The telecommunications represent the foundation on which the digital transformation. However, the industry is facing a deep crisis that requires urgent change. Consolidation is on the horizon and business models will need to evolve, focusing on high-value innovative servicesespecially in the B2B segment.
Telcos are and will be crucial to achieving the goals of Digital Decadebut to stimulate innovation, it is necessary foster alliances with Tech & IT companiesand accelerate to achieve that double transition that embraces both digital and green. Cloud, IoT and information security are the main ingredients of this recipe, essential for facing the challenges of Industry 5.0, smart cities, digital healthcare and digital tourism.
The role of the government is decisive: the resources of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) are fundamental, but it is equally important to have a clear direction in terms of industrial policy. Representatives of national and international institutions, politics and industry, from telco to over the top (OTT), and players in the ICT and digital supply chain will meet in a debate to take stock of the evolution of the current scenario and future challenges.
The appointment is with the new edition of Telco per l’Italia which this year presents itself with the slogan “TechCo paradigm to return to growth”. The summit organized by CorCom, part of the Digital360 Network, will take place on June 15 starting from 9.30 am in hybrid formula: in presence at Roma Eventi – Piazza di Spagna and at the same time in streaming. Expected, among others, the intervention of the Undersecretary for Innovation Alessio Buttidell’Head of Unit “Investment in High-Capacity Networks” della Commissione Europea Franco Accordinoby Commissioner Agcom Massimiliano Capitanio.
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A call to action for a new industrial policy
“Telecommunications are going through a deep crisis, marked by a further reduction in margins, reorganizations and redundancies for operators – he says Andrea Rangone, President of Digital360 – A change of pace is urgently needed, through a new industrial policy that supports investments for new networks in a crucial sector for the country’s digital transformation. While Telcos must focus on higher value services and new business models also through alliances with Tech & IT companies”.
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“The knots have come home to roost and it was to be expected, getting out of the impasse won’t be easy – he underlines Thousand Cornflowers, Director of CORCOM – A situation that jeopardizes the objectives of the PNRR in terms of ultra-broadband infrastructure which is also and above all decisive for the double digital & green transition. We need to act now.”
Telco’s agenda for Italy 2023
Morning
Moderated by Mila Fiordalisi, CorCom Director
Mila Fiordalisi, CorCom Director opens the proceedings
Speech by Andrea Rangone, President of Digital360
Speech by the Undersecretary for Innovation Alessio Butti
Speech by Franco Accordino, Head of Unit “Investment in High-Capacity Networks” European Commission
Telcos in the ford: a new business model is needed
Gianluca Corti, WindTre CEO
Pietro Labriola, Chief Executive Officer Tim
Benedetto Levi, iliad CEO
Platforms and telcos: how to grow together
Diego Ciulli, Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy Google Italy
Roadmap, resources, simplifications: where are we?
Laura Di Raimondo, General Director of Asstel
Alessandro Gropelli, Deputy Director General Etno
Luigi Piergiovanni, President of Anie Sit
The infrastructural game and value services
Enrico Bagnasco, Sparkle Chief Executive Officer
Stefano Grieco, CEO of Nokia Italy
Federico Protto, CEO of Retelit and Irideos
Mario Rossetti, CEO of Open Fiber
Innovation, skills and new assets: Smart Nation objective
Cosimo Buccella, Chief Technology Officer OpNet
Giada Cosentino, Presales Director ZTE Italy
Michele Gressani, Managing Director Sirti Telco Infrastructures
Franco Spicciariello, Director Public Policy Italy & East Central and South-East Europe Amazon Web Services
The double digital & green challenge
Francesco De Bettin, President Dba Group
Federico Naldi, Country Sales Account Telco Comarch
Luca Rubaga, Managing Director Sirti Digital Solutions
Mattia Sbrozi, Head of Marketing Italy Google Cloud
Afternoon
Moderator Federica Meta, CorCom journalist
Speech by Massimiliano Capitanio, Agcom commissioner
Ultra-broadband and 5G, how much are Italians willing to spend?
Marco Grieco, Partner Responsabile Telecommunications, Media & Technology, South East Europe Oliver Wyman
The TLC crisis and the boomerang effect on the country
Alessandro Faraoni, General Secretary Fistel Cisl
Fabrizio Solari, Secretary General Slc Cgil
Salvo Ugliarolo, Secretary General of Uilcom
Industrial vision: say to politics
Andrea Dara, Lega Deputy and member of the Transport Commission and Tlc Camera
Salvatore Deidda, Brothers of Italy Deputy and President of the Transport Commission and Tlc Camera
Maurizio Gasparri, Senator Forza Italia and Vice President of the Senate
Antonino Iaria, 5 Star Movement Deputy and member of the Transport Commission and Tlc Camera
Roberto Morassut, Deputy Democratic Party and Vice President of the Transport Commission and Tlc Camera
Giulia Pastorella, Action Deputy and member of the Transport Commission and Tlc Camera
Works closure
Mila Fiordalisi, Director of Corcom
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