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47% -- ai adoption rate for Telco and retail industries (2026)
Telco and retail lead AI adoption at a rate of 47% to 48% according to NVIDIA survey data.
- Reported as a range of 47-48% across telco and retail industries
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Telco and retail industries: 47% ai adoption rate. Source: NVIDIA (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/nvidia-telco-retail-ai-adoption-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/nvidia-telco-retail-ai-adoption-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>47%</strong> -- ai adoption rate for Telco and retail industries<br><small>Source: NVIDIA (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/nvidia-telco-retail-ai-adoption-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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