Spirent’s EVP and GM for Automated Test & Assurance, Doug Roberts, explains how high-speed ethernet, repurposed telecom assets, and continuous testing are transforming networks into AI-ready infrastructure. Can lossless, always-on connectivity deliver the performance required for the next wave of AI innovation?

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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Doug Roberts of Spirent:

• Why are lossless, ultra-low-latency networks critical for AI performance?
• How did Ethernet overtake InfiniBand as the foundation for AI factories?
• How does continuous testing ensure reliability across AI infrastructure?
• Why must both core and access networks be AI-grade?
• How are telecom providers repurposing legacy assets for AI infrastructure?

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• Explore how NaaS is shaping AI-ready, automated networks through on-demand connectivity and assurance.
• Learn how LSO API testing and certification support seamless automation and network orchestration.
• Discover the future of connectivity at Mplify’s Global NaaS Event 2025, where AI-optimized NaaS and live automation demos are redefining infrastructure.

About Our Guest

Doug Roberts, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Automated Test & Assurance, Spirent Communications

Doug Roberts is Executive Vice President and General Manager of Spirent Communications’ Automated Test & Assurance business unit. Doug has over 25 years of experience across various product innovation and business transformation roles.

Before joining Spirent, Doug held leadership positions at VIAVI and NetScout. With over 14 years of his career spent at Danaher, Doug is well-known for bringing a disciplined approach that yields results in a predictable manner. He has provided his subject matter expertise in network analysis, application performance, and digital transformation to the world’s largest Service Providers, along with thousands of private enterprises through guest speaking and keynote invitations that include RSA Conference, Cisco Live, TechNet, and Amazon’s re:Invent.

Doug holds an MBA in Corporate Finance from Mercer University and concluded his undergraduate work in Computer Engineering and Business Management at Georgia Tech and Mercer University.

Executives at the Edge podcast is brought to you by Mplify, a global alliance of network, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise organizations working together to accelerate the AI-powered digital economy through standardization, automation, certification, and collaboration.

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