Lester Thomas, Chief IT Systems Architect at Vodafone and TM Forum’s Chief Technology Officer George Glass discuss how operators can cut costs while monetizing their 5G investments – especially considering the current economic climate.
Quick Talk Podcast: Did someone say it’s all about openness?
On this episode of Quick Talk, a TM Forum podcast, I talked to Lester Thomas, Chief IT Systems Architect at Vodafone and TM Forum’s Chief Technology Officer George Glass about how operators can cut costs while monetizing their 5G investments – especially considering the current economic climate.
One way of accomplishing both is by utilizing an Open Digital Architecture, a blueprint for modular, cloud-based platforms that can be orchestrated for 5G using AI, ultimately giving traditional operational and business support systems (OSS/BSS) the old heave-ho. (See also: Hard Talk recap – Architecting change: Out with the legacy, in with the modular.)
Side note: see if you can tell at which point my Pandemic Puppy started gnawing on my ankles. If you have never tried podcasting about telecom with a new puppy, I highly recommend it – just because we all need a little more chaos in our lives right now.
TM Forum’s podcasts are now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio and Spotify, and on the Radio.com mobile app by searching for TM Forum.