AI is changing what service providers need from their networks. It is also raising the bar for visibility, automation, service assurance, and security. At ENGAGE 26, NETSCOUT is bringing service provider leaders together for practical, real-world sessions focused on helping teams move from fragmented data and reactive troubleshooting to AI-ready NETSCOUT Smart Data, trusted insight, and more intelligent operations.

Taking place October 6 to 8, 2026, at the Renaissance Dallas Addison, ENGAGE 26 will feature keynotes, breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, demos, and networking experiences designed to help organizations accelerate observability, AI, cybersecurity, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection initiatives. For service providers, the agenda offers a focused opportunity to explore how AI-ready data can support smarter network operations, improve customer experiences, and strengthen resilience.

The service provider track opens with “Utilizing AI-Ready Smart Data to Drive Service Provider Network Operations,” where NETSCOUT’s CTO will share how AI-ready NETSCOUT Smart Data and Model Context Protocol (MCP) are helping carriers improve operations. The session will spotlight real-world use cases, lessons learned, and practical steps for advancing AI-driven network operations.

“Building the AI-Ready Foundation for Modern Service Provider Networks” will focus on the trusted data foundation AI requires. Attendees will see how NETSCOUT sensors and streamers help deliver curated data across core, RAN, fixed, and 5G cloud-native environments.

In “Building Smarter, Self-Optimizing Networks for Service Providers,” NETSCOUT leaders and customers will discuss what it takes to move toward more autonomous operations. The panel will cover priorities, challenges, use cases, and lessons learned from teams working to automate decisions and optimize network performance.

“Simplifying 5G Operations with AI-Powered, Cloud-Native Visibility” will show how NETSCOUT innovations help carriers validate updates, troubleshoot faster, and protect service quality in complex 5G standalone environments.

“Delivering Exceptional Subscriber Experiences Through Intelligent RAN Operations and End-to-End Observability” will explore how NETSCOUT’s RAN-focused sensor, streamer, and MCP solutions combine AI-ready data with observability to help operators identify issues faster, reduce deployment risk, and protect subscriber experience.

“Applying AI-Ready Smart Data in Fixed-Line MSO Networks” will examine where AI is creating value for fixed-line multiple-system operators (MSOs) today and how operators can build a data foundation for better operations, service quality, and customer experiences.

“Feeding the Omnis Sensor: Data Acquisition Methods in Cloud-Native Packet Core Environments” will review ways to feed packet data into NETSCOUT Omnis Sensor, including KlearSight, eBPF-based acquisition, Omnis 5G SA Packet Converter, and NEM vTap certification efforts.

Across the service provider sessions, one theme comes through clearly: AI outcomes depend on trusted, complete, and actionable data. Whether your organization is modernizing 5G operations, improving RAN performance, advancing fixed-line MSO use cases, strengthening DDoS protection, or building self-optimizing networks, ENGAGE 26 offers practical guidance grounded in real-world carrier experience.

 If you are ready to move from proactive to predictive operations, ENGAGE 26 is the place to see what AI-ready Smart Data can make possible. Join NETSCOUT and your service provider peers in Addison, Texas, to learn, connect, and build a smarter path forward for network operations.