Insights - FutureNet World

Using Acumen helps turn Optimum into a broadband leader

How did Optimum go from bottom to top of Ookla’s broadband rankings in the New York tri-state area in just 10 months? Gustavo Mársico, Fellow and Chief Architect at Optimum Communications, tells Annie Turner, Contributing Editor, FutureNet World. Gustavo Mársico is Fellow Chief Architect at Optimum Communications. He has held this role for just over […]

Agentic AI in Telecoms

8th October 20269th October 2026

The Autonomous Network Starts Before the Incident

An article by Josh Kindiger, COO & Co-Founder of Droma (formerly Grokstream/Grok®) Autonomous Networks Need a New Operating Model, Not Just More AI AI has rapidly become table stakes in network operations. Nearly every assurance... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms, Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

7th October 20267th October 2026

Agentic AI Is Working. CSPs Need to Control What It Does Next.

An article by Ribbon Communications. Agentic AI is proving its value and ROI in enterprise software. Leading CRM and ITSM platforms incorporate agents that interact with customers, retrieve account context, find answers, and resolve routine... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms

29th September 202629th September 2026

Reimagining Network as a Service (NaaS) for the AI era

An article by Kailem Anderson, Vice President, Global Products & Delivery at Blue Planet. As... Read more

Data & AI Readiness

29th September 202629th September 2026

Dell AI Data Platform for Telecom: Turn Network Data Into Real-Time Intelligence

An article by Vikas Kumar AI Strategy Lead, Telcos APJ at Dell Technologies & Harbinder... Read more

Data & AI Readiness

24th September 202629th September 2026

From AI Agents to Autonomous Enterprises: The Real Test Is Production

An article by Rishi Shukla, Vice President & APAC Sales Head, Rakuten Symphony. Most enterprises... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms, Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

19th September 202619th September 2026

The AI-native Telco, Autonomy, Agentic AI – how can they generate value?

An article by Shanthi Ravindran, Principal Analyst at Appledore Research It’s time for Futurenet World Asia,... Read more

8th September 2026

Being reactive is a choice, but so is predictive

An article by Sarang Modi, Product Line Marketing Manager, AMS VIAVI Solutions. Asia-Pacific operators have... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms, Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5, Data & AI Readiness

8th September 202611th September 2026

Are Asia-Pacific Telecom Operators Ready for Fully Autonomous Networks?

An article by Telecom Review Asia. The Asia-Pacific telecommunications industry is entering a new phase... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

3rd September 20263rd September 2026

Asia-Pacific Is Winning the Race to Autonomous AI Agents – But Nobody’s Handed Over the Keys Yet

By Hema Kadia, Founder, TeckNexus. Every keynote at this year’s FutureNet Asia will use the... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms

18th August 202618th August 2026

Smart networks, dumb outcomes? Why OSS needs to evolve

Contributed by Gabriele Di Piazza, Vice President, Product Management, Alliances and Architectures, Blue Planet. At... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

16th July 2026

From Cost to Currency with Sovereign AI

An article by Fran Heeran, Vice President & Head of the Global Telco Business at... Read more

Sovereign AI & Security

23rd June 202623rd June 2026

Blue Planet Configuration and Change Management: Bringing trust to autonomous networks

Introducing Blue Planet Configuration and Change Management (CCM), a new product that helps communications service... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5, Sovereign AI & Security

18th June 2026

A Year of Building Agents for Telco Operators: Four agents and a clearer sense of what actually matters in the stack

An article by Prashant Kumar, Product Strategy Director at Future Connections. Over the past year... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

26th May 202626th May 2026

Autonomous networks: why Level 4 matters, but value matters more

An article by Rayan Salha, Product Marketing Director, Infovista. Autonomous networks are firmly on the... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

11th May 202611th May 2026

AI-Powered Testing and Troubleshooting: The Next Step Toward Autonomous Telecom Networks

An article by LabLabee. Telecom networks are becoming increasingly complex. Operators now manage cloud-native infrastructures,... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

5th May 20267th May 2026

Accelerating telecom AI: partnering for edge inference, security, and the sovereign cloud

As telecom leaders gather at FutureNet World 2026 to chart the industry’s course, the central... Read more

Sovereign AI & Security, Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider, The AI-Native Telco & New Operating Models

17th April 20268th June 2026

Will Telcos Ever Monetize Loyalty Like Airlines Do?

By Faiq Khan, SVP & EMEA Sales Head, Rakuten Symphony Pre-event commentary | CxO Keynote... Read more

AI-Driven Customer Experience, Monetising Networks & AI

17th April 2026

The Network’s Role Is Changing. That Changes Everything

Contributed by Anupama Mahabhashyam, Broadcom. For most of the Internet era, the network’s primary job... Read more

Data & AI Readiness, Sovereign AI & Security, Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider

14th April 20268th June 2026

Building the AI Data Center: Why Early Validation at System Scale Matters More Than Ever

An article by Ram Periakaruppan, Vice President & General Manager of Network Test and Security... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms, Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

9th April 2026

The Race to Autonomous Networks Has a Blind Spot – And It’s Costing Operators More Than They Know

Contributed by thinkRF. The telecom industry is in the middle of its most ambitious transformation... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

1st April 2026

From RAN Automation to Intelligent Orchestration: The Evolution of WIM Technologies’ Unison Platform

Contributed by Anshul Malhotra, CEO, WIM Technologies. The Radio Access Network has never been more... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

31st March 20268th June 2026

Networks That Earn: How AI Is Upending the Traditional Telecom Revenue Cycle

Originally published by Telecom Review Europe Telecom networks were once simple highways for bits and... Read more

Data & AI Readiness

24th March 202631st March 2026

How Polystar helps Ooredoo consolidate analytics across fixed and mobile networks to deliver integrated customer experiences

If your customers have fixed and mobile subscriptions, you need a unified approach to delivering... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms, AI-Driven Customer Experience

23rd March 202623rd March 2026

Agentic Networks: From Traces to Action

An article by Carla Penedo, Executive Director of Cognitive Automation at Celfocus. Agentic Network Operations... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms

19th March 20268th April 2026

AI Studio agent builder: Turning agentic AI into operational capability

An article by David Lawrence, Director, Product Marketing, AI at Blue Planet, a division of... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

12th March 202612th March 2026

Automation, AI, and the Future of Autonomous Networks: A Telecom Trifecta

An article by VIAVI Solutions. The Limits of Domain-Specific Automation The telecom industry has embraced... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

27th February 202627th February 2026

Real-Time Data: The Fuel AI Actually Runs On

An article by Bob Dietrich, Director of Solutions Engineering at Wavelo The current state of... Read more

AI-Driven Customer Experience, Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

24th February 202616th April 2026

Agentic AI in telecom OSS: Practical execution amid industry realities

Blue Planet’s agentic AI framework is designed to help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) overcome the... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5, Data & AI Readiness

13th February 202613th February 2026

Autonomous Resolution: Vitria’s FutureNet World 2026 Preview

With FutureNet World 2026 just weeks away in London, one theme is dominating conversations across the... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

3rd February 20263rd February 2026

The Cognitive Telco: Why verticalized AI and a digital workforce are key to autonomy

Contributed by Jose Carlos Mendez, Director Network & OSS Marketing, Amdocs. Communications service providers (CSPs)... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

29th January 202629th January 2026

Challenging autonomous networks hype, exploring realistic approaches to ROI

Part of the Ericsson Interviews series featuring insight into the journey to Autonomous Network Operations.... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5

15th January 202615th January 2026