2026 Trends and Outlooks: Connectivity and networks

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As demand for AI and HPC workloads accelerates, the pressure on network infrastructure is becoming critical in shaping the future of data centers. This growing tension between rising performance needs and the limits of current systems highlights the urgency of rethinking how networks are built and scaled. With new innovations in fiber coming up against an aging infrastructure, there are questions around how we can keep up with the demand for faster connectivity wherever and whenever it is needed. In this episode we address:

  • Can our network infrastructure keep up with AI’s demands?
  • Strengthening data center and telco partnerships for resilient connectivity
  • The role of distributed compute in the modern connectivity landscape
  • Subsea and satellite - Anticipating the next generation of network bottlenecks
  • What is next for fiber? Leveraging next gen technologies for efficient networks

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