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Suresh Krishnan , Chief Technology Officer , Kaloom
wWhat would you describe as your most people memorable achievement ?
When we founded Kaloom , we had a vision to create an open standards-based software-defined networking fabric that was cloud-native and programmable . I left a larger company and a secure job to focus on innovation at a brand new startup . At one point , our CEO presented some of our core ideas such as a programmable dataplane , containersation and automation to industry influencers and a few wellknown analysts and they believed that these ideas were too radical to succeed . A few years later , we have managed to execute what we set out to do .
We recently announced the world ’ s most diverse multi-vendor 5G standalone solution with a leading global carrier . This is the first carrier trial built around a truly multi-vendor , 5G core environment running on a vendor-neutral platform . For us , it represents a ground-breaking accomplishment that others thought was impossible .
What first made you think of a career in technology ?
I ’ ve always been interested in technology and believed it could make a significant difference in people ’ s lives . Networking brings people together and has the potential to improve the standard of living for everyone . The big picture goal is to get more
connected . We can only do this by changing the economics of the equation , so that the cost of bringing connectivity to the next billion people on board comes within reach .
What do you think has emerged as the technology trend of 2021 and why ?
5G , Edge infrastructure investments and automation . The COVID-19 pandemic made everybody fully aware of the need for advanced connectivity . At the same time , the proliferation of remote working has accelerated the shift towards a more digital economy and changed the way we think about networks .
5G networks will enable greatly accelerated Digital Transformation far beyond what we have experienced to date . But 5G ’ s massive increase in capabilities cannot simply be implemented with the installation of a newer generation of radios near the users . Supporting the extremely low latency needed by next-gen applications requires an entirely different network infrastructure ,
Networking brings people together and has the potential to improve the standard of living for everyone .
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