Tried & Tested: Expert Talks Podcast

Find out how forward-thinking telecom teams are using AI-driven testing and optimization to take their networks to the next level.

Essential listening for network engineers, operations managers, and telecom leaders seeking competitive advantage. Each episode unpacks how VIAVI technology helps you enhance coverage, reliability, boost performance metrics, and automate testing workflows, all with measurable impact.

Core Test: Proven methods to migrate processing and network functions to the cloud

Find your perfect cloud balance: avoid costly overprovisioning while preventing churn and SLA breaches. Learn tested methods to confidently migrate processing and network functions to the cloud with maximum efficiency and performance.

Presenters:
Nick Pugh - Global Director of TaaS
Owen O'Donnell - Product Marketing Manager, TeraVM

Maximize 5G RAN Performance with AI & Disruptive Field Testing

Discover how AI-powered testing is transforming RAN performance metrics. See real examples of reduced site time, lower OPEX, and improved customer retention through next-gen testing approaches.

Presenters:
Sam Darwish - 5G and Wireless Sales Director, EMEA
Eduardo Inzunza - Product Manager and Business Development

5G NR NTN: Successful Lab Testing for Reliability and Performance

Build confidence in your Non-Terrestrial Network deployment with multi-orbit test solutions. Explore new case studies showing how VIAVI's proven strategies validate network performance across different architectures, orbits, and challenging environments.

Presenters:
Obilor Nwamadi - Senior Product Manager- 3GPP, NTN, Redcap
James Trinh - Director, Global Business Development

6G: Testing Forward. How do you test a technology that doesn’t fully exist yet?

Evaluate New Frequencies and Algorithms Before Spec Release. Get ahead of the curve with real-world 6G testing: How will FR3 perform in different environments? Can ISAC integration deliver at the base station? Explore into pre-specification use cases with actionable results.

Presenters:
Paul Harris - Principal Wireless Architect, CTO
Nick Carter - Key Account Director

AIOps: Accurate Network Inventory as the Cornerstone of Automation Success

In today’s dynamic networks, automation offers the promise of efficiency, agility, and cost savings, but without accurate, real-time visibility of network assets, these goals remain out of reach.

Learn why a unified, reliable view of inventory is essential to enable automation and drive autonomous operations. See how operators are overcoming legacy silos, accelerating decision-making, and enabling zero-touch processes with dynamic inventory as their foundation. Discover real-world deployments where accurate inventory has delivered major OPEX reductions in network operations, proving its pivotal role in automation success.

Presenters:
Per Kangru - Head of Technology, AIOps
Glenn Chagnot - Product Management Director, AIOps