MWC25: Telefónica’s Enrique Blanco on telecom’s past, present and future

Enrique Blanco, Group Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO), Telefónica SA

Just days before he retires after 40 years at Telefónica, Enrique Blanco, the Spanish telco’s group chief technology and information officer (CTIO), looks back at key networking developments that have shaped today’s communications services sector, discusses AI, Open RAN and quantum computing, and looks ahead to what he expects for the industry in the near future.

Recorded March 2025