Embracing innovation to address sustainability in Asia
At Innovate Asia Haifa El Ashkar, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy at CSG, talks to TM Forum Principal Analyst, Dean Ramsay, about how innovation is driving sustainability strategies
CSG's Executive Director of Corporate Strategy, Haifa El Ashkar, explains why innovation and technology are both a problem and a solution in telecoms, and particularly when it comes to sustainability and achieving profitability. A data-hungry world driven by IoT, augmented reality and AI is putting pressure on networks and our environment, she says, but adds that there is a lot of focus and innovation in Asia on addressing the problem. In particular she points to innovations around AI driving the management of data centers, as well as telcos using digital twins to lower footprint and manage costs and operations to help drive profitability. Watch the video to find out more.
Haifa El Ashkar
Executive Director, Corporate Strategy
CSG
Dean Ramsay
Principal Analyst, Practice Lead
TM Forum