*Blog by Omar Shahdad, SVP, Operations, Mavenir I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard an operator ask, “what level are we at?” It’s the wrong first question. TM Forum gives the industry a good scale for autonomous networks; L0 to L5, manual to fully autonomous, but advancing in levels isn’t the be all and end all. What matters is what actually changes on the ground at each step,…
*Blog by Brandon Larson, SVP and GM, Cloud, AI and IMS Business Strategy, Mavenir For years, the telecom industry has focused on technology milestones to measure progress. What “G” is deployed, what level of 3GPP release compliance, cloud adoption, automation has guided how operators assess their evolution. Today, that focus is shifting. The biggest transition taking place is a move away from…
*Blog by Bejoy Pankajakshan, EVP, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Mavenir Key Platform Capabilities Model Router (LLM Orchestrator): Routes inference requests to the optimal model based on policy, cost, latency, and task complexity. The Model Router operates across three model tiers: on-premises SLMs built and fine-tuned by the operator for routine workloads; open-source foundation models running…
*Blog by Bejoy Pankajakshan, EVP, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Mavenir The infrastructure and commercial case for operator AI token monetization, and the Mavenir platform enabling it Token-based consumption is emerging as the next billing unit for communications services. As AI becomes embedded in subscriber experiences, enterprise workflows and network operations, the question for operators…
*Blog by Sachin Karkala, EVP and GM of NTN Solutions, Mavenir A Landmark Moment for Connectivity The announcement by AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon to form a joint venture dedicated to eliminating wireless dead zones across the United States is more than a headline. It is a defining moment for the entire connectivity industry and a powerful validation of where Non-Terrestrial…
*Blog by Michael Cooper, EVP & General Manager, Packet Core, Security & Messaging, Mavenir In collaboration with Deutsche Telekom, Mavenir has helped enable the deployment of video telephony over a 5G Standalone (SA) network slice. This milestone brings a new level of performance and reliability to one of the world’s most widely used video calling…
*Blog by Emmanuela Spiteri, VP of Marketing, Mavenir After two weeks on the road, first at FutureNet World in London, then MVNO Nation Americas in Miami, I expected to hear different conversations. Different markets, business models and priorities. Instead, I heard the same message: the industry doesn’t have a strategy problem anymore, it has an…
*Blog by Denis Sutherland, VP – Business Development for Satellite and NTN, Mavenir There’s a different kind of energy at SATELLITE 2026 in Washington, D.C. this year. I’ve been coming to this show for years, and the shift is unmistakable. Conversations that used to be theoretical around convergence, NTN, and integration are now grounded in…
*Blog by Emmanuela Spiteri, VP of Marketing, Mavenir At Mobile World Congress this year, one reality became impossible to ignore: AI is no longer optional for operators. It’s moved from promise to pressure and the operator’s need to monetize has never been more urgent. Operators are no longer asking if AI can create value, but where…
*Blog by Denis Sutherland, VP – Business Development for Satellite and NTN, Mavenir Every year at MWC Barcelona we hear about the next big shift in telecoms. Sometimes those shifts take years to materialize. But walking the halls this year, it felt like something had clearly crossed the line from concept to commercial reality. For…
