mobile states that calls are not routed to datacenters, no new edge hardware was installed, and AI processing occurs as calls are transmitted within the IMS network. The company describes the change as a software update and plans more network-level AI features.
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