The AI-Native Telco

Wavelo and Appledore on making AI work in real time

By Tony Poulos

Oct 7, 2026

Bob Dietrich, Wavelo & Francis Haysom, Appledore Research

Bob Dietrich, director of solutions engineering at Wavelo, and Francis Haysom, principal analyst at Appledore Research, discuss what it really means to be an AI-native telco in 2026, why AI native is best understood as machine-time decision-making, how the challenge has shifted from AI models to relevant real-time data, and much more.

Featuring:

  • Bob Dietrich, Director, Solutions Engineering, Wavelo
  • Francis Haysom, Principal Analyst, Appledore Research

Recorded September 2026

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