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# Telecom Trends

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## Telecoms are experiencing a profound transformation

AI, cloud, and software technologies accelerate industry change. With new competitors emerging from outside the sector, unprepared executives risk significant setbacks, while forward-looking leaders can capture vast digital opportunities.

This session is designed to prepare technology and business leaders for the future of telecoms. It will provide insights on selecting the right business model, investing in new growth opportunities, deploying cloud-based network infrastructure to unlock fresh value propositions, capitalizing on network APIs, and embracing AI in the telco context.

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|  Price  €9,950   |

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Your Challenges

- Redefine business model to compete with digital natives & hyperscalers
- Seek growth beyond core connectivity services
- Modernize networks with cloud, software, and AI
- Overcome legacy systems, talent shortages & cultural resistance
- Manage high costs, risks, and complexity of transformation
- Fight revenue pressure and fast-moving competitors

Your Benefits

- Conceptualize differentiated business models & stronger market position
- Explore new revenue streams from APIs, cloud, ecosystems, and other opportunities
- Point to potential for reduced costs & faster time-to-market
- Investigate possibilities for superior customer experience via AI
- Step towards an agile, innovative, and future-ready organization
- Secure stakeholder trust

Session Agenda

- Changing Customer Expectations
- Implications for the Future of Telecoms
- Telco Business Model Options
- Growth Opportunities in the Sector
- Network APIs: Unlocking Ecosystem Value
- Next-Gen Infrastructure for New Value Propositions
- AI Opportunities in the Telco Context
- Key Recommendations & Closing

## Latest blog articles on cybersecurity​

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OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution 

 

Part 1: Why IT/OT Convergence Is More Than Just a Technical Project

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**OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution **

**Part 2: OT Security Use Cases – Delivering Business Value Across Industries**

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**OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution **

**Part 3: The Changing Threat Landscape in OT Environments**

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**OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution **

**Part 4: OT Security Architecture – What Works?**

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**OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution **

**Part 5: Roles and Responsibilities in OT Security – Who Owns What?**

[![Why Quantum Computing Now Belongs on the Business Agenda](https://143283945.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/143283945/hubfs/Quantum%20Computing%20(1).png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Quantum%20Computing%20(1).png)](https://sitsi.pacanalyst.com/why-quantum-computing-now-belongs-on-the-business-agenda/)

Why Quantum Computing Now Belongs on the Business Agenda

 

## Meet Your Lead Analyst

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## Dan Bieler 

Principal Analyst & Digital Strategy Consultant

Dan Bieler is a Principal Analyst and Digital Strategy Consultant at Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), specialising in digital strategy, innovation, and business model transformation across the European technology market. His expertise includes customer and employee experience (CX, EX), subscription and data monetisation strategies, the future of work, and the evolution of the telecoms sector as a key enabler of Europe’s digital infrastructure. 

**His professional journey includes:**

- 20+ years’ experience advising senior executives on digital strategy, innovation management, and telecoms transformation
- Former Principal Analyst at Forrester Research
- Leadership roles at Deutsche Telekom, IDC, and Informa (Ovum) in research, marketing strategy, and executive engagement
- Early career in investment banking at Crédit Lyonnais Securities and Nomura
- M.Sc. in Emerging Markets Economies, SOAS, University of London
- B.Sc. in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science

At PAC, he leads strategic consulting engagements, develops market analysis and forecasts, and helps clients align business and technology priorities. Based in Munich, he contributes to thought leadership through publications, events, and advisory activities. 

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