AI Has an Infrastructure Problem
Tuesday 9 June 2026
AI Arena
Applied AI
- Everyone is talking about AI models but far fewer are talking about what actually makes them work. This session challenges the idea that AI success is about software alone, shifting the focus to the networks, latency and security that power it in the real world.
- As AI moves into live environments, UK organisations are rethinking what matters: control, resilience, and accountability. We’ll explore why trusted telecom infrastructure is becoming critical to deploying AI at scale.
- What comes next: how VodafoneThree’s £11bn investment is building the infrastructure AI depends on strengthening the UK’s connectivity, security, and compute foundations for the decade ahead.
