EKASINOMICS – Telecoms start up company, TrillComm

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GUEST: Gavin Naidoo - TrillComm’s Founder & CEO.
When we speak of telecommunications, we think of long-standing network or service providing businesses such as Vodacom, MTN, Telkom or Cell C amongst others. An afterthought or concurrently, we think of an industry highly regulated and probably very expensive to enter or establish yourself in as an entrepreneur. Red tapes, costly infrastructure and establishing a solid and credible network and database are some of the barriers to entry and challenges telecommunications entrepreneur may face.
Meet Gavin Naidoo, an entrepreneur and seasoned businessman who established TrillComm in 2017. Gavin Naidoo has been in the IT and Telecommunications industry for 30 years, with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the space, having worked for network giants such as Telkom, where he served as a Portfolio Manager; Data Centre Services and Neotel, where he serves as Senior Manager, General Manager and Head of Commercial. He has led startups such as, Transtel, Tidak Powercom, Dynamic Rush Hour and BT Global Services, where he was Head of Product Management and Strategic Partnerships, responsible for Asia, Middle East and Africa, before taking the road less travelled of becoming a telecommunications entrepreneur.
20 Nov 2PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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