I had the pleasure of catching up with Aashu Virmani, Vice President & Client Partner, Communications, at Cyient. In this episode we discuss a range of topics such as 5G, industry 4.0, private networks, next generation network technology, and how leading organisations and Cyient customers, are leveraging Next Generation Networks and 5G to build private networks and drive Business Operations Transformation by leveraging new and innovative Use Cases and gain real and immediate Return On Investment opportunities, esp. in Utilities, Port & Rail, and Energy market segments. We kicked off with insights from Aashu around: - What 5G is all about and what it means for enterprise transformation. - Industry 4.0 being enabled by 5G - Key capabilities 5G offers Enterprises. Aashu then outlined how Next Generation Networks offer a broad range of different architectures enterprises can consider when implementing private networks with a plethora of design patterns enterprises can consider in this space, for example: - Completely Air Gapped private networks ( stand alone / closed loop ) - Densified versions of a CSP network for industrial & enterprise (DAAS) use cases and so on.. - Private locally hub'ed Networks with minimal external connectivity ( Mobile Edge Compute ) And we wrapped up with a look at how organisations can approach the challenge and opportunities around implementing Next Generation Networks to drive Business Operations Transformation, and some of the Use Cases and ROI opportunities they should look for, esp. in the Utilities, Port & Rail, and Energy market segment Tune in now and "push play" to listen to this great discussion I had with Aashu on Enterprise Business Transformation through Next-Generation Networks, and please do share this with your network on social media and your friends, associates and work colleagues. This podcast was made in partnership with Cyent. For more information on on containers visit: Cyient homepage: https://bit.ly/cyienthomepage​ Cyient communications webportal: https://bit.ly/cyientcommunicationswebportal Cyient network services webportal: https://bit.ly/cyientnetworkserviceswebportal #sponsored​ #cyientinfluencer​ #DesigningAConnectedTomorrow​ #5G​ #telco​ #telecom​ #telecoms​ #telecommunications​ #carrier​ #service​ #provider​ #serviceprovider​ #CSP​ #5G​ #LTE​ #4G​ #3G​ #2G​ #Wireless​ #Broadband​ #ai​ #ml​ #data​ #protection​ #privacy​ #social​ #society​ #impact​ #un​ #sdg​ #human​ #global​ #value​ #phone​ #voice​ #video​ #internet​ #access​ #connectivity​ #wan​ #man​ #lan​ #sdwan​ #nfv​ #nfvi​ #virtual​ #cloud​ #saas​ #paas​ #iaas​ #devops​ #automation​ #orchestration​ #bss​ #oss​ #business​ #services​ #governance​ #compliance​ #gdpr​ #cybersecurity​ #security​ #access​ #control​ #wfh​ #covid19​ #disruption​ #transformation​ #digitaltransformation .