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   I will also track carriers and voice - like this one
   
   
   MWC 2018: Telefónica rolls out Aura voice assistant in Chile
   February 26, 2018 Web Editor 0
   
   
   BARCELONA – Allying with tech giants Facebook, Google and Microsoft, Telefonica has launched Aura, an artificial intelligence-powered digital assistant, in six countries, as well as announcing a new initiative to bring 100 million people in Latin America online by using mobile networking technology for the first time.
   
   Both developments were presented by José María Alvárez-Pallete, Telefonica chairman-CEO, during a full keynote at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
   
   First announced at last year’s Mobile World Congress, Aura works much like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana, allowing customers to request information and control devices through voice commands.
   
   “Aura is born as a commitment to make the artificial intelligence capabilities of Telefónica available to our customers in order to offer them a differentiated and personalized experience.
   
   
   
   “I can tell you that I am very proud of what we have achieved. I’m very proud of my team. I am very proud of Telefónica and the future we are writing,” said Telefónica’s chairman José María Álvarez-Pallet.
   
   Powered by artificial intelligence, the Aura technology will be available through apps that Telefónica’s customers can download onto their mobile devices.
   
   The system, which is available in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, uses artificial intelligence to interact with costumers, allowing them to manage their digital experiences with Telefonica and control the data generated.
   
   
   
   The company said Aura will run on its Movistar+ pay-TV platform in Spain, while being available via Facebook Messenger in Chile and Germany. In Chile, it will also be integrated with Facebook’s Safety Check service to help Telefonica customers connect with friends and family in emergency situations such as earthquakes.
   
   
   Will they get to always listening ?
   It does help to show that the move to Voice is pervasive.
   

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   jfiebWell-Known Member

   
   

   Commentary: This snip is very useful to me
   
   
   Telefonica....
   Aura voice assistant 
   
   The system, which is available in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, uses artificial intelligence to interact with costumers, allowing them to manage their digital experiences with Telefonica and control the data generated.
   
   
   How?
   
   1. Its a carrier, and like several other carriers they have an idea to be the AMZN alexa where they are strong.
   Its different than in the USA.
   
   2. Its easy to see why these sorts of carriers, with this vision would seriously want to consider Always listening voice mandates for a flagship phone.
   
   that way they get the data.
   
   A smartphone OEM who has always listening smartphones to show them might get some interest.
   
   
   
   So Japan OEM, can you sign up telefonica soon, they have will have some interest in the concept phone.
   Tnks in advance