OTE plans to introduce a range of new artificial intelligence-powered services for its subscribers, the group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kostas Nebis, said on the sidelines of the company’s annual general meeting.
Nebis highlighted the AI Calling service, which is being developed by Deutsche Telekom, OTE’s parent company, in partnership with ElevenLabs. The service leverages artificial intelligence to deliver next-generation voice services over mobile networks, including real-time translation during calls, automated summaries of conversations after a call ends, and the ability to interact with an AI-powered digital assistant while a call is in progress.
Greece is expected to be among the first markets within the Telekom Group where AI Calling will be launched, with commercial availability anticipated in late 2026 or early 2027.
The OTE chief also addressed questions regarding competition in the telecommunications sector, particularly speculation over PPC’s potential entry into the mobile telecommunications market.
Nebis described PPC’s messaging on the issue as “mixed”. He noted that the utility company’s prospectus for its recent share capital increase contains no reference to plans to enter the mobile market. At the same time, however, PPC outlined in detail its intention to develop a fourth mobile network in its submission to the public consultation conducted by the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) regarding the reallocation of radio spectrum.
“The landscape remains unclear,” Nebis said, noting that the EETT process has yet to be completed. He added that Greece currently operates one of the strongest mobile telecommunications networks in Europe.
Nebis also pointed out that discussions across Europe are increasingly focused on market consolidation, with several countries that have populations more than twice the size of Greece considering reducing the number of mobile network operators from four to three in order to ensure that telecommunications providers can sustain the substantial investments required for next-generation infrastructure.
“At a time when Europe is recognising that greater scale is necessary to maintain investment at the required pace, we may be moving in the opposite direction. It is a paradox, but we will have to wait and see,” he said.
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