Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) has graduated from academic debate to enterprise imperative. With standards finalised, pilots underway, and national mandates emerging, the quantum threat is now a boardroom issue. This article outlines the most urgent actions that CIOs, CISOs, and board directors must take to assess exposure, mitigate long-term risk, and lead a coordinated transition to quantum-safe infrastructure.

While post-quantum cryptography (PQC) is often discussed in theoretical terms, it is already being deployed across industries—from telecom and cloud computing to financial services and government networks. This article presents a curated set of real-world PQC pilots, early adoptions, and implementation challenges.

Telecom networks underpin everything from 5G access to national timing—but many remain vulnerable to quantum-enabled attacks. This article outlines where the risks lie, what regulators are doing, and how telecom operators can lead the shift to quantum-secure infrastructure.

This article reviews the global status of post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) standards as of 2025, identifies strategic implications for telecoms, infrastructure, and cloud providers, and outlines what boards must prioritise in navigating this transition.

Directors review roadmaps, approve transformation programmes, and assess risks. Yet behind the scenes, much of what passes for strategy is quietly shaped—or even dictated—by the very vendors who sell the technology.

Inaction carries its own cost: lost market share, rising input prices, obsolescence, talent attrition, and competitive displacement. For boards in Africa, MENA, Southeast Asia, and the Balkans, ‘strategic patience’ can quickly become strategic irrelevance.

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In emerging markets and crisis-prone sectors, the ability to act under constraint is the hallmark of strategic leadership. This article explores why boards hesitate when no path looks optimal, how this indecision erodes value, and how they can reframe decision-making to lead boldly- even when all roads seem uncertain.

In telecom boardrooms from London to Lagos, AI has become a near-constant topic. Directors nod sagely at the mention of ‘machine learning’, approve digital transformation budgets, and debate ethical concerns over generative models.

et many boardrooms remain trapped in outdated mindsets, shaped by legacy performance indicators, obsolete competitive models, and vendor-fed strategies. The result? Strategic inertia at precisely the moment when telcos need to be their boldest.