What’s Next — Peter Malebye on how Vodacom Business is embracing innovation in the IoT sector

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Vodacom Business Chief of Sales Peter Malebye discusses how the company became a leader in the IoT sector.

Malebye is a respected leader in the South African IoT industry.

Before taking on his current role, he was the BCX Managing Executive responsible for industrial and commercial IoT and operational technology commercialisation.

Malebye has also worked for major technology brands Nokia, Absa, MTN, Alcatel, and Accenture.

He is passionate about discovering how Vodacom Business can help organisations succeed in a digital world and believes technology is a key enabler for young people to participate meaningfully in the knowledge economy.

The interview

In this What’s Next interview, Malebye discusses the importance of Vodacom being crowned South Africa’s Most Trusted Enterprise Telecommunications Provider.

He explains how this has helped Vodacom Business become a leader in the IoT industry, and unpacks the other factors that have contributed to Vodacom Business’s success in this sector.

Malebye then talks about the hurdles that Vodacom Business has faced along the way, before unpacking the major milestones the company has celebrated in the IoT sector.

He provides his predictions for the IoT industry, too, and explains how Vodacom Business is planning accordingly.

Malebye concludes the interview by giving advice to businesses that are interested in leveraging the power of IoT.

Watch the full interview with Peter Malebye below.