Cisco exec testifies at US Senate panel on AI’s network impact
AI is profoundly changing enterprise and service provider networks, and operators must evolve to support AI workloads, according to a Cisco executive who testified last week at a US Senate subcommitee meeting.
AI is profoundly changing enterprise and service provider networks, and operators must evolve to support AI workloads, according to a Cisco executive who testified last week at a US Senate subcommitee meeting.
The short version
- Bob Everson , chief architect of provider mobility with Cisco, spoke before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, which falls under the U.S.
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Everson shared Cisco’s perspective on the status of AI and focused on two core questions: How is AI reshaping our networks, and how can networks leverage the power of AI?
What happened
The July 30 hearing, titled “Intelligent Networks: Powering Artificial Intelligence and Transforming Communications,” was planned to explore how the rapid adoption of AI has impacted network infrastructure. “We will explore how widespread AI use has forced networks to evolve, requiring more capacity and more complex designs so that AI can run efficiently on those networks,” said U.S.
Why it matters
Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, in her opening statement .
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