In this episode of The Signal Boost, TIP’s Vishal Mathur speaks with Aible CEO Arijit Sengupta about why telcos may be uniquely positioned to coordinate the next wave of AI infrastructure, from agent-to-agent communications to intelligence across the core and edge.

The most interesting AI conversations right now center on where data gets processed, how fast, and who owns the infrastructure underneath. That's the thread Vishal Mathur, TIP's Chief Commercial Officer, pulled on with Jagadish Garimella, who leads Centific's public sector and smart cities business unit, in our latest TIP Podcast episode.

The second annual OpenLAN Global Summit capped three days of Wi-Fi World Congress USA 2026 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. The message from speakers, operators, and contributors was consistent throughout the day: OpenLAN has moved past the question of whether open and disaggregated networking can work at scale. It already is.

FYUZ 2026 is heading to Seattle, and registration is officially open. Join us November 3–5 at The Westin Seattle for two and a half days of real connection, practical innovation, and the conversations shaping the future of AI and advanced communications. This year's event has been reimagined from the ground up, with a fully integrated stage and expo floor, the brand new FYUZ Loft, and guided tours into Seattle's innovation ecosystem.

Q1 2026 has been a defining quarter for TIP. Two new Project Groups launched to tackle AI-driven networks and video performance at scale. Edgecore Networks and Pegatron earned TIP Bronze Badges. The ARIANE II consortium completed its UK DSIT-funded R&D project. And the OOPT community shipped GNPy 2.14.

TIP had a strong presence at Mobile World Congress 2026, convening industry leaders to advance open, disaggregated, and AI-ready networks. From the launch of the Data & AI Foundations Project Group to momentum around Open RAN, AI infrastructure, and Video QoE collaboration, the week highlighted growing industry engagement across the TIP ecosystem—setting the stage for continued progress leading into FYUZ 2026 in Seattle.

As we move into 2026, the Telecom Infra Project is executing against its strategic priorities for the year ahead. The global industry calendar is already underway, including Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and TIP is entering the year with strong momentum and clear direction.

During FYUZ 2025 we heard from multiple speakers and presentation strategies of using AI for networks, as well as how to build networks for AI with monetization in mind. On Monday, FYUZ Day 1, Thierry Nagellen, VP of Research at Orange, highlighted some of the work that TIP’s TelcoAI Project Group have been working on at the opening mainstage panel session. Agentic AI was a key topic, and remained a consistent topic across multiple talks throughout the course of the event. T