Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Marc Halbfinger, CEO of PCCW-HKT Group, for a fascinating conversation on fiber and 5G deployments driving loT and Edge Compute to facilitate Industrial, Enterprise, and Consumer Demand driven by vast demand for data and increasing demand for geographic ubiquity.

Marc has been with the PCCW-HKT Group for the past 20 years, the past 13 years of which have been as the CEO of PCCW Global, during which time he has led the company through a period of significant growth and transformation. Marc was the chairman of the Global Leaders Forum (GLF) and the ITW Founders Council, and was also a member of the Board of Governors of the Pacific Telecommunications Council. He is on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Bridge Alliance, a grouping of 34 major mobile telecommunications companies spread across Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East.

Index:

00:54 – Introduction of Marc Halbfinger and his Background
02:00 – Example of innovation you have seen deliver great business outcomes
04:20 – PCCW’s Console Connect enabling transition from traditional connectivity to a SD global fabric
07:00 – How important is it for global operations center of today and the future to see both connectivity and code from single pane of glass?
11:58 – the vision for interoperability from a technical, commercial settlement, and technology perspective
18:10 – How you see agile collaboration that will require a platform of trust happening, and what part will MDF, PTC, and other forums play?
25:14 – How has the pandemic accelerated this massive shift and what do you see on the immediate horizon?
31:58 – How have you seen innovation change the culture in your organization, your home, or your community?
36:48 – What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption?

Helpful Links –

PCCW-HKT Group – https://www.pccwglobalinc.com

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Release Date:
28 July 2021