In this episode, Gary and Scott explore how global telecom networks are undergoing the biggest architectural shift since the birth of the internet.
For decades, carriers have delivered connectivity as a static, reactive utility. But AI workloads are fundamentally breaking traditional network designs. Large enterprises running global inference pipelines, real-time analytics, digital twins, and distributed training now require deterministic latency, workload-aware routing, and transport layers that can predict and self-optimize in real time.
Gary and Scott explain why the next era of global connectivity will be defined by AI-native networks — intelligent, autonomous systems that continuously sense, anticipate, and orchestrate data flows based on model behavior, compute availability, energy conditions, and regulatory constraints.
They break down how this shift will transform:
• Enterprise architecture and global WAN design
• Latency-sensitive AI applications and GPU cluster connectivity
• Data governance and cross-border regulatory compliance
• The business models and competitive landscape of Tier-1 ISPs
Finally, the episode introduces a real-world blueprint of this future: the emerging partnership between Lumen, one of the world’s largest Tier-1 global networks, and Palantir, an AI-driven decision platform built for national-scale complexity. Gary and Scott explain how this collaboration hints at the telecom industry’s next decade — one where networks become intelligent participants in the AI ecosystem rather than passive transport.
If you’re a CIO, CTO, global network architect, cloud strategist, or enterprise AI leader, this is a must-listen episode that will reshape how you think about connectivity in the AI era.
This is the beginning of the intelligent network revolution — and the Macro AI Podcast will keep you up to date on the roadmap
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