There were differences of opinion concerning Open RAN, edge, hyperscalers and the move to cloud native and more. Annie Turner reports.
CTO of the Year roundtable debate throws up diverse views among EMEA's leading CTOs
CTO of the Year: Consistency and determination are key to changing the telco game
Our judging panel named Enrique Blanco, Global CTIO at Telefónica, Gamechanger CTO of the Year 2021. He talks to Annie Turner about what inspires him and why OSS is “the last piece of this extraordinary puzzle”.
Automation underpins ongoing, world-beating ambitions at Telenor
Ingeborg Øfsthus, CTO of Telenor Norway, talked to Annie Turner about building and operating world-beating networks in extremely hostile terrain.
Rakuten Mobile’s DNA – template, replicate, automate, accelerate
Rahul Atri has “worked for two or three greenfield companies” including Reliance Jio, which totally disrupted the Indian market, and various vendors.
CTO interview: Telekom Deutschland reinforces its role as DT group’s European powerhouse
Walter Goldenits CTO of Deutsche Telekom’s German operator, Telekom Deutschland, talks about competition and partnerships, and delivering digitisation and 5G with Annie Turner.
OQ Technology puts its first commercial 5G IoT satellite into orbit
CEO Omar Qaise (pictured) talks to Annie Turner about being the first to combine satellite and terrestrial networks using ordinary 5G phone chips.
Airtel’s network automation is as inevitable as water obeying gravity
Airtel’s CTO Randeep Sekhon and Bradley Mead of Ericsson talked to Annie Turner about the urgency of their joint approach to automation.
CTO spotlight: Monika Nowak-Toporowicz
The VP and CTIO of UPC Polska and UPC Slovakia talks to Annie Turner.
Why automation should be the Tricorder for telecoms
Ibrahim Gedeon, CTO of Canada’s TELUS Communications, shares some forthright views with Annie Turner on AI and network automation.
When automation met rocket science at BT
Neil J. McRae describes himself as a “space and technology nut”. As Annie Turner discovers, this drives both his personal and professional life.
Why Telefónica’s automation journey “will never end”
Juan Manuel Caro Bernat is Director of Operations Transformation at Telefónica. He talked to Annie Turner about the operator's transformation journey.
Massive network automation might be years away, but there’s plenty of scope now
Steve Jarrett, Global Head of Data and AI at Orange, talks about the operator’s ambitious network automation strategy, timing and progress.
How small can be mighty at bringing fibre to rural areas
Michael Armitage, CEO of Broadway Partners, the UK alternative fibre provider, tells Annie Turner there are no excuses for not being ambitious enough.
CTO Profile: Staffan Åkesson, Telia Sweden
Staffan Åkesson joined Telia Sweden, which describes itself as the leading provider in all areas of the Swedish telecom market, in 2015. Its services are marketed under the brands Telia, Halebop, Fello, TV4, C More and Cygate.