Independent Advisor
Executive perspectives from Independent Advisor across NextGenInfra's event and research showcases.
4 video interviews · 2023–2025
Private Networks, Edge Computing & AI Evolution
- Three 2025 initiatives: private networking, edge computing, and AI for operations.
- AI power consumption in data centers is a key challenge.
- Distributed computing models become necessary.
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Marc Cohn outlines three major technology initiatives for 2025: private networking for industrial and enterprise applications, edge computing for enhanced service delivery, and AI for operational improvements. His analysis emphasizes how these technologies will shape network infrastructure development while addressing key challenges like AI power consumption in data centers and the need for distributed computing models.
AI Will Drive Digital Transformation for Telecom
- Former Rakuten Symphony North America CEO Azita Arvani calls AI a force multiplier for digital transformation.
- Realizing AI's full potential requires cloud-native network architectures.
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Azita Arvani, former CEO of Rakuten Symphony North America, expresses enthusiasm for the potential of AI in transforming telecoms. It is a force multiplier for other digital transformation enablers, and she highlights the need for cloud-native network architectures to fully realize AI's potential.
The Arms Race for AI Clusters
- Independent advisor Brad Booth describes AI data centers expanding rapidly as hyperscale and cloud players adopt AI.
- High GPU and optical module demand is spurring exploration of new materials for optics and memory to meet bandwidth needs.
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Brad Booth, an independent Ethernet and Optical Technology Advisor, discussed the rapid expansion of AI data centers, driven by AI's increasing capabilities and its adoption by hyperscale and cloud market players. He highlighted the high demand for GPUs and optical modules, the impact on memory devices, and the surge in innovation, including the exploration of new materials for optics and memory elements to meet bandwidth demands.
MEF Plans to Bridge the Cybersecurity Knowledge Gap
- MEF consultant Rami Yaron outlines MEF's cybersecurity training and certification plans to close the knowledge gap.
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Rami Yaron, an independent consultant working with MEF, discusses MEF's plans in cybersecurity training and certification. Yaron emphasizes the need to address the industry's knowledge gap.