The challenges of running agentic AI in live telecom networks
This panel explored why the AI-Native Telco Index found so few genuinely agentic systems operating in production around the world, the gap between announcements and real-world deployment, and the trusted near real-time data needed to support them. The discussion also addressed the safety, guardrails and governance required before AI can operate in a live network, the role of human oversight and phased autonomy, and how telecom compares with other industries.
Broadcast live Sept 2026
Participants
Alessandro Arrichiello
Senior Specialist Solution Architect - Telco Center of Excellence, Red Hat
Franz Seiser
VP, Tribe Lead, T-DAT, Deutsche Telekom Technik
Nabil Lahyani
Head of AI & Use Case Factory, Autonomous Networks, Nokia
Nico Marziliano
VP International Telco Sales, Wind River
Vasileios Theodorou
Chair of ETSI SDG OpenOP and Head of Research Collaboration, Intracom Telecom
