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Light Reading Network X Americas
May 21-23, 2024
Irving Convention Center at Las ColinasIrving, Texas

Wireless Network Evolution

With 5G deployed, North American network operators continue to reduce their dependence on 3G and 4G networks and seek payback for the billions spent on delivering faster speeds, lower latency, and greater capacity in our mobile networks.

Key Topics


At Network X Americas, you will meet NA telco industry leaders, learn from successful network transformation cases and discuss the future of mobile network monetization, GenAI adoption, future of private 5G & ORAN as well as transition to green networks.

Core Network Transformation

Private 5G and venue networks

RAN Evolution

Automation and AIOps for 5G networks

Network exposure: slicing, policy and APIs

Green strategies for the RAN and core

Session Highlights

GenAI and AIOps: hype or real opportunity?

  • Outside of virtual assistants and chatbots, what have CSPs actually deployed with GenAI? 
  • Exploring the real benefits of implementing AIOps and are CSPs ready for it? 
  • What can we learn from the early adopters and accelerate GenAI for the rest of the industry? 

Panel discussion. Designing RAN that supports SA: vRAN, Open RAN and Cloud RAN

  • Exploring the future of RAN: is ORAN here to stay? 
  • Development of cloud-native RAN applications  
  • Future-proofing network architecture: what technologies come in to play? 

Private 5G: what is blocking the growth?

  • Have we seen it all for private 5G or the best is still to come?  
  • What services can CSPs offer to enterprises and is that is what they are looking for? 
  • Navigating challenges and opportunities in the convergence of private networks and Open RAN