
Trust Is the New Perimeter
As AI reshapes enterprise networks, traditional security models are reaching their limits. The old assumption that networking and security are separate disciplines is giving way to a new reality: trust must be built dire

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Carrier 2.0 goes beyond the headlines to uncover the future of telecom. Hosted by Fierce Network’s Steve Saunders, the show brings you inside the minds of the executives rewriting the rules of connectivity. Each episode delivers unfiltered conversations with industry leaders as they confront today’s biggest challenges, share hard-won lessons, and offer bold predictions about what comes next. From 5G and AI to the cloud and open networks, Carrier 2.0 cuts through the hype to reveal the real signals shaping tomorrow’s connected world.
Unknown Host hosts Carrier 2.0, a business show with 13 episodes published.

As AI reshapes enterprise networks, traditional security models are reaching their limits. The old assumption that networking and security are separate disciplines is giving way to a new reality: trust must be built dire

As agentic AI moves from experimentation to deployment, the conversation is shifting beyond intelligence to something even more fundamental: governance. In this episode of Carrier 2.0, Steve Saunders explores what happen

As agentic AI moves from experimentation to deployment, the conversation is shifting beyond intelligence to something even more fundamental: governance. In this episode of Carrier 2.0, Steve Saunders explores what happen

As AI becomes embedded into critical infrastructure, the debate around sovereignty is rapidly moving from policy discussion to business necessity. In this episode of Carrier 2.0, Steve Saunders explores one of the defini

As AI becomes embedded into critical infrastructure, the debate around sovereignty is rapidly moving from policy discussion to business necessity. In this episode of Carrier 2.0, Steve Saunders explores one of the defini

Carrier 2.0 returns for Season 2 with a defining question for the telecom industry: what kind of service provider survives the next decade? Hosted by Steve Saunders, this opening episode explores the strategic crossroads

Episode Summary In this episode of Carrier 2.0, host Steve Saunders argues that the real competitive advantage in the AI era isn’t hype, scale, or autonomy, it’s execution. As hyperscalers dominate headlines, carriers fa

Episode Summary In this episode of Carrier 2.0, host Steve Saunders reframes artificial intelligence not as a product or application, but as a full-stack systems problem spanning power, cooling, water, networking, operat

Episode Summary In this episode of Carrier 2.0, host Steve Saunders looks at how carriers are moving beyond AI hype and into execution. Drawing on new research from Fierce Network and interviews with operators and techno

Episode Summary In this episode of Carrier 2.0, host Steve Saunders examines how AI is reshaping security for carriers and widening the threat surface. Cisco’s Tom Gillis and Martin Lund explain why nation-states are inc

Episode Summary In this episode of Carrier 2.0, host Steve Saunders explores what it really takes to build an AI driven network. In a rapid expert montage, Cisco’s Guru Shenoy, Rana El Desouky Kazamel and Masum Mir expla

Episode Summary In this episode of Carrier 2.0, host Steve Saunders talks with Masum Mir, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Provider Mobility Business, about the next wave of transformation for carrier

Episode Summary In this episode of Carrier 2.0, host Steve Saunders talks with Santiago ‘Yago’ Tenorio, CTO of Verizon, about the defining forces shaping the next generation of carriers. From how telecoms can truly monet

In this first episode of Carrier 2.0, host Steve Saunders sits down with Ryan Asdourian, EVP and Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Lumen, to discuss how Lumen is reinventing itself as a technology infrastructure co

Carrier 2.0 is the podcast where Fierce Network’s Steve Saunders sits down with the people shaping the future of telecom. From AI and 5G to culture, strategy, and bold predictions, each episode cuts through the noise to
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Carrier 2.0 is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under Business (business) and has published 13 episodes.
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