{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63b3037a50240c001165522d/641d91f685d7730011f502b5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 8 - How Software is Changing the Telecom Vendor Landscape","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63b3037a50240c001165522d/1679658784170-ab6d2b1d2332695648e150bb1dcf4684.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Legendary tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen's famous \"software is eating the world\" perspective may already over a decade old, but we are only beginning to see the story played out in telecom. In this episode, we're joined by <strong>Amdocs' Niall Norton </strong>to discuss how software is changing the telecom vendor landscape. </p><p><br></p><p>It's a 40-minute recap on the development of the modern telco industry with an executive who's been on both sides (and both ends!) of the table. Extra insights from <strong>Francis Haysom </strong>on how \"support systems\" is legacy terminology, and how telcos have more to gain than they have to lose by adopting new technologies, mindsets, and vendor partnerships.</p>","author_name":"Robert Curran"}