Fibre Broadband Reinvented: Richard Jeffares on Unlocking Growth at TMT World Congress 2025

In this in-depth discussion with Marta Colombo, EMEA Reporter for TMT Finance - Richard shares his insights on how cloud technology, automation, and industry collaboration are redefining the telecoms landscape.

Produced by TMT Finance, filmed at TMT World Congress 2025

• How Vitrifi’s mission to ‘cloudify telecommunications’ evolved over the past year – 0:17

• The biggest opportunities and challenges for operators navigating the UK’s FTTP rollout and copper switch-off– 1:14

• Richard's predictions on 2025 mergers - 2:49

• How the UK market has adapted to the increased cost of capital and interest rate impacts on businesses over the past year – 3:56

• The strategies European market operators could adopt to improve fibre service adoption and customer engagement – 5:05

• How new technologies are driving a culture of change in fibre adoption - 7:20

• How differences in regulatory frameworks between the UK and Europe impact the pace and scale of fibre infrastructure deployment - 9:29

• How the principles of data mesh, workflow automation, and self-managing intelligence create measurable value for operators and investors in Europe’s fibre markets - 14:40

• How Vitrifi’s platform’s specific capabilities make it a game-changer in the context of post-merger integration for operators - 16:39

• How Vitrifi’s autonomic platform can transform industries like utilities, smart cities, or healthcare, and where the most significant opportunities lie - 19:58

• Vitrifi’s key takeaways for operators, investors, and partners from this year’s TMT World Congress – 21:40