Episodes

Live from the GNE MainStage, Mplify CTO Pascal Menezes shares a vision for the network ecosystem needed to support agentic AI at scale. From high-performance connectivity and AI-driven service automation to trusted federation across providers, he explores how Mplify’s standards and APIs can help create a more responsive, interoperable network supply chain. Hear how these capabilities are coming together to support the next generation of distributed AI. Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platfo...

SecureIQLab VP of Engineering, Ahmed Garhy, explains how independent, evidence-based testing can bring greater confidence and consistency to cybersecurity. As SASE solutions become more complex and AI accelerates how infrastructure is deployed and managed, how must validation evolve to keep pace? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Ahmed Garhy of Secur...

Live from the GNE MainStage, Rakesh Bachoe, Head of Design & Development, AMS-IX, Chris Dietzel, Head of Products & Innovation, DE-CIX, and Richard Petrie, CTO, LINX share how years of collaboration on automated interconnection are helping shape a more standardized approach for the industry. By bringing proven IX capabilities into the Mplify LSO API ecosystem, they see an opportunity to simplify how interconnection is consumed, expand adoption, and support emerging connectivity demands across th...

RAD’s Chief Technology Officer, Ron Insler, explains why Carrier Ethernet is evolving to meet the demands of AI. As AI workloads become more distributed and performance sensitive, deterministic connectivity is becoming essential for AI-ready infrastructure. How will networking evolve to support the next generation of AI? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more ...

Live from the GNE MainStage, Mplify CTO Pascal Menezes shares his vision for the next generation of AI infrastructure, and the role networks must play in supporting it. From programmable connectivity and standardized automation to federation and AI-driven service orchestration, he explains why traditional networking models must evolve to meet the demands of the AI economy. Listen in for a strategic perspective on how open standards can help build the networks AI will depend on. Subscribe on You...

Sparkle Chief Information Officer Lorella Scalcione explores why secure agent-to-agent communication will become essential to AI-ready digital infrastructure. From quantum-safe networking to trusted federation and on-demand connectivity, she explains how service providers must evolve to support autonomous AI ecosystems. How will networks establish trust in an agent-driven world? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge ep...

Verizon Business Chief Product Officer Scott Lawrence explains how AI is creating new opportunities for service providers and why automation, standards, and interoperability will shape the next generation of digital infrastructure. As AI workloads become increasingly distributed, what will it take to build the on-demand supply chain needed to support the AI economy? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host P...

Graphiant Founder and President Khalid Raza explains why the AI era demands a new approach to connectivity, one built on deterministic infrastructure, observability, sovereignty, and automation rather than overlays. As AI traffic shifts east-west and agents operate everywhere, can existing IP VPN infrastructure evolve into the programmable AI fabric enterprises need? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host ...

Comcast Business CTO, Nitel Connectivity and Platforms, Fleming Shi, explores how AI is changing connectivity requirements across training, inference, edge computing, and cybersecurity. As autonomous systems scale, what infrastructure and operational challenges will providers need to solve next? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Fleming Shi of Comcast...

Cisco VP of Product Management for SD-WAN and SASE, Hugo Vliegen, explains how AI is changing enterprise network requirements around latency, security, sovereignty, and automation. As AI traffic becomes more distributed and operationally critical, how will providers deliver assured experiences instead of basic connectivity? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and mor...

MaiaEdge CEO and Co-founder Abilash Menon challenges a foundational assumption: existing network infrastructure can carry the weight of distributed AI workloads. He explains why agentic AI demands a federated, programmable fabric across carriers, operators, and data centers, not just faster pipes. What does sovereignty look like when agents run the network? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Men...

This special “Power Play” episode examines how AI is reshaping network demand and forcing a shift toward Network-as-a-Service. Analysts from TeleGeography, Analysys Mason, and CCSquared break down the growth, the pressure on infrastructure, and why automation is becoming essential to keep up. Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes brings together analyst perspectives on AI-driven network dem...

Lumen Technologies Vice President of Product Management, Ethan Blodgett, shares how AI is transforming how networks are designed, scaled, and automated. As bandwidth demands surge and architectures evolve, service providers must rethink infrastructure, operations, and economics. How can next-generation networks support AI workloads while delivering performance, automation, and new revenue opportunities? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this ...

Live from the GNE Mainstage: GSMA’s Henry Calvert explores how standardized network APIs, quality on demand, and fixed-mobile orchestration are turning connectivity into a monetizable platform. As AI scales, application-led connectivity and cross-industry collaboration become essential to delivering real enterprise value. Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode from the GNE Mainstage, Henry Calvert of GSMA explor...

Bell Canada’s Director of Enterprise Customer Product Management, Salma Bezrati, shares how Network-as-a-Service is transforming connectivity into an on-demand, AI-enabled, cloud-like experience that’s elastic, usage-based, and outcome-driven. But delivering true NaaS demands new technology, new operating models, and cultural change. Are service providers ready to reinvent themselves for this shift? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Exec...

Comcast’s Senior VP of Connectivity and Digital Customer Solutions, Christian Nascimento, discusses how AI is transforming networks from passive infrastructure into intelligent, programmable platforms built for autonomous agents, real-time performance, and new revenue. As networks become the foundation of AI at scale, are we ready for a purpose-built network for AI? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host P...

ServiceNow’s Head of Product, Telecom and Media, Romit Ghose, details how AI agents are moving beyond automation to operate autonomously across telecom workflows through reasoning, collaborating, and delivering real business outcomes. With governance, standards, and human oversight built in, agentic AI is already transforming operations today. How ready is your organization for an agent-driven future? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Ex...

Live from the GNE MainStage, Mplify CTO, Pascal Menezes outlines his vision for 2026 where AI reshapes networks into a secure, automated, and programmable foundation of the digital economy. He explores what AI readiness means for networks, from connectivity as the glue for AI to agent-driven automation, AI-ready cybersecurity, and how sovereign AI will redefine infrastructure and new revenue models. Listen in for a clear-eyed view of what’s next for NaaS and AI. Subscribe on Your Favorite Podca...

Analysys Mason’s Research Director, Gorkem Yigit, details how the shift to programmable, automated connectivity is converging with sovereign AI, distributed workloads, and next-gen infrastructure. Automation maturity—not just technology—will determine who leads in the NaaS era. How prepared are today’s networks for agent-driven operations? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores thes...

CCsquared’s Founder, Caroline Chappell, dives into how agentic AI, automation, and software-ized networks are accelerating faster than anything the telecom industry has seen before. From fabric networks to autonomous operations, the stakes are rising fast. Will operators adapt quickly enough to compete? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Caroline Chapp...

TeleGeography’s Senior Manager of Enterprise Research, Greg Bryan, explores how AI, cloud, and data center growth are fueling global network demand. As transport remains the backbone of the $500B WAN market, new access models and automation are redefining connectivity. Can networks keep pace with the AI era? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Greg Brya...

AvidThink’s Founder and Principal, Roy Chua, explores how AI is transforming networking from predictive insights to reasoning and agentic operations. This shift introduces new protocols, security challenges, and intent-based automation, unlocking smarter troubleshooting, planning, and deployment. How will enterprises embrace AI-ops and agentic AI in their operations? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host ...

Connectbase’s CEO & Founder, Ben Edmond, explains how location truth, spatial awareness, and API-driven automation cut fallout, speed quoting and ordering, and build trust across the ecosystem, turning months of manual work with near-instant global connectivity. Can precision truly transform business networks? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Ben Edm...

Williams-Sonoma’s Senior Vice President of Technology, Raleigh Mann, unpacks the complexity of global networks, the shift to API-driven automation, and why security must remain the first and last priority. How can enterprises innovate at scale while maintaining security and resilience? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Raleigh Mann of Williams-Sonoma,...