Rick Lievano, worldwide CTO of Telco Industry, Microsoft, explores how partnerships between tech companies and telcos are driving innovation through cloud technology, AI, and data solutions. Discover how these collaborations unlock automation, enhance customer experiences, and create new revenue streams. How can AI and cloud technology revolutionize the future of telco networks?

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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Rick Lievano of Microsoft:

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• How can leveraging cloud technology enable telcos to improve network efficiency and performance?
  
  
• What are the key benefits of using AI and machine learning in telco networks?
  
  
• How do cloud-based analytics assist service providers in gaining deeper insights into customer behavior and network performance?
  
  
• How can telcos collaborate with cloud providers to develop innovative new services and applications?
  
  
• How will service providers ensure a smooth transition to a cloud-based network architecture?
  

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About Our Guest

Rick Lievano, CTO, Microsoft

Rick Lievano is the Worldwide CTO for the Microsoft Telecommunications industry. Rick works with customers and partners in developing telecommunications industry solutions and reference architectures to address the rapidly changing needs of service providers across the globe.

He is an enthusiastic participant and speaker in many industry communities, an advocate of industry frameworks and open standards, and holds TM Forum Open Digital Architecture and Business Development Manager Career Certifications.

At TM Forum, he is a member of the Collaboration Sub-Committee, overseeing the effective creation and adoption of pragmatic best practices and standards to deliver value to the membership. Rick currently leads initiatives to help operators achieve more by infusing Artificial Intelligence across their business in a secure and responsible manner.

Executives at the Edge podcast is brought to you by MEF, an industry association of 200 service, technology, and cloud providers who together accelerate enterprise digital transformation.

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