In this episode of The Fast Mode Podcasts, Tara Neal speaks with Mayuresh Thavapalan, Commercial and Marketing Director at Sky Business. They discuss how:

- Major sporting events are driving spikes in connectivity demand at pubs, bars and clubs, where reliable networks are essential to live streaming, guest Wi-Fi and digital transactions

- High-density environments require careful network design to balance bandwidth, latency and traffic prioritisation across video streaming, mobile usage and critical business applications

- Businesses can prepare for seasonal demand peaks through targeted infrastructure upgrades, optimised Wi-Fi configurations and backup connectivity rather than unnecessary year-round investment

- Choosing the right connectivity provider means looking beyond bandwidth to business continuity, tailored network solutions and reliable support when demand is at its highest

In this episode of The Fast Mode Podcasts, Tara Neal speaks with João Miguel Antunes, Head of Autonomous Networks and Pedro Fonseca, SatCom Director at Celfocus. They discuss how:

- The convergence of terrestrial and satellite networks is creating new opportunities to deliver seamless, ubiquitous connectivity through unified service orchestration

- Satellite connectivity is evolving beyond closing coverage gaps to enabling trusted, intelligent and outcome-driven enterprise services

- AI-driven orchestration, IoT, digital twins and blockchain can improve supply chain visibility, resilience and accountability across complex, cross-border operations

- Integrating satellite into the wider telecom ecosystem requires shared trust frameworks, open architectures and automated service management to support industries such as healthcare, agriculture, energy and emergency response

In this episode of The Fast Mode Podcasts, Tara Neal speaks with Chris Volz, Director of the Crisis Response Team at Verizon Frontline. They discuss how:

- Verizon Frontline’s dedicated Crisis Response Team provides 24/7 technical assistance and communications support to first responders, including during emergencies and large-scale public events

- Close collaboration with public safety agencies, joint training exercises and more than 3,000 dedicated network assets help the team prepare for and respond to a wide range of crises

- 5G standalone network slicing provides dedicated bandwidth for mission-critical public safety applications, including body cameras, drones and mobile surveillance systems

- Reliable, resilient connectivity enables first responders to focus on their life-saving missions, with Verizon Frontline helping ensure they can access and transmit critical data when it matters most

#Verizon #VerizonFrontline #PublicSafety #FirstResponders #MissionCriticalCommunications #5G #NetworkSlicing #NetworkResilience #CrisisResponse #EmergencyResponse #Telecommunications #TheFastMode #TFMPodcasts

In this episode of The Fast Mode Podcasts, Tara Neal speaks with Charles van de Walt, Head of Security Research, Orange Cyberdefense, and Philip Lee, Head of Orange Cyberdefense for APAC. They discuss how:

- Geopolitical tensions are reshaping the cybersecurity threat landscape, with technology increasingly becoming a target, weapon and lever of influence

- The rapid adoption of AI is shifting the balance between attackers and defenders, while introducing new challenges around trust, control, governance and AI as an attack surface

- Digital sovereignty, cloud dependency and fragmented technology supply chains are driving organisations to rethink resilience, agility and how they manage technology risk

- Cyber resilience requires a broader, ecosystem-wide approach spanning data, infrastructure, suppliers and trusted relationships

Juan Carlos Ortiz, Director of Solutions Sales Engineering at TNS discusses:

1. Why energy management has become one of the telecom industry's biggest challenges, as AI puts enormous pressure on energy consumption and operating costs

2. Why operators struggle to make smarter planning and energy management decisions despite of having access to enormous amounts of network data

3. How TNS is using the Common Language framework to help CSPs overcome these challenges

4. What broader business value Common Language delivers for operators, beyond reducing energy consumption

5. Where he sees the telecom industry heading and what role Common Language will play as AI adoption continues to accelerate

To learn more, visit tnsi.com

Ankit Agarwal, Managing Director, STL discusses:

1. How STL Tech feels about being named the Next-gen Data Center Leader at The Fast Mode Awards 2025
2. How STL’s Data Center networking capabilities are addressing the evolving needs of modern hyperscalers and data centers
3. STL Tech’s unique ‘co-creation’ principle
4. How STL Tech empowers customers to grow and take their compute and connectivity offerings to the next level

To learn more, visit www.stl.tech

In this episode of The Fast Mode Podcasts, Tara Neal speaks with Jonas Cedenwing, Founder & CTO of Telness Tech, following the company's win at The Fast Mode Awards 2025. They discuss how:

- Telness Tech’s Seamless OS is redefining the telecom operating model through a cloud-native, modular and agentic architecture

- Why operators need greater flexibility, automation and freedom from fragmented systems, vendor lock-in and manual processes

- How AI-enabled workflows can automate end-to-end journeys, improve customer experience and move operators from reactive to proactive operations

Learn more: www.telnesstech.com

In this episode of The Fast Mode Podcasts, Tara Neal speaks with Sridhar Kuppanna, CEO of ST Engineering iDirect, on how the future of converged 5G-NTN connectivity will be built on standardised, interoperable architectures that enable seamless multi-orbit services.

They also discuss how:

- Satellite is evolving from a niche technology into a fundamental part of the global connectivity ecosystem

- AI and agentic automation will simplify satellite network operations by automating service delivery, predicting network issues and enabling self-healing capabilities

- The industry is shifting towards software-defined, cloud-native and multi-orbit architectures, allowing operators to unify management across GEO, MEO and LEO networks

- Collaboration across the satellite, telecom and cloud ecosystems will be essential to building open, standards-based platforms

To learn more, visit: www.idirect.net

#NTN #5G #Satellite #NetworkTransformation #AI #AgenticAI #CloudNative #DigitalInfrastructure #Interoperability #OpenStandards #MultiOrbit #Connectivity #STEngineeringIDirect