Inspiring the Next Generation of Telecom Innovators at Verizon’s Edge and AI Innovation Lab 

Recently, the Women’s Wireless Leadership Forum and Telecom Trailblazers brought a group of students and emerging leaders into Verizon’s Edge and AI Innovation Lab in San Francisco. Inorsa participated in the program, with our VP of Engineering and Co-Founder, Zain Admani, joining a panel discussion alongside Eric McClanahan from Verizon. 

The goal of the day was to create real access for future talent. Telecom and infrastructure rely on workflows that are often invisible to those outside the industry. Bringing students into an environment where network engineering, applied AI, and real operational challenges intersect helps them see how modern infrastructure is actually built, managed, and maintained. 

Creating meaningful exposure to real industry work 

For many students, this was their first experience inside a working telecom innovation lab. They saw how teams use data, automation, and engineering expertise to solve problems that affect network performance and deployment timelines. They also saw how slow, manual, and document-heavy many of these workflows remain today. 

Zain shared his perspective on how applied AI can remove the bottlenecks that slow down telecom and infrastructure operations. He discussed how teams struggle with unstructured data, inconsistent documentation, and repetitive validation work that fills hours of engineering time. He also explained how the Inorsa Platform uses the Ingest, Validate, Generate workflow to automate the processes that limit speed and scalability. 

Eric offered important insight into how Verizon approaches innovation and how the network continues to evolve. His view from inside the lab helped students understand the complexity of the work, the importance of accuracy, and the rapid changes happening across the industry.  

Why programs like this matter 

Telecom and critical infrastructure depend on people who understand both the technical depth of the work and the operational realities behind it. Yet the industry often struggles to attract new talent because the work is difficult to see from the outside. Programs like Telecom Trailblazers help bridge that gap. 

They also highlight a broader truth. The future of this industry requires both talent development and workflow modernization. Teams cannot scale if they are buried in manual tasks. Students cannot prepare for the work if they cannot see it. Bringing them into the environments where real operational decisions get made is a meaningful first step. 

How Inorsa supports the future of telecom work 

Inorsa is the first AI-enabled service platform for infrastructure assets. We automate high-volume, document-heavy, engineering-heavy work for infrastructure owners, fiber operators, A&E firms, and M&A teams. 

Using the Ingest, Validate, Generate workflow, teams can: 

• Ingest unstructured documents and surface accurate Intelligent Fields
• Run validation workflows to reduce manual review
• Generate new outputs, including engineering deliverables
• Use Site-Level Intelligence for a complete view of each site
• Ask Nora questions and get answers instantly, without searching through files 

The result is faster activation, fewer errors, and teams that can manage more assets with the same or fewer resources. By removing the repetitive work, engineers and operators gain the space to focus on higher-value activities. 

Strengthening the ecosystem together 

Thank you to the Women’s Wireless Leadership Forum and Telecom Trailblazers for inviting Zain to participate. Thank you to Verizon for providing access to the Innovation Lab. And thank you to Eric McClanahan for contributing to a thoughtful, practical discussion about where the industry is headed. 

Partnerships like this matter. They expose the next generation to real opportunities and highlight the need for automation that works. As the industry continues to evolve, these conversations and experiences help set the foundation for what comes next. 

See the platform in action 

If your team is navigating slow reviews, manual validation, or document-heavy workflows, there is a better path forward.
 

See how the Inorsa Platform can speed up your workflows. Book a demo.