Bela Virag

Managing Partner

Head of Arthur D. Little Austria

Areas of Focus

Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)

Education

The Open University (United Kingdom)

Master of Business Administration

Past Experience

T-Mobile Austria

Executive Vice President Business Marketing

WiMAX Telecom

Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Management Board

Telekom Austria

Marketing Coordination/M&A

Bela is a Managing Partner at Arthur D. Little in our Vienna office, with 17 years of experience in telecommunications, in both consulting and management positions within the industry in fixed, mobile, internet and e-commerce.

Since joining Arthur D. Little, Bela has been focused on telecommunications global B2B (core B2B, ICT services, cloud, managed services, go-2-market, etc.) and marketing (customer experience) topics. He also specializes in operations, audit, production model, platform and process design.

His recent consulting projects include:

Global B2B strategy for multiple operators (including global B2B delivery)
ICT transformation (Nordic incumbent)
Development of a managed services costing/pricing and delivery strategy for a German MS-media player
Development of a managed-services entry strategy for a MENA operator
Managed services sales capability for a MENA operator
Performance improvement for a global managed-services operator in regards to the delivery capability
Establishment of a pre-sales and bid-evaluation capability for a managed-services supplier spanning multiple product lines and markets

Bela holds an MBA with focus on strategy development, international marketing and finance

Recent Publications

The demand for Private Campus Networks offers operators an opportunity for value generation – we estimate the global market size to be €60-70bn by 2025. If operators do not act now and prepare accordingly, they risk missing out. Enterprises have economically sensible use cases and technologically justified needs for private 5G or LTE technology on their premises. But, few operators to date have developed a strategic approach to satisfy demand, which is why enterprises have begun to fight for access to their own spectrum.

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Financial services

Open banking: The beginning of a new era

Bela Virag

Due to digital disruption, an important dichotomy erupts: banks have more interaction with customers than ever, but customers have many more choices to fulfill their financial needs. As customers prefer choices and experience over being locked into single suppliers, banks need to transform into open banks, striving to give customers “choice”. This will turn financial services into a supply-side market.

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His recent consulting projects include:

Global B2B strategy for multiple operators (including global B2B delivery)
ICT transformation (Nordic incumbent)
Development of a managed services costing/pricing and delivery strategy for a German MS-media player
Development of a managed-services entry strategy for a MENA operator
Managed services sales capability for a MENA operator
Performance improvement for a global managed-services operator in regards to the delivery capability
Establishment of a pre-sales and bid-evaluation capability for a managed-services supplier spanning multiple product lines and markets

Bela holds an MBA with focus on strategy development, international marketing and finance