Futuresinfocus

In a post-Covid world, where physical and virtual become increasingly synthesized the way we express ourselves, the way we work, and how we are going to organize our personal and work lives are going to evolve. This is the best manifestation of the idea of the Metaverse.  The podcast talks to the leader, CEO of the largest carrier in the US (CEO Verizon business) with a workforce in the hundreds of thousands about how their 5G and edge services will change to match this world, but also how they have evolved the way they think about the working world for their employees. Tami Erwin talks about the human component of the world we are experiencing and how home and work are intertwined responsibilities for her and the company going forward.  Every business will leave Covid having to re-imagine a full range of practices for its people, customers, and markets. This is the trigger 5G had needed and the ripple effect on 6G will become increasingly clear as we adjust to the new world of the evolving Metavers