A Very Mobile Magazine Christmas - April 2024
Helping to steer the digital transformation efforts of leading IT company Tech Mahindra, Manish Mangal was announced as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Telecom Business in April 2024.
Manish is an accomplished telecom industry veteran with more than 25 years of leadership experience across numerous Fortune 100 companies. He has led technology initiatives that sought to transform business and increase enterprise value around the world, including developing end-to-end technology solutions and creating and managing strategic partnerships.
“With the adoption of AI, Gen AI, Open RAN, Digital BSS/OSS stack, Open Network APIs, Satellite Communications, and the anticipation of 6G, we are poised for the next phase of innovation and transformation,” says Manish via a LinkedIn post. “I foresee a convergence across Network and IT systems, enabling us to achieve unparalleled operational efficiency while meeting the evolving demands of B2C, B2B, and Wholesale customer segments.”
He adds: “I am eager to collaborate with our partners and the incredible TechMighties as we craft and execute the next generation of Telco transformation roadmaps.”
Ericsson: Driving Sustainability Together With T-Mobile
Earlier in 2024, we spoke with David Hammarwall, Head of Customer Unit for T-Mobile at Ericsson, on how Ericsson and T-Mobile are driving sustainability standards forward.
David Hammarwall is Head of Customer Unit for T-Mobile at Ericsson, where he leads customer account management and the strategic partnership with the telco provider. His significant technical experience in product management within Ericsson’s Networks products positions him to lead strategic engagements to support T-Mobile in achieving its network energy efficiency targets and sustainability goals.
Now in his client-facing position with T-Mobile, there is one key goal Hammarwall is striving to achieve with Ericsson’s telecom partner – achieving greater sustainability and Net Zero operations.
“We have a very aggressive agenda and targets for sustainability,” he notes. “We aim to reach Net Zero across our entire value chain by 2040, and we’re backing that up with a solid roadmap to get there.”
Ericsson has intermediate targets too. By 2030, Ericsson aims to reduce its supply chain footprint by 50% and reach Net Zero in its own company operations.
The task for Hammarwall and his team has been to align these Net Zero ambitions with its partner T-Mobile.
“We’re very fortunate that T-Mobile wants to be pioneers in driving the sustainability agenda too,” he adds. “T-Mobile has set very aggressive Net Zero initiatives themselves.”
Of course, shifting to 5G networks has proved to be an effective move towards sustainability in itself.
As Hammarwall notes: “It’s about 10 times more efficient to run a 5G network than it is to run a 4G network for delivering data.
Aggressively deploying a 5G network is one of the best things you can do to reduce your data delivery carbon footprint. We're now setting forth a very aggressive energy efficiency target for our products too.”
See also in April
Making Strides Towards Sustainability
Top 10: Sustainable Telecommunications Companies
Lifetime of Achievement: Allison Kirkby
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