Liaison statement
LS on call for contributions to new Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence Native for Telecommunication Networks (FG-AINN)

Abstract: This Liaison Statement calls for contributions to new Focus Group on
Artificial Intelligence Native for Telecommunication Networks (FG-AINN).

Introduction
ITU-T Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence Native for Telecommunication
Networks (FG-AINN) is pleased to inform you about our first meeting conducted
online during 6-7 November 2024. The ITU-T Focus Group on AI-Native Networks
(FG AI-Native) was established by ITU-T Study Group 13 in July 2024.

The Focus Group will serve as an open platform for collaboration between
experts in the ITU, other SDOs, industry, and academia, enabling a
cross-pollination of the right talent, knowledge, and experience to address
integration of new AI Native techniques in telecommunication networks. The
FG-AINN will study the relevant AI Native techniques and the validation
mechanisms for such techniques to enable AI Native Telecommunication networks.
Chair of the Focus Group is Ms Buse Bilgin (Turkcell, Türkiye) and the Focus
Group lifetime is set for one year from the first meeting. More details of the
working groups and the Terms of Reference of the Focus Group can be found in
our website https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/ainn/Pages/default.aspx .

The Focus Group aim to support pre-standardization activities, including the
following objectives:

a) Objective-1: Analysis of gaps and study of use cases related to AI Native
(focusing on non-radio aspects) b) Objective-2: Study of architecture
frameworks and technical enablers for AI Native (focusing on non-radio aspects)
c) Objective-3: Knowledge dissemination, including community building around
the AI Native technologies, for e.g. workshops, PoCs, build-a-thon.

The Focus Group is expected to provide its deliverables to SG13 within its
lifetime. These include:

a) Technical reports on gap analysis
b) Technical reports on use cases:
c) Technical specifications on architecture frameworks:
d) Knowledge dissemination workshops
e) Final report of deliverables to SG13.

For more details on the deliverables and scope, please refer to our Terms of
Reference here.

The first meeting of the Focus Group agreed to conduct weekly meetings which
will be usually virtual. Details of the next meetings of FG AINN will be
announced on our website.

Call for contributions

FG AINN calls for contributions related to our scope and deliverables mentioned
above, including use cases, gap analysis, architectures and opportunities for
collaborative PoCs and workshops. If you need guidance on preparing
contributions, please contact us: tsbfgainn@itu.int.

The second meeting of FG AINN is tentatively scheduled to be held physically
during March 2025, more details will be made available in the coming months on
our website https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/ainn/Pages/default.aspx.
We encourage your contribution and participation during the second meeting, as
well as our weekly meetings.