Much like 2020, 2021 continued to be a year of change. While previously unusual terms such as social distancing, lockdown, and isolation became the global norm, the effect of the pandemic continued to trigger shifts in working practices industry-wide. Last year on Accelerators, we had the pleasure of catching up with some of the leaders embracing change and accelerating transformations in the telecoms and tech industries. So, in the first episode of the new year, we wanted to look back at how the telecoms industry transformed in 2021 and consider the predictions for 2022, with the CEO of Beyond, Angus Ward. 

In the latest episode of Accelerators, we spoke with Angus Ward, CEO of Beyond, to get his take on how CSPs will transform in 2022. We discuss structural shifts, such as the transformation from traditional comms to tech-comms, and why creating a real partner ecosystem is key to solving customer problems. And explore the exciting new opportunities emerging in 2022 for CSPs, including how Edge can accelerate a businesses’ technical capabilities at a reduced cost, what steps CSPs can take to finally crack the SMB market in 2022, and the importance of SaaS in the move towards greener operations.  

Stream now to hear how your business can go further, faster, and beyond in 2022.  

“CSPs need to organize in a way that enables them to bring to market what the customer wants to buy” Angus Ward 

When IoT first emerged, the expectations for its uptake were huge, with some predicting there would be over 40 billion connected devices by 2020. So, why is there only a quarter of that number in use today?  

G+D and newly acquired Pod Group believe that approaching IoT from the enterprise perspective will transform the IoT landscape. By breaking down complex barriers, such as fragmented ecosystems and high administrative burden, they believe vendors can accelerate IoT adoption across all enterprises, and crucially SMBs.  

In this episode of Accelerators, we hear from Carsten Ahrens, CEO at G&D Mobile Security, and Sam Colley, CEO at Pod Group. They examine why IoT hasn’t yet delivered on its promises and explore what can be done to change this. We discuss why partner ecosystems must work cohesively for the customer, the SMB potential, why 5G will change the IoT game, and the importance of secure connectivity for data monetization.  

Stream now to hear how Pod and G+D plan to take IoT further, faster, and beyond its predictions.  

“If we really want IoT to scale, like all of the predictions, then SMBs also need access to all of the latest technology. But it needs to be affordable, simple, and accessible.” Sam Colley  

Just a few years ago, Lumen Technologies was another fiber based telecoms company – until they successfully transformed into a tech business driving innovation at the cutting Edge.

New technologies such as 5G, IoT, AI, and Edge are dramatically changing the telecoms landscape. But how are companies responding? Lumen Technologies is a business that has embraced the opportunity – refocusing its expertise, and helping enterprises around the globe to revolutionize their business with Edge-powered solutions.

In this episode of Accelerators, we hear from Chris McReynolds Vice President of Product Management, Cloud, and Data Services at Lumen. He talks about why it makes sense to move digital interactions closer to the end-user, overcoming the challenges around the adoption of edge technology, and the importance of the partner ecosystem in addressing different market needs as the future of Edge unfolds.

Listen now to hear how Lumen Technologies’ self-transformation journey has set this former telco on an excting new path – growing further, faster, beyond.

“A tech company is a company who listens well to its customers and has great agility to stay ahead of their needs.”