This Month in Networking - APR 2026

AI Fabrics, Quantum-Safe Tunnels, and Cloud Policy April was a good reminder that networking is not standing still. The big themes were not abstract. They showed up in very practical places: data centers trying to keep up with AI workloads cloud networks becoming more private and policy-driven routing security getting more attention VPNs and firewalls preparing for post-quantum cryptography wireless and edge access becoming business-critical operations tools moving closer to automation and AI-as