Dr. Karim Taga

Managing Partner

Executive committee

Global Head of Functional Practices

Austria

Karim advises board members and CEOs to take effective decisions on the telco transformation journey.

Dr. Karim Taga

Education

Vienna University of Technology, Austria
PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry
Webster University, Austria
MBA, International Business and Marketing
Polytech Orléans, France
MSc, Mechanical Engineering and Material Science, with a master’s thesis at UC Berkeley

Past Experience

Ericsson (before 1997)
Product Manager
University of Technology in Vienna
Assistant Professor (Univ. Ass.)

Dr. Karim Taga

Karim is Managing Partner, Global Head of Functional Practices. Prior to that, Karim led the TIME practice globally for over 12 years since 2012. He has 30 years of experience with ADL in the telecommunication area and previously worked with a leading global telecom supplier.

In Arthur D. Little, Karim’s work focuses primarily on three functional areas: 

  • Growth strategies and business transformations 
  • Corporate Finance – Transaction support, mainly working with Private Equity firms and Banks
  • Boardroom presentation and facilitation

Besides his management consulting assignments with clients in 4 industries:

  • he acts as a Jury member for several Telecom & Media prize award ceremonies in Asia, Europe, and in the US. 
  • he supports several telecommunication councils and associations as well as governments and regulators in setting their (digital) agenda as an advisor
  • he is chairing and facilitating top executive international events and conferences

Before joining ADL he worked for several years for Ericsson and was a research assistant professor at the University of Technology in Vienna. Furthermore, he enjoyed four different education systems: Tunisia (Lycée El Menzah V), France (Lycée JB Say/ESEM), the USA (UC Berkeley), and Austria (TU Wien).

Karim holds an MSc, MBA, and Ph.D.

Telcos: Outsource international voice!
Telcos: Outsource international voice!
Providing voice services is among the core functions of telcos. It may seem counterintuitive but outsourcing international voice services has the potential to create value and enhance service quality. In this Viewpoint, we summarize the options available for stand-alone telcos and small telco groups to manage the decline in international voice business and illuminate benefits they can gain from outsourcing international voice. We also highlight the outsourcing process and strategies to mitigate common challenges.
Embracing the telco productivity race
Embracing the telco productivity race
Improving productivity is a critical element of the journey telcos must take to become ambidextrous — and improving productivity is about going way beyond cost-cutting. In this Viewpoint, we discuss a transformative approach that we call the “Productivity RACE” (Radical, Accelerated, Continuous, and Effective). This framework sets out to improve and sustain business productivity, while addressing commonly observed challenges and barriers to successful execution of productivity measures.
Mobile network virtualization calls for operating model reconfiguration
VIRTUALIZATION ENTAILS CHANGES IN PROCUREMENT
Copper switch off: Opportunity to drive infrastructure convergence?
Telecoms: Leveraging adversity to leapfrog into the future
The telecoms industry has been able to weather the COVID-19 storm better than many sectors, and has even increased its importance for communicating in a locked-down, socially distanced world. What will be the longer-term impacts for different parts of the sector? This article examines the current environment and explains how CXOs can prepare for the potential challenges and opportunities in a postcrisis world.
Telecom, media and technology – COVID-19 implications and medium-term recovery
Leading businesses through the COVID-19 crisis
Leading businesses through the COVID-19 crisis First learnings from Asia and Italy
Is your city ready to go digital?
Today, cities face a multitude of challenges originating from societal and technological changes: population growth, urbanization, infrastructure provision, crime and cyber-crime, and environmental pollution. These challenges necessitate new digital use cases. A variety of use cases based on 5G, the next generation of mobile network technology, help to overcome these challenges and enhance economic development across industries.

Dr. Karim Taga

Karim is Managing Partner, Global Head of Functional Practices. Prior to that, Karim led the TIME practice globally for over 12 years since 2012. He has 30 years of experience with ADL in the telecommunication area and previously worked with a leading global telecom supplier.

In Arthur D. Little, Karim’s work focuses primarily on three functional areas: 

  • Growth strategies and business transformations 
  • Corporate Finance – Transaction support, mainly working with Private Equity firms and Banks
  • Boardroom presentation and facilitation

Besides his management consulting assignments with clients in 4 industries:

  • he acts as a Jury member for several Telecom & Media prize award ceremonies in Asia, Europe, and in the US. 
  • he supports several telecommunication councils and associations as well as governments and regulators in setting their (digital) agenda as an advisor
  • he is chairing and facilitating top executive international events and conferences

Before joining ADL he worked for several years for Ericsson and was a research assistant professor at the University of Technology in Vienna. Furthermore, he enjoyed four different education systems: Tunisia (Lycée El Menzah V), France (Lycée JB Say/ESEM), the USA (UC Berkeley), and Austria (TU Wien).

Karim holds an MSc, MBA, and Ph.D.

Telcos: Outsource international voice!
Telcos: Outsource international voice!
Providing voice services is among the core functions of telcos. It may seem counterintuitive but outsourcing international voice services has the potential to create value and enhance service quality. In this Viewpoint, we summarize the options available for stand-alone telcos and small telco groups to manage the decline in international voice business and illuminate benefits they can gain from outsourcing international voice. We also highlight the outsourcing process and strategies to mitigate common challenges.
Embracing the telco productivity race
Embracing the telco productivity race
Improving productivity is a critical element of the journey telcos must take to become ambidextrous — and improving productivity is about going way beyond cost-cutting. In this Viewpoint, we discuss a transformative approach that we call the “Productivity RACE” (Radical, Accelerated, Continuous, and Effective). This framework sets out to improve and sustain business productivity, while addressing commonly observed challenges and barriers to successful execution of productivity measures.
Mobile network virtualization calls for operating model reconfiguration
VIRTUALIZATION ENTAILS CHANGES IN PROCUREMENT
Copper switch off: Opportunity to drive infrastructure convergence?
Telecoms: Leveraging adversity to leapfrog into the future
The telecoms industry has been able to weather the COVID-19 storm better than many sectors, and has even increased its importance for communicating in a locked-down, socially distanced world. What will be the longer-term impacts for different parts of the sector? This article examines the current environment and explains how CXOs can prepare for the potential challenges and opportunities in a postcrisis world.
Telecom, media and technology – COVID-19 implications and medium-term recovery
Leading businesses through the COVID-19 crisis
Leading businesses through the COVID-19 crisis First learnings from Asia and Italy
Is your city ready to go digital?
Today, cities face a multitude of challenges originating from societal and technological changes: population growth, urbanization, infrastructure provision, crime and cyber-crime, and environmental pollution. These challenges necessitate new digital use cases. A variety of use cases based on 5G, the next generation of mobile network technology, help to overcome these challenges and enhance economic development across industries.

More About Karim
  • Vienna University of Technology, Austria
    PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry
  • Webster University, Austria
    MBA, International Business and Marketing
  • Polytech Orléans, France
    MSc, Mechanical Engineering and Material Science, with a master’s thesis at UC Berkeley
  • Ericsson (before 1997)
    Product Manager
  • University of Technology in Vienna
    Assistant Professor (Univ. Ass.)