Inma Martinez is sure: the telco of the future will look different because it won’t be all about telecommunication. Cloud and edge computing were pillars of progress, but many more will be added, like self-driving cars – and this will add new layers of data. “It will change the whole world, it will become more digital.”
Data is moving the world, in many ways. “Telco companies now carry civilization in digital form”, explains Martinez. “Data has a story in it.” It is not longer all about finding patterns, but about creating value “.
You can learn about her vision in her interview, but also in her speech tomorrow. Innovation is a radical shift, a new way of doing things. Telcos have to realize they are a solution business and that they have to give people what they really need: “The seamless society is the telco business of the future.”