Francesco Venturini and the Brain Gain
However , by pivoting their approach , Venturini believes that operators can flip the script . “ By becoming a platform company , these operators can radically change their DNA ,” he says . “ They can stop focusing solely on their own products and instead can start to leverage a number of control points .”
Chief among them , the B2B control point that Venturini establishes as vital is the edge .
Fighting for the edge “ Operators are discovering this new control point they never had before ,” he says . “ The question becomes if , on the consumer side , I can leverage devices that have traditionally been dumb devices as control points to build new engagement new experiences , can I do the same by leveraging the edge in the B2B space ? It requires looking at your network architecture in a different way , as well as looking at your relationships with the disruptors and the hyperscalers in a new light - and potentially protect a little bit more of your turf around the edge in order to become an enabler of things like the industrial IoT and see a greater ROI .”
In tandem , Venturni explains , the COVID- 19 pandemic has “ opened a window ” for CSPs to act . “ directly tied to connecting and monetising value chains in an era of edge computing and platform ecosystems .”
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Francesco Venturini and the Brain Gain
With over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications consulting sector , Francesco Venturini has an undeniably unique understanding of the direction the industry is headed - and a uniquely interesting plan of action to match .
He ’ s a proponent of the connected brain approach , a cognitive , AI-powered microservices platform with three key tenets : future-proof technology architecture , the ability to power new and existing business models , and a fundamental shift at the operational level .
“ With the Connected Brain , CSPs can fulfil their promise of a connected consumer platform or an x-industry orchestrator for businesses , leaving their commoditised legacy connectivity business behind in favour of a vast new landscape of significant revenue potential — and a promising , growthoriented future ,” he explains .
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