Panel Discussion
In this opening session from the Great Telco Debate 2025, industry experts discuss the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on telecoms. They look at the potential for telcos to become significant contributors to the AI infrastructure, through edge computing and network automation, and reveal some strategic moves.
Recorded December 2025
Participants
Andy Linham
Principal Strategy Manager, Vodafone Group
Fran Heeran
Vice President, Global Telecommunications, Red Hat
Manish Singh
CTO, Telecom Systems Business, Dell Technologies
Mark Gilmour
Chief Technology Officer, ConnectiviTree (Europe)
Neil McRae
Chief Network Strategist, HPE Networking
Warren Bayek
Vice President, Technology, Wind River