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178 value ,” he says . “ People see digitalisation as a threat as they translate it to job losses , but I see it as an opportunity where it can make our jobs easier , better , faster and more fulfilling . However , you need to be willing to make this culture change as digital transformation involves new skill sets with millennials and baby boomers responding differently to this learning process . Unless our managers , employees and support staff embrace the change of digital transformation , it will fail .”
With this cultural change in motion , Openserve is not resting on its laurels . In fact , today it is now striving to become the largest open-access infrastructure connectivity company in South Africa .
“ We are clear that we want to transform into a Digital Service Provider ( DSP ) that is able to expose the network as a service through open Application Programming Interfaces ( APIs ),” explains van Zyl . “ This is enabled through the ongoing virtualisation of hardware through NFV ( Network Function Virtualisation ) and managed through the concept of Software Defined Networks ( SDN ), truly digitalising our network .”
With a rigorous , digitally-enabled plan underway , the South African firm is preparing for the next chapter of its journey . But regardless of any changes , it seems Openserve will unwaveringly remain at the heart of connectivity in South Africa . AUGUST 2018