Episodes

Vertical Systems Group’s Director of Research, Erin Dunne, explores Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), its evolution from data centers to cloud, and the challenges and potential benefits it presents. Can standardization, collaboration, and automation lead to a seamless NaaS ecosystem? Join Erin, Pascal, and key decision makers driving the NaaS ecosystem at MEF’s next GNE (Global Network-as-a-Service Event). For more details and to register, visit GNE.MEF.net. Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platf...

AvidThink’s founder and principal, Roy Chua, discusses enterprise challenges in wide area connectivity and security. To simplify operations, many turn to Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) leveraging secure access service edge (SASE) and security service edge (SSE). How does NaaS, reinforced by SASE and SSE, improve agility, reduce costs, and prioritize core business functions? Join MPLIFY and key decision makers driving the NaaS ecosystem at MEF’s inaugural Global Network-as-a-Service Event (GNE), 2-...

Frost & Sullivan’s Senior Industry Director, Steve Thomas, explores the rise of NaaS adoption, driven by its OpEx model, dynamic scalability, and alignment with cloud-enabled technologies like SD-WAN and SASE. How is NaaS changing the way businesses procure and manage their networks? Join Steve, Pascal, and key decision makers driving the NaaS ecosystem at MEF’s inaugural Global NaaS Event (GNE), 2-4 October, in Dallas. For more details and to register, visit GNE.MEF.net. Subscribe on Your Fav...

Inmanta’s Co-founder and CTO, Bart Vanbrabant, explains the importance of intent-driven service orchestration in the telecommunications industry and the benefits of using a digital twin to test service-orchestration models. How do these technologies help operators automate services, improve efficiency and reliability, minimize outages, and reduce costs? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes...

Sage Management’s CEO, Tiffany Brown, explains blockchain’s impact on telecom and why it is essential to address outdated billing and ordering systems prone to errors. How will blockchain save carriers and businesses time and money? 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 Tiffany Brown of Sage Management: How can blockchain technology eliminate errors in o...

Zayo’s CTO, Frank Cittadino, explains that as security, mobility, and hybrid workforce environments become increasingly important for companies, so does edge computing. How can pushing computing power closer to where applications are consumed improve the performance and efficiency of applications, and enable real-time decision-making? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these top...

Console Connect’s CTO, Paul Gampe, explains why Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is poised to play a major role in the future of enterprise networking. What will it take to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable connectivity to the cloud? 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 Paul Gampe of Console Connect: How has NaaS evolved given the enterprise-workload sh...

Amartus’ Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Michael Kearns, discusses how multinationals and large enterprises increasingly want to connect to multiple providers around the globe to achieve the best possible networking options, performance, and reliability. How can managed service providers (MSPs) help enterprises access and manage these complex networks? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal M...

TIM’s Chief Network, Operations, and Wholesale Officer, Elisabetta Romano, explains the need for telecom operators to evolve infrastructure and services to support new technologies like 5G, cloud computing, and IoT. To develop and deliver new services, collaboration amongst operators, and with other industries, is a must. Can operators come together rather than compete? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, ho...

Netcracker Technology’s Senior Vice President, Strategy, Ari Banerjee, shares how automation is becoming increasingly important in the telecommunications industry given its tremendous business benefits; however, implementing automation end-to-end can be daunting. Fortunately, it’s not an all-or-nothing proposition. How can organizations ease into automation? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Me...

Versa Networks’ CEO, Kelly Ajuha, emphasizes the need to protect users, data, and networks as cloud migration increases. 5G with SASE enables users to connect to applications across multiple locations while delivering security from the cloud. Can adopting 5G with SASE streamline enterprise security and improve overall efficiency? 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 a...

Expereo’s Chief Product Officer, Sander Barens, explains why enterprises need to change the way they work to stay competitive. But migrating from legacy networks to more dynamic and scalable internet WAN connectivity can be complex. Can the right partnerships help deliver a comprehensive connectivity and security solution? 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...

Verizon’s Chief Product Officer, Debika Bhattacharya, explains why APIs are critical for information exchange with partners and customers, and how standard service definitions create a broad base for impact while allowing for differentiation. How can standards expand the pie so everyone wins? 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 Debika Bhattacharya of Ve...

Lumen’s CTO and MEF Chairman, Andrew Dugan, discusses how enterprises’ changing expectations for on-demand services are driving service providers to automate network and operational processes and deliver a higher level of service to customers. What will it take to automate across carriers and deliver a global service? 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...

Orchest Technologies’ COO, Jeremy Villalobos, describes the current state of connectivity services throughout the Latin American market. Can new technologies disrupt traditional processes and lead to more efficient and transparent service delivery? And will it ensure a better customer experience? 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 Jeremy Villalobos of ...

CyberRatings.org’s Chairman and CEO, Vikram Phatak, discusses the current cybercrime ecosystem and explores the shift to innovative cloud services, which reduces complexity but adds a new level of due diligence for the enterprise. How can organizations ensure cloud services are secure and performing as ordered while protecting the enterprise network? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes ex...

Comcast Business’s Head of Customer Solutions, Bob Victor, relates their impressive journey from extending residential triple play to small businesses, to delivering secure network services to both SMBs and very large enterprises with thousands of distributed locations globally. How have technologies such as SD-WAN and SASE advanced to enable Comcast to take the complexity out of running a multi-site secure network? And what’s next for them? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spo...

Fortinet’s EVP of Products and CMO, John Maddison, delves into the main drivers in the cybersecurity threat landscape today, the complexity they’re creating, and the universal Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions enterprises need to solve them. Can SASE create an integrated zero trust architecture across the entire infrastructure in a hybrid world where applications continue to move? Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at ...

ServiceNow’s Vice President, Rohit Batra, explains how purpose-built workflows can create a common platform for better customer engagement and service management. Can organizations work together to meet common challenges and share the value chain within a connected ecosystem? 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 Rohit Batra of ServiceNow: Why is profita...

Bell Canada’s SVP, Jeremy Wubs, relays key lessons learned in building a network-as-a-service offering and the value of great customer experiences. 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 Jeremy Wubs of Bell Canada: What does moving workloads to the cloud require and who’s going to drive it? How does network as a service differ from a managed network and ...

MEF President, Nan Chen, highlights the evolution from Carrier Ethernet to beyond the wide area network and into the realm of connected cloud computing, and how MEF’s newest standards and LSO automation APIs are paving the way. 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 Nan Chen of MEF: What profound industry advancements are emerging? How are MEF business a...

Neustar’s Senior Vice President, John Denemark, explains how Neustar and MEF LSO APIs are helping wholesale carriers to transform manual processes and proprietary APIs to modernize their legacy systems for buying and selling wholesale connectivity access—and enabling automation through interoperability. 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 John Denemark ...

Salesforce’s Senior Director of Product Management, Abhi Sur, details how communication service providers (CSPs) can apply a people-centric lens when developing automation strategies and processes, with the end game of delivering great customer experiences. 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 Abhi Sur of Salesforce: What’s behind every great customer e...

Cachengo’s CEO, Ash Young, highlights the innovations in data storage with parallel processing that are empowering the deep neural networks required for AI computing and machine learning in the automotive industry and everything else right out on the edge–and how SD-WAN and the Integrated Trust Network are bringing it all together. Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Apple Spotify Pandora YouTube RSS Feed In this Executives at the Edge podcast episode, host Pascal Menezes explores thes...