Senior Director, Analyst Enrique Hernandez-Valencia covers Business and Technology Strategy on cloud infrastructure and operations for the Telecommunications Industry. Topics under research include Telco Cloud Platforms, Edge and Core Network Architectures and Technologies, Cloud & AI Native Telco Infrastructure, Management, Orchestration and Automation (inc. APIs), Business Models and Best Practices for Cloud Adoption, Cloud Transformation, 5G Cloud Ecosystem, vendor GTM Strategies and CSP Buy Behaviors for Cloud Infrastructure
Research positions are anchored on extensive interactions with Communications Service Providers and Vendor worldwide, primary and secondary research, and over 30 years of telecom sector experience, spanning Strategy Advisory; Product and Network Planning and Systems Engineering, with operator, vendors and analyst experience.
Client inquiries include communication service providers, telecom industry vendors, enterprise end-users, government and investors.
Current research interests include:
- Telco cloud / Network cloud infrastructure, operations, strategy and best practices
- Private and Public Networks/MEC use cases, technologies and trends
- Autonomous Networks, AI and API driven Automation
- Cloud Hyperscalers & Telco Partnerships
- 5G cloud networking infrastructure, operations and automation
- Edge/Core networking GTM strategies
- Business models and strategies for cloud technology adoption
Technical lead in techno-economic decision support projects with global CSP clients looking to evolve and optimize their network infrastructure, operations service portfolio, adopt new technologies such as 5G, NFV/SDN, cloud-native, AI, and agile automation with focus on the impact on their business strategy and investment priorities
Alcatel-Lucent, Director, 6 years
Lucent-Technologies / Alcatel-Lucent, Consulting MTS, 10 years
Nokia Bell Labs Consulting, Partner and Fellow, 5 years
Communications Industry Technology Insights
Create Tech Solutions for the Communications Industry
Communications Industry Strategy and Go-to-Market
M.Sc and Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Pasadena, CA (USA).
CSPs: Cloud & Digital Transformation, Network Cloud infrastructure, Network evolution Strategy, GTM validation such as Use Cases for 5G and Edge Computing, Public/Private MEC
Vendors: Edge/Core Computing capabilities and solutions for CSPs
Edge Computing Service Providers and Infrastructure landscape
Data Center Interconnect in support of cloud infrastructure
Investors: Dynamics of Key Players in the Telco Cloud Infrastructure Ecosystem