We sit down with Tata Communication's Anthony Bartolo to discuss disruption in the telecoms industry, including the impact IoT, eSIMs, vSIMs, iSIMs, NB-IoT & 5G. 

 

01:30 Intro to Tata Comms & Anthony Bartolo

 

03:00 What role does a fixed operator like Tata Comms play in the IoT space?

 

07:00 What is an embedded SIM (eSIM) and how will it transform the telecoms industry? And why have most telcos resisted it?

 

11:30 eSIM use cases (e.g. Device Manufacturers getting into the connectivity game, connected cars) and the new business cases that will emerge

 

19:15 How did lifts/elevators become the hot topic with eSIMs?

 

21:00 While Tata Comms, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom & Telstra have moved forward with eSIMs, why have the other Tier 1 mobile operators been resisting eSIMs

 

23:20 What's next? The shift to virtual SIMs (vSIMs) - and how this creates opps for brands like Amazon, Google & Facebook - and also the owners of SuperApps like Grab, Uber & GoJek. 

 

29:00 What's the future? Integrated SIMs (iSIMs) - connectivity built into the chipset - and everything comes "Born Connected"

 

32:25 Why have the telcos struggled with IoT? And why has Light Reading coined it IoVFT (Internet of Very Few Things)?

 

35:00 Why has NB-IoT done so well in China - and not lived up to the hype in the rest of the world?

 

40:55 What's the current state of 5G - and what opportunities will it create for enterprises?

 

44:10 What advice would you give to a telco that is starting down the IoT solution path?

 

46:00 What's next for Tata Comms? 

 

48:00 What technology will have the biggest impact on your life in the future?

 

49:45 Silicon Valley or Singapore - where's the best place for the next generation of entrepreneurs?