As CPaaSAA accelerates through its third year, the pace of change is unmistakable. AI is no longer a side theme—it’s fast becoming the core disruption across communications, infrastructure, and enterprise expectations. CASA25 is just ahead. The Inner Circle is live. CAVE continues to push long-term vision. And anchoring many of these efforts is one of our most strategic collaborators: The Next Cloud.
Founded by Rob Kurver, original founder of CPaaSAA, The Next Cloud is a boutique consulting firm for leaders navigating what’s next. The name says it all: our industry never stands still—there’s always another shift on the horizon. From voice to cloud, from CPaaS to programmable ecosystems—and now, from automation to agentic AI.
Strategy, Storytelling & Ecosystem Activation
The Next Cloud doesn’t focus on execution or campaigns. It plays where direction is set: strategy, narrative, leadership enablement, and ecosystem collaboration. Its clients range from telcos and scaleups to AI innovators and platform builders—anyone aiming to lead, not just follow, in the next phase of communications.
Seeing the Shift: AI and Agentic Infrastructure
The Next Cloud has been one of the first to frame AI as a core communications shift, not just a layer on top. They’ve helped CPaaSAA—and many of its members—start thinking about what agentic AI really means for our stack, our roles, and our value in the enterprise world.
“There’s always a next cloud. The smart ones don’t just wait for it—they help define it. This time, it’s agentic AI. And if telcos and platform players want to lead, they need to think in ecosystems, not silos.”
— Rob Kurver, Founder of The Next Cloud and CPaaSAA
Where That Shows Up: CASA, CAVE, The Inner Circle, Telco API Working Group, CPaaSAA Talks.
You’ll find The Next Cloud shaping some of CPaaSAA’s most strategic efforts:
- CASA: Helping design a high-impact program for our annual event that’s focused on action, not airtime.
- CAVE: Curating long-term thinking and private leadership dialogue at the edge of industry change.
- The Inner Circle: Supporting members in closed-door sessions with challenge-led strategy and advisory input.
- Telco API Working Group: Providing framing and structure to help turn technical work into ecosystem traction.
- CPaaSAA Talks: Driving the narrative and spotlighting the voices, themes, and provocations shaping the future of communications.
One of Many—On a Level Playing Field
The Next Cloud is a key voice in our story—but just one of many. Our Advisory Marketplace is designed to give all partners equal visibility and opportunity. Members choose who they work with. We make sure it’s fair.
Shaping What Comes Next
If you’re building the future of cloud communications—or the AI stack that runs alongside it—The Next Cloud brings the clarity, positioning, and ecosystem mindset to help you lead it.
Because the next cloud is already forming. The only question is: will you help define it?
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