National DICE Connectivity, Edge and Telecom Agenda

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National DICE Connectivity, Edge and Telecom

National Data Center Conference on Connectivity, Edge, and Telecom — Hosted in Virginia

Agenda

Time	Activity
7:30 AM - 8:20 AM	Registration, Networking, and Breakfast
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM	Opening Remarks
8:25 AM - 9:10 AM	Telecom’s Place in the Evolving Digital Ecosystem As the digital economy decentralizes, telecom companies find themselves at a crossroads between legacy bandwidth roles and the opportunity to become platform orchestrators. From metro edge deployments to micro data centers at tower sites, the pressure is on to innovate beyond the hype and deliver value where hyperscalers dominate. Telcos are experimenting with new infrastructure models, but questions remain about scale, sustainability, and long-term strategy. Will telecoms evolve into core digital ecosystem players or be outpaced by the very platforms they helped connect?
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM	Networking
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	Network Infrastructure Challenges Amid Growing AI Demand The explosive rise of AI is straining data center networks not built for its unique demands with irregular traffic patterns, extreme bandwidth, and unpredictable latency needs. As GPU clusters multiply and workloads scale unpredictably, classic network setups are bending under the weight. Operators are rapidly deploying switching capacity, next-gen interconnects, and energy-intensive cooling to stay ahead, but cracks are forming. Can today’s network infrastructure be reimagined fast enough to meet the bandwidth and latency requirements of an AI-native world?
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM	Edge versus Core: Deep Dive into Deployments and Latency Strategies Edge computing is moving from theory to reality as enterprises seek faster processing, localized data handling, and reduced latency for real-time applications. Yet, the balance between edge and core remains unclear. Some workloads demand proximity; others require the scale of centralized infrastructure. As hybrid strategies evolve, infrastructure leaders must weigh performance, cost and complexity across fragmented network layouts. How are organizations drawing the line between edge and core?
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Closing Networking!

Registration, Networking, and Breakfast

7:30 AM - 8:20 AM

Opening Remarks

8:20 AM - 8:25 AM

Telecom’s Place in the Evolving Digital Ecosystem

8:25 AM - 9:10 AM

As the digital economy decentralizes, telecom companies find themselves at a crossroads between legacy bandwidth roles and the opportunity to become platform orchestrators. From metro edge deployments to micro data centers at tower sites, the pressure is on to innovate beyond the hype and deliver value where hyperscalers dominate. Telcos are experimenting with new infrastructure models, but questions remain about scale, sustainability, and long-term strategy. Will telecoms evolve into core digital ecosystem players or be outpaced by the very platforms they helped connect?

Networking

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM

Network Infrastructure Challenges Amid Growing AI Demand

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

The explosive rise of AI is straining data center networks not built for its unique demands with irregular traffic patterns, extreme bandwidth, and unpredictable latency needs. As GPU clusters multiply and workloads scale unpredictably, classic network setups are bending under the weight. Operators are rapidly deploying switching capacity, next-gen interconnects, and energy-intensive cooling to stay ahead, but cracks are forming. Can today’s network infrastructure be reimagined fast enough to meet the bandwidth and latency requirements of an AI-native world?

Edge versus Core: Deep Dive into Deployments and Latency Strategies

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Edge computing is moving from theory to reality as enterprises seek faster processing, localized data handling, and reduced latency for real-time applications. Yet, the balance between edge and core remains unclear. Some workloads demand proximity; others require the scale of centralized infrastructure. As hybrid strategies evolve, infrastructure leaders must weigh performance, cost and complexity across fragmented network layouts. How are organizations drawing the line between edge and core?

Closing Networking!

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM