VIAVI CTO Sameh Yamany on 6G, AI, and Quantum-Safe Networks

At the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025, BIS Infotech caught up with Sameh Yamany, Chief Technology Officer, VIAVI, to discuss the company's pioneering role in advancing next-generation network technologies.

- Mr. Manas Nandi

In an era marked by the convergence of AI, 6G, and quantum-safe communications, VIAVI is driving innovation across critical areas such as network testing, optimization, and automation. From enabling digital twins for network operators to ensuring resilience in Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) systems, and powering AI infrastructure with high-speed optical testing, VIAVI continues to shape the evolution of secure, intelligent, and future-ready networks.

Mr. Manas Nandi (Editor-in-chief) from BIS Infotech engaged in an insightful conversation with Sameh Yamany, Chief Technology Officer, VIAVI, exploring how VIAVI's cutting-edge solutions—from the 6G Forward Program to NITRO AIOps and quantum-safe test platforms—are redefining the landscape of telecommunications and mission-critical connectivity. The discussion delved into how VIAVI's innovations are enabling communication service providers, enterprises, and defense organizations to prepare for the next technological frontier.

With the increasing complexity of networks, network operators are turning to digital twins. How does VIAVI help?

New architectures, growing network complexity, frequent software updates and managing cybersecurity are just some of the challenges that operators need to manage. By leveraging AI and real-world field data, CSPs can simulate the RAN environment, devices, and scenarios, facilitating effective training, testing, and refinement of their network—RAN to Core—without disrupting live operations.

Applying AI and machine-learning algorithms to RF propagation facilitates better large-scale digital twin network simulations, which will be vital in the shift to 6G networks, and enables them to dynamically adapt to changing environments and conditions. As networks become more complex, digital twins help operators test, optimize, and innovate in a controlled environment without endangering their live network.