AI Network Inflection Point: From Internet to Intelligent Fabric

Comcast’s Senior VP of Connectivity and Digital Customer Solutions, Christian Nascimento, discusses how AI is transforming networks from passive infrastructure into intelligent, programmable platforms built for autonomous agents, real-time performance, and new revenue. As networks become the foundation of AI at scale, are we ready for a purpose-built network for AI?

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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Christian Nascimento of Comcast:

Why are traditional internet and enterprise connectivity models no longer sufficient for emerging digital workloads?
What distinguishes infrastructure built for optimization from platforms designed to enable new services and revenue?
How do autonomous systems change expectations for performance, reliability, and availability across distributed environments?
What role does automation play in transforming connectivity into a dynamic, on-demand service?
What new partnership and monetization opportunities emerge as infrastructure evolves into an intelligent, programmable fabric?

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Learn how Mplify’s Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) APIs automate connectivity and service orchestration.
Discover how Network-as-a-Service is architected for the AI-powered digital economy.
Read the Edge VIEW Blog post, NaaS for AI: The Roadmap that Will Redefine Global Connectivity.

About Our Guest

Christian Nascimento, Senior Vice President, Connectivity & Digital Customer Solutions, Comcast Business

Christian Nascimento is Senior Vice President of Connectivity & Digital Solutions for Comcast Business, a key driver of growth for Comcast, providing connectivity, secure networking and cybersecurity and managed services to businesses of all sizes.

In this role, he is responsible for product management and strategy for Comcast’s portfolio of commercial connectivity and cybersecurity products and services, as well as the organization’s digital self-service ecosystem. He is currently driving Digital and AI transformation throughout Comcast Business.

Christian graduated from Widener University, holds an MBA from Villanova University and is currently pursuing an Executive MBA in AI at Drexel University. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Widener and previously served on the Board of Directors of Savi Solutions, and on the Transition Committee of PA Attorney General Dave Sunday, chairing the Technology Subcommittee.

Executives at the Edge podcast is brought to you by Mplify, a global alliance of network, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise organizations working together to accelerate the AI-powered digital economy through standardization, automation, certification, and collaboration.

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