Accelerating the AI-native telco

 

 

Panel Discussion

TelecomTV’s Guy Daniels unveils ANTA (AI-Native Telco Accelerator), a comprehensive project comprising a dedicated content channel, annual forum in Düsseldorf, and the industry's first regional ranking of operators in terms of AI transformation. The AI-Native Telco Index will assess around 20 metrics, including foundational readiness, strategic intent, execution evidence and transformation velocity. Industry experts from Deutsche Telekom, NTT Docomo and Wind River discuss the challenges telcos face in becoming truly AI-native organisations, emphasising that success requires more than technology adoption – it demands cultural transformation, organisational alignment and holistic business process changes across the entire company.

Broadcast live 20 May 2026

Participants

CO-HOST

Ahmed Hafez

SVP Network Strategy and Data & AI in Networks, Deutsche Telekom

Itsuma Tanaka

President & CEO, Docomo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH

Warren Bayek

VP, Intelligent Edge, Wind River