Red Hat and Ericsson tackle conflict in multivendor autonomous networks
By Ray Le Maistre
Jul 9, 2026
As networks strive for Level 4 autonomy, software agents often clash over resources. Red Hat's Chris Thornton and Ericsson's Jörg Niemöller explain how a TM Forum Catalyst project called Conflict Management in Intent-Based Networks - Phase 2 used knowledge graphs, shared intent and open APIs to allow multivendor applications to safely negotiate these conflicts with an O-RAN Alliance-compliant cloud platform to enable network slicing for emergency services in Stockholm.
Featuring:
- Chris Thornton, Senior Principal Community Architect, Red Hat
- Jörg Niemöller, Expert of Analytics and Customer Experience, Ericsson
Recorded June 2026
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