TIP Expands Scope to Agentic AI, 6G
Telecom Infra Project chair Rob Soni says the group now covers agentic AI, data, and 6G alongside its core networking work.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Telecommunications
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Telecom Infra Project board chair Rob Soni told attendees at TIP FYUZ 2026 in Seattle that the organization now covers agentic AI, data, and 6G. TIP already spans core, transport, open Wi-Fi, and neutral host networks, and a new working group on open transport has been formed.
Why it matters
Investors, stakeholders, and customers are asking how agentic AI can be put to work in networks, and TIP's expanded scope reflects that demand. Companies such as AT&T are building their own agentic frameworks, while others are pitching agentic AI as a turnkey service.
A forecast puts the agentic AI opportunity at $93 billion by 2032, a figure presented without a stated baseline. The extraction does not specify how the projection was calculated or what share of it TIP's new data and AI groups may address.
The players
Telecom Infra Project (TIP)
TIP is an industry group focused on open, disaggregated telecommunications network infrastructure, and it has expanded its scope to include agentic AI, data, and 6G.
Rob Soni
Soni serves as board chair of the Telecom Infra Project and is leading the group's expansion into agentic AI and next-generation networking.
AT&T
AT&T is a major U.S. telecommunications carrier that is building its own agentic framework for managing networks.
The details
Soni delivered the keynote at TIP FYUZ 2026 in Seattle, where board feedback on agentic AI was described as consistent. TIP is also actively discussing Integrated Sensing and Communication and 6G, and it helped enable open Wi-Fi and open wireless access through neutral host models.
Timeline
- 2026-11-04
Soni delivers the keynote at TIP FYUZ 2026 in Seattle.
2032: Forecast agentic AI opportunity reaches $93 billion.
The Tech Race
TIP's expansion extends its original open, disaggregated networking mandate into agentic AI and 6G. As carriers such as AT&T build proprietary agentic frameworks, TIP is positioning its open-standards model against that vertically integrated approach.
Agentic AI tools built into networks could change how service is provisioned and managed for customers over time. The extraction does not specify timelines or product availability for end users.
The takeaway
Networks are moving toward software-driven, AI-managed operations, and open industry groups like TIP are shaping how that transition is standardized. Readers following telecom should watch whether open-standards efforts and carrier-built frameworks converge or diverge.
Further reading
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