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this , our solutions incorporate connectivity from 2 independent network operators in the event a particular operator has an outage . These network operators naturally wouldn ’ t offer services in partnership with their competitors , so this is a unique offering from CSL .”
Hiran has experienced the changing dynamics only too well , having moved to CSL Group in March 2021 . Previously he worked at Vodafone for 18 years and ticked off a wide range of roles – covering consumer , enterprise and IoT – and then moved to O2 , where he worked for two-and-a-half years , setting up their IoT Solutions Partner Ecosystem .
“ It ’ s been a massive eye-opening experience ,” he says . “ I ’ ve been working in the mobile network space and always thought the value of connectivity sticks with the network – but what we do at CSL is work with the network operators , and
“ As we ’ ve started to delve into this critical solutions world , we ’ ve found more and more examples , and it ’ s not something the MNOs can support without working with their competitors and providing a managed service around it ”
HIRAN RAVAT HEAD OF IOT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS , CSL GROUP
162 November 2021