Mahender Nandikonda

Mahender is an entrepreneur and experienced executive with 20+ years in the global telecommunications industry. As a founding member of Qvantel, he has been at the forefront of customer success and in establishing long-lasting relationships with key customers. He is currently leading Customer Accounts & Sales at Qvantel where he is passionate to help CSPs to get the best out of digital transformations deploying Qvantel Flex BSS.

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Network APIs, the $34 Billion Opportunity and the New Focus on APIs

The potential for network APIs to kick start operators’ revenue growth renewal was brought into sharp focus recently when some of the world’s largest operators and Ericsson announced a new venture to sell network APIs on a global basis. The list of operators involved in this venture includes América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra,...

My API Story: New Revenue Streams Beyond Connectivity

This article was first published on TM Forum's website Ailis Claassen interviewed Qvantel's Chief Product Officer Mahender Nandikonda  about the TM Forum Open API program.

The Opportunities and Challenges of Digitalisation for CSPs

This article was first published in Connect World Latin America.

Across a variety of industries, many companies have started to build and implement their digital transformation strategies and launch new digital services in a bid to stand out and stay competitive in their respective markets. The strong consumer preference for more digital services with the likes of 24/7 self-service and other...

BSS and the Move to Perpetual Transformation

This article was first published in Mobile Magazine 

Business Support Systems (BSS) are at the heart of a telecom operator’s successful business operations. But in the past two decades, operators have drifted away from a focus on their business because they have taken an IT-centric approach to source, run, and evolve their mission-critical business platforms.

What should be simple became...

How to Successfully Deliver Digital Transformations During a Pandemic

More than a century ago, the great scientist Louis Pasteur said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” By this, he meant that sudden flashes of insight and success don’t just happen but are the products of preparation. We’d like to share our story of how early adoption of digital, cloud, and a BSS as a Service (SaaS) way of working helped Qvantel successfully serve our customers through pandemic...