The Open Telco: How do we harness the innovation required to revamp the network?
By Chris Lewis , Guy Daniels
Dec 3, 2020
- Published on:
- Thursday, 3rd December, 2020
- Featuring:
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Tony Sceales, Head of 5G Programme Development, DCMS
Darrell Jordan-Smith, Senior Vice President, Industries and Global Accounts, Red Hat
Joe Wojtal, Chief Technology Officer, World Wide Technology
Michael Ouellette, Senior Director, Engineering Operations, NetNumber
Nathan Rader, VP Cloudified Production, Deutsche Telekom
Chris Lewis, Managing Director, Lewis Insight
Graham Wilde, CEO and co-Founder, BWCS
Moderated by Guy Daniels, Director of Content, TelecomTV
Great Telco Debate: Panel and Motion
The Motion: A more open telco is at odds with the simplification of the supplier roster
The motion was DEFEATED at the event - watch the live Q&A session discussing the motion (now available on-demand)
Geo-political issues aside, the supplier ecosystem into the telecoms industry faces some major demands. Openness has many flavours depending on your start position. Will open result in a wider supplier pool or will the desire to reduce the number of suppliers handled by the telcos be a stronger factor? Are we finally approaching a balance of supply and demand in the telecoms marketplace? Is the availability of open APIs and open interfaces finally going to kick-start a more competitive supplier environment?
Speakers
Expert Witnesses:
Tony Sceales
Head of 5G Programme Development, DCMS
Darrell Jordan-Smith
Senior Vice President, Industries and Global Accounts, Red Hat
Joe Wojtal
Chief Technology Officer, World Wide Technology
Mike Ouellette
Senior Director, Engineering Operations, NetNumber
Nathan Rader
VP Cloudified Production, Deutsche Telekom
Arguing For the Motion:
Chris Lewis
Managing Director, Lewis Insight
Arguing Against the Motion:
Graham Wilde
CEO and Co-Founder, BWCS
Moderator:
Guy Daniels
Director of Content, TelecomTV
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