Vikram Sinha, CEO at Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), delivered the opening keynote ahead of the ‘Telecom Leaders’ Panel’ at the 18th Telecom Review Leaders’ Summit.
He congratulated Toni Eid, CEO, and Founder of Telecom Review, for organizing this important annual event, which “creates movement in a competitive industry to bring thought-provoking ideas and leaders together.”
Sinha added, “I have had the privilege of working with brands such as Huawei, Netcracker, Nokia, Cisco, among others and I have to tell you that the era is all about collaboration to create an ecosystem for the larger purpose, aligned to the value system.”
He pointed out that the telecom industry is not a “sunset industry.” He emphasized that the COVID-19 era drove the industry to acknowledge the importance of the telco industry and the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI). He highlighted the importance of infrastructure in the development of basic connectivity as well as AI.
“The telco industry is mission critical for every country,” Sinha stressed.
Citing the successful merger of Indosat Ooredoo and Hutchison 3 Indonesia to create Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) in 2022 as an example, he attributed the company’s accumulation of 100 million customers in a short time span to “working with a growth mindset.”
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He also highlighted the company’s efforts in transitioning to an AI-native techco through the development of a sovereign infrastructure with core security elements.
He reiterated that Indosat is a reputable brand that aims to reinvent itself through a unique parentship model. “Our principle of partnership has helped us to make money with our partners and not from our partners,” he stressed.
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