Stephen Bryant to be the new CTO of DigitalRoute

DigitalRoute has appointed Stephen Bryant to the position of CTO. In this new role at DigitalRoute, Stephen will be responsible for initiating and expanding dialogues with major partners and customer groups, evolving DigitalRoute's strategic offerings into the Internet of Things enabling the growing wave of digitalization demands in both telecoms and enterprises.

Stephen's broad network of existing customers, media, analyst and partner contacts, cultivated in his previous roles, will enable him to enter the role of CTO with a detailed understanding of market needs. His arrival in the role of CTO brings unrivalled experience, knowledge and insight into driving the company's IoT strategy, including new offerings and exploration of new potential markets for the company.

He has designed and built Telenor Connexion's IoT Connectivity Platform, which was later sold to Ericsson to become the Ericsson Device Connectivity Platform (DCP) and Telenor Connexion's real-time analytics and machine learning platform. Prior to joining DigitalRoute, Stephen served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Tele2 IoT, launching multiple new products in the market in his time there for Software Defined Wide Area Networks and analytics.

Before working for IoT Connectivity Service Providers like Telenor Connexion and Tele2 IoT, Stephen worked as a senior management and technology consultant with major players including Logica, Fujitsu and BearingPoint.

Commenting on the new joining, Bryant said, "I am delighted to join a truly innovative and exciting software company whose technology – as I have successfully implemented firsthand – is becoming a key component of success in the digital age. Significant opportunities lie ahead for DigitalRoute and it is exciting to be part of an organization being adapted to specifically respond to them."

Also, Andreas Zartmann, Chief Executive Officer, DigitalRoute, says, "Stephen's arrival is a real coup for us. He is an established leader in IoT and his joining DigitalRoute is a key step in the transformation of our business toward addressing the requirements of the Internet of Things. His leadership will be focussed both internally and externally, most critically in ensuring our products continue to meet the needs of the markets and customers we serve. I am delighted to add Stephen to our leadership team and I believe his new role represents a significant step forward for DigitalRoute.”