The Fast Mode Podcasts: Breaking News, Analysis and Updates From Telecoms Industry

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:
How STL Tech feels about being named the Next-gen Data Center Leader at The Fast Mode Awards 2025
How STL’s Data Center networking capabilities are addressing the evolving needs of modern hyperscalers and data centers
STL Tech’s unique ‘co-creation’ principle
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

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