Telenor appoints "Amol Phadke" from Google Cloud as the new CTO to push AI.

On August 22, 2566, Reuters reported that Telenor, a Norwegian telecommunications company, It said it has appointed Amol Phadke from Google Cloud as its new chief technology officer (CTO) to strengthen its AI activities.

โดย Amol Phadke He is the head of Google Cloud's telecommunications business and has worked for the network services unit of British Telecom, Alcatel-Lucent and Accenture.

Sigve Brekke Telenor's CEO said: “He knows the challenges that traditional businesses like ours have. And it is important that Telenor continues to lead the way in technology transformation.”

Telenor is partnering with Google Cloud in 2564 to digitize the company's global operations. By exploring joint ways to offer services to customers. As part of an ongoing digital transformation plan, AI can be used to collect data to train predictive models that automate key functions within a company or customer.

Brekke said Telenor needed to prioritize rapid innovation. and create partnerships to transform traditional telecommunications companies. Although AI began to be used 10 years ago and has been applied to make networks more energy efficient,

AI technology microchip background digital transformation concept

He said he wants Telenor to “use AI across all our operations to make them more efficient. Develop new products and increase efficiency in energy use”

Telenor's CEO said Telenor will use the intent of AI to make its business operations more efficient, such as predicting traffic demand and allocating more bandwidth to areas with more users. and to improve customer interaction.

In addition, Telenor Company has appointed Petter-Boerre Furberg to head the main business unit in Asia Rostrup, who previously held senior management positions for Telenor in Myanmar, Bangladesh and Thailand, will succeed Joergen C. Arentz Rostrup, while Rostrup will replace Furberg as head of Telenor Nordics.

last year Telenor completes $15,000 billion merger to become Malaysian telecommunications leader and $8,600 billion deal in Thailand in March 2566

“After completing two of the largest telecom mergers in Southeast Asia, and establishing and running a strong and future-proof organization in the region (Rostrup) will return to the Nordics.”

refer : https://www.reuters.com/technology/ai-push-telenor-hires-google-clouds-amol-phadke-cto-2023-08-22/