Celona New Product Showcase

Why It Matters

By exposing full network data and enabling custom AI agents, Celona lets enterprises tailor automation to their unique needs, accelerating the shift to autonomous, AI‑native network operations.

Key Takeaways

• Celona launches BYOA (Build Your Own Agent) framework for AI ops.
• MCP service now exposes full network data to customers for custom agents.
• Orion AI ops dashboard shifts from cloud-only to customer‑hosted environments.
• Agent playground lets partners contribute skills, accelerating automation use cases.
• Initiative targets AI‑native workforce, enabling flexible, autonomous network operations.

Summary

Celona’s latest product showcase unveiled a strategic expansion of its AI‑ops portfolio, centering on a new Build‑Your‑Own‑Agent (BYOA) framework that empowers customers to create custom automation agents.

The company announced two core components: an MCP data‑exposure service that grants customers comprehensive access to configuration, time‑series, log, and event databases, and an “agent playground” where pre‑built agents and skills can be shared and extended by partners. Orion’s AI‑ops dashboard, previously cloud‑only, will now run partly in customer environments, enabling bespoke deployments.

During the demo, the presenter highlighted that “the days of static dashboards are numbered,” emphasizing a shift toward an AI‑native workforce where developers can be both internal teams and external partners. References to early adopters such as Cargill illustrated real‑world traction.

The move positions Celona to capture enterprises seeking flexible, autonomous network operations, reducing reliance on vendor‑locked dashboards and accelerating time‑to‑value for AI‑driven automation initiatives.

Original Description

Puneet Shetty, who heads product and field engineering at Celona, discusses the company's vision for the next generation of network operations by focusing on the evolution of their AIOps platform, Orion. Building on the foundation of Airflex and the successes seen with large-scale customers like Cargill, the presentation highlights a strategic shift toward meeting the needs of an AI-native workforce. Shetty explains that the traditional era of static dashboards and GUIs is coming to an end, necessitating a rethink of how autonomous network operations are delivered to support diverse partner requests and specialized industrial use cases.

The core of this new strategy is the Build Your Own Agent (BYOA) initiative, which aims to empower customers to create their own automation and troubleshooting tools. To facilitate this, Celona is introducing a Model Context Protocol (MCP) service that provides comprehensive access to customer data, including configuration databases, time-series data, logs, and events that were previously only accessible to internal Celona teams. By exposing this granular data, Celona allows organizations to utilize their own approved AI tools to interact with their network infrastructure. This transparency is designed to move beyond basic recommendations toward a truly customizable automation framework.

Furthermore, the company is launching an agent playground where customers and partners can access baseline agents and skills developed by Celona to serve as templates for their own custom reports and dashboards. Shetty clarifies that while Orion previously existed as a dashboard within the Celona Orchestrator to provide root cause analysis and insights, this pivot allows the technology to live more directly within the customer's own environment. The session transitions into a live demonstration of these agents in action, showing how users can communicate with Orion agents to manage complex network tasks, effectively bridging the gap between sophisticated cellular technology and simplified enterprise operations.

Presented by Puneet Shetty, SVP, Product and Field Engineering. Recorded live at Mobility Field Day 14 in San Jose, CA on May 6, 2026. Watch the entire presentation at https://techfieldday.com/appearance/celona-presents-at-mobility-field-day-14/ or visit https://TechFieldDay.com/event/mfd14 or https://Celona.com/ for more information.