Culture shift for telco transformation

 

 

Panel Discussion

In this DSP Leaders World Forum session, CityFibre’s Neil McRae argues that telcos have lost confidence in their engineering capabilities and have outsourced critical thinking. He argues that telcos have unmatched engineering expertise in building resilient networks but need to break down organisational silos and empower internal teams. Experts from Alianza, Tech Mahindra and Colt discuss whether the focus should be on techco transformation or rediscovering core telecommunications strengths, with an emphasis on outcome-focused leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Broadcast live 20 May 2026

Participants

Neil McRae

MGroup CTIO, CityFibre

Fahim Sabir

VP, Digital Platform Architecture & Engineering, Colt Technology Services

Jed Pell

MD & Senior Vice President EMEA & APJC, Alianza

Guarav Sehgal

VP Sales Europe, Tech Mahindra

Séainín McCoy

Director for Data and AI, BT