Tara Neal

At DTW Ignite, Tara Neal spoke with Jeff Spiess, Product Director at Motive, where he focuses on product strategy and innovation across service assurance and customer experience solutions for communication service providers. The discussion explored the evolution of Agentic AI, Model Context Protocol (MCP), autonomous operations, predictive care, digital-first customer experiences, and the platform capabilities required to support 5G-Advanced, eSIM, and IoT at scale.

DTW Ignite 2026, returning to Copenhagen's Bella Center, convenes the global telecom industry around three summits — Composable IT & Ecosystems, Autonomous Networks, and AI & Data. Ahead of the show, The Fast Mode's Tara Neal spoke with Karina Dahlke, Head of Marketing at Blue Planet, a division of Ciena, where she focuses on advancing the company’s vision for autonomous networking, AI-driven operations, and digital transformation in the telecom industry.

DTW Ignite 2026, returning to Copenhagen's Bella Center, convenes the global telecom industry around three summits — Composable IT & Ecosystems, Autonomous Networks, and AI & Data. Ahead of the show, The Fast Mode's Tara Neal spoke with Athul Prasad, Cloudera’s Global Director, AI, Telecommunications, Media and Technology, where he focuses on helping organizations accelerate AI adoption through trusted, governed, and accessible data.