After going through two waves — network-centered transformation and then horizontal application-centered transformation — the ICT industry is now in the third wave, according to a top Huawei executive.
Zou Zhilei, president of Huawei's carrier business, made the remarks at the Carrier Cloud Transformation Summit, held as part of Huawei Connect 2016.
He said the third wave, which would last for the next 20-30 years, will be centered on vertical industry ecosystems: The internet and cloud computing are already upending vertical segments from government services, education, and finance to transport and manufacturing.
New technologies and approaches are meanwhile unleashing new productivity, putting these venerable industries and sectors back at the forefront of innovation.
In the third wave of transformation, telecoms carriers will be the catalysts of enormous innovative potential. Long-established industries demand one-stop and local services, cloud-and-network synergy, and impeccable security. Carriers can leverage their unique strengths to help vertical segments integrate their fragmented networks and processes.
By restructuring their business processes and network operations, carriers can enable the digital transformation of industries, and earn spillover benefits from their customers' increasing productivity, said Huawei.
The opportunities for success are particularly clear in the areas of cloud services, Internet of Things, and video, according to Thomas Aschenbrenner, Deutsche Telekom's director of cloud sales & marketing.
"Cloud is the driver and the transformer for whole industries. Deutsche Telekom and Huawei continue to innovate together, to deliver high quality cloud services to enterprises through our Open Telekom Cloud," he said.
Wang Jingzhong, CEO of China Mobile Anyang, added that China Mobile and Huawei have delivered government cloud, enterprise cloud, public service cloud, and IoT cloud. As a result the partners have created a smart, connected city with streamlined governance, excellent resident services, and a buoyant business environment.
GSMA CEO and director John Hoffman added that he believes that the convergence of cloud, IoT and big data is a new opportunity for connecting to the future which is here today.
Source: http://www.telecomasia.net/content/ict-industry-entering-third-wave-huawei-exec