Recently, Todd Cushing was featured in a Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) member profile spotlight.
Todd Cushing is a nationally recognized data center, IT, and telecom executive with over 25 years of experience. Todd’s primary roles at 1623 Farnam include the design and oversight of the technology infrastructure of the data center, establishing and maintaining relationships with telecom carriers, and providing technology direction and support for customers. Prior to joining 1623 Farnam, Todd was a tenant representative broker for CBRE Data Center Real Estate and Olsson Engineering, focusing on site selection and design for data centers worldwide.
What technology breakthrough would pave the way for the ICT industry?
Enhancing communications has long been a key driver for all of us in the IT and telecommunications space. This year, it has become more important than ever. As we all have moved to working and learning from our homes, embracing and creating more meaningful ways to communicate with each other will be increasingly important. Post-COVID-19, we will see even more uses and development of real-time apps that encourage better collaboration and communication. There will be a rise of “TeleHuddle” styled apps.
Similar to a football huddle, a TeleHuddle gives you the opportunity to call the team together and set the play. TeleHuddle real-time apps will enable teams to discuss challenges, ideas, set their plans, and drive results. As we all reevaluate how to work remotely, we will see more and more innovative apps that will allow us all to do this in real-time and with increased capabilities.
What new apps would be a game-change in the next five (5) years?
Remote healthcare services will no doubt be on the rise over the next five years, especially for non-emergency situations. With telehealth apps, you can get prescriptions and treatment quickly without having to leave your house. Many offer support and provide assistance whether you have insurance or not. We can expect to see a rise in telehealth capabilities, especially when combined with advancements in wearable AI-driven devices that will also positively impact healthcare in our near future. Being able to get more data in real-time will truly change the way we address our health and well-being.
What value does PTC hold for you/your company?
PTC offers members an amazing opportunity to make new connections, reacquaint with old friends, and network on a global scale. Whether through virtual or in-person events, the PTC ecosystem brings our large industry together and gives us all a way to not only embrace our diversity and differences, but also make meaningful and impactful changes for the betterment of us all. We all have a lot to learn from each other and PTC gives us all a great vehicle to do so.
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