Technology Magazine - USA (2021-02)

PANEL: RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

What COVID trends do you

see remaining?

Remote workers, companies staying

leaner and supply chain evolution.

What makes Talley different?

We have a focused approach on

customer types. We understand a

specific number of solutions, operate

with profitability in mind, and that

streamlines our decision tree.

Removing that ‘noise’ is key to what

we’re trying to accomplish.

Where do you see the business

going in the next 12-18 months?

Crossing my fingers, our business is

going to be busy. With the effort to

reduce costs, IoT is going to be more

important, small cells are going to be

deployed in mass, macro sites will

still be built, and fiber plants to

support things at or near the edge

will be needed across the board.

What are the top industry trends?

Faster bandwidth; fiber-optic usage

in back- mid- and front-haul; AI; and

the deployment of small cells.

—

Rhys Fernandez,

Director of 5G Applications, Talley Inc.

“ As a distributor, we’re like the home

depots of the wireless application world”

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