Vanilla Plus: MONETISING THE NETWORK

Peter Ford is the executive vice president and head of information Solutions business for iconectiv. He is responsible for leading the platform portfolio for the company’s trusted communications, network and operations, numbering and registry businesses. He has responsibility for all business operations, including product management and oversees the company’s sales efforts and expansion strategies across the globe.

Ford is an experienced senior executive in the consulting, technology and communications sectors, with more than 25 years of experience. Here, he tells VanillaPlus how he sees communications service providers critical point, he says, is the network operators are able to monetize 5G effectively.

VanillaPlus: At MWC Barcelona, a lot of c-level focus was on the important role the network and network connectivity play in enabling all the opportunities of the 5G world. How can CSPs take forward this recognition of the network’s importance and turn it into monetization?

Peter Ford: The network is the backbone of our digital world. Not only does it span countries and continents, but it’s foundational for delivering streaming media, providing access to payments, underpinning banking and commerce, and much more. For businesses and communication service providers (CSPs) to monetize the network’s capabilities, trust must be established. In today’s hyperconnected world, trust is critical for the sustainable success of any business.

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