India, Aug. 29 -- A compelling session at the COAI Dialogues 2025 brought an unusual energy to the room, with Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Bharti Airtel, Jagbir Singh, CTO, Vodafone Idea, and Digvijay Sharma, Senior Director Sales, Ciena Communications, a blend of humour, candour, and hard-nosed realism about the future of networks. Moderated in a lively style by Rajiv Makhni, a Tech journalist who encouraged unscripted exchanges, the panel set out to explore whether the telecom industry's most ambitious visions are dreams worth chasing or distractions from more immediate realities.

At the heart of the discussion lay three critical themes: the promise and limitations of 6G, the role of satellite connectivity in expanding access, and the viabilit...