--- title: Q&A / Interviews - Developing Telecoms description: Interviews and Q&As canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/q-and-a-interviews.html language: en-GB date: 2025-11-25T00:11:39Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/q-and-a-interviews.html. markdown-tokens: 3529 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/q-and-a-interviews.html. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. ![Setting the standard: TSB’s Bilel Jamoussi](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Bilel_Jamoussi_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation.html) 09 October 2024 187115 views As the ITU prepares to hold the World Telecommunications Standardization Assembly (WTSA) in India – the first time the event has ever taken place in Asia – we spoke to Bilel Jamoussi, Deputy-Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), to discuss how the experiences of developing countries are essential for informing the standardisation process. ![Navigating the Digital Era with Sustainable BSS Solutions](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/etiya/apostolos-kallis-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 29 April 2024 965999 views Etiya CCO and board member Apostolos Kallis discusses digital transformation with Developing Telecoms Editor Manny Pham, and why it is essential for operators must begin their journeys or face being left behind in a rapidly changing landscape. ![MWC24: Huawei’s Leon Wang discusses Net 5.5G](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Leon_Wang_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 26 March 2024 704305 views At Mobile World Congress 2024, we spoke to Leon Wang, President of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line, to discuss Net 5.5G. ![Interview: Helios Towers CEO Tom Greenwood](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Tom_Greenwood_Helios_Towers.png) Details James Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 12 July 2023 87364 views Helios Towers is one the biggest towercos in Africa, and since its IPO four years ago the firm has dramatically expanded its footprint and portfolio. It has also strongly pushed a sustainability agenda while continuing to drive increased coverage across some of the most challenging markets in the continent. We caught up with the firm’s CEO Tom Greenwood to discuss how it has achieved this. ![Interview: Balancing Act’s Russell Southwood, author of Africa 2.0](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Russell_Southwood_600.jpg) Details James Barton & Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Trends & Forecasts](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts.html) 24 August 2022 92242 views Africa 2.0 – Inside a Continent’s Communications Revolution presents a 35-year history of the impact of mobile and internet on Sub-Saharan Africa. ![Interview with Duan Xiaodong, Vice President of China Mobile Research Institute](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Duan_Xiaodong_China_Mobile_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 04 March 2022 65548 views Last year, China Mobile Research Institute, Huawei and industry partners released a White Paper exploring the development of 5G-Advanced technology. At Mobile World Congress 2022, we caught up with the institute's Vice President Duan Xiaodong to discuss the newest version detailing how the technology is evolving. ![Interview: Epsilon’s Warren Aw, Managing Director APAC](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Warren-Aw-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 16 August 2021 63115 views The pandemic accelerated digital transformation faster than anyone could have anticipated, and service providers have needed to adapt just as quickly. In regions such as Southeast Asia, the scale of the challenge is clear – a colossal population which previously had more limited internet access has suddenly shifted to conducting the majority of its business online. ![Interview: MEF COO Kevin Vachon](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Kevin-Vachon-MEF-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Trends & Forecasts](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts.html) 27 May 2021 67018 views Originally focused primarily on the carrier Ethernet space, MEF has worked for years on developing standards and certifications. Across the past few years, its remit has expanded greatly across other technologies, making its certification work of ever-greater importance to operators in emerging markets. ![Interview: Ooredoo Group CTO Nigel Byrne](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Nigel-Byrne-Ooredoo.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 20 May 2021 52812 views The pandemic has prompted a global surge in demand for data, with video-grade networks required now for entertainment as well as basic communication with those we’ve been unable to see in person. Operator groups were already on this journey, but have been forced to accelerate their strategies to meet this demand. ![Interview: Elisabeth Medou Badang, Senior VP of Orange Middle East and Africa](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Elisabeth-Medou-Badang-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 10 May 2021 51604 views It’s no secret that many emerging markets suffer from a digital inclusion gap, but building a business case around correcting this can be challenging. We caught up with Elisabeth Medou Badang, Senior VP of Orange Middle East and Africa, to discuss the operator group’s Digital Centres and how a strategy focused on the benefits of connectivity is key to driving demand. ![Interview: Vincent Zhao outlines Huawei’s Single Voice Core solution](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Huawei-Vincent-Zhao-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 21 April 2021 53402 views While 5G enables myriad possibilities beyond voice, this core element of telecoms will always be essential to any operator’s offering. With 5G being deployed across the world, Developing Telecoms spoke to Huawei’s Vincent Zhao to discuss the vendor’s Single Voice Core solution, which helps modern and legacy voice standards to coexist. ![Interview: Indosat Ooredoo COO Vikram Sinha](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Vikram-Sinha---Indosat-Ooredoo-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 07 April 2021 44157 views Vikram Sinha is a veteran of the telecoms industry, having spent 10 years with Bharti Airtel across India and Africa before moving to the Ooredoo Group. ![Interview: Airtel Africa’s Razvan Ungureanu](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Razvan_Ungureanu_Airtel_Africa_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 31 March 2021 43578 views Delivering reliable coverage in Africa presents many logistical challenges, but since joining Airtel Africa in 2016 the group’s Chief Technology Officer Razvan Ungureanu has overseen the expansion and development of the operator’s networks into some of the continent’s most isolated and unconnected areas. ![Looking towards 5G in Africa - ZTE’s Zhao Peng](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Zhao-Peng-ZTE-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 29 September 2020 49666 views ZTE has been active in the African market since 1997, with business in this region and the Middle East overseen by the company’s President MEA, Darren Zhao. As the continent gears up for 5G adoption, we spoke to him to discuss ZTE’s past and future in Africa as well as the impact that the technology will have in the market. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/huawei_jack_wang-600.jpg) Details Alec Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 03 August 2020 54482 views The recent Huawei Better World Summit set out to explore how ICT can be used to contain the spread of COVID-19 more effectively and boost post-pandemic economic recovery. ![From 3G follower to 5G leader: ZTE looks to the future](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/ZTE_Shenzhen_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 01 November 2019 44615 views At ZTE’s recent Wireless User Congress & 5G Summit in Vienna, DT Editor James Barton sat down to a roundtable with Zhang Jianpeng, Senior Vice President and President of Overseas Marketing, to discuss the Chinese vendor’s 5G strategy across various global markets. ![MVNOs key to competing with MFS – Interview with Effortel’s Liudvikas Andriulis](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/moscow_kremlin_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Mobile Finance](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/financial-services.html) 10 July 2019 46824 views Liudvikas Andriulis, Chief Marketing Officer at Effortel, explains how his company has helped to launch MVNOs around the world. ![ZTE: Transparency is essential for 5G’s success](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Valencia_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 25 June 2019 49547 views At the recent Global 5G Event in Valencia, we caught up with ZTE’s Alex Wang and Hu Kun to discuss 5G strategy, equipment security, and the challenges that different regions pose to the deployment of the technology. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/orange_600.jpg) Details Alec Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 29 April 2019 39446 views Developing Telecoms' publisher Alec Barton recently met Hector Llorente Fuentes from Orange to find out about the operator's intelligent, 5G ready transport network. ![Interview: Camtel CEO Judith Yah Sunday](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/judith_yah_sunday_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 05 April 2019 40308 views We spoke to Camtel’s CEO Judith Yah Sunday about the country’s connectivity projects and the technology it is using to execute its strategy. ![“4G changed lives. 5G will change society” – Huawei’s Steven Wu](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Huawei-Steven-Wu-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 11 March 2019 111571 views At MWC 2019, we were briefed by President of Consulting & Service Solution Sales Dept., Carrier BG, Huawei and Steven Wu on how the vendor is prepared for the imminent arrival of commercial 5G. ![Detecting fraud in emerging markets - Interview with Daniel Kurgan, CEO, BICS](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Daniel-Kurgan-CEO-BICS-600.jpg) Details Alec Barton Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 19 November 2018 39551 views The impact of fraud can be devastating for operators in emerging markets who are working with extremely low ARPU. ![Telekom Slovenije Interview: Making data science work for operators and subscribers](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Telekom_slovenije_logo.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 28 September 2018 38460 views The collection, storage, and usage of customer data is a hot-button issue across the telecoms industry post-Cambridge Analytica, particularly within Europe following the introduction of the EU’s GDPR laws. !["Everywhere was an emerging market at one point" - Interview with Huawei's Dr. Leroy Blimegger](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/leroy_blimegger_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 17 September 2018 38408 views Dr. Leroy Blimegger is the Senior Vice President of the Global Services Division at Huawei. Based in Shenzhen, he has worked at the company for 13 years. ![Rebelling against Digital Imperialism - Interview with Kaan Terzioğlu, Turkcell](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/kaan-terzioglu-otf2018-600450.jpg) Details Alec Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 05 September 2018 41368 views Developing Telecoms’ Founder Alec Barton recently caught up with Kaan Terzioğlu, CEO of Turkcell at Huawei’s Operations Transformation Forum 2018 (#OTF2018) in Munich. ![DT Interview: Intelsat’s Brian Jakins](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Brian_Jakins_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 12 June 2018 39569 views Satellite firm Intelsat has been a driving force in delivering connectivity to the African continent – particularly to remote regions better suited to satellite coverage than traditional infrastructure. ![Developing Telecoms Interview: Huawei’s Ryan Ding](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Ryan_Ding_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 26 October 2017 39204 views At last week’s Ultra-Broadband Forum, Developing Telecoms’ editor James Barton attended a roundtable with Ryan Ding, Executive Director and President of the Carrier Business Group of Huawei. ![alex duan, huawei](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Alex-Duan_Huawei-600.jpg) Details Alec Barton Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 23 June 2017 40060 views Huawei has announced the first commercially available optical cross-connect optical transport network. Alec Barton from Developing Telecoms recently met Alex Duan, General Manager of the WDN business line to find out more.