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2024 MPLS World Congress
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Network architecture in the transport and wide area are undergoing changes, and Upperside Conference's MPLS SD & AI Net World Congress has been the hot venue for discussions on the evolution of IP, MPLS, SRv6, IP optical, and more for the last 25 years.
Check out the highlights reel here and watch the full videos from the gallery below. Thank you to the speakers, sponsors, and attendees for sharing your perspectives.
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Ray Mota, CEO and Principal Analyst at ACG Research, discussed the growing interest in quantum computing for security, increasing focus on segment routing, AI infrastructure, and Ethernet vs Infiniband.
Jahanzeb Baqai, Senior Director of PLM at Ciena, shares survey results showcasing the growing trend favoring segment routing and SRv6, and the acceptance of uSID/compressed SID in deployments.
Javier Benitez, Senior Network Architect at Colt, discusses AI in networking, the standardization of segment routing, and the development of intent-based networking.
Mirko Voltolini, VP Innovation at Colt, discusses Colt’s global fiber network expansion (Lumen EU acquisition) and the integration of their IP network with new capabilities like SRv6 and automation. Colt is also developing a green connectivity solution.
Juan Rodriguez, Senior Sales Engineer at Drivenets, observes that disaggregation in networking is happening, and shares how they are helping customers address challenges on the journey.
Run Almog, Head of Product Strategy at Drivenets, discusses how the industry is showing interest in the disaggregated distributed chassis (DDC) solution as well as the emergence of SRv6.
Carsten Rossenhövel, CTO and co-founder of EANTC, discusses how the lab and 14 vendors came together to perform extensive testing of the latest advancements in networking. He also summarizes the findings from their 64-page report available on their website.
Amir Zmora, Founder and CEO of flexiWAN, speaks about AI/ML, network automation, and the concept of digital twins. He highlights that most companies are using AI for assistance and recommendations, not full network automation.
Maurice Abécassis, President and Co-founder of Innovetechs, commends Upperside Conferences for creating a platform that has become a reference for other shows. Maurice also discusses recent trends in networking.
Malake Abidar, Solutions Engineer for South EMEA at Keysight Technologies discusses Keysight’s participation at the interop test at EANTC, and the recent introduction of their time sync analyzer.
Sven Freudenfeld, CTO of Telecom BU at Lanner Electronics, discusses developments in the carrier space: software-defined networking, AI, and automation, and the relevance to Lanner’s hardware.
Wim Henderickx, Head of Technology and Architecture IP at Nokia, emphasizes the need for automation in the human-intensive network operations and the potential transition towards machine-assisted operations.
Heidi Adams, Head of Global Marketing for IP/Optical Networks at Nokia, discusses quantum safe networking and the use of AI in networking, along with the ongoing significance of DDoS protection.
Roland Thienpont, Director of the IP Division in Product Marketing at Nokia, highlights the value of the company’s participation in the 25th edition of the MPLS event in Paris, citing detailed customer interaction and in-depth meetings.
David Stokes, Head of IP Solutions & Portfolio Marketing at Ribbon, emphasizes the event’s focus on real operators’ needs. He also touches on the shift from CLI to automation, the importance of cloud-native, and AI, ML, and big data analytics in networking.
Steve Douglas, Head of Market Strategy at Spirent, speaks about the evolution towards 400G Ethernet, network slicing for deterministic services, and evolution of data center fabrics to support AI processing, including use of ROCEv2.
Wanting Du, Data Analyst and Machine Learning Engineer at Swisscom, discusses her presentation on machine learning and anomaly detection. She also talks about the sense of community at the MPLS WC event.
Diego Lopez, Senior Technology Expert at Telefónica, discusses SDN, SRv6, and AI as key trends. He also predicts AI and SDN convergence with Quantum mechanisms in the next 5-6 years.
XiPeng Xiao, Lead of EU Standard & Industry Development at Huawei, notes the industry’s shift in focus towards SRv6 technology and an increase in AI discussions during his 16th year at the Congress.