{"id":362667,"date":"2025-10-18T13:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/?p=362667"},"modified":"2025-10-18T13:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:34:18","slug":"omdia-new-ai-regulations-in-the-eu-and-south-korea-signal-rising-compliance-costs-for-telcos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/omdia-new-ai-regulations-in-the-eu-and-south-korea-signal-rising-compliance-costs-for-telcos\/","title":{"rendered":"Omdia: New AI regulations in the EU and South Korea signal rising compliance costs for telcos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pr-single\">\n<div class=\"omd-body\">\n<div class=\"omd-content-mod-container omd-content-align-left  \">\n<div class=\"omd-content-container\">\n<div class=\"omd-body\">\n<p>Analysis from\u00a0Omdia\u2019s new report\u00a0Regulating AI in the Telecom Sector \u2013 2025\u00a0reveals that telcos need to take account of formal AI regulation issued by two jurisdictions \u2013 the EU and South Korea. Both take a risk-based approach, where the highest-risk use cases face the most stringent rules. Unlike the EU AI Act, South Korea\u2019s Basic AI Act only applies to developers or entities offering products and services utilizing AI, rather than AI users.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe overarching impact of these two regulations on telcos is the creation of more compliance work and costs to meet the new legal requirements for safety standards,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Sarah McBride, Principal Analyst, Regulation, at Omdia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several other jurisdictions have initiated regulatory efforts through public consultations, but it could be some time before many of these are finalized. Regulators around the world are weighing the risks and benefits of AI and are looking to impose regulations that address risks such as biased and unreliable data, liability in case of error, trust, privacy, and security.<\/p>\n<p>AI encompasses a broad variety of concepts and technologies that are embedded in all aspects of a telco\u2019s business. Therefore, they need to adhere to different guidelines depending on where and when AI is used. However, with a constantly evolving regulatory landscape, this can be challenging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTelcos must navigate key AI regulatory requirements across multiple policy areas, including high-risk situations, prohibited use, transparency, and enforcement\u201d McBride noted. \u201cThey also face AI-specific policies and regulations regarding data and privacy, critical infrastructure security requirements, consumer protection measures, and digital sovereignty considerations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 1: Potential risks and challenges for telcos of adopting AI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-exhibit article-exhibit--pull-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/omdia.tech.informa.com\/-\/media\/tech\/omdia\/marketing\/pr\/2025\/oct\/potential-risks-and-challenges-for-telcos-of-adopting-ai.png?rev=4386226c47ac4423a34c1cf829c5f519&amp;hash=9883CDC83FDC368AEFB244013ACA14CF\" alt=\"Potential risks and challenges for telcos of adopting AI\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, it would be sensible for telcos to proactively implement a risk-management framework within their systems and take the lead in driving ethical and responsible AI technology. \u201cAI offers numerous opportunities for telco innovation, but risks must be assessed thoroughly before implementation, and standards for data quality, accuracy, robustness, and non-discrimination must be adhered to,\u201d explained McBride.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Analysis from\u00a0Omdia\u2019s new report\u00a0Regulating AI in the Telecom Sector \u2013 2025\u00a0reveals that telcos need to take account of formal AI regulation issued by two jurisdictions \u2013 the EU and South Korea. Both take a risk-based approach, where the highest-risk use cases face the most stringent rules. Unlike the EU AI Act, South Korea\u2019s Basic AI [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14083],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-362667","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-technology-industry-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362667\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}