Telecommunications Industry Therapy
Podcast discussing issues arising from the rapid advancement and deployment of telecommunications infrastructure. The Podcast is hosted by industry veterans Michelle Kang and Scott Stekr. In Each episode, they will be joined by subject matter experts discussing a wide array of topics which have an effect in the current state of the industry. Provided by the Telecommunications Industry Foundation, TIF. https://tifonline.org/
Telecommunications Industry Therapy
AI in the Network, AI on the Network — with Iain Gillott, WIA
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Iain Gillott, VP of Innovation & Technology at WIA, joins us to draw a distinction the industry keeps blurring: AI on the network versus AI in the network.
On the network, consumer behavior is shifting — mobile data traffic that used to flow into search and streaming is increasingly flowing into AI prompts. Same bytes, different bucket, with real implications for how carriers forecast demand and where society ends up as these tools become default.
In the network, AI is changing how the network itself gets built. Iain walks through how operators are using AI to identify where capacity is needed versus where coverage is needed, and how it's reshaping RF design, deployment planning, and day-to-day network operations.
A grounded conversation about what's actually changing in wireless infrastructure — and what's still hype.
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