Futurenet Theme

Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider

The strategic repositioning from connectivity provider to AI infrastructure layer: compute, sovereign cloud, AI factories, and the hyperscaler co-opetition question.

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Insights

The Year Telcos Got Honest

This AI-generated report draws together the 28 sessions and more than 70 speakers of FutureNet Asia 2026, held in Singapore on 22 and 23 September. It distils the key talking points into a single narrative, including: How honestly operators now assess their progress on autonomy, with most still at TM Forum Level 2 and few […]

Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider, The AI-Native Telco & New Operating Models, The Enterprise & B2B Opportunity

8th October 20268th October 2026

News in Brief: Telcos focus on AI-driven growth, Musk mulls schedule for DCs in space

August is often described as the silly season of the news cycle – instead Contributing... Read more

Monetising Networks & AI, Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider, The AI-Native Telco & New Operating Models, The Enterprise & B2B Opportunity

4th September 2026

Rewiring telecoms for AI: Infrastructure, economics and opportunity

AI is reshaping telecom infrastructure – placing new demands on networks, compute, and operations, while... Read more

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

21st August 202621st August 2026

News in Brief: Spectrum is in the spotlight, alongside integration and consolidation

In June, 6G made progress, D2D moved into SE Asia, Rocket Lab will acquire Iridium... Read more

Future Networks: 6G, Sustainability & Next-Gen Infrastructure, Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider, The Enterprise & B2B Opportunity

2nd July 20262nd July 2026

caspera.lab: FutureNet World 2026 Market Intelligence Report

Prepared by Christian MAITRE – CEO caspera.lab – Strategic Intelligence Division. Executive Summary FutureNet World... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5, Future Networks: 6G, Sustainability & Next-Gen Infrastructure, Monetising Networks & AI, Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider

12th June 202612th June 2026

Conference Session

CxO Keynote Panel: Can Telcos Monetise the AI Gold Rush?

Watch On-Demand. Recorded at FutureNet World on the 23nd April 2026 Roy Chua, Founder and... Read more

Monetising Networks & AI, Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider

4th June 20268th June 2026

Conference Session

Keynote Panel: The Future Network What Does the Network of the Future Look Like in an AI World

Watch On-Demand. Recorded at FutureNet World on the 22nd April 2026 Amy Cameron,Managing Director, Research,... Read more

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5, Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider

26th May 20268th June 2026

The Autonomy Imperative

This AI-generated report has been produced to make sense of the multi-session FutureNet World 2026... Read more

Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider, The AI-Native Telco & New Operating Models, The Enterprise & B2B Opportunity

13th May 20268th June 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

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

Events

Day One | 4.40 PM

Case Study Presentation: The Telco Platform Model – From Network Operator to Intelligence Platform

Day Two | 9.50 AM

Keynote Panel: The Future Network in an AI World: From Readiness to Reinvention

Webinars