Javier Benitez

Background

About Javier Benitez

Telecommunications Engineer with 25 years of experience in service provider innovation, architecture, design and implementation in the areas of AI, Edge Computing, SDN/NFV, IP/MPLS/SR, Carrier Ethernet and Optical Transport. Since 2021, driving innovation at Colt by exploring new ideas and technologies jointly with partners and customers to create sustainable revenue growth. Professional positions and responsibilities held during the last 25 years include Innovation management and leadership, SDN and NFV strategy architecture, end to end IP/MPLS network design, new services/features definition, in-depth engineering testing and documentation, vendor management, RFI/RFP architecture prime, new technology research and equipment introduction, long term (3 to 5 year) target architecture, conference speaker and participation in different SDO's (IETF, ONF, ETSI ISG NFV, MEF, TIP). Areas of Interest: Digital Transformation, AI, Edge Computing, Smart-X technologies, SDN & NFV, IP/MPLS/SR, Ethernet and Optical Transport.