agenda

Unbundling the telco value chain

Wednesday, 20 September 2023
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Stage A

SESSION MODERATORS:

Dean Ramsay, Principal Analyst, TM Forum 
Manish Vyas, President, Communications, Media and Entertainment Business, and CEO, Network Services, TechMahindra 

PANEL DISCUSSION: CEO Playbook: Reigniting industry growth 

  • How can we best take a holistic approach to internal structures and cultures, partner ecosystems, and complimentary technology strategies to drive new growth? 
  • How should CSPs identify new positions to attract and accumulate value? 
  • What are the tools and assets needed to succeed with new service models? 
  • What are the chief factors to focus on when formulating an effective growth strategy? 
  • Get a sneak peek of what will be discussed. Download the CEO Playbook today.

Moderator:
Dean Ramsay, Principal Analyst, TM Forum 
Panelists: 
Nik Willetts, CEO, TM Forum
Sangeet Paul Choudary, Founder, Platformation Labs
Manish Vyas, President, Communications, Media and Entertainment Business, and CEO, Network Services, TechMahindra

    CASE STUDY: Fiber Power Play: Seamless Wholesale Services for Next-Generation Growth

    • Enabling partners to rapidly launch their own next-generation fiber services using Virgin Media’s unbundled fiber network 
    • Leveraging fiber investments to generate a whole new wholesale revenue stream 
    • Implementing a pre-integrated greenfield fiber stack and wholesale BSS in the box for fiber to make it easier for partners to operate services across the network 
    • Ensuring that the fiber stack is fully aligned with the TM Forum Open Digital Framework and APIs 
    • Strategies for interacting successfully with partners 

    John Walsh, Director of Technology Transformation, Virgin Media Ireland 
    Rigas Parathyras, Vice President of Product, Zira  

    PRESENTATION: Enabling a servco: How CSPs can deploy new ecosystem value propositions

    • Staving off competitive threats and creating new sources of value through new integrated ecosystem offerings 
    • Creating interconnected services to fulfill user needs across a variety of sectors
    • Taking a design-led approach to strategy and ecosystem development
    • Identifying value pools in new markets to create new revenue

    Alberto Galaso, Head of New Businesses, MasMovil
    Tiago Palma, Partner, Mckinsey   

    PRESENTATION: Unlocking value through netco/servco unbundling: a Telco transformation case study

    • How telcos can stay ahead of the curve by adopting NETCO principles, innovation, automation, and TM Forum standards
    • Understanding netco/servco separation through the lens of an incumbent telco.  
    • Leveraging netco to drive new business models and generate new value.  
    • Driving cloud based digital transformation through the adoption of cloud, cloud native software and automation.  
    • Measuring success and key performance indicators

    Johan Graterol, Executive Architect, Key Accounts, Oracle 
    Joaquin Marquez, CIO, Red Nacional de Última Milla, Mexico

    Speakers

    Alberto Galaso

    Chief of New Business
    Masmovil Group

    Dean Ramsay

    Principal Analyst
    TM Forum

    Joaquin Marquez

    CIO
    Red Nacional de Última Milla, Mexico

    Johan Graterol

    Executive Architect, Key Accounts
    Oracle

    John Walsh

    Director of Technology Transformation
    Virgin Media Ireland

    Manish Vyas

    President, Communications, Media and Entertainment Business, and CEO, Network Services
    Tech Mahindra

    Nik Willetts

    CEO
    TM Forum

    Rigas Parathyras

    VP Product
    ZIRA

    Sangeet Paul Choudary

    Founder, Best Selling Author
    Platformation Labs

    Tiago Palma

    Partner
    McKinsey