The Five Nine
The Five Nine
Join host Diana Goovaerts and other Fierce Network editors as they explore the stories behind some of the hottest topics in tech and telecom. Want the inside scoop on broadband, wireless, artificial intelligence and cloud? You'll find it here.Social links:
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Fiber Vendors Torn Between Data Center Expansion and BEAD Funding
Data centers and your local internet provider have one thing in common: they both need fiber – and lots of it. But is there enough to go around? We took this question to Mike O’day, SVP and GM for Optical Communications at fiber vendor Corning and Jeff Heynen, who is VP and broadband specialist at …
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What the Future Looks Like for Private Wireless Networks
A major vendor shifting focus, a spectrum tug of war and the unavoidable rise of AI have people wondering: what’s next for private wireless. So, let’s find out. #privatewireless #5G #AI #industrial #Celona #Nokia Watch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/rX0hRgzHN-E
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How quantum computing and AI agents could break network security
The Five Nine explores how and why AI agents and quantum computing could break modern network security, what role telecom network operators have in stopping the threats, and why everyone needs to start thinking about these problems NOW. Special guests include Palo Alto’s SVP for Network Security R…
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Special Episode: Turning 5G Into Revenue With AI, Automation and RAN Data
As operators continue to invest heavily in 5G, many are still working to unlock meaningful returns. In this interview, Shaun McCarthy, president and chief revenue officer at Spectrum Effect, explains why interference and inefficient spectrum use remain major barriers to network performance. He outl…
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How AT&T is redefining connectivity with a customer-first focus (Special Episode)
In this conversation, AT&T Executive Vice President and General Manager of Mass Markets, Jenifer Robertson, discusses how the company is reshaping connectivity through a customer-first strategy across wireless and fiber. Robertson outlines AT&T’s approach to serving more than 100 million customers …
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Retail AI in the wild
We’re flipping the script this week and talking not to the people building AI infrastructure but to one of the people trying to help implement it in the wilds of retail. Forum3 Co-CEO and former Starbucks Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman talks why GenAI is different, how on-device AI could change…
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Agentic AI rocks the multi-cloud landscape
AI is massively shaking up the multi-cloud landscape. And we’re here to talk about how. As cloud adoption kicked into gear a few years back, it wasn’t enough to have just one cloud. Suddenly enterprises had deployments scattered here, there and everywhere. That, of course, made for a management ni…
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What does telecom look like in 2026?
What does the future hold for Verizon with a new CEO at the helm? Does the $42.5 billion BEAD program have staying power? Can telcos fend off a space-based market invasion? A new year brings a fresh start, but there are some trends that are bound to carry over from 2025. We gathered the whole Fier…
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The Five Nine: The rise of alternative hyperscalers
AI isn’t just transforming how we live, work and play, it’s also overhauling the cloud and data center market. It’s not just about the big three anymore – we’re entering the era of the alternative hyperscaler. Vultr’s CMO Kevin Cochrane and Futuriom founder and chief analyst Scott Raynovich talk wh…
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The Five Nine: Do GPUs make sense for AI-RAN?
Nvidia made headlines in October when it announced plans to invest $1 billion in telecom vendor Nokia to develop AI-RAN solutions that use its GPUs. But do GPUs even make sense for AI-RAN? We sat down with Orange's Atoosa Hatefi and Dell'Oro Group's Stefan Pongratz to dig into the different flavors…
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