AI-Ready Networking: Why Enterprises Are Moving to Network as a Service – Tata Communications Triple-T
Every network leader in the room is navigating the same pressure: AI adoption is accelerating across the enterprise, but the network was never built for it. Distributed AI workloads, multi-cloud sprawl, unpredictable traffic patterns, and the relentless demand for always-on connectivity are exposing the limits of legacy WAN architectures — architectures held together by manual processes, fragmented visibility, and rigid contracts.
The result is operational drag, rising costs, and a network that slows the business down rather than propelling it forward. This session confronts that reality head-on and makes the case for why Network as a Service is not just an architectural evolution — it is the strategic response to the AI era.
Tata Communications will present its four-pillar NaaS framework:
* a managed global internet WAN delivering 100% SLA-backed connectivity across 230+ countries;
* a multi-cloud network that automates and secures hybrid connectivity across AWS, Azure, and GCP under a single dashboard;
* software-defined, self-healing data centre interconnect with on-demand 100G;
* and an AI-powered network observability platform providing unified visibility and orchestration across hybrid, multi-vendor environments.
Three Key Takeaways:
1. Why AI workloads make legacy WAN architectures fundamentally unsustainable — and what the inflection point looks like for your organization.
2. How a four-pillar NaaS model delivers unified, automated, and cloud-native connectivity across data centers, clouds, and branches under a single operating model.
3. What network observability at AI scale means in practice — and how intelligent automation turns network complexity into a competitive advantage.
Rajarshi (Raj) has 21+ years of experience driving Pre-Sales, business development, marketing & delivery leading to revenue and profitability growth for companies that he worked for in Enterprises, international telecoms & OTT sector across both mature and emerging markets. He has led multicultural teams and managed customers across the globe.
He has held multiple leadership roles at Tata Communications, across multiple roles and regions enabling growth for the company. These positions ensured leadership of Tata Communications business across three varied business lines, Global Carrier Solutions, Enterprise Solutions and OTTs, achieving revenue and profitability growth annually over my tenure. He was entrusted with launching new service models and developing new markets, while ensuring improved employee engagement scores, well above company benchmarks.
His most recent role is to lead Pre-Sales (Sales Engineers) for Amercia’s market for Tata Communications. In this role, he works with large Enterprise customers on their growth strategy by co-creating, collaborating, and delivering on their innovation road map, with Tata Communications as a strategic partner.
Prior to this role, he led India Pre Sales and prior to that he was Global Head of Product Marketing where he led a global team to convert technical products into stories and brochures which can connect with customers and employees.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
He has filed 4 Patents in areas of Drones, RPA and Internet. Won “Shape the Future”- which is a platform for best ideas in Tata Communications. Highest ESAT score 3 years in a row in Tata communications. Leading Project in Botswana to make internet and network affordable in the country. Engaging with clients with Point of View and Thought Leadership rather than point product conversations, resulting in continued leadership position for Tata Communications in the India region.
