VODAFONE ZIGGO
© Peter de Jong
QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS :
How did the challenge of your Mount Everest expedition prepare you for the challenges faced during the pandemic ? Climbing Mount Everest puts a lot of things into perspective . It covers questions like :
• How dedicated are you ?
• Are you willing to prepare ?
• How to deal with surprises ?
• What is really important to you ?
The pandemic forced us to do things differently . Personally , I took it as a new challenge and dealt with the new situation . However , it came with a new set of rules that we all had to adapt . There was not really another choice . Luckily VodafoneZiggo ’ s telecommunications infrastructure is in such a shape that it could deal with the increase of people working from home .
What advances in technology are you personally most excited about ? With the evolution of technology , we have already changed our way of living in relation to smartphones ( apps and nanotechnology ), over
the top content ( IP streaming ) and virtualisation ( cloud services ).
I predict that more and more customers will expect a wireless connection inside and outside the house to be always available . We should converge fibre with 5G , 6G and small cells , and there will be a focus on ‘ QCSA ’: Quality , Capacity , Security , Accessibility along with IP streaming , apps , cloud solutions , automation , data lakes , AI and customisation . I am also excited about the advances in Quantum computing , blockchain , 6G and biometrics .
What is the secret of success for VodafoneZiggo ? A combination of different cultures and networks opens the mindset to trigger new ideas and delivers more to the customer in the shape of state of the art products with good deals and pricing . There are great minds looking into the long term strategy making sure VodafoneZiggo will continue to be a number one player in the Dutch telecom market . technologymagazine . com 161