Data Centre Magazine June 2021 | Page 108

NTT DOCOMO
ZAIF SIDDIQI TITLE : EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GLOBAL HEAD OF NTT DOCOMO ’ S 5G & IOT BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
LOCATION : JAPAN
Siddiqi was assigned as an
Executive Director of Corporate Sales & Marketing Division at NTT DOCOMO , INC . to develop and lead the global enterprise business . His responsibilities were extended in July 2018 , where he was appointed to serve as a Board Member of NTT DOCOMO USA , China , Asia , Europe and Brazil to strategize the enterprise ICT business . In July 2020 , he assumed the role of Global Head of 5G IoT to address the needs of enterprise clients .
Prior to the current assignment , his professional contributions were at Vodafone Global Enterprise , Microsoft and Verizon Business . Zaif Siddiqi earned his bachelor ’ s degree from International Islamic University ,
Malaysia , in the faculty of Economics and Management Sciences with a minor in Business Administration . He speaks native Japanese , English and Urdu / Hindi and has over 44 years of living experience in Japan .

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“ We want to globalise our product and make it clear that our services are not just for Japan , but also for our customers overseas ”

ZAIF SIDDIQI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GLOBAL HEAD , NTT DOCOMO , INC .
For example , NTT DOCOMO , together with EDGEMATRIX , launched a worldfirst edge AI platform for intelligent video analytics , enabling high resolution , high security , and real-time video using AI . Using the EDGEMATRIX platform , customers can select and purchase AI applications and download them to an edge AI box remotely . This is the best state-of-the-art solution deployed in Japanese market , and NTT DOCOMO , along with EDGEMATRIX , is working to offer it to overseas markets as well .
Another key partner for NTT DOCOMO is LANDLOG . The firm was founded in 2017 by multiple companies including NTT DOCOMO . LANDLOG aims to build an ecosystem through partnering not only with companies involved in the construction process but also with various stakeholders surrounding the construction industry . LANDLOG provides an open platform