Can CSPs create real value through hyperscaler partnerships?

Who needs who more? No doubt the Hyperscalers with their global scale are encroaching on the international and global aspects of the telecoms industry. Cloud brings a new means of delivering many services into both the CSPs themselves as well as business es and individuals. Hyperscalers are extending their reach ever closer to the customers, potentially squeezing the role of the connectivity providers. CSPs, on the other hand, have the hyper-local granularity to serve everyone and everything. As CSPs rationalise their own infrastructure they are benefiting from the Hyperscalers scale and skills to make themselves more attractive to the end user markets. Does this end in a Mexican stand-off, global political manoeuvring or national pride? Can they play nicely together in the digital sandpit or will it end in tears?

Speakers

Andrew Coward

GM, Software Defined Networking, IBM

Andy Walker

Global Lead, Communications & Media Industry, Accenture

Duncan Curry

Global Director, Strategic Alliances Hyperscalers, TME, Red Hat

Johan Christenson

CEO, City Network

Sanjay Mewada

Worldwide Marketing Leader, Microsoft