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Roman Friedrich is the ESG lead for Boston Consulting Group's Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice in Europe, the Middle East, and South America. He is the co-lead for the firm's global digital infrastructure initiative, and is responsible for BCG's Telco Sustainability Index product and Fiber in a Box methodology, which enables telcos and investors to deploy fiber quickly and efficiently.

Although he has worked across the entire telecommunications value chain, Roman's current areas of focus are helping telco clients become more sustainable, supporting digital infrastructure deals (fiber, data center), and optimizing performance of digital infrastructure companies. He has worked with telco operators around the world with a strong focus on Germany, the Nordics, Russia, the UK, and Turkey.

Past areas of focus have been digital transformation and growth challenges in B2C and B2B. Roman was a scholar at the German Merit Foundation for eight years. Today he is a frequent speaker at telco and digital conferences and publishes white papers on a regular basis. Before joining BCG, he was a scientific researcher at the University of Tübingen/Institute for Theoretical Physics, a Partner at Booz Allen Hamilton (Booz & Company/Strategy&), and a Managing Director at AlixPartners.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • PhD, theoretical particle physics, University of Tübingen
  • Diploma in Nuclear Physics, Technical University of Darmstadt

Publications and Videos

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Why Financing is a Game-Changer for the Flagging Telco Industry

New financing platforms are one way telcos can deliver better customer satisfaction and sell more phones.
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Telcos Show Modest Gains in Curbing Emissions and Helping Customers Curb Theirs

This year’s Telco Sustainability Index shows that the industry is making progress toward achieving its environmental sustainability goals—and helping customers reach their own.
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How Tech and Telecom Can Create a Triple Win in Green

The information and communications technology (ICT) sector can help its customers reach their sustainability goals by providing the technologies and connectivity needed to improve efficiency, reduce energy use, and raise productivity.
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How Telcos Can Put Their Sustainability Promises into Practice

Telecom providers face mounting pressure to improve their environmental sustainability, but they’ve been slow to respond. It’s time to take action.
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Infrastructure Strategy 2022: A Pivot to the Digital Frontier

Traditional projects offer varying returns, depending on an investor’s willingness to embrace risk. But all eyes are on digital.

Fiber in a Box

Learn how BCG supported the formation of a fiber joint venture in the EU. Key modules included footprint selection, capex estimations, business case calculations, and stakeholder alignment. We bundled knowledge from this project and other cases into a suite of tools to support clients on fiber topics. The talk covers the ability to provide geo-spatial network models at the household level combined with value-based roll-out methodologies.

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Putting Sustainability at the Top of the Telco Agenda

A jump in global data usage, propelled by the COVID pandemic, is drawing attention to the sector’s CO2 emissions, making environmental impact a new strategic imperative.