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Stephen Douglas
Head of Strategic Thought Leadership, Keysight Technologies
Stephen leads Keysight’s strategic thought leadership organization, shaping both the company’s perspective and the broader industry direction for emerging technologies and market forces driving future innovation. He drives thought leadership across key technology megatrends and growth areas, including 6G, AI, quantum, and defense technologies. As Chief Evangelist, Stephen is a frequent keynote speaker at leading global industry events, a regular contributor to technology and business media, and a prominent advocate for innovation across the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors. He also serves as an independent advisor to several industry and government bodies.
With close to 30 years of experience in telecommunications, Stephen has been at the forefront of next-generation technologies from 2G to 6G. Throughout his career, he has worked with service providers, network equipment manufacturers, government bodies, and start-ups across the industry—helping them innovate, transform, and shape the future of a connected world.
Mary Jane Viscomi
Go to Market Specialist, Keysight Technologies
Mary Jane (MJ) Viscomi has been in marketing for the telecom industry for nearly 30 years, most recently dedicated to Go to Market planning and execution for Keysight's Automated Test & Assurance (ATA) business. Her expertise encompasses cellular and Wi-Fi technologies, with core network testing, device testing, service assurance, and lab & test automation focus areas.
MJ has a BEE in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
Episodes
Episode 17: 6G AI Trust and Guardrails
MJ and Steve join network service assurance expert Ross Cassan to explore AI trust in 6G. Discover how digital twins, continuous monitoring, closed-loop control, and runtime guardrails help operators validate AI decisions, detect model drift, and maintain reliable autonomous networks while balancing rapid innovation with evolving standards and human oversight.
Episode 16: 3GPP TSG#113 - A Majority Isn't Consensus
MJ and Steve unpack unresolved decisions from 3GPP TSG plenary #113 in Madrid. Explore why majority support failed to secure consensus on 6G dual connectivity, plus core architecture, migration strategies, spectrum sharing, satellite connectivity for smartphones, simpler devices, and competing priorities for 5G-Advanced and 6G.
Episode 15: The 6G Channel: Critical for AI and Sensing
Hosts MJ Viscomi and Steve Douglas join Keysight’s Jani Tolonen to explore 6G channel modeling and emulation. Discover how extreme MIMO, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), digital twins, and reproducible channel data enable realistic testing, train AI-based receivers, and validate AI-native networks for reliable real-world deployment.
Episode 14: How will 6G Reshape Defense Communications?
The Path to 6G explores resilient networks, jamming resistance, autonomous systems, and connectivity in contested environments. Discover research priorities including integrated sensing and communications, tactical mesh networks, edge AI, and dynamic spectrum management, plus development trade-offs and barriers to deploying field-ready military wireless capabilities.
Episode 13: 6G: From Predictions to Progress, to Ecosystem Collaboration
The Path to 6G hosts Steve and MJ welcome Keysight Technologies’ Jessy Cavazos to revisit her 6G predictions. Explore progress in integrated sensing, FR3 spectrum, AI-driven networks, and energy management, alongside emerging business models, ecosystem collaboration, and evolving standards shaping commercialization as industry priorities shift beyond speed toward practical capabilities.
Episode 12: So, What's the Latest on 6G Spectrum?
The Path to 6G hosts Steve and MJ explore the latest questions around 6G spectrum. Discover which frequency bands are in play, how spectrum choices shape coverage, capacity, device design, and deployment costs, plus challenges involving existing services, regional spectrum decisions, and non-terrestrial networks shaping the future of wireless communications.
Episode 11: Navigating 6G Innovation Through Policy and Practicality
The Path to 6G hosts MJ and Steve explore the technologies, policies, and deployment strategies driving 6G commercialization. Discover AI-native networks, edge computing, integrated sensing and communications, spectrum policy, and global standards, alongside infrastructure evolution, hybrid backhaul, digital twins, and energy-efficient design for deploying and scaling sustainable next-generation wireless networks.
The Path to 6G hosts MJ and Steve mark America’s 250th anniversary by exploring lessons from the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights. Discover how founding principles inspire questions about 6G innovation, legacy systems, network rights, telecom industry transformation, and technology validation challenges shaping the future of wireless communications.
Episode 9: Inside MWC Shanghai: Mobile AI Comes of Age
Hosts Steve and MJ explore MWC Shanghai’s insights into mobile AI, 6G innovation, and China’s evolving networks. Discover how AI monetization, the token economy, compute efficiency, embodied AI, and robotics are shaping new commercial models and practical applications connecting the digital and physical worlds at scale.
Episode 8: Identity, Time, and Trust in 6G
MJ and Steve explore identity, time, and trust in future networks. Discover identity beyond the SIM, connectivity for autonomous AI agents, network time as a service, ultra-precise synchronization, and resilience through graceful degradation, revealing how overlooked capabilities could shape the invisible user experience of 6G.
Episode 7: The Business of Stadium Connectivity: Monetizing 5G at Mega Sporting Events
Hosts Steve and MJ welcome service assurance expert Ross Cassan to explore stadium connectivity at the World Cup. Discover how private 5G networks and network slicing support immersive fan experiences, wireless broadcasting, and dedicated bandwidth while creating opportunities for operators to monetize 5G and future 6G.
Episode 6: To the Cloud - and Beyond!
MJ and Steve welcome telecom cloud expert Bill Clark to explore cloud-native infrastructure and AI-native networks. Discover how testing and benchmarking accelerate 5G standalone and 5G-Advanced deployment while laying foundations for programmable 6G platforms, distributed computing, intelligent services, and future monetization across connected ecosystems.
Episode 5: The New Telecom Frontier: NTN, AI & Space-Based Networks
MJ and Steve welcome PNT expert Jeremy Bennington to explore non-terrestrial networks (NTN), direct-to-device satellite communications, and LEO-based positioning. Discover opportunities for expanded coverage and resilience, alongside spectrum interference, service continuity, GNSS spoofing and jamming, signal authentication, and AI-driven detection for secure global telecom connectivity.
Episode 4: Building the Intelligent Network for AI
MJ and Steve welcome telecom expert Anil Kollipara to explore AI’s impact on telecom operators. Discover opportunities in AI monetization, autonomous networks, AI agents, and token-based business models, alongside hyperscaler competition and the trust, assurance, and guardrails needed to build intelligent networks and create lasting value.
Episode 3: The 5G Experience Economy
Steve and MJ explore the 5G experience economy and telecom monetization through differentiated customer experiences. Discover how 5G Standalone, 5G Advanced, network slicing, fixed wireless access, AI-driven services, cloud-native cores, and service assurance unlock revenue opportunities while laying the groundwork for future 6G monetization strategies.
Episode 2: Back from Barcelona
Steve and MJ explore the 5G experience economy and telecom monetization through differentiated customer experiences. Discover how 5G Standalone, 5G Advanced, network slicing, fixed wireless access, AI-driven services, cloud-native cores, and service assurance unlock revenue opportunities while laying the groundwork for future 6G monetization strategies.
Episode 1: From 5G to 6G: What's Happening Now?
The Path to 6G podcast launches with hosts MJ and Steve exploring 5G Standalone, 5G-Advanced, and telecom monetization. Discover network slicing at global sporting events, RedCap and eRedCap for IoT and smart cities, plus early 6G standardization, AI-native architectures, and plans for standalone deployment shaping the transition to next-generation wireless networks.
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