{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Carrier 2.0","title":"The AI-Driven Network – How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Architecture, Open RAN and the Future of Work","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":657,"description":"Episode Summary\nIn this episode of Carrier 2.0, host Steve Saunders explores what it really takes to build an AI driven network. In a rapid expert montage, Cisco’s Guru Shenoy, Rana El Desouky Kazamel and Masum Mir explain how AI agents will reshape traffic patterns, why the edge becomes critical, and the architectural pillars carriers need to put in place. Verizon’s Yago Tenorio offers a clear-eyed reality check on Open RAN. The episode then shifts to a “Truth to Power” segment from China, asking what AI and automation mean for human workers, and whether a hybrid human plus machine model represents the most ethical and resilient future for Industry 4.0.\n\nKey Talking Points\nGuru Shenoy, Cisco: AI Agents Hit the Network (01:30)\nGuru opens the montage by explaining how the rise of intelligent AI agents fundamentally changes network behaviour. Instead of short bursts of traffic, carriers will see long-running, task-driven sessions that create more sustained and complex flows. These agents also interact with multiple inference clouds, placing new demands on latency, routing and scalability across the network.\nRana El Desouky Kazamel, Cisco: Rethinking Architecture for AI (03:40)\nRana discusses why AI requires a shift in network design. AI workloads sharply increase upstream traffic as data moves toward models, which pushes more processing and capability toward the edge. She highlights the need for platforms where networking, security and automation operate together to support next-generation AI services.\nMasum Mir, Cisco: Three Pillars of the AI Ready Network (05:57)\nMasum outlines Cisco’s foundational pillars for preparing networks for AI. High-performance, energy-efficient silicon must stretch from the core to the deep edge, while AI driven operations will move carriers closer to autonomous networking. He emphasises integrating security into the network fabric and notes the advantage carriers hold with their distributed data centre and power infrastructure.\nYago...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2XrqCxof4jj7dZZ0ry0NZk8SuplZwQK_hNRJRua9sAE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NDMy/NmEzYTZkMzUwMzcx/ZWQyZTljMzY1MjYw/MjM2ZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}