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India Today AI Summit 2026: Ericsson APAC CTO says AI will create more media intensive devices, boost network efficiency
India Today AI Summit 2026: Ericsson APAC CTO says AI will create more media intensive devices, boost network efficiency
Speaking at the India Today AI Summit 2026, Ericsson APAC CTO, Magnus Everbringing, said India has played a global role in smartphone scale. He believes that with AI, users can expect better network efficiency.
Ericsson APAC CTO, Magnus Everbring discusses India’s role in scaling global smartphone manufacturing at the India Today AI Summit 2026. Everbring noted that with rapid advancements in AI, smartphones will improve, but we may also see new products.
The Ericsson chief’s session during the summit was titled, “AI for All/Sovereign AI.” He highlighted that scale is one of the most important aspects of the smartphone industry. “I think the mobile industry has (scale). And India is a role model in that,” Everbring said.
According to Everbringer, by the third quarter of 2025, “87 percent of all smartphones sold in India were 5G enabled.” And due to economies of scale, 5G smartphones are available in India at affordable prices. Accuden described the scale of the Indian smartphone industry as “phenomenal”.
AI can help make networks more efficient
Everbring was asked how the application of AI could improve the real world. The Ericsson APAC chief highlighted that networks can become more efficient. He believed that AI will provide better spectrum efficiency to operators. “We can improve the efficiency, how much information you can cram into a piece of radio spectrum, by 10 percent,” he said.
Radio spectrum in India is regulated by TRAI and given to mobile operators through auction. Everbringing acknowledged that this is a “big investment” for operators, and AI can help them extract more value from the same bandwidth. “There’s a huge value that’s now being uncovered, thanks to using AI in core parts or products. And it’s to the benefit of users,” Everbring said.
AI will change your smartphone
When asked how AI will change the smartphone category in the future, the Ericsson APAC CTO replied, “Smartphone devices will get faster and better going forward.” However, Everbringer believes there will be room for different products as well. He added, “But that’s certainly not the end of it. It also opens the door for new types of devices to come.”
Everbringer acknowledged that in the future, devices will become more “media intensive”. One example he gave was of XR glasses. “We see high value uses, such as supporting surgeons in healthcare, full business service,” the Ericsson chief said.
Everbringing stressed that soon, we may have such devices in our daily use. “I live in Singapore, and coming here to Delhi, I see a building. I want to know its history. And suddenly, I can see it on my screen (through the glasses),” he said.
Google DeepMind chief says AI development may soon reach tipping point, here’s why
Artificial Intelligence is developing rapidly, companies like Google and Anthropic keep bringing more advanced models from time to time. However, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis warns that one factor could block all this growth.
It’s 2026 and artificial intelligence (AI) models are better than ever. Google recently released Gemini 3.1 Pro, its most advanced model to date, which even outperforms Anthropic’s Cloud Opus 4.6 in some benchmarks. However, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis believes that this rapid growth may be stalled due to one factor – memory.
In recent weeks, we’ve heard talk about memory loss. AI data centers require thousands of GPUs and computing power to run AI models. This has created a shortage in supply, causing prices of various electronics, including smartphones, to skyrocket.
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Demis Hassabis says AI may reach tipping point
Hassabis expressed concern that this shortage in the supply of memory chips could become a major obstacle to AI progress. “You need a lot of chips to be able to experiment on a large scale on new ideas so you can actually see whether they’re going to work or not,” he told CNBC. The Google DeepMind chief described it as a potential “choke point”.
Earlier, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had said that AI researchers want “the maximum number of chips possible.”
At a time when AI companies are pursuing larger models and greater computational power, constraints on memory chip supply are creating significant headwinds for the industry as a whole.
Google also suffers from this deficiency
Google makes its own Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) and has the advantage of proprietary chip designs, which helps reduce its reliance on third-party suppliers like Nvidia. However, Hassabis stressed that the company also faced a problem. “In the end, it really depends on some suppliers of some key components,” he said.
Demis Hassabis even claimed that Google was constrained to a point where it couldn’t actually keep up with demand for its Gemini models.
This memory crisis has forced companies like Google and Microsoft to send officials to South Korea in an effort to secure more supply. There are three major players in memory chip production in the world – Samsung, Micron and SK Hynix. Micron has announced plans to stop producing chips for personal electronics to focus on AI chip production.
Industry forecasts suggest the chip shortage is unlikely to ease any time soon. Google recently revealed plans for significant capital spending on AI infrastructure, estimating spending of $175 billion to $185 billion for 2026, as it prepares for further growth in this area.
OpenAI ready to launch ChatGPT AI smart speaker, here’s how much it could cost
It is being said that OpenAI has been working on AI-hardware devices for some time. A new report hints that the Sam Altman-led startup’s first product could be an AI smart speaker with a camera. Here are all the details.
Last year, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPIT, brought on former Apple designer, Jony Ive, to design AI-powered hardware products. The Sam Altman-led AI startup has been eyeing hardware devices for some time now, as the company struggles to generate more revenue.
Now, according to a new report, OpenAI’s first device could be a smartspeaker with inbuilt cameras. Here are all the details.
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How will OpenAI’s smart speaker work?
According to the information, OpenAI is reportedly planning to release a smart speaker as its first hardware device. The device will likely have a built-in camera. This will give the device a clearer sense of its surroundings, and will be able to identify objects and potentially even users – such as objects on a nearby table or conversations of people nearby.
The speaker will be designed by Jony Ive who is leading the design team at OpenAI. Ive’s design startup io was acquired by the Sam Altman-led startup in May 2025 for $6.5 billion. According to the report, 200 employees are working on OpenAI’s hardware projects.
The report also suggests that in addition to features like answering questions and interacting with AI through a speaker, users may get to use facial recognition to unlock the device or make purchases, similar to Apple’s FaceID.
This could enable users to make purchases directly through the device, streamlining the shopping experience, but could also raise questions about the security and management of biometric data.
What about privacy?
Unlike many existing smart speakers, which wait for a wake-up word, OpenAI’s product is presumably designed for constant listening and observation. Reports suggest that the speaker will be “built to track and sense conversations taking place in its surroundings, giving it close to ‘always-on’ capabilities.”
This may also include scenarios where the speaker recognizes that the user is staying up late at night before an important exam or meeting. This may also raise questions on user privacy. However, it is unclear how OpenAI plans to deal with this issue right now.
OpenAI smart speaker launch and expected price
OpenAI is reportedly not planning to release a smart speaker before early 2027. According to the report, the price of this smart speaker could be between $200 (approximately Rs 18,000) and $300 (approximately Rs 27,000) in the US.
The company’s roadmap also possibly includes developing other devices like smart glasses and smart lamps, but their fate is unclear. The company is also expected to be working on an in-ear audio device, codenamed “Sweetpea.”
OpenAI’s foray into hardware comes at a time when other tech giants are taking similar steps. Apple is rumored to be developing its own range of AI-powered gadgets, including smart glasses, AI pendants, and AirPods with cameras.
Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer retires after 38 years; Asha Sharma will lead
Insider Asha Sharma, who previously led AI product development at Microsoft, has been appointed executive vice president and CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Sharma said she would refocus on strengthening the Xbox ecosystem amid rising costs, slowing gaming revenues and intense competition from Sony’s PlayStation.
Microsoft said Friday that its gaming chief Phil Spencer is retiring after 38 years at the software maker, in a major leadership change. The company has named insider Asha Sharma as executive vice president and CEO of the gaming division. In his previous role, Sharma led product development for AI models and services at Microsoft.
Sharma said she would refocus on Xbox consoles, with the goal of “recommitting to our core Xbox fans and players.”
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Microsoft is struggling with gaming tariff-induced cost pressures, strong competition and uncertain consumer spending, which is driving up prices on Xbox hardware.
Last month, Microsoft reported that its gaming revenue fell nearly 9.5% in the December quarter, and it recorded an undisclosed impairment charge in the division.
Microsoft closed its $69 billion deal for “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard in 2023, increasing its lead in the video-gaming market after heavy regulatory scrutiny.
The company’s gaming unit faces stiff competition from Sony’s PlayStation, particularly with regard to console market share and exclusive game offerings.
Spencer said he would remain in an advisory role until the summer to ensure a smooth handover.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, “Last year, Phil Spencer decided to retire from the company and since then we have been talking about succession planning.”
The company also said that Xbox president and chief operating officer Sarah Bond is leaving the company “to start a new chapter.”
The company said Matt Booty has assumed the role of executive vice president and chief content officer in the gaming division.
According to his LinkedIn page, Booty was previously president of game content and studios at Microsoft.
The company said Booty will report to Sharma, who previously worked at Meta and online grocery delivery firm Instacart.
DA Davidson analyst Gil Luria said, “Microsoft’s leadership change is appropriate as it comes at a time when the underlying technology of gaming is changing. As AI becomes a larger element in game development, Microsoft needs a new generation of leaders to manage this transition.”
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