Following this year's DTW Ignite in Copenhagen, The Fast Mode sat down with Andy Youé, Vice President of Sales at Wavelo, to discuss the company's participation at the show.

In this interview, Andy discusses:

• Wavelo’s presence at the show, including solution showcases and speaking sessions
• The company's Catalyst project with British Telecom and CGI on autonomous, sustainable IoT ecosystems
• Challenges associated with implementing AI projects in legacy architectures
• The importance of modern, event-driven architectures for supporting real-time data needs
• How event-driven architecture reduces migration risks by enabling parallel operation of legacy and modern systems

To learn more, visit https://www.wavelo.com

Ahead of DTW Ignite 2025, The Fast Mode sat down with Sonya Goodanetz, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Incognito Software Systems to discuss the company's participation at the show.

In this interview, Sonya discusses:

• Incognito's plans for DTW Ignite and the company's B2Sea Catalyst Project
• The challenges of ensuring a seamless transition across different CSP networks with multiple network slices
• Outcomes expected by CSPs from the deployment of borderless converged access
• How Incognito defines ‘intent’ in the context of intent-driven automation, and why this is important for CSPs
• Challenges organizations face when transitioning to autonomous or intent-based networks

To learn more, visit www.incognito.com

Derek Chim, Head of Startup Ecosystem and Development at Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), discusses:

• How critical connectivity is powering the development of smart cities across APAC
• Key smart city trends in smart warehousing, digital twins, and public safety
• How HKSTP supports startups with technical resources, funding, and global market access
• How strategic programs like HKSTP's Global Booster are helping startups scale internationally
• Why Hong Kong is emerging as a global launchpad for tech and innovation

To learn more, visit www.hkstp.org

Angelo Libertucci, Global Head of Industry, Telecom at Google Cloud discusses:

• The company's participation at the upcoming DTW Ignite 2025
• Which of TM Forum’s three pathways—Composable IT & Ecosystems, Autonomous Networks and AI & Data—Google Cloud will be contributing to the most this year
• Product and partner news for the telecoms industry
• The role of the cloud in the telco digital transformation space

To learn more, visit cloud.google.com

Adonay Cervantes, Global Field CTO, Sales Director, and Strategic Accounts Director at CloudBlue discusses:

• What we can expect from CloudBlue at DTW Ignite 2025
• Why telcos should focus on becoming digital service providers - in other words, techcos
• How important a modern catalog solution is in supporting this transformation
• The role of an open catalog solution in supporting interoperability and enhanced partner ecosystems
• CloudBlue's unique value proposition in the BSS space

To learn more, visit www.cloudblue.com

Paul Miller, Chief Technology Officer at Wind River discusses:

• How Open RAN will reshape traditional mobile network architectures, and the most critical enablers for its success
• The biggest challenges operators face when transitioning from traditional RAN to Open RAN
• The role of cloud-native infrastructure in enabling Open RAN, and how it impacts performance and scalability
• How Wind River is contributing to Open RAN deployments globally, and what makes Wind River Studio unique in this space
• How interoperability and integration can be managed effectively in an Open RAN environment

To learn more, visit www.windriver.com

João Pedro Barata, Data & Analytics Offer Lead at Celfocus discusses:

• How the data needs of AI and GenAI differ, and the impact of GenAI on data requirements
• How poor data quality impacts the performance and reliability of AI systems
• Whether organizations’ data architectures are ready for AI, and some of the most common gaps
• The effectiveness of a centralized vs decentralized data analytics model for AI
• Solutions Celfocus offers for organizations looking to become AI-ready
• Advantages that companies will enjoy when partnering with Celfocus on their AI and data transformation journeys

To learn more, visit www.celfocus.com/offers-solutions/data-ai/analytics-platform

Magnus Ewerbring, CTO of APAC Technology at Ericsson discusses:

• The current state of 5G adoption, especially in Asia Pacific
• Real-world benefits that 5G has brought to end users, especially when combined with technologies such as AI
• Whether operators have fully realized 5G’s potential or still have ground to cover
• The risk that the industry is jumping the gun as CSPs’ attention shifts toward 6G
• What CSPs should prioritize in this in-between phase, and how Ericsson is supporting that journey

To learn more, visit www.ericsson.com