Big Interview

From BT’s first steps in wholesale to the era of the full managed services portfolio, the company’s MD of strategic business development Steve Haines has seen it all.

Sprint Nextel has demonstrated its commitment to wholesale with the launch of its Wholesale Cloud Services this May. Ben Vos, VP of wholesale business operations at Sprint Nextel, explains to Gareth Willmer why he believes this is the most dynamic segment of telecoms to be working in right now.

Tata’s commitment to the emerging markets and traditional wholesale services is unrivalled globally. Allan Chan, president of global carrier solutions, tells Kavit Majithia how he plans to orchestrate the company’s next phase of growth.

Fuelled by energy drinks and a passion for high-speed Ethernet, John D’Ambrosia has dedicated his existence to bringing unity to an often fragmented networking industry.

Risks must be taken if wholesale is to survive, says Aircel’s head of business solutions, Chandan Ghosh. Here he shares his views with Kavit Majithia on the shifting paradigm between the wholesale segment and the rest of telecoms.

Fighting stringent African monopolies as a telecoms lawyer was just the first step for Nic Rudnick, CEO at Liquid Telecom. He explains to Kavit Majithia about his passionate commitment to bringing connectivity to the masses across Africa in the face of restrictive regulatory environments.

AT&T surprised veteran industry observers in May when it announced a management reshuffle that saw José Gutiérrez replace Kathryn Morrissey as head of wholesale. In this, his first interview since taking on the role, the new chief outlines his priorities.

Mike Millegan honed his competitive edge as a defensive cornerback with the Angelo “Rams”. Winning the race to 100G was just as important, he tells Richard Irving.

From junior high school teacher to head of one of the largest wholesale divisions in telecoms, Kathryn Morrissey has seen it all. Here, the EVP of wholesale at AT&T gives Kavit Majithia a lesson in how to survive a very public break-up.

If revenues from voice services are ultimately doomed, someone forgot to tell Mark Amoss. Alex Hawkes talks to BT’s general manager of international voice sales and works.

Carriers are increasingly investing capital on a fixed basis and receiving a less than favourable variable return. Here Marc Halbfinger, CEO at PCCW Global, shares some perspective on profit with Alex Hawkes.

With a wealth of financial experience both in telecoms and on Wall Street, Sunit Patel, CFO and EVP at Level 3 Communications, tells Kavit Majithia where he sees the company’s next big profit wave coming from.