AI and Cloud: The Bandwidth Boom Reshaping Networks

TeleGeography’s Senior Manager of Enterprise Research, Greg Bryan, explores how AI, cloud, and data center growth are fueling global network demand. As transport remains the backbone of the $500B WAN market, new access models and automation are redefining connectivity. Can networks keep pace with the AI era?

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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Greg Bryan of TeleGeography:

How are AI and cloud workloads driving unprecedented bandwidth growth across the global WAN market?
Why does enterprise connectivity remain the backbone of the $500B telecom economy?
What role will fiber, 5G, satellites, and optical networking play in meeting future bandwidth needs?
How are data center interconnects and automation reshaping global transport networks?
Can today’s infrastructure adapt quickly enough to power the AI-driven digital economy?

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Explore Mplify’s Underlay Connectivity Service standards.
Read Greg Bryan’s latest blog Predicting How AI Will Impact Enterprise Networks.
Learn how NaaS is shaping AI-ready, automated networks through on-demand connectivity and assurance.
Discover the future of connectivity at Mplify’s Global NaaS Event, GNE 2025, where AI-optimized NaaS and live automation demos are redefining infrastructure.

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