Appledore analysts and guests discuss trends and developments in the transformation of the telecom industry.
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Episode 61: Agentic AI and the Semantic Knowledge Plane - with Vitria Technology
Can Agentic AI handle the complexity of modern telecom? In this episode, Dale Skeen, CTO of Vitria Technology, joins Robert Curran to discuss why simply having "more data" isn't enough for autonomous operations and how the "Semantic Knowledge Plane" provides the reasoning and context AI needs to succeed.
Inside this episode:
The Data vs. Knowledge Gap: Why standard databases fail to capture the complex dependencies of 5G networks and how semantics define the true nature of network relationships.
Building Trust in AI: How a knowledge plane provides guardrails and explainability, forcing LLMs to use "chain of thought" reasoning to eliminate hallucinations.
Incremental Transformation: Skip the "big bang" failures. Learn how to build a "minimum viable knowledge graph" in 90-100 day sprints with measurable ROI.
Real-World Results: Discover how operators are achieving 95% triage accuracy before customer impact and 20-30% year-over-year productivity gains.
The Self-Evolving Plane: A look at tools that harvest knowledge from telemetry, troubleshooting guides, and closed tickets to create a self-learning system.
Whether you are looking for a competitive cost advantage or faster service innovation, this discussion explains why persistent knowledge is a telecom operator's most tangible business asset.
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31 Mar 2026
Episode 60: Agentic AI: Perception vs Reality.
Robert and Patrick discuss the results of a recent Appledore survey of operators on Agentic AI in a (largely) network operations context and ask: do the expectations match operators' actual plans?
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18 Mar 2026
Episode 59: A Clean-Slate Approach to Broadband Automation, with Radisys
The latest episode of the "Talking Transformation" podcast brings together industry perspectives from Appledore Research and Radisys to discuss a critical turning point for telecommunications. As broadband shifts from a modern luxury to an essential utility, operators are challenged to reconcile "commodity" service status with the need for rapid, continuous innovation.
The conversation features Hans-Jörg Kolbe and Robert Soukup from Radisys, who detail how their Connect Modular Broadband (CMB) solution is enabling operators to take back control of their technical destiny.
For a free and independent research report go to: https://appledoreresearch.com/report/radisys-connect-modular-broadband/
Key Highlights & Strategic Insights
1. The "Design to Cost" Revolution
The genesis of Radisys’ modern broadband approach stems from a radical "Design to Cost" initiative at Deutsche Telekom, heavily inspired by the automotive industry (specifically BMW). By "tearing apart" hardware and software to create total transparency, Radisys applied lean manufacturing principles to telecom, identifying cost drivers and rebuilding systems from a "clean slate" to achieve step-change improvements in efficiency.
2. Architecture Built on Intent and Abstraction
At the heart of the CMB solution is the move away from rigid, proprietary "black boxes" toward a modular, software-defined architecture.
* Abstraction
* Intent-Based Networking
3. Real-Time Agility with Subscriber Session Steering
The podcast highlights the power of **Subscriber Session Steering (BBF WT474)**, which allows the network to detect a "first sign of life" from a device and dynamically program its path through the network on the fly.
4. Setting the Foundation for AI
While AI is the industry’s "hot topic," the guests argue that AI is only effective when built on a clean foundation. Radisys views automation in three steps:
* Programmability: Ensuring the network can actually react to AI-driven commands.
* Normalized Data: Correlating high-quality telemetry data so AI agents have a semantic understanding of the network.
* AI Orchestration: Deploying agents that provide meaningful recommendations based on real data rather than just statistical guesses.
5. The "Open Radisys" Philosophy
In a move toward true **technological sovereignty, Radisys champions an "Open" philosophy. Unlike traditional vendors, Radisys offers complete transparency, allowing operators to:
* Inspect and contribute to the source code.
* Join internal testing and development cycles.
* Perform software builds on their own premises to ensure maximum security and trust.
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