Frost & Sullivan’s Senior Industry Director, Steve Thomas, explores the rise of NaaS adoption, driven by its OpEx model, dynamic scalability, and alignment with cloud-enabled technologies like SD-WAN and SASE. How is NaaS changing the way businesses procure and manage their networks?

Join Steve, Pascal, and key decision makers driving the NaaS ecosystem at MEF’s inaugural Global NaaS Event (GNE), 2-4 October, in Dallas. For more details and to register, visit GNE.MEF.net.

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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Steve Thomas of Frost & Sullivan:

• What benefits does NaaS offer businesses in terms of flexibility, responsiveness, and procurement?
  
  
• What shift occurring in the telecom industry supports the rise of NaaS?
  
  
• How does NaaS compare to traditional CapEx cost structure?
  
  
• What impact do APIs and automation have on NaaS service offerings?
  
  
• How does the user-friendly approach of NaaS align with the trend of consumerization in IT services?
  

About Our Guest

Steve Thomas, Senior Industry Director, Frost & Sullivan

Steve Thomas is a Senior Industry Director in the ICT-Enterprise Network Services practice at Frost & Sullivan. He has 20+ years of experience managing network technologies and the ecosystem that supports them. During his career, he has held roles in Service Management, Network Engineering, IT, and Marketing.

Steve joined Frost & Sullivan in 2022 after more than 25 years working with leading service provider and enterprise IT firms, including Orange Business and General Motors IT Telecom Group. He holds a BS in Economics and Masters Telecom Management.

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