Modern cloud-based unified communication (UC) and UCaaS systems face sophisticated threats and require enterprise-grade security.

The firm predicts nearly half of the cybersecurity leaders will change jobs by 2025.

“We have availability, we are in trials, and are the first ones to do that. Others have announced chips," Cisco's Guru Shenoy said.

"The CFOs of companies don't really think that cool technology is just good enough to pay extra for," AT&T's Amy Zwarico said.

Padmanabhan took over for Ajay Patel after his nine-year stint with VMware, whose exit was synched with execs Mark Lohmeyer and Tom Gillis.

Agricultural data has a density problem, Leaf CEO Bailey Stockdale said.

ABI Research predicts 5G-based fixed-wireless access connections will hit 72 million worldwide by 2027, representing 35% of the total FWA market.

Enterprises are reviewing their network and security infrastructure now more than ever, Netskope's Gerry Plaza said.

Analysys Mason notes that operators should act aggressively if they want to move on this digital transformation opportunity.

Gartner predicts 75% of IT organizations will implement data center infrastructure sustainability initiatives by 2027.

Manta CEO Tomas Kratky said most organizations "don't set expectations well, and then they let [chief data officers] fail.”

“Quantum-accelerated supercomputing has the potential to reshape science and industry with capabilities that can serve humanity in enormous ways," Nvidia's Tim Costa said.

Using artificial intelligence to work toward environmental goals "is a mission critical priority," Gartner's Lydia Ferguson said.

“We intend for everybody at AT&to really lean in and to use [artificial intelligence] to do their job better and more effectively,” AT&T's Andy Markus said.

“There is plenty of capital available for great ideas. Money is just on hold for a minute,” Forrester Research's Keith Johnston noted.

Building hardware-centric network infrastructure is “mundane, costly, and high maintenance,” Netksope's Gerry Plaza said.

“Samsung continues to provide the template on how vendors can break into the [radio access network] ... market," IDC's Daryl Schoolar said.

“When you think of the future, you can extrapolate that whoever has the best artificial intelligence wins,” Gartner Analyst Avivah Litan said.

The service helps organizations build predictive solutions that tell farmers about vegetation health or point out disease risks.

The firm found 46% of telecom CEOs think their company will not be economically viable in 10 years if they continue down their current operating path.

“Millimeter wave has arguably gone down as one of the greatest failures in the wireless world in recent memory,” PwC Partner Dan Hays said.

Happy International Women's Day to the ladies leaving tech at a significantly higher rate than men.

"[Open radio access network] timing didn't align with what we did. But going forward, we'll see where we go," President of Technology Neville Ray said.

Gartner's Andrew Lerner compared the relationship between 5G and secure access service edge to a new car on a new road.