Dr. Fleischer works in Group Technology & Future Services of A1 Telekom Austria Group. In his position as Head of Technology Strategy & Innovation, he contributes to the overall Digital Transformation of A1 Telekom Austria Group. He oversees the technology strategy development of A1 Telekom Austria Group since January 2019. He is furthermore involved in the operator’s work in the domains Edge Computing and 5G Network Evolution.

Dr. Fleischer has an overall record of 27 years in Telecommunications. He spent 11 years in product development with vendors dealing with various technologies. He worked for Philips, Lucent and Megisto Systems – a US based start-up company. By now 16 years, he spent working for the Telecommunications service provider, A1 Telekom Austria Group, ensuring the smooth evolution of the Core and Service Networks of the TA Group operating companies. He holds a Doctor degree in Physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Zurich (ETH Zurich) and an MBA from the Vienna Sales Manager Akademie.

In my presentation I will give an account of the status of rollout of 5G in Austria and some considerations surrounding the further evolution of 5G.