Openreach flexes 2025 muscle
The delayed Salisbury and Mildenhall PSTN shut downs planned for April were pivotal, but with strong measures now in place to ensure the new October deadline is met, two key questions have emerged:
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Funding opportunity emerges
B2B APM (Alternative Payment Methods) Director Dan Proctor discusses a new subscription funding model that enables channel organisations to underpin cash flow and move further and faster on their growth ambitions.
A catalyst for change
In this strategy update ITS CEO Daren Baythorpe displays a clear intention to turn full fibre industry transformation into a catalyst for positive change among channel partners.
A balanced agenda
Responding to the market forces that will shape the future of billing, Tekton MD Harry McKeever has struck a balance between taking actions to drive innovation while moving the needle on today’s opportunities and challenges.
Put second use first
Manufacturers must shift gear to realise sustainability potential, according to ETB Technologies Managing Director Nick Stapleton.
Stobart’s green mission
Zen CEO Paul Stobart is tackling the Scope 3 carbon emission challenge head-on and has taken decisive and proactive action on rallying the industry to urgently get to grips with the supply chain decarbonisation agenda.
Billing charges forward
PRD Technologies exemplifies a sector that has stepped up the pace to generate new opportunities for resellers and address a range of strategic and evolving requirements.
High optimism prevails
It is unclear how the UK’s economy will affect channel businesses, but according to Jola CEO Andrew Dickinson there is little to inhibit the firm’s ability to achieve its goals over the next 12 months.
Taking on the Goliaths
Creative ITC Group MD Keith Ali aims to build a £400m revenue business within five years and has rallied VARS and MSPs to take on the hyperscalers and unlock significant private cloud value through strategic partnerships.
Next moves in billing
Billing providers face an opportunity to lead with purpose, catalyse innovation and scale up the channel’s capacity to provide critical services across diverse and evolving markets, says Inform Billing MD Shaun Bodsworth.
Strang’s top priorities
Commsworld Chief Operating Officer Bruce Strang discusses the driving forces and competing priorities shaping the Edinburgh headquartered network provider’s strategic outlook and growth planning.
New Elite CEO on strategy
Following the step-down of Elite Group CEO Rob Sims incoming Chief Exec Adam Turton continues to take the right critical actions across the full range of leadership priorities.
Defining billing success
The channel’s billing providers continue to rise to the challenge of meeting current and emerging opportunities while keeping pace with the demands of the market.
Learning from Xperience
A strategy shift sees Xperience sharpen its market leadership ambitions following investment from Bowmark to fund organic and acquisitive expansion. Here, Chief Executive Iain O’Kane provides a strategic update.
Turning the dial on D&I
ANS Group’s first Chief People Officer Toria McCahill discusses how D&I will play an ever growing role in shaping ANS’s strategy, and shares insights into how female representation in boardrooms can be increased.
Never waste a recession
Against the backdrop of rapid macroeconomic meltdowns the most successful business leaders will throw caution to the wind and turn volatility to their advantage, according to Auxilion CEO Philip Maguire.
Jola’s diversity project
Making tech careers in high demand among female talent is a tough task that Jola’s Chief Marketing Officer Cherie Howlett has sought to address via gender inclusive strategies.
Six Degrees CEO on 2023 priorities
In scanning the tech horizon for 2023 Six Degrees CEO Simon Crawley-Trice has identified the key issues that he says should be top of mind for all channel bosses this year.
Quest for balanced boards
President of CGI’s UK and Australia operations Tara McGeehan addresses the key issue of improving diversity in the boardroom.
X.Comm focuses on channel
Greater emphasis on building a strong reseller channel, and becoming an all-embracing hosted comms provider supported by an engineering pedigree, will lead the way for X.Comm, says CEO John Dowbiggin.