TelecomTV: Orange CEO issues call to arms for open, agile telco systems

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Telcos can only evolve to become the digital service providers (DSPs) they need to be if they radically overhaul their IT systems and operational culture to gain much greater agility and capture a greater slice of the value being created by their networks, according to the Chairman and CEO of Orange.

Speaking during the opening session DTWS, Stéphane Richard noted that “IT transformation is an absolutely essential element of many operators’ strategies, including for Orange, going beyond connectivity to become a digital service provider, by adding new products, services and capabilities. To stay relevant and keep growing, operators have to capture part of the new value they are helping to create thanks to their networks. But obviously, developing new digital services needs considerable IT agility, and to seize all the opportunities we need to rethink the way we do IT.”

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