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

Ishwar Parulkar, Chief Technologist for Telecom and Edge Cloud at Amazon Web Services discusses:

• The role of the cloud in Open RAN
• How the cloud cam help lower the total cost of ownership of Open RAN
• The importance of the xAPP and rAPP ecosystem to the success of O-RAN, and how the cloud can enable it
• The role of AI and analytics in Open RAN
• Challenges you foresee in the adoption of Open RAN

To learn more, visit aws.amazon.com

Charles Yeomans, Chairman and CEO of Atombeam discusses:

• Atombeam’s “Data as Codewords” technology
• The advantages of storing data as codewords, compared to traditional methods
• How this technology impacts Generative AI applications and how it improves performance, reliability and security
• How this approach contributes to greater energy efficiency for AI architectures

To learn more, visit www.atombeamtech.com

Sebastian Pfeiffer, Managing Director at the Impossible Cloud Network (ICN) discusses:

• The evolution of the cloud over the years
• What "decentralized cloud" and "decentralized networks" mean
• How decentralized networks benefit both enterprises and end users
• How decentralized networks power Web3, and how they address some of its challenges
• The ICN protocol, and the technologies that ICN brings to the decentralized cloud space

To learn more, visit www.icn.global

José Macaluso, Chief Strategy Officer at Xacria discusses:

• If CSPs are ready for Generative AI
• The challenges of integrating Generative AI functionalities with legacy CSP systems, and how CSPs can address this
• Solutions Xacria offers to help CSPs transition to GenAI-ready infrastructure
• How the adoption GenAI will drive CSP network outcomes, and the areas expected to benefit the most

To learn more, visit www.xacria.com

Kalyan Sundhar, Vice President and General Manager of Network Access, Keysight Commercial Communications Group discusses:

• How important testing and validation is in Open RAN, and how it differs from traditional RAN
• How testing results are translated into enhancements in the network, given that Open RAN involves many players and distributed architectures
• Keysight’s solutions for Open RAN testing
• The role that AI-powered automation will play in the future of Open RAN

To learn more, visit www.keysight.com

Salience Consulting, in collaboration with Pioneer Consulting, have recently signed an agreement with the government of Chile to conduct a feasibility study for a submarine fiber-optic cable connecting Chile to Antarctica, aiming to enhance regional connectivity, support scientific research, and position Chile as a key digital gateway to the White Continent.

In this podcast episode, Ivan Skenderoski, Managing Partner at Salience Consulting discusses:

• Details about the feasibility study, including its objectives and the expected timeline for completion
• How Salience Consulting’s expertise contributes to the study
• What makes Chile uniquely positioned to serve as a connectivity gateway to Antarctica
• The main technical, environmental, and logistical challenges involved in deploying a submarine fiber-optic cable to Antarctica
• Use cases or applications that this cable supports
• Next steps after the feasibility study is completed

To learn more, visit salienceconsulting.ae

Mitch Densley, Principal Solutions Architect at Opengear discusses:

• How the increasing complexity of AI and GenAI workloads and computing requirements contribute to network performance and security issues
• Independent out-of-band (OOB) networks
• Why traditional networking solutions are insufficient for managing AI-related traffic
• How Opengear can help CSPs manage their AI workloads

To learn more, visit opengear.com

Hadas Lahav, Senior Director of Product Management – Applications and AI at Tufin discusses:

• The role of Generative AI in network security, and how it can help enhance threat detection and mitigation
• How Tufin leverages Generative AI in its security solutions
• If using Generative AI for security carry any risks, and how CSPs and enterprises can address this
• How technologies like Generative AI have led to an increase in cyber threats

To learn more, visit www.tufin.com

Constantine Polychronopoulos, Group VP of 5G and Telco Cloud at Juniper Networks discusses:

• Trends in global Open RAN adoption
• How automation and AI are driving the take-up and success of Open RAN
• How Juniper Networks is enabling AI-driven automation in Open RAN, leveraging advanced capabilities of the Near-RT RIC and Non-RT RIC
• How Juniper is fostering a collaborative environment across operators, vendors and standard bodies to accelerate Open RAN innovation

To learn more, visit www.juniper.net

TK Keanini, Chief Technology Officer at DNSFilter discusses:

• DNSFilter's solutions and how it leverages DNS queries to stop cyber threats
• How Generative AI can enhance DNS-based security filtering, particularly in areas like test automation
• DNSFilter's plans to introduce a GenAI-powered chatbot
• How Generative AI might it pose new security risks

To learn more, visit www.dnsfilter.com