NLNOG Day 2025

Hardwired for Chaos: The No-Bullsh*t Way to Build Infrastructure That Lasts
2025-09-30 , Zaal

Telcos often boast about resilience, redundancy, and ESG, until a crisis reveals the cracks. The truth is, much of today’s infrastructure is overpromised, underdelivered, and dangerously fragile.


In this keynote, RETN CEO Tony O’Sullivan will challenge the industry to rethink what it means to build serious infrastructure in an innovative, scalable, and sustainable way. In a world defined by geopolitical tension, climate shocks, and cable cuts, how can we meet customer expectations that don’t tolerate downtime? Tony will share what RETN has learned by operating under fire, literally, and by scaling a lean, 44-country network that has stayed online when others have failed.

Tony O'Sullivan started in the the telco industry in 2007 when he joined RETN. His career progressed from corporate structuring, to business development, to the COO position from 2016 through to 2021 when he took over as CEO of the business