AI's Real Impact in Telecom: takeaways from a recent panel discussion
Sep 14, 2026 • Telecom Back to blog AI’s Real Impact in Telecom: Five Takeaways A recent TelecomTV panel offered a grounded perspective to the AI conversation in the telecom industry. While industry optimism is high, the discussion among the speakers revealed a more nuanced reality. As they agreed, progress is real but uneven, and the biggest opportunities may not look like what many expect.The panelists — Warren Bayek, vice president, Intelligent Edge, Software and Services, Aptiv; Robert Curran, consulting analyst, Appledore Research; and Diego R.
- ▪Sep 14, 2026 • Telecom Back to blog AI’s Real Impact in Telecom: Five Takeaways A recent TelecomTV panel offered a grounded perspective to the AI conversation in the telecom industry.
- ▪While industry optimism is high, the discussion among the speakers revealed a more nuanced reality.
- ▪As they agreed, progress is real but uneven, and the biggest opportunities may not look like what many expect.The panelists — Warren Bayek, vice president, Intelligent Edge, Software and Services, Aptiv; Robert Curran, consulting analyst, A
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Sep 14, 2026 • Telecom Back to blog AI’s Real Impact in Telecom: Five Takeaways A recent TelecomTV panel offered a grounded perspective to the AI conversation in the telecom industry. While industry optimism is high, the discussion among the speakers revealed a more nuanced reality. As they agreed, progress is real but uneven, and the biggest opportunities may not look like what many expect.The panelists — Warren Bayek, vice president, Intelligent Edge, Software and Services, Aptiv; Robert Curran, consulting analyst, Appledore Research; and Diego R. Lopez, senior technology expert and chair of ETSI ZSM ISG, NOC of ETSI ISG NFV, Telefónica — repeatedly returned to questions of trust, operational risk, sovereignty, edge deployment, and realistic monetization.
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