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the products or the services these players are going to be providing , but we wanted to effectively have an open forum where the council members felt that they could be open and collaborative in terms of how we ideate together , look at new solutions , and brainstorm new operating and revenue models .”
SAP is uniquely positioned because it serves as the technical foundation to bring these solutions to life . So whether it ’ s in terms of a data platform , supply chain software or the analytics and experience management work , SAP is able to help from a platform approach , and really bring these solutions to life .
“ The 5G Council is serving as that hub for how we drive the next level of innovation across a number of industries ”
FRANK WILDE VICE PRESIDENT , SAP
Verizon was very much a founding member of the 5G Council and SAP has also worked with global customers and partners , while also adding telcos from EMEA and APAC into the mix .
“ We have Asian and European telcos working with us , so we have worked to broaden the exposure as well as creating diverse perspectives ,” says Wilde . “ The Council has grown over the course of the last two-and-a-half years , so it ’ s interesting to see that we ’ ve got customers also coming to us that want to join .”
“ So it ’ s moved very much beyond just a pure telco conversation and connectivity
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