25: Simple and smart

Budapest-based Péter Szilágyi, a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Nokia Bell Labs, thinks that despite the great technical advances we’ve seen over the years, technology makes us jump through too many hoops – especially when it comes to networks. His work on intelligent intent-based networking (I2BN) envisions a future where technology will have to adapt to us, seamlessly and intuitively. Rather than watching video on how to configure a wireless router or pulling our hair in frustration over a misbehaving app, we’ll have networks that simply and dynamically conform to our desires.