India, Sept. 5 -- India's telecom and enterprise networks are shifting from connectivity-focused infrastructure towards secure, autonomous and programmable systems. Edge AI, deterministic networking, cloud-native architectures and integrated security are driving networks towards predictable performance and real-time operations.

The shift reflects the scale of digital platforms, the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) workloads beyond centralised data centres, India's focus on domestic technology capabilities, and the maturity of a global technology ecosystem increasingly aligned with the country's requirements.

Training and inference workloads are no longer restricted to hyperscale environments. Across sectors such as manufacturin...