The conversation around AI-ready infrastructure is becoming more operational. Attention is shifting from what automation could enable to where implementation is happening, how mature operational coordination has become, and what it takes to support AI-driven services across increasingly distributed, multi-provider environments.
Mplify is introducing a new industry research series with the LSO Solution Provider Landscape report, which will be previewed at the Mplify Member Summit – EMEA ahead of its formal June release.
Many of these same themes will be represented at the Mplify Member Summit – EMEA in Lisbon, where members will focus on implementation priorities, operational models, and the next phase of AI-ready connectivity.
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Registration Open for New Mplify Research Virtual Event
Part of the Global NaaS Events (GNE) Series
Mplify has opened registration for a new virtual event introducing the forthcoming LSO Solution Provider Landscape report, examining global implementation of LSO APIs and how solution providers support deployment across APIs, integration models, and service categories.
The event will present findings from the report, including how the shift toward continuous, multi-party lifecycle execution is reshaping NaaS and how AI-enabled orchestration and MCP-ready architectures are influencing what comes next. Register now →
Mplify Member Summit – EMEA Agenda Expands
New sessions and working discussions continue to be added for Lisbon, including Mplify View, focused sessions on agentic AI, LSO implementation, transport for AI, and operational coordination across multi-provider environments.View the agenda →
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IN FOCUS
From alignment to execution, the priorities shaping AI-ready networks.
From API Availability to Operational Execution
The industry has made major progress standardizing APIs and advancing automation strategies. But implementation maturity across providers and operational environments remains uneven.
That gap is becoming increasingly important as networks evolve from connectivity platforms into automated service supply chains coordinating distributed AI services, dynamic workloads, and lifecycle execution across providers.
Business APIs have become the industry’s most mature area of adoption. Operational automation remains uneven across providers, payloads, and lifecycle domains.
To help address that visibility gap, Mplify is introducing an industry research series focused on LSO implementation and NaaS service delivery.
The first report, LSO Solution Provider Landscape, will be released in June. Drawing on more than five years of LSO implementation tracking, it examines global implementation of LSO APIs and identifies specific solution providers that service providers can work with to deploy them. The report covers transaction models, payload support, and operational readiness, orchestration maturity, and multi-party lifecycle coordination across distributed provider environments.
The report will be formally introduced during a GNE Series virtual event on 17 June, where Mplify Principal Analyst Stan Hubbard will discuss what the data reveals about how LSO solution providers are supporting deployment today — and where the shift toward continuous, multi-party lifecycle execution is heading.
With exploding bandwidth demand, new traffic patterns and rising customer expectations, telecom providers are under significant pressure to evolve beyond connectivity into higher-value services. This transition creates opportunities to unlock entirely new revenue streams by optimizing operations with AI, launching GPU-as-a-Service offerings, becoming trusted providers of sovereign AI and more. Explore strategies to turn AI-ready infrastructure, interconnected networks and global reach into a major competitive advantage with Equinix.
Members are advancing a common framework for quantum-safe services across Layer 1, Layer 2, Layer 3, and overlay environments. Current work focuses on product and service attributes, automation alignment, and how quantum-safe capabilities can be represented across buyer-seller interactions and LSO-driven operations.
Agentic LSO Reference Architecture & Blueprints
Work continues on a reference architecture for agentic AI within the LSO ecosystem, including blueprints for AI agents and MCP servers, along with a proof-of-concept implementation to support evaluation and adoption. Progress updates and discussion sessions are planned during the Lisbon Workdays, followed by demonstrations at GNE.
Product Order BRUCs (W57.3)
Members are extending Product Order business requirements and use cases to support Amend (in-flight) Product Orders and Product Handover scenarios, expanding alignment with ASR operational requirements and strengthening Product Order API coverage.
AI is projected to contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. For the global telecom industry that figure represents both an enormous opportunity and a growing risk.
Alliance members come together for two focused days of hands-on collaboration—advancing active committee projects across a wide range of NaaS-oriented topics.
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