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With the introduction of 5G standards, the cloud is playing a central role in the design of telecommunications networks - just as it is increasingly becoming the standard for the IT infrastructure of many companies. Cloud structures as well as fiber optic networks play a key role in the speed at which your network and services support internal and external customers. When setting up new structures, regulation and cyber security for critical infrastructures play a key role. Telecommunications companies must also evaluate their role as service providers of other services and opportunities to expand into other business areas and adjust their strategy accordingly.

Further investment in the German telecommunications network is essential as the basis for Germany's digitalization. This poses a particular challenge for companies: to make investments in the billions despite stagnating sales for years and at the same time remain attractive on the capital market. This can only be achieved by increasing efficiency in all areas. Beyond the classic instruments of cost optimization, there are numerous starting points here: In addition to FinOps topics, cost optimization programs with a targeted technical focus and further professionalized purchasing are the levers for financial success while maintaining or even increasing quality.

The importance of software is growing, and not just because of the new possibilities offered by AI. Software-defined networks (SDN) in particular are revolutionizing radio mast networks through increased flexibility and efficiency, while flexible SaaS solutions and the replacement of individual programs with standard software have also been driving development for some time. In order to do justice to the diversity of software products, many companies have already agreed on a more active design of the software portfolio. Software asset management is no longer a "last line of defense", but an active shaper of software usage: portfolio management & cleaning, demand and usage checks, maintenance and support reviews - these are all methods that can be systematically driven forward from a central location.

The demands on the telecommunications industry as a critical infrastructure in terms of risk management, cyber security and business continuity management have grown significantly since the war in Ukraine. KRITIS processes must be reviewed and the requirements for the respective providers have been significantly increased. In addition, there are data protection requirements that have been redefined on the basis of the newly regulated data protection framework between the EU and the USA in 2023 and must be implemented. Finally, the provisions of the Supply Chain Protection Requirements Act and the EU AI Act (AI Regulation) must also be implemented.