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IP, OPTICAL TRANSPORT AND DCI
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Conference Track: IP Transport
From 800G to SRv6, discover how operators are upgrading IP transport to support AI workloads, FWA, and cloud-native architectures. Learn how software-defined innovation, network disaggregation, and automation are driving scale, performance, and cost-efficiency.
Address the industry's pressing questions through a series of keynote sessions, panel discussions and fireside chats:
How are operators preparing IP transport for AI-driven, hyperscale traffic?
Is SRv6 the future of programmable, dynamic networks?
What’s the business case for disaggregated and open IP networks?
How can SDN and AI improve automation and orchestration?
How are telcos reducing OPEX while enhancing flexibility and agility?
Conference Track: Optical Transport & DCI
Explore how optical transport is transforming with coherent innovations, pluggables, open architectures, and photonic integration. Dive into real deployment insights, vendor-neutral strategies, and the evolving role of optical in DCI and metro networks.
Address the industry's pressing questions through a series of keynote sessions, panel discussions and fireside chats:
Are 800G and 1.6T deployments ready to scale across metro and long-haul?
What’s the real potential of hollow core fiber and quantum security?
How is disaggregation changing optical procurement and operations?
What’s the roadmap for high-capacity, energy-efficient DCI networks?
How do open optical networks support interoperability and automation?
Bridging the AI Bandwidth Surge with Smarter Optical Investment
AI is driving a generational optical-network build cycle. With the largest cloud service providers constructing gigawatt (GW) AI training centers, CSPs are responding with connectivity at Pbps scale. From new fibre route, investment in low-latency fibre and low-loss fibre to cloud and enterprise MOFNs and 100G, 400G and 800G portfolios, optical networks are evolving fast.
The challenge for CSPs lies in optimising investment and optical network build to ensure cost-efficiency as well as robust, high-performing and future-proofed transport networks.
The IP Transport, Optical Transport & DCI Challenge
The rise of AI is driving an unprecedented demand for ultra-high bandwidth and low-latency connectivity.
CSPs must rapidly invest in new fibre routes, low-latency and low-loss fibre, and scalable transport solutions (100G, 400G, 800G).
Balancing the scale of investment with performance and cost-efficiency is a major hurdle.
Upgrading legacy DCI networks to meet AI workloads requires time-sensitive decisions and capex planning.
The market is evolving fast - those who lag behind risk losing competitive advantage and missing critical AI-related growth.
Selecting the right vendor solutions and architectures is key to future-proofing infrastructure and achieving ROI.
The Network X 2025 Solution
Explore the latest innovations in IP and optical transport directly from global leaders like Ciena, Nokia, and Huawei.
Benchmark your optical strategy against top-tier CSPs already delivering Pbps-scale performance.
Gain deep insights into low-latency, high-capacity architectures that align with AI and cloud expansion.
Access future-proof investment strategies for upgrading DCI networks to meet modern demand.
Join VIP sessions, workshops, and roundtables tailored to help you align infrastructure with next-gen AI needs.
Walk away with practical, implementation-ready strategies to scale efficiently and lead in a high-growth, AI-centric market.
Market Insights
How can telcos build high-performance transport networks ready for the AI era?
To meet today's connectivity demands optical transport is no longer optional; it’s foundational. Telcos must evolve their transport infrastructure to deliver ultra-fast, resilient, and scalable performance that supports both consumer and enterprise ecosystems.
Optical transport underpins the digital economy, acting as the backbone of fixed networks and the enabler of mobile traffic, cloud connectivity, and data centre interconnect (DCI). As AI, cloud, and edge computing surge forward, telcos need to build networks capable of operating at petabit scale with extreme reliability and efficiency.
The industry’s leading event for optical innovation - NGON - has been integrated into the Network X programme, giving attendees the tools to architect future-ready networks.
“To attend a Network X was a great experience that let me learn about tendency in the industry and how other telco are changing to tech which also shared their vision to 2030.”
AI & Transport Networks: The Dual Revolution
Deploy the networks AI demands while leveraging AI to outperform your competition
Transform your network infrastructure while meeting AI's growing demands. At Network X, discover practical solutions that deliver immediate business value through the IP, Optical Transport and DCI content track.
Take action now:
Prevent costly outages with AI-powered predictive maintenance systems demonstrated by industry leaders Ciena, Nokia, and Huawei
Optimise network performance through intelligent management systems that reduce latency and maximize throughput automatically
Implement proven ROI strategies with next-generation DCI solutions and automation roadmaps specifically designed for today's AI-driven infrastructure demands
Network X: Where transport networks don't just enable AI—they harness it for competitive advantage.
Customise your experience
Connect & Collaborate
Network with fellow professionals in exclusive VIP roundtables to share activation success stories and tackle common challenges.
Discover & Deploy
Explore the latest developments from leading transport vendors, including the likes of Ciena, Nokia, Huawei and more.
Learn & Transform
From IP transport and optical networks to data centre interconnect, the industry's leading voices will help benchmark against CSPs and offer practical solutions to your pressing questions.