Gavin Stewart, Vice President of Sales at Oculeus discusses:- How telecoms fraud uniquely impacts telcos and citizens in the Pacific Islands- The most common types of scams currently targeting Pacific Island communities- How can telcos better tackle fraud prevention- How the regulatory landscape is evolving for telcos in the Pacific Islands, and what pressures are operators facing when it comes to compliance and customer protection- How telcos can balance AI-driven automation with human intervention- How Oculeus can help telcos address fraud, and the solutions they offer in this spaceTo learn more, visit www.oculeus.com

Following this year's DTW Ignite in Copenhagen, The Fast Mode sat down with Andy Youé, Vice President of Sales at Wavelo, to discuss the company's participation at the show.In this interview, Andy discusses:Wavelo’s presence at the show, including solution showcases and speaking sessionsThe company's Catalyst project with British Telecom and CGI on autonomous, sustainable IoT ecosystemsChallenges associated with implementing AI projects in legacy architecturesThe importance of modern, event-driven architectures for supporting real-time data needsHow event-driven architecture reduces migration risks by enabling parallel operation of legacy and modern systemsTo learn more, visit https://www.wavelo.com

Ahead of DTW Ignite 2025, The Fast Mode sat down with Sonya Goodanetz, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Incognito Software Systems to discuss the company's participation at the show.In this interview, Sonya discusses:Incognito's plans for DTW Ignite and the company's B2Sea Catalyst ProjectThe challenges of ensuring a seamless transition across different CSP networks with multiple network slicesOutcomes expected by CSPs from the deployment of borderless converged accessHow Incognito defines ‘intent’ in the context of intent-driven automation, and why this is important for CSPsChallenges organizations face when transitioning to autonomous or intent-based networksTo learn more, visit www.incognito.com

Derek Chim, Head of Startup Ecosystem and Development at Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), discusses:How critical connectivity is powering the development of smart cities across APACKey smart city trends in smart warehousing, digital twins, and public safetyHow HKSTP supports startups with technical resources, funding, and global market accessHow strategic programs like HKSTP's Global Booster are helping startups scale internationallyWhy Hong Kong is emerging as a global launchpad for tech and innovationTo learn more, visit www.hkstp.org

Angelo Libertucci, Global Head of Industry, Telecom at Google Cloud discusses:The company's participation at the upcoming DTW Ignite 2025Which of TM Forum’s three pathways—Composable IT & Ecosystems, Autonomous Networks and AI & Data—Google Cloud will be contributing to the most this yearProduct and partner news for the telecoms industryThe role of the cloud in the telco digital transformation spaceTo learn more, visit cloud.google.com

Adonay Cervantes, Global Field CTO, Sales Director, and Strategic Accounts Director at CloudBlue discusses:What we can expect from CloudBlue at DTW Ignite 2025Why telcos should focus on becoming digital service providers - in other words, techcosHow important a modern catalog solution is in supporting this transformationThe role of an open catalog solution in supporting interoperability and enhanced partner ecosystemsCloudBlue's unique value proposition in the BSS spaceTo 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 successThe biggest challenges operators face when transitioning from traditional RAN to Open RANThe role of cloud-native infrastructure in enabling Open RAN, and how it impacts performance and scalabilityHow Wind River is contributing to Open RAN deployments globally, and what makes Wind River Studio unique in this spaceHow interoperability and integration can be managed effectively in an Open RAN environmentTo 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 requirementsHow poor data quality impacts the performance and reliability of AI systemsWhether organizations’ data architectures are ready for AI, and some of the most common gapsThe effectiveness of a centralized vs decentralized data analytics model for AISolutions Celfocus offers for organizations looking to become AI-readyAdvantages that companies will enjoy when partnering with Celfocus on their AI and data transformation journeysTo 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 PacificReal-world benefits that 5G has brought to end users, especially when combined with technologies such as AIWhether operators have fully realized 5G’s potential or still have ground to coverThe risk that the industry is jumping the gun as CSPs’ attention shifts toward 6GWhat CSPs should prioritize in this in-between phase, and how Ericsson is supporting that journeyTo 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 offeringsThe impact of AI-driven product suites on agent efficiency and customer experienceThe biggest cost drivers in sales and support operations, and how AI-driven product suites can optimize or reduce them while still maintaining high-quality serviceHow businesses can leverage customer data to personalize interactions and drive loyalty through AI-driven sales and customer service solutionsEmerging trends in AI and automation that will redefine solution suites in the coming yearsNext steps for companies that want to start integrating AI-driven sales or customer service product suitesTo 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 managementGenAI risks that organizations should be concerned aboutThe role of human intelligence when deploying Generative AI for network managementSupermicro’s solutions for networks, and their plans to introduce GenAI-powered capabilitiesTo 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 bringHow GTT is integrating Generative AI into its connectivity services to enhance network performance and securityUse cases where Generative AI can improve network automation, security or troubleshooting for enterprisesHow crucial human intervention will be when using Generative AI, and AI in generalTo 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 managementHow data silos are hindering enterprises from adopting AIThe importance of data quality, especially when it comes to model trainingScienceLogic's AI PlatformTo 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 todayKey technical differences between AI-driven and traditional networking architecturesAn overview of Aviz Networks’ Community SONiC platformBenefits of SONiC, including vendor neutrality and cost savingsReal-world applications of full-stack AI networkingThe role of AI in optimizing and managing modern networksTo learn more, visit www.aviznetworks.com#networks #networking #AI #GenAI #AInetworking

Anthony Peres, Marketing Director at Nokia discusses:How AI applications, including GenAI and Agentic AI, impact data center workloads and infrastructure requirementsNokia’s data center networking portfolio and some of its key componentsWhat sets Nokia’s open network operating system, SR Linux, apart when it comes to handling demanding AI workloadsHow critical automation is in managing data center networks, and how Nokia’s Event-Driven Automation (EDA) platform contributesWhat end-to-end connectivity solutions Nokia offers to support the movement of AI traffic across data centersInnovations in the pipeline for Nokia’s data center solutions to better support the future of AITo learn more, visit nokia.ly/44vCIK6

Ishwar Parulkar, Chief Technologist for Telecom and Edge Cloud at Amazon Web Services discusses:The role of the cloud in Open RANHow the cloud cam help lower the total cost of ownership of Open RANThe importance of the xAPP and rAPP ecosystem to the success of O-RAN, and how the cloud can enable itThe role of AI and analytics in Open RANChallenges you foresee in the adoption of Open RANTo learn more, visit aws.amazon.com

Charles Yeomans, Chairman and CEO of Atombeam discusses:Atombeam’s “Data as Codewords” technologyThe advantages of storing data as codewords, compared to traditional methodsHow this technology impacts Generative AI applications and how it improves performance, reliability and securityHow this approach contributes to greater energy efficiency for AI architecturesTo learn more, visit www.atombeamtech.com

Sebastian Pfeiffer, Managing Director at the Impossible Cloud Network (ICN) discusses:The evolution of the cloud over the yearsWhat "decentralized cloud" and "decentralized networks" meanHow decentralized networks benefit both enterprises and end usersHow decentralized networks power Web3, and how they address some of its challengesThe ICN protocol, and the technologies that ICN brings to the decentralized cloud spaceTo learn more, visit www.icn.global

José Macaluso, Chief Strategy Officer at Xacria discusses:If CSPs are ready for Generative AIThe challenges of integrating Generative AI functionalities with legacy CSP systems, and how CSPs can address thisSolutions Xacria offers to help CSPs transition to GenAI-ready infrastructureHow the adoption GenAI will drive CSP network outcomes, and the areas expected to benefit the mostTo 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 RANHow testing results are translated into enhancements in the network, given that Open RAN involves many players and distributed architecturesKeysight’s solutions for Open RAN testingThe role that AI-powered automation will play in the future of Open RANTo learn more, visit www.keysight.com