This session at MWC26 Barcelona forms part of theCUBE Research coverage of the evolving hyper-converged edge and its implications for telecom architecture, RF sovereignty and enterprise adoption. Allen Salmasi of Veea Inc., chairman and chief executive officer, and Cole Crawford of Vapor IO, founder and chief executive officer, join theCUBE Research discussion with host John Furrier and co-host Dave Vellante to examine the rise of the hyper-converged edge. Salmasi brings expertise in real-time edge architectures, virtualized radio access network, public-safety networks and artificial intelligence, abbreviated AI, infrastructure, and they explore RF boundaries, mesh wireless and factory-based edge intelligence in the context of distributed compute and sensor fusion. Crawford contributes perspectives on AI-native infrastructure and virtualized RAN strategies, and they emphasize operational and monetization implications for telecommunications providers. Key takeaways include the need for a control plane to govern agentic AI workloads. Salmasi highlights TerraFabric as a governance and security layer, and Crawford stresses AI-native, virtualized RANs that can reduce capital expenditure, abbreviated CapEx, and enable new monetization models. Crawford estimates virtualization reduces deployment costs by approximately 60 percent. Salmasi and Crawford argue that telecommunications providers must shift from selling connectivity to delivering edge services or risk losing ground to hyperscalers. The discussion addresses edge computing, network virtualization, open radio access network and RF strategy as critical factors for telco and enterprise adoption. Watch for insights on architecture approaches, governance and security models, deployment economics and new service opportunities enabled by hyper-converged edge platforms and AI-native infrastructure.