Verizon Business Sponsor Spotlight

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00:00Hello everyone, I'm Sapideh Shokbore, Director of Coalitions and Community Innovation at

00:05Bloomberg Media and today we are spotlighting how networks are powering the next generation

00:11of digital ecosystems, the invisible engine behind transformation.

00:16Now before we dive in, a quick introduction to our speakers.

00:20Verizon Business is a leading global communication provider delivering secure connectivity to

00:25clients in over 150 countries.

00:28And Thames Freeport, the UK's designated free trade zone on the Thames estuary, is driving

00:34economic growth and new job through next generation logistics and sustainable innovation.

00:40I'm joined by Sanjeev Ghossain, Group Vice President and Head of EMEA at Verizon Business, and Swat

00:45Rimmer, Interim Chief Executive at Thames Freeport.

00:50Welcome to you both.

00:52Sanjeev, we've already heard about how digital innovation and tech-first strategies are reshaping

00:57enterprises.

00:59Tell us about how Verizon Business plays a part in this ecosystem.

01:02Sure, thank you very much.

01:03I mean, there's been some really interesting things on stage so far today.

01:07I think we've all realized that connectivity is fundamental to the way we live, work and

01:13play today.

01:14And at Verizon Business, what we're trying to do is work with enterprises like Thames Freeport

01:19and others to provide that foundation for digital transformation that they so rely on.

01:25And I think whether you're in retail or manufacturing or ports and logistics, as in here, we really

01:31provide that secure foundation for companies to thrive.

01:34Excellent.

01:35So connectivity, not as plumbing, but as a platform for transformation.

01:39Absolutely.

01:40And Stuart, bring us to site.

01:42How is Thames Freeport transferring operations today?

01:45Sure.

01:46So we're working across three sites with Verizon colleagues at the moment, deploying at London

01:50Gateway, DP World, Fourth Port, and at the Ford Motor Company in Dagnum.

01:55And we're driving out use cases really in areas such as like optimization, really sort

02:01of enabling some of that automation and speeding up some automation, but actually fundamentally

02:05AI adoption.

02:06I know lots have been talked about that, but forming those use cases really early is critical

02:10to that success.

02:12Amazing.

02:12Well, that's logistics becoming intelligent.

02:15Sanjeev, take us through the partnership.

02:17How is Verizon supporting Thames Freeport's transformation?

02:20Well, we're delighted to be selected by Thames Freeport to provide that secure,

02:24low latency connectivity across a site.

02:28And the site like that's quite unique.

02:29It's over 1,500 acres across the Thames estuary.

02:33It requires connectivity in an outdoor and indoor environment.

02:36So we're providing that foundation using private 5G, a number of different private 5G radios

02:42and sites across that to make sure they have a foundation to work efficiently and effectively

02:47and also so they can advance into other areas like AI and other aspects of it.

02:53Amazing.

02:53Sanjeev, you mentioned AI.

02:55Where does network connectivity come into the equation as it comes to AI?

02:59Well, as we're all talking about AI and we're all probably using it on our phones every day

03:03and in our homes and offices, it requires a significant amount of bandwidth.

03:09It also requires significant low latency as well to really prove that, especially in real-time applications.

03:15And so what we're trying to do is provide that connectivity to provide that,

03:18to enable AI because it often gets overlooked.

03:21The network is critical to that foundation for a really useful and an excellent user experience.

03:27Amazing.

03:28And finally, within a minute on the clock, Stuart, next question for you.

03:33Can you share with us any innovative AI projects TEMS report has underway?

03:37We've got loads of exciting innovation projects around AI adoption, not only deployment of kind of infrastructure,

03:44which we'll do some announcements shortly around, but actually around the innovation programs in health,

03:49in transforming public services, continuing our work around ports and logistics

03:53to make sure that really we're making all those use cases come to life over the next sort of 12 months.

03:59So lots of exciting stuff for us.

04:01Amazing.

04:02And can't wait to dive into those.

04:03Well, Sanjeev, Stuart, thank you so much for your time.

04:06And to see that story in motion, let's roll out film from Verizon Business and TEMS Freeport.

04:15In this series, I want to find out which technologies will actually deliver the most competitive advantage.

04:20Let's go inside the Office of Innovation.

04:24What sort of impact is 5G going to have on what you're able to do here?

04:28It propels us into the next generation of efficiency and safety and security.

04:35It means that you can actually be more competitive because now you're able to increase the volume of trade

04:39that comes in and out of a port such as this.

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