The Fast Mode Podcasts: Breaking News, Analysis and Updates From Telecoms Industry

Adonay Cervantes, Global Field CTO, Sales Director, and Strategic Accounts Director at CloudBlue discusses:

• What we can expect from CloudBlue at DTW Ignite 2025
• Why telcos should focus on becoming digital service providers - in other words, techcos
• How important a modern catalog solution is in supporting this transformation
• The role of an open catalog solution in supporting interoperability and enhanced partner ecosystems
• CloudBlue's unique value proposition in the BSS space

To learn more, visit www.cloudblue.com

Paul Miller, Chief Technology Officer at Wind River discusses:

• How Open RAN will reshape traditional mobile network architectures, and the most critical enablers for its success
• The biggest challenges operators face when transitioning from traditional RAN to Open RAN
• The role of cloud-native infrastructure in enabling Open RAN, and how it impacts performance and scalability
• How Wind River is contributing to Open RAN deployments globally, and what makes Wind River Studio unique in this space
• How interoperability and integration can be managed effectively in an Open RAN environment

To learn more, visit www.windriver.com

João Pedro Barata, Data & Analytics Offer Lead at Celfocus discusses:

• How the data needs of AI and GenAI differ, and the impact of GenAI on data requirements
• How poor data quality impacts the performance and reliability of AI systems
• Whether organizations’ data architectures are ready for AI, and some of the most common gaps
• The effectiveness of a centralized vs decentralized data analytics model for AI
• Solutions Celfocus offers for organizations looking to become AI-ready
• Advantages that companies will enjoy when partnering with Celfocus on their AI and data transformation journeys

To learn more, visit www.celfocus.com/offers-solutions/data-ai/analytics-platform

Magnus Ewerbring, CTO of APAC Technology at Ericsson discusses:

• The current state of 5G adoption, especially in Asia Pacific
• Real-world benefits that 5G has brought to end users, especially when combined with technologies such as AI
• Whether operators have fully realized 5G’s potential or still have ground to cover
• The risk that the industry is jumping the gun as CSPs’ attention shifts toward 6G
• What CSPs should prioritize in this in-between phase, and how Ericsson is supporting that journey

To learn more, visit www.ericsson.com

Olgay Taş, VP, Product Development at Etiya discusses:

• Why telcos are shifting towards enablement solutions rather than just relying on standalone product offerings
• The impact of AI-driven product suites on agent efficiency and customer experience
• The biggest cost drivers in sales and support operations, and how AI-driven product suites can optimize or reduce them while still maintaining high-quality service
• How businesses can leverage customer data to personalize interactions and drive loyalty through AI-driven sales and customer service solutions
• Emerging trends in AI and automation that will redefine solution suites in the coming years
• Next steps for companies that want to start integrating AI-driven sales or customer service product suites

To learn more, visit www.etiya.com

Dan Hanson, Director of AI Networking and Switch Product Management at Supermicro discusses:

• The most promising use cases for generative AI in network management
• GenAI risks that organizations should be concerned about
• The role of human intelligence when deploying Generative AI for network management
• Supermicro’s solutions for networks, and their plans to introduce GenAI-powered capabilities

To learn more, visit www.supermicro.com

Gary Sidhu, Senior Vice President of Product Engineering at GTT Communications discusses:

• How the rise of Generative AI will reshape enterprise networking, and what new capabilities it will bring
• How GTT is integrating Generative AI into its connectivity services to enhance network performance and security
• Use cases where Generative AI can improve network automation, security or troubleshooting for enterprises
• How crucial human intervention will be when using Generative AI, and AI in general

To learn more, visit www.gtt.net

Priyanka Kharat, Vice President and General Manager, Skylar AI at ScienceLogic discusses:

• The importance of real-time network visibility when it comes to deploying and leveraging AI capabilities for network management
• How data silos are hindering enterprises from adopting AI
• The importance of data quality, especially when it comes to model training
• ScienceLogic's AI Platform

To learn more, visit www.sciencelogic.com

Ravi Kumar, Solution Architect at Aviz Networks and Ilona Gabinsky, Vice President of Marketing at Aviz Networks discuss:

• Why full-stack AI networking is gaining relevance today
• Key technical differences between AI-driven and traditional networking architectures
• An overview of Aviz Networks’ Community SONiC platform
• Benefits of SONiC, including vendor neutrality and cost savings
• Real-world applications of full-stack AI networking
• The role of AI in optimizing and managing modern networks

To learn more, visit www.aviznetworks.com

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Anthony Peres, Marketing Director at Nokia discusses:

• How AI applications, including GenAI and Agentic AI, impact data center workloads and infrastructure requirements
• Nokia’s data center networking portfolio and some of its key components
• What sets Nokia’s open network operating system, SR Linux, apart when it comes to handling demanding AI workloads
• How critical automation is in managing data center networks, and how Nokia’s Event-Driven Automation (EDA) platform contributes
• What end-to-end connectivity solutions Nokia offers to support the movement of AI traffic across data centers
• Innovations in the pipeline for Nokia’s data center solutions to better support the future of AI

To learn more, visit nokia.ly/44vCIK6