<p>Bengaluru: Artificial Intelligence (AI) simplifies operations and can free up over 850 hours per IT person annually, said Cisco in its inaugural State of Wireless Report.</p><p>Cisco surveyed 6,098 wireless professionals from across the world who agreed that AI simplifies operations, shifting teams from reactive ‘ticket cycles’ to high-value strategic initiatives, but simultaneously, AI is challenging their infrastructure as the number one security threat, and the biggest talent risk.</p><p>It also revealed that Wi-Fi has evolved into a strategic growth engine capable of delivering a multiplier effect, and as organisations reach an inflection point in connectivity demand, those who prioritise wireless strategically are achieving significantly higher business value than their peers.</p>.Greater private sector participation needed in defence: Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal.<p>When organisations prioritise wireless strategically, they achieve returns that compound across the enterprise, the report said.</p><p>This inaugural Cisco report explores the global state and future trends of wireless enterprise networking, revealing a ‘wireless AI paradox’ with AI as both the leading driver for wireless return on investment (ROI) and the primary source of escalating challenges.</p><p>It pointed out that AI-generated attacks are the leading driver of increased wireless security risk. Over half of organisations (58%) have experienced financial losses from wireless security incidents, with 40% of them exceeding $1 million annually.</p><p>About India, the report stated that organisations in India deploying AI workloads recognise wireless criticality differently from others. Among global wireless leaders in organisations deploying AI workloads, 56% view wireless as strategically critical compared to 46% of non-deployers.</p><p>"While AI is seen as the path to simplify wireless operations and resolve complexity issues, AI-generated or automated cyberattacks are the top driver of increased wireless security threats and the domain most likely to attract talent away from wireless in India," the report added.</p><p>It also pointed out talent shortages as one of the barriers. Talent shortages do not merely slow modernisation; they directly amplify operational strain and security exposure, while making it more difficult to implement AIOps. "This contributes to a vicious cycle: organisations lacking talent are slower to modernise, complexity and security risk escalate, costs rise, and the best talent leaves for more modern organisations,” it stated.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Artificial Intelligence (AI) simplifies operations and can free up over 850 hours per IT person annually, said Cisco in its inaugural State of Wireless Report.</p><p>Cisco surveyed 6,098 wireless professionals from across the world who agreed that AI simplifies operations, shifting teams from reactive ‘ticket cycles’ to high-value strategic initiatives, but simultaneously, AI is challenging their infrastructure as the number one security threat, and the biggest talent risk.</p><p>It also revealed that Wi-Fi has evolved into a strategic growth engine capable of delivering a multiplier effect, and as organisations reach an inflection point in connectivity demand, those who prioritise wireless strategically are achieving significantly higher business value than their peers.</p>.Greater private sector participation needed in defence: Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal.<p>When organisations prioritise wireless strategically, they achieve returns that compound across the enterprise, the report said.</p><p>This inaugural Cisco report explores the global state and future trends of wireless enterprise networking, revealing a ‘wireless AI paradox’ with AI as both the leading driver for wireless return on investment (ROI) and the primary source of escalating challenges.</p><p>It pointed out that AI-generated attacks are the leading driver of increased wireless security risk. Over half of organisations (58%) have experienced financial losses from wireless security incidents, with 40% of them exceeding $1 million annually.</p><p>About India, the report stated that organisations in India deploying AI workloads recognise wireless criticality differently from others. Among global wireless leaders in organisations deploying AI workloads, 56% view wireless as strategically critical compared to 46% of non-deployers.</p><p>"While AI is seen as the path to simplify wireless operations and resolve complexity issues, AI-generated or automated cyberattacks are the top driver of increased wireless security threats and the domain most likely to attract talent away from wireless in India," the report added.</p><p>It also pointed out talent shortages as one of the barriers. Talent shortages do not merely slow modernisation; they directly amplify operational strain and security exposure, while making it more difficult to implement AIOps. "This contributes to a vicious cycle: organisations lacking talent are slower to modernise, complexity and security risk escalate, costs rise, and the best talent leaves for more modern organisations,” it stated.</p>