Franz Seiser, Executive Tribe Lead “DATA" oversees engineering and the full lifecycle of technologies and platforms within Deutsche Telekom’s data services domain in Germany for both fixed and mobile networks. His work spans end-to-end system and platform engineering, lifecycle management, resilient multi-platform architectures, KPI-driven optimization, and large-scale integration across lab and live environments. With deep expertise in network architecture, cloud-native platforms, and data-centric systems, he has driven key innovations such as O-RAN commercialization, cloud-native 5G core architectures, and network slicing. He combines strong technical leadership with extensive experience in specification, validation, vendor selection, and cross-functional engineering.