Executive Interviews
Insightful interviews with senior telco and digital infra leaders across the industry as they speak exclusively to TelcoTitans.
Bridge Alliance pushes global frontiers with Aduna tie-up, Americas talks
Interview: Fuelled by the multinational comms needs of APAC exporters, particularly in the EV market, the regional telco grouping is seeking to extend its platform in Europe and the Americas. CEO Loo Boon Chee gives TelcoTitans an update on development of the international ecosystem as it seeks to offer Asian businesses a ‘single pane of glass’ into cross-border IoT, APIs, and more…
Event-driven evolution: Boost Mobile and Wavelo pioneer the composable telco
Case study: When Boost migrated nearly eight million subscriber accounts to an event-driven architecture, the operational priority was absolute invisibility. The stealthy overhaul unexpectedly also delivered telecom’s current top prize: an auditable, composable foundation capable of executing agentic AI without risking the core ledger…
Aduna’s Peter Arbitter explains API JV is ‘not in it for the money’
Special Report #3/4: Aduna was created to give developers an easier way to access telcos’ network APIs globally. But the Ericsson-backed joint venture is discovering that aggregation is only part of its job as it wrestles with performance, getting operators to expose enough useful APIs, and turning the interest using them into telco revenues.
iQmetrix to telco: ‘Your next customer may not be human’
Interview: Jason Raymer explains why a better strategy is needed for omnichannel retail, and why an architectural “system of intelligence” is required to bridge digital and physical operations for operators to differentiate on service.
UK: industry braced as nexfibre–Netomnia deal becomes referendum for fibre’s future
In-depth: £2bn deal dominated the keynote stage at Connected Britain, with rival executives abandoning diplomatic language and openly clashing ahead of a competition ruling that could determine shape of UK fibre’s next phase.
Fibrus sets sights on cashflow milestone as fibre build nears completion
Cumbria and Northern Ireland altnet passes capex peak, nears build completion, and turns focus more wholly to customer connections. TV add-on will support the push as Fibrus turns capex-intensive infra into cash flow.
New Helium CEO channels Starlink with enabler platform debut
Helium’s new CEO Mario Di Dio talks with TelcoTitans about the provider’s new mobile virtual network enabler platform, why Wi-Fi is finally ready for prime time, and conversations with Starlink.
Interview: Outgoing T-Mobile exec Mike Katz on the Un-carrier’s evolving ‘challenger spirit’
Exclusive: Top T-Mobile US lieutenant Mike Katz has had the inside track on the Un-carrier’s remarkable resurgence over the past 15 years. Now preparing to end a near-30-year career at T-Mobile, he speaks to TelcoTitans about the bold moves that powered the operator’s turnaround, the leadership inspirations he gleaned from key Un-carrier architects John Legere and Mike Sievert, and why the next era of competition for T-Mobile will be defined by AI.
Interview: euNetworks chief Marisa Trisolino’s fibre build blueprint
A year on from taking over as Chief Executive of euNetworks, Marisa Trisolino talks TelcoTitans through how she plans to take the regional digital infrastructure business to the ‘next level’, leveraging rising demand for high-end connectivity from Europe’s main data centre hubs. Although now equipped with new capital and a refreshed exec team, euNetworks will remain ‘selective’ and ‘clinical’ on expansion, she stresses.
From telecoms to national security: Orange DD&S champions dual-use tech with Drone 360 detection
Interview: As Direction Défense & Sécurité celebrates its one-year anniversary, Director Nassima Auvray speaks with TelcoTitans Orangewatch about the Business division’s sovereign counter-drone ecosystem solution for critical infra, and what’s up next…
Mavenir CEO eyes Snowflake playbook to power telcos’ AI charge
Interview: telcos possess the infrastructure driving the revolution but lack the technological stack to monetise it. Cloud-native software NEP’s Pardeep Kohli outlines a strategic toolkit to transform operators into central players within the enterprise AI ecosystem. Watch/read more…