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We held a virtual roundtable with the nine CTOs and CTIOs from operators shortlisted for our CTO of the Year Awards 2020, from diverse markets. The discussion was lively, illuminating and wide ranging.

Jan Hruška has worked at O2 Czech Republic for 16 years and as CTO for the last two and a half.

Scott Petty has been CTO of Vodafone UK since February 2018 and at the company for over 11 years. Prior to becoming CTO, he was Group Enterprise Technology Director. He spoke to Annie Turner.

MYCOM OSI is sponsoring our CTO of the Year Awards. Its President and CTO, Mounir Ladki, explains why the company attaches so much importance to the CTO’s role.

Romania is a successful and pioneering market for Orange Group as its CTO, Emmanuel Chautard, explained to Annie Turner.

Johan Wibergh won Group CTO of the Year Award 2018: here he explains why he's so committed to telecoms. Got a minute? This year it could be you or someone you nominate.

Telco networks need a “makeover”, according to a new report from McKinsey, and CTOs must support business transformation.

Ericsson’s Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Erik Ekudden, has put forward the idea of creating ‘national CTO’ positions.

KPN has created a new Chief Technology and Digital Officer role and appointed the CTIO of MTN Group to lead its technology, systems and network infrastructure operations.

Three UK CTO Bryn Jones has left the operator, with the technology duties being split around the business to reflect the ongoing softwarisation of telecoms.

Swisscom CTO Heinz Herren is stepping down from his position after 17 years at the company, with the CEO of a digitisation software engineering company set to replace him.

Orange Belgium on Monday named Stefan Slavnicu as its new chief technology officer, effective in September.

Nokia has established a new technology committee with the remit of reviewing its innovation and technology strategies.

Vodafone Group's Johan Wibergh and Turkcell's Gediz Sezgin were the big winners at Mobile Europe and European Communications' CTO of the Year awards, where tech leaders from across Europe took part in an exclusive industry roundtable.

TIM Chief Technology Officer Giovanni Ferigo has been appointed the CEO of the operator's INWIT wireless infrastructure arm.

The road to 5G has become a cliche in discussions about next generation technology, but sometimes you need to take stock of how far you have travelled already.