Live Q&A discussion
This Q&A show was broadcast at the end of day one of the Telco as a Platform Summit. Among the questions raised by our audience were:
- What are the key points of alignment needed between telcos for platform-based deployments?
- How do we broaden the ‘Telco as a Platform’ message to go beyond cellular and include fixed and Wi-Fi?
- Are most telcos ready to offer platform services to enterprise customers, or is this capability only with a handful of either very large or niche telcos?
- How do you see telcos working with aggregators and hyperscalers, given their proximity with developers and enterprises globally?
- Are we talking about a federated approach to services, with numerous interconnected network platforms?
- How will platforms integrate with existing telco infrastructure and legacy systems?
- Does a platform strategy change the product that the CSPs are selling to customers?
Speakers
Francis Haysom
Principal Analyst, Appledore Research
Mark Gilmour
Chief Technology Officer, ConnectiviTree (Europe)
Terje Jensen
SVP Network and Cloud Technology Strategy, Telenor