Underlay That Delivers: the Network Advantage for Your AI Strategy
AI driven applications are reshaping enterprise networks by driving higher bandwidth demand, new traffic patterns, and stricter performance expectations.
As organisations scale their AI initiatives, a new set of network challenges surfaces:
- Hidden AI functionalities embedded within everyday business applications, such as MS Office, CRM and ERP systems, demand higher cloud connectivity and bandwidth
- Need for consistent, predictable performance with greater sensitivity to latency
- Increased complexity from multicloud architectures, security service edge (SSE), and data sovereignty requirements
- The emergence of always on, machine to machine traffic driven by agentic AI
- Limitations of best effort internet connectivity, particularly for international and cloudbound traffic across Asia Pacific
This guide explores what these shifts mean for your network underlay and provides practical insights into designing connectivity that balances performance, control, and resilience.