6–7 Jul 2026
The Brewery
Europe/London timezone

Edge Network Evolution

6 Jul 2026, 16:35
30m
The Porter Tun (1st Floor) (The Brewery)

The Porter Tun (1st Floor)

The Brewery

52 Chiswell Street London EC1Y 4SA What3Words: ///guilty.rabble.books
Standard Presentation Main Session NetUK3 Plenary

Speaker

Ben Ryall (Meta)

Description

This short talk outlines how Meta's edge infrastructure is evolving to meet the demands of changing workloads — from traditional content delivery to emerging AI-driven experiences. The speaker explains how Meta's network topology is being reshaped to solve for both efficiency and quality of experience, ensuring that networks of all sizes continue to have access to direct, 1:1 peering relationships with Meta. The speaker demonstrates how these architectural shifts help connect people with Meta's apps and services while landing optimisations that enable operators to defer or avoid capital expenditure and deliver quality improvements for ISPs

Summary

This talk explores how Meta's edge infrastructure is adapting to support new workloads — from traditional content delivery to emerging AI-driven experiences. It explains how Meta's network topology is being reshaped to balance efficiency with quality of experience, ensuring that operators of all sizes retain direct, 1:1 peering relationships with Meta. The talk demonstrates how these architectural changes help connect people with Meta's apps and services, whilst delivering optimisations that enable operators to defer or avoid capital expenditure and improve the end-user experience.

Talk Duration 10 Minutes Presentation (+5 Minutes Q&A)
Can your presentation be broadcast live on our webcast, which will be accessible via Youtube? Yes
Can your presentation slides be published publicly on our Indico instance and the NetUK website? No
Can a recording of your presentation be published publicly on our website? No
Can a recording of your presentation be uploaded to our public YouTube channel? No
Do you consent for us to publish your name and affiliation as a Speaker on the NetUK website and Social Media? Yes

Authors

Ben Ryall (Meta) Ian Cleary (Meta)

Presentation materials