Major career moves & appointments of 2025 in telecoms
Telecom operators and network vendors started 2025 by reshuffling their top ranks, betting new leaders can steer them through slowing 5G growth and the push into AI-led services. Big names in equipment and software, including Finland’s Nokia, US-based Cisco, and the newly merged HPE-Juniper group, changed key executives as they reworked strategies to capture what they call the next “AI supercycle.”
These moves reflect a broader shift in the industry: from building out basic connectivity to trying to make money from cloud, automation, and AI-heavy products. Leadership teams are being rebuilt to focus less on pure infrastructure sales and more on software, services, and partnerships that telecom firms hope will drive the next round of revenue.
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