Shamith Maharaj is the Executive of Data Networks at BCX and has 18 years of global telecommunications experience.\n\nHe has extensive knowledge in fields like project management, network design, network activations, network operations, network management, IT management, and service assurance.\n\nMaharaj prides himself on having built strong relationships with customers and suppliers throughout his career, as well as his creative management style \u2013 which is easily adaptable to the team that he is working with.\n\nHe is highly analytical and a proven problem solver who is committed to ongoing learning and development.\n\nIn this episode of What\u2019s Next, Maharaj talks about autonomous networks \u2013 including what they are, their key benefits, and the capabilities they enable.\n\nMaharaj then discusses how autonomous networks are different from automated networks, highlighting the benefit of the former over the latter.