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Building Next-Generation Telco Infrastructure for AI's Rigorous Data Demands

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AI is reshaping telco network operations, enabling technologies such as real-time optimization, AI-RAN, and enhanced customer experience management that transform business models and potentially bring new revenue streams. But AI strains existing networks with demands for high-volume, low-latency data flows with reliable performance. Join our webinar to find out how telcos can build next-generation infrastructure to unlock the potential of AI.

This webinar explores:

  • How telcos are rearchitecting their data platforms to meet AI’s rigorous requirements.
  • Next-generation platforms providing throughput, consistency, and availability for AI-driven processes.
  • The shift from outdated procurement models to infrastructure investments prioritizing scalability and resilience.
  • Real-world case studies showcasing how operators align storage, compute and networking resources.
  • Building agile infrastructures that support AI’s evolving demands.

Join us to learn how your network can thrive in the AI era. Register today!

Speakers

Patrick Lopez headshot

Patrick Lopez

Telecom Field CTO
Pure Storage

Patrick Lopez is Global Telecom Field CTO at Pure Storage.  

He has over 25 years’ experience building, launching and operating telecoms businesses in startups, mid-sized and tier one multinationals.  

Prior to Pure Storage, he was global VP of Product Management for 5G products at NEC, where he managed the product strategy and planning, corporate development, and growth of NEC telecom business, including Open RAN, Packet Core and automation, orchestration. 

Prior to NEC, he was global VP of Networks Innovation at Telefonica group where he led the teams that invented Open RAN and deployed the first telco Edge Computing. He also extensively worked with Bell Canada and Deutsche Telekom for their Telco Cloud and Edge computing strategy and implementation. 

His latest achievements include: 

  • Over 30 international awards for new product / technology introduction and execution. 

  • World’s first Open RAN (virtualized Radio Access Network) commercial deployments in greenfield and brownfield networks. 

  • World’s first multi access (mobile, fixed, enterprise, residential) edge computing deployment (software defined Central Office re-architected as a data center project with transport aggregation, access virtualization, edge computing). 

  • Pioneered Lean Telco innovation framework for telecom operators. 

  • Multi 1oo´s million$ joint venture with Facebook and development banks to connect the unconnected. Includes SDN, NFV, open source virtualized ENodeB, EPC, satellite backhaul, Facebook, TIP, Google Loon… 

While at NEC, Patrick sat on the board of directors of NEC Advanced Networks (an NEC company) and while at Telefonica he was on the Boards of the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and 5Tonic (an open 5G laboratory). 

Patrick has collaborated with various industry and financial institutions including Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston, and has written several articles in collaboration with The Wall Street Journal, Wireless Week, Fierce wireless, RCR Wireless News, CNN and CNBC. 

Patrick currently resides in Toronto, Canada and has worked in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain and France.  

He holds an MBA in Corporate Management. 

Mitch Wagner

Mitch Wagner

Chief Analyst, AI, Cloud and Data Center Technologies
Fierce Network

Mitch Wagner is Chief Analyst, AI, Cloud and Data Center Technologies, for Fierce Network Research. Wagner has been covering enterprise and telco technology for more than 30 years, including leadership positions at Light Reading and InformationWeek. He has also helped drive content marketing in a full-time position at Oracle and as a consultant for business-to-business technology companies for the data center, cloud platform, networking and security spaces. He lives in San Diego with his wife and too many pets. His editorial content for Fierce Network won a 2024 Eddie and Ozzie Award in the News Coverage category.

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