The AI-native route to 6G

 

 

Panel Discussion

In this DSP Leaders World Forum session, experts from Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, China Telecom, Intel and InterDigital examine the shift from retrofitting AI into existing networks to designing AI-native systems from inception. They reveal the five key pillars including data readiness, API availability, real-time processing capabilities and lifecycle management, and explore the need for distributed compute infrastructure, and the challenge of planning long-term network strategies when AI capabilities change faster than traditional network cycles.

Broadcast live 20 May 2026

Participants

CO-HOST

Ahmed Hafez

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

Andy Dunkin

OpenRAN RF & Digital Platform Development Manager, Vodafone

Philippe Sartori

Director, Engineering, InterDigital

Prashant Agarwal

Head of Business Development, Telco EMEA, Intel Corporation

Yue Wang

Chief Technologist Next-Gen ICT, China Telecom