By Dominic Chopping


STOCKHOLM--Ericsson named Anthony Bartolo as chief executive of a new company launched by a group of global telecom operators to boost development of new digital services.

The Swedish telecom-equipment company said last year that it had joined forces with a host of companies to form a new venture aimed at accelerating adoption and innovation of network APIs--the interfaces that enable applications and mobile networks to communicate with each other and allow developers to build software applications.

Companies committing to the venture include America Movil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone, but additional telecom operators are encouraged to join.

The new company has been named Aduna, Ericsson said Wednesday.

Bartolo was most recently chief operating officer at Vonage, and before that was at Bandwidth. He has also held senior roles at Avaya and Tata Communications. He will assume his responsibilities as CEO on Jan. 20, 2025.

The closing of the venture is expected later this year, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.


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