Almost every telco I talk to is doing some kind of work with Amazon Web Services (AWS). It has the biggest market share of all of the hyperscalers, operates tons of data centers across the globe, and keeps churning out powerful software and custom-built chips that are perfect for operators.

For this episode, Chivas Nambiar, director of worldwide solution architecture, AWS for telecom, joins me to talk about how AWS is working with our industry, how cloud software is changing the landscape, and the future of telco in an AI-driven world. 

Click play to hear our conversation about: 

• What telcos are looking for when they come to AWS [03:08];
• What holds them back when adopting the public cloud [05:37];
• How the ability to easily run experiments with the cloud is moving the ball forward [08:38];
• How SaaS solutions like Totogi are unleashing value and speed [10:49]; and
• How GenAI will affect telcos business model and future [15:55]

Listen now by clicking play above or subscribe through your favorite podcast platform—see the links in the right column above. You can find the transcript for this episode here.

Links and Resources

• Learn more about AWS for Telecom.
• Check out Chivas’ recent conversation with RCR Wireless about what it means to be a tech-co and why that's important for operators.
• Get a demo of Totogi’s cloud-native, SaaS solutions for telco.
• I first met Chivas outside of my awesome talk at MWC 2022 —The Public Cloud is NOW—which opened with an epic performance by a Taiko drummer. Watch it on demand and learn more about Taiko drums.
• I’m so impressed that Chivas is learning to swim. Check out this scene from Ice Age where Sid the sloth helps saber-toothed tiger Diego overcome his fear of water.

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This week’s guest

About Chivas Nambiar

Chivas Nambiar is the director of worldwide solutions architecture for the global telecom business unit at Amazon Web Services (AWS), leading a worldwide technical team focused on enabling communication service providers, network equipment providers, and independent software vendors to transform their business by moving to the cloud. Prior to joining AWS in 2020, Chivas spent 17 years in the telecom industry at Verizon Communications Inc. 

Podcast Credits

• Executive Producer and Host: Danielle Royston, TelcoDR
• Senior Producer: Lindsay Grubb, TillCo Media
• Editor/Marketing: Alisa Jenkins, Springboard Marketing
• Editing: Andrew Condell
• Associate Producer: Kriselda Dionisio
• Music: Dyami Wilson