Ericsson has appointed Anthony Bartolo as the chief executive officer (CEO) of its network application programming interface (API) venture, Aduna. Bartolo, who was previously the chief operating officer (COO) at Vonage, will officially take on his new role on January 20, 2025.
Before his role at Vonage, Bartolo had a significant career in the tech industry. He served at Bandwidth and was the executive vice president and chief product officer at Avaya. At Avaya, he successfully led the transition to a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model, which resulted in an 11-fold increase in annual recurring revenue and notable customer acquisitions. Additionally, he held senior executive positions at Tata Communications, where he was the president of mobility and chief product officer.
Aduna, a joint venture launched in September 2024, is a collaboration between Ericsson and several global telecom operators, including América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Vodafone.
