Nobuyuki Akimoto of NTT Docomo Ventures and Telstra Ventures' Matthew Koertge explained their units' differing approaches to CVC in the telecoms space.
Nobuyuki Akimoto of Japan-based telecommunications group NTT and Matthew Koertge of Australia-based telecoms firm Telstra discussed the challenges and opportunities for corporate venturing in the sector at the GCV Symposium this morning.
The telecoms industry is in an uncertain space at the moment as new media companies disrupt traditional revenue streams and competitors like Google Fiber emerge from leftfield to challenge them, meaning corporate venturing has become increasingly important.
Akimoto has been at NTT for 30 years and is currently…
