In Episode 5 of TIWA Talks, host interviews eino founder and CEO Payman Samadi about the journey from academic research at Columbia University to building a platform that is redefining how wireless networks get designed.
The conversation covers the core problem eino set out to solve: network planning is still largely manual, time-intensive, and dependent on scarce senior engineering talent. As private wireless deployments multiply across industrial facilities, warehouses, campuses, and venues, the old way of doing things simply doesn't scale.
Topics from the episode include:
- The origins of eino — how Payman's research into network optimization at Columbia led to the founding of the company and early partnerships with major operators
- What AI actually does in network design — moving beyond the buzzword to explain how machine learning models trained on real deployment data drive better, faster design decisions
- 3D digital twins as the new baseline — why accurate physical environment modeling is the prerequisite for any reliable network simulation, and how eino makes it accessible
- The impact on system integrators — smaller teams can now take on more complex deployments, compress pre-sales timelines, and differentiate on speed and confidence
- Where the industry is heading — Payman's view on the convergence of AI, private 5G, and industrial IoT, and the role connectivity infrastructure plays in the broader digital transformation story
Watch TIWA Talks Episode 5 on YouTube
