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Telecoms.com PodcastTelecoms law, global trade and NvidiaThe guys came straight from an early lunch to welcome the pod’s first ever lawyer – David Hunt – as their special guest. David specialises in the interface between companies and governments, so the conversation covered a wide range of topics, covering all parts of the globe. The US, Europe, and China inevitably featured strongly as the implications of recent developments on global trade were also explored, before they concluded with an analysis of Nvidia’s attempts to get into telecoms.
2025-03-242h 06
Telecoms.com PodcastEricsson, B2B telecoms and NokiaThe guys are delighted to welcome Pablo Tomasi of analyst firm Omdia this week, whose appearance is so well timed as to create the impression of planning. All three of them attended Ericsson’s big pre-MWC media and analyst presentation in London, so they start off by reviewing that, specifically Ericsson’s bets on the future of the mobile industry and the likelihood of them paying off. That leads to conversation about enterprise telecoms in general, before they conclude with a robust debate about the implications of Nokia’s new CEO appointment.
2025-02-172h 05
Telecoms.com PodcastThe Telecoms.com Podcast: VodaThree, BT and TrumpThe pod is back, having skipped a week to allow Scott to galavant around Istanbul, and is delighted to welcome back special guest Neil McRae of Juniper Networks. After hearing all about Scott’s trip they get into the main news of the week – the near approval of the UK operator megamerger of Vodafone and Three. They eventually move on to discuss the latest developments in BT’s strategy before reflecting on the recent election of Donald Trump as US President and what that may mean for telecoms.
2024-11-111h 53
Telecoms.com PodcastUS vs China, Huawei and telecoms recessionThere’s no guest this week, which is just as well as they didn’t have enough cameras to record three people anyway. The lads start by examining the many ways America is trying to starve China of access to semiconductors. That inevitably involves Huawei, which is the main proxy for this initiative, and they eventually move on to discuss Europe’s hesitance to do what the US tells it regarding Huawei, before concluding with the latest signals concerning the telecoms recession.
2024-10-281h 59
Telecoms.com PodcastCambridge Consultants, AI and telecoms recessionThe guys were delighted to welcome special guest Stephane Remy of Cambridge Consultants to the pod this week. They start by finding out about Stephane’s day job, which involves all kinds of telecoms and tech cleverness. That leads to a broader discussion about the current state of the telecoms industry, before they conclude by analysing some recent AI news.
2024-09-231h 53
Telecoms.com PodcastTelecoms inflection, mobile data and MicrosoftThe pod is delighted to welcome back one of its most returning guests – telecoms consultant William Webb. William is also a prolific author and they start by discussing his latest book, The End of Telecoms History, which asserts that the industry has reached an inflection point and needs to pivot to new business models. A key to that assertion is the slowing of mobile data traffic growth and they go on to critique forecasts that claim the contrary, before concluding with a look at Microsoft’s attempts to mitigate its responsibility for the recent global IT outage.
2024-07-291h 45
Telecoms.com PodcastTelecoms recession, China and GermanyThis week’s pod was recorded remotely because Scott was larging it in the Canary Islands. After reflecting on Scott’s weekend on the lash, they start by reviewing data showing the telecoms recession is set to get worse before it gets better. They move on to assess China’s ability to manufacture cutting-edge chips before concluding by discussing a popular story of Iain’s regarding German policy towards Huawei.
2024-05-281h 14
Telecoms.com PodcastQuarterly earnings, networks and telecoms recessionThe pod is delighted to welcome back special guest Neil McRae, Chief Network Strategist at Juniper Networks. The main theme of the chat was derived from recent quarterly earnings announcements by Ericsson and Nokia, which were very similar as they’re both suffering through what could be described as a telecoms recession. There also were plenty of networking tangents, including some DIY stories from Neil.
2024-04-231h 35
Telecoms.com PodcastMavenir, Open RAN and telecoms policyDue to a combination of striking UK trains and the harsh Texan winter, we were forced to conduct this guest episode over Zoom. But that in no way diminished our delight in welcoming returning special guest John Baker of Mavenir. Open RAN being the core of his day job, much of the pod is spent arguing the toss over whether it’s delivering as promised, but they still find time to look at EU telecoms policy and Ofcom over-reach.
2023-02-061h 49
Telecoms.com PodcastNetwork X 2022 specialThis special edition of the pod it brought to you from the Network X telecoms show in Amsterdam. Scott and Iain are first joined by Ronan De Renesse of analyst firm Omdia. They review some of the chat at the show concerning IoT, 5G and 6G, as well as a number of ad hoc tangents. Ronan then makes way for Telecoms.com’s Andrew Wooden, who talks us through the main keynote speeches and discussions from the event, focusing mainly on managing change and security.
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2022-10-201h 16
Telecoms.com PodcastRussia, T-Mobile US and nothingIain was knackered after a half marathon when we recorded this pod as was Pierre’s audio mixer, which gave up an hour or so into the recording. Nonetheless the lads manage to open with another look at the Russia/Ukraine conflict as it affects the telecoms business, before moving on to discuss the latest update from T-Mobile US. The final segment would have been called Nothing, appropriately, but you’ll never know what we said.
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2022-03-281h 11
Telecoms.com PodcastMWC, Ericsson and UkraineWe’re back in the studio and reunited with Iain this week. Seeing as they weren’t able to pod together at the show, the lads start with a recap of Mobile World Congress. They move on to talk about the awkward situation Ericsson has found itself in over its historical activities in Iraq before concluding with a look at the implications for the telecoms industry in the Ukraine conflict.
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2022-03-141h 32
Telecoms.com PodcastLive from MWC 2022This special episode of the pod was recorded on the Orange stand at Mobile World Congress 2022 so, technically, it’s not ‘live’ but you know what we mean. Scott decides to tag-team three guests and starts by chatting to Phillipe Lucas of Orange to get his impressions of this first full version of the show for three years. That line of conversation is carried over to friend of the Pod Mary Clark and then Telecoms.com Deputy Editor Andrew Wooden, with Iain Morris of Light Reading apparently having better things to do than turn up.
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2022-03-0755 min
Telecoms.com PodcastConsolidation, 6G and online safetyThe lads start this week’s pod by looking forward to the full return of Mobile World Congress, while lamenting the amount of Covid-related aggro they will have to endure in order to attend. The main item for discussion is consolidation in the telecoms industry, its probability and desirability. They move on to ask whether 6G is even necessary and conclude with a look at the UK government’s desire to police online speech.
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2022-02-141h 34
Telecoms.com Podcast5G, Meta and quarterliesThe crew is delighted to welcome another special guest in telecoms analyst Dean Bubley. After a ridiculously long introduction they finally get to the topic of 5G, specifically sorting the hype from the reality. Facebook recently decided to rename itself Meta, so they move on to discuss that and the concept pf the metaverse that it refers to, before concluding with a couple of highlights from quarterly earnings season.
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2021-11-011h 46
Telecoms.com PodcastVodafone, public cloud and ChinaThe lads are back in the studio for this guest-less pod. Ian and Scott start by reflecting on a Vodafone dinner they both attended last week where the wine flowed, so their recollections are a bit murky. They move on to the enduring topic of the public cloud, featuring some news from a recent podcast guest, and conclude with the latest drama concerning China’s role in the telecoms world.
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2021-10-251h 27
Telecoms.com PodcastChina Mobile, Orange and FacebookWe’ve run out of guests for the time being so you’re just stuck with boring old Scott and Iain. They start by reviewing the latest 5G tender from China Mobile and what it might mean for the future of the global telecoms industry. Orange had a strategy day earlier in the week, which they both attended, so them move on to review that before concluded with the latest dramas around Facebook.
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2021-10-111h 28
Telecoms.com PodcastSatellites, roaming and devicesThe pod welcomes returning special guest Mary Clark, a telecoms industry exec currently between gigs, this week. She starts by telling us what she’s been up to, including work with a ‘proper’ satellite-to-handset company and the Thames Estuary Growth Board. They move on to reflect on Three UK’s decision to start charging for roaming, which is especially bad news for producer Pierre, before concluding with a quick look at recent device launches by internet giants.
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2021-09-131h 32
Telecoms.com PodcastMWC 2021, WarnerMedia, profitabilityOur intrepid podders brave the rubbish London spring to bring you their distinctive brand of half-cut telecoms banter. They start by mulling the pros and cons of the delayed Mobile World Congress 2011, which is due to take place in a month. They move on to reflect on AT&T’s very expensive and ultimately failed foray into content before concluding by asking whether we should stop expecting telos to make much profit.
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2021-05-2453 min
Telecoms.com PodcastOpenRAN, quarterlies and AIIain and Scott retreat from springtime London to bring you another dose of telecoms chit-chat. They start with the latest on the hot topic of OpenRAN, including Dish going all-in with AWS. Quarterlies season is in full flow, so they move on to look at Ericsson’s before concluding with a review of the latest thinking around the regulation of artificial intelligence.
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2021-04-261h 16
Telecoms.com PodcastVendor diversity, Huawei and Virgin/O2 mergerThe boys are back in town as they record the first pod from the studio this year. They celebrate by discussing the UK telecoms diversity taskforce, which has called for more diversity. Some things never change and they follow that with the inevitable Huawei segment before concluding with a look at the UK merger between Virgin Media and O2, which has just been approved.
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2021-04-191h 15
Telecoms.com PodcastSemiconductors, 6G and social mediaIt’s all about geopolitics this week as Iain and Scott enjoy their good fortune at the telecoms industry being such a strategic focus these days. They start with an update on the global semiconductor industry, which is feeling the strain from the trade war between the US and China. The nascent 6G standard is then discussed in the context of similar Balkanising pressures before they conclude with a review of US political posturing over social media censorship.
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2021-03-291h 21
Telecoms.com PodcastTrade press, telco economics and AppleThis week’s pod features an unprecedented remote guest. Paul Nolan from CC Group joins Iain and Scott to talk about a new study his company has done that concluded telecoms trade press is great. They move on to examine the broader economic trends in the industry, with a focus on a wave of redundancies, before concluding with a look at the growing antitrust pressure faced by Apple.
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2021-03-081h 15
Telecoms.com PodcastBroadband, Huawei and chipsGlobal geopolitics dominates this week’s pod, with Iain and Scott starting by discussing the overlooked fact that Chinese vendors are even more prominent in the fixed line telecoms market than they are in mobile. This topic wouldn’t be complete without mentioning Huawei, so they move on to a recent media briefing offered by its founder, before reviewing the global semiconductor drought and concluding, once more, with a Scott pet peeve.
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2021-02-151h 12
Telecoms.com PodcastNokia, UK 5G and VodafoneWith earnings season still well underway Iain and Scott start by reviewing Nokia’s numbers, which point to another lean year for its long-suffering investors. UK Parliament increasingly fancies its own chances in the telecoms sector and the guys move on to dissect its latest round of top tips, before concluding with a look at how Vodafone is managing to muddle along despite having no MPs in its executive team.
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2021-02-081h 15
Telecoms.com PodcastFCC, OpenRAN and spectrum auctionsIain and Scott start this week by looking at how the increasingly politicised US telecoms regulator, the FCC, will be affected by the change in government. As if to show it’s no less inclined to politicise telecoms, European operators joined forces to plead for state assistance with OpenRAN, which the guys discuss next, before concluding with a look at recent mobile spectrum auctions.
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2021-01-251h 14
Telecoms.com PodcastPublic cloud, OpenRAN and towersWeek 2 of Lockdown 3 sees Scott and Iain open with another look at the pros and cons of the public cloud after watching AWS throw its weight around. They move on to OpenRAN, which is increasingly becoming a political football and conclude with an analysis of consolidation in the telecoms towers sector.
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2021-01-181h 10
Telecoms.com PodcastUS v China, UK fibre and lockdown moaningThe team is back after the Christmas break, but lockdown level 400 means they’re not allowed into the studio. They start with a recap of the latest aggro between the US and China, which has immediately picked up where it left off last year. Moving closer to home, they take a look at the political fuss being made over UK telecoms infrastructure, before concluding with an extended moan about starting the year in a state of lockdown.
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2021-01-111h 14
Telecoms.com PodcastAutomation, industry metrics and OpenRANScott and Iain worry about being replaced by machines and algorithms as they kick off this week’s pod by discussing automation. They move on to review some of the telecoms industry numbers being published as we get towards the end of the year, before concluding with a look at why Western governments are suddenly so keen on OpenRAN.
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2020-12-071h 19
Telecoms.com PodcastChina, 5G and telco cloudBraving pre-lockdown London once more, Iain and Scott make it into the studio for the second week in a row. They start by reviewing all the geopolitical mucking about involving China and the US, as it affects the telecoms world. They move on to 5G, specifically the launch of Rakuten’s version and conclude with a look at the latest developments in the public cloud for telcos.
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2020-10-0258 min
Telecoms.com PodcastHuawei, OpenRAN and MWCAfter a long summer delay, the Telecoms.com podcast returns refreshed and ready for action, albeit minus one podder. Scott and Iain start as they left off a couple of months ago by looking at the latest drama around the hounding of Huawei by the US. They move on to chart the rapid progress being made by the OpenRAN movement, thanks largely to Rakuten and conclude by considering the prospects for Mobile World Congress 2021.
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2020-09-251h 00
Telecoms.com PodcastHuawei in Europe, towers and IndiaThe usual team are together for probably the last time, but you’ll have to watch the pod to find out why. They start by talking about Huawei for a change, specifically its prospects in the rest of Europe. The move on to the surprisingly exciting world of towers and passive infrastructure, before concluding with the latest from the increasingly dysfunctional Indian telecoms market.
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2020-07-271h 09
Telecoms.com PodcastSwapping out, Open RAN and SoftbankAaand they’re back in the room. Four months and 15 pods since the last one, the team are finally reunited in the studio. They start by exploring claims about how much it costs to swap out telecoms equipment, move on to the latest deployments around the Open RAN movement and conclude with a review of Softbank’s performance as a venture capitalist.
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2020-07-131h 07
Telecoms.com PodcastSpecial podcast: edge from ambition to implementationEdge computing's benefits to data security, latency and bandwidth are making possible a host of new use cases across a swathe of industries. WWT's new research, conducted with Analysys Mason, reveals the scale of the Edge opportunity by highlighting 30 use cases expected to deliver significant revenues and that really is just the tip of the iceberg.
Making these use cases a reality is the topic of the final podcast in our series on Edge computing for telecoms service providers, created by WWT in partnership with Telecoms.com.
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2020-07-0123 min
Telecoms.com PodcastNokia, Huawei and social media censorshipAfter a brief delay, the usual crew returns to give you your essential fix of telecoms banter. They start by reviewing various bits of Nokia news and what they may say about the fortunes of the company. A similar investigation follows into Huawei news, with the broader geopolitical context thrown into the mix and they conclude by discussing Scott’s bugbear of social media censorship in the light of a few recent developments.
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2020-06-231h 01
Telecoms.com PodcastSpecial podcast: edge modernizing to monetiseEdge isn't just a new technology; it's a complex ecosystem of hardware, software and connectivity, and the radical new outcomes that can be achieved with them. Telcos are well placed to capitalise on the connectivity needs of enterprises exploring Edge computing, but that's just one piece of the puzzle and just one aspect of the $17bn opportunity at stake.
Monetising Edge is the topic of the second of three podcasts on Edge computing for telecoms service providers, created by WWT in partnership with Telecoms.com.
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2020-06-1723 min
Telecoms.com PodcastNEC, Balkanisation and IndiaIain’s back in the team this week after a well-earned rest and he starts by explaining why NEC is in the telecoms news all of a sudden. They move on to the tech industry megatrend of Balkanisation, with countries striving for self-reliance, and conclude with an update on the Indian telecoms market.
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2020-06-0856 min
Telecoms.com PodcastSpecial podcast: opportunity at the edgeTelecoms.com partnered with WWT to record a three-part podcast series exploring enterprise Edge computing for telecoms service providers.
In the first of these podcasts, Telecoms.com editor Scott Bicheno is joined by WWT’s EMEA Chief Technologist for Service Providers Daniel Valle and Dell Technologies? EMEA GTM Manager Telco/5G Eric van Vliet. They discuss enterprise attitudes to Edge and the $17bn revenue opportunity it represents, based on findings from new research conducted with Analysys Mason. They also delve into why telcos? infrastructure and experience make them so well positioned to capitalise on the Edge ecosystem.
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2020-06-0423 min
Telecoms.com PodcastM&A, retail and social mediaThis week’s pod is a bit late because everyone is slacking off, which also means you have to settle for a dialogue between Jamie and Scott. They start by looking at how the European telecoms mergers and acquisitions market is evolving, move on to assessing the state of telecoms retail in these locked-down times and conclude with a discussion of the increased pressure being put on social media over censorship.
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2020-06-0248 min
Telecoms.com PodcastQ1 numbers, India and Open RANThe guys videoconference once more to bring you your favourite podcast in spite of everything. They start with a look at the start of Q1 earnings season, in which Huawei and Ericsson held steady. Turmoil in the Indian telecoms market show no sign of abating, so they move on to that, before taking a look at the latest Open RAN developments and concluding with their favourite 5G coronavirus conspiracy theories.
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2020-04-271h 04
Telecoms.com PodcastChina, 5G and network trafficWeek three of the lockdown pod sees the crew discussing what effect the coronavirus pandemic is having on the relationship between China, especially its telecoms companies, and the rest of the world. They move on to look at possible shifts in the balance of power with regard to 5G and conclude with a look at how the global lockdown is affecting network data traffic, including Scott’s rubbish audio quality.
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2020-04-0651 min
Telecoms.com PodcastCOVID blues, MWC refunds and 5G patentsThe regular crew try out a new videoconferencing platform in the second week of lockdown. Inevitably they start with some COVID-19 talk, specifically its impact on business in the telecoms sector. They move on to assess the compensation offer made by GSMA to its MWC partners and conclude with a review of the latest 5G patent claims made by the big kit vendors.
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2020-03-3047 min
Telecoms.com PodcastCOVID-19, video and disruptionThe usual crew adjusts seamlessly to the new reality by recording this week’s pod remotely. Inevitably they start by reviewing some of the adjustments the telecoms industry is having to make to the unprecedented change forced on the world by the COVID-19 pandemic. They move on to look at the video streaming sector, which is bracing itself for a spike in demand, and conclude with a look at some other industry disruption taking place, some of which hasn’t even been imposed by the crisis, believe it or not.
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2020-03-2357 min
Telecoms.com PodcastMWC fallout, CEO departures and satellitesScott and Jamie are joined by returning special guest Paul Nolan from CC Group PR. They start by reviewing the business implications of the cancellation of MWC 2020 and what it might mean for future events. It was a tough week for telecoms industry CEOs and they move on to reflect on a couple of casualties, before concluding with a look at the growing interest in using satellites for mobile connectivity.
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2020-03-091h 03
Telecoms.com PodcastNokia, ZTE and telecoms investmentThe core team remained healthy enough for one more week to manage another pod. Presciently they start by discussing Nokia, which has plenty of stuff going on with it these days. They move on to ZTE, which is on the up thanks in part to taking Chinese market share from Nokia and conclude with a look at the investment climate around fixed-line infrastructure.
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2020-03-0256 min
Telecoms.com PodcastCoronavirus, Balkanisation and VodafoneJamie’s watching the rugby so Wei is promoted from the bench to join Iain and Scott this week. They start by discussing the coronavirus outbreak and the effect it may have on the imminent MWC trade show. This leads naturally to the threat of the telecoms industry becoming Balkanised as the US and China vie for supremacy and they conclude with a look at a few developments from Vodafone.
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2020-02-0754 min
Telecoms.com PodcastCES, Huawei and farmersThe core podding crew return after a scandalous month of inactivity, refresh after festive jaunts around southern Britain. They start by looking at such telecoms news as their was from CES, move on to the latest developments regarding the political football that is Huawei and conclude with an obscure dispute between telcos and Northern Irish farmers.
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2020-01-131h 03
Telecoms.com PodcastThe year in reviewOnly Scott and Iain were around this week so they decided to look back on the year in telecoms over a few beers. The main story was 5G, of course, and they discuss whether or not it was worth the wait. Either way it has fast become a political football, so they spend the second half of the pod reflecting on the effect politics had on the telecoms industry in 2019.
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2019-12-1758 min
Telecoms.com PodcastAT&T, India and 5G racesJamie buys Iain a birthday present of half a bottle of manky, generic Scotch and Scott joins them in welcoming the hair of the dog after big nights out for all. They gather themselves long enough to start with a look at AT&T’s tendency to get carried away with its marketing, then move on to the car crash that is the Indian telecoms market and conclude with a discussion of whether or not it matters who has the most 5G deal wins.
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2019-11-2553 min
Telecoms.com PodcastLive, Latin fibre and telco AIThis week’s pod features the usual suspects but in a novel environment, the lobby of the Montcalm Marble Arch hotel. Our intrepid podders were between events, having just finished the inaugural Telecoms.com LIVE event with the Glotel Awards evening to come. They start with a recap of the event, move on to fibre innovation in Latin America and conclude with a review of the recent Telo AI Summit event.
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2019-11-1140 min
Telecoms.com PodcastSmartphone numbers, India and FitbitThe pod A-team of Jamie, Iain and Scott are back together this week and they start with a look at the latest global smartphone shipment numbers and specifically Huawei’s extraordinary performance. Conversation moves onto the ongoing soap-opera that is the Indian telecoms market before concluding with analysis of Google’s decision to buy wearables specialist Fitbit.
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2019-11-0458 min
Telecoms.com PodcastUK coverage, monetizing 5G and NokiaScott and Iain from Light Reading are joined by returning special guest, telecoms analyst William Webb this week. They start by looking at the latest coverage aspirations for the UK market, move on to look at how much progress the industry is making towards monetizing 5G now that it has been launched and conclude with an analysis of Nokia’s latest earnings announcement.
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2019-10-281h 02
Telecoms.com PodcastAutomotive, edge and Huawei smartphonesIain returns to join Scott this week and they welcome special guest Paul Myles, Editor of TU Automotive. They start by looking at the connected car from both the telecoms and car industry perspectives, before moving on to a discussion of the growing importance of mobile edge computing. To conclude they question why anyone would buy a Huawei Android smartphone now that they’re not supported by Google.
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2019-09-231h 01
Telecoms.com PodcastApple, network sharing and AT&TScott taps the excellent Telecoms.com bench this week to bring on super-subs Ray from Light Reading and Wei from Telecoms.com Intelligence. They start with a look at the recent Apple mega-launch, move on to the hot topic of network sharing and conclude with a review of some recent corporate intrigue at AT&T.
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2019-09-1348 min
Telecoms.com PodcastThe Telecoms.com Podcast: Huawei, China and ThreeScott returns from sunny Suffolk and is joined by Iain and Wei. They start by discussing the latest suspension of hostilities between the US and Huawei, which leads naturally to a broader discussion of the geopolitical tussle between China and the West. They conclude with an update on Three UK, which is daring to go all-in on Huawei for its RAN.
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2019-08-2329 min
Telecoms.com PodcastSmartphones, industry crisis and AfricaSpecial guest Paula Gilbert, Editor of Connecting Africa, joins Iain and Scott for this pod. They start with a look at the latest smartphone shipment numbers, then move on to ask if the telecoms industry is in crisis and conclude with a discussion of the African market.
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2019-08-0551 min
Telecoms.com PodcastWhat is digital transformation?We welcome special guest Jennifer Kyriakakis from digital commerce software vendor Matrixx this week, so Scott and Jamie spend the whole hour trying to work out what the hell ‘digital’ actually means in the telecoms environment. The three of them discuss best practice, why digital transformation is important and who, if anyone, is doing it well.
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2019-07-1557 min
Telecoms.com PodcastNokia, Orange and US politicsThe new studio finally gets its foam wallpaper, which hopefully shows in the audio as the usual suspects give it its first outing. They start by discussing Jamie’s recent chat with Nokia UK, move on to Iain’s meeting with Orange EMEA and conclude with Scott banging on about US politics as it affects the telecoms and tech sectors.
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2019-06-2452 min
Telecoms.com PodcastGlobal 5G, tech regulation and telecoms jobsSame crew, different furniture this week as the guys take to the sofa. They start with a look at how the global 5G rollout is going and who may be winning among the vendors. Conversation moves onto the increasing regulatory pressure faced by US tech giants and concludes by reflecting on the trend towards job losses at operators.
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2019-06-1049 min
Telecoms.com PodcastEE 5G, TMUS/Sprint and cryptocurrencyIt’s all Telecoms.com as Jamie, Wei and Scott try out a new room to record the pod this week, which is very exciting. They start with a look at the big UK 5G launch by EE, move onto the latest developments in the merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint and finish with some discussion around cryptocurrency.
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2019-06-0346 min
Telecoms.com Podcast5G, edge computing and HuaweiJamie takes the helm this week as the pod comes from the Big 5G Event in Denver. He’s joined by Iain and debutant Telecoms.com podder Mitch Wagner from Light Reading. Appropriately enough that kick off by talking about 5G, with a focus on edge computing. The move on to the transformation of the telecoms industry in general and just can’t resist an update of the Huawei situation.
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2019-05-1027 min
Telecoms.com PodcastSmartphones, Huawei and Three UKIn this week’s pod the usual suspects are reunited, but in a new location, as Telecoms.com and Light Reading moves offices. They start with a look at the global smartphone market and wonder what can be done to return it to growth. Huawei, inevitably, required further discussion especially as Jamie was recently hanging out with them in China, and they conclude with a look at Three UK, who Iain spent some time with in London recently.
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2019-05-0752 min
Telecoms.com PodcastHuawei, Apple/Qualcomm and 5GWith Jamie gallivanting around China he is replaced, appropriately enough, by Telecoms.com’s Wei Shi, for this episode. Wei starts by taking us though some research into the ownership of Huawei and what the significance of it might be. Scott then introduces an overview of the litigation between Apple and Qualcomm that recently came to a conclusion, while Iain reflects on a recent trip to Paris to hear Orange and its partners talk about commercialising 5G.
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2019-04-2555 min
Telecoms.com PodcastCloud gaming, UK infrastructure and HuaweiSuper-sub Ray joins Jamie and Scott this week and kicks things off with a look at Google’s new cloud gaming initiative Stadia and its implications for the telecoms industry. All this streaming and remote processing will put additional strain on infrastructure and they move on to look at some domestic developments in that area. They conclude, inevitably, with a review of the latest developments in the war between the US and Huawei.
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2019-03-2542 min
Telecoms.com PodcastHuawei, 6G and smartphonesIt wouldn’t be a 2019 Telecoms.com podcast without a fair bit of chat about Huawei so the guys decide to get it out of the way first this week. Then, just for a laugh, they decide to have a go at 6G even though 5G hasn’t even got going yet and we’ll let you decide whether or not that was a good idea. With MWC nearly upon us they conclude with a look at the smartphone market and wonder if it will ever surprise us again.
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2019-02-1845 min
Telecoms.com PodcastHuawei, Nokia and GDPREveryone’s favourite, award-winning, telecoms industry podcast is back with the usual suspects wearing the effects of the inaugural Telecoms.com Meetup the previous night. Inevitably Huawei leads the agenda once more, with the US accusing it of a bunch of crimes and misdemeanours, and Jamie has a juicy conspiracy theory to share. They move onto Nokia’s quarterly numbers and its disappointing market outlook before concluding with a look at developments in GDPR enforcement.
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2019-02-0455 min
Telecoms.com Podcast2019, digital media and coffee mishapsThe last pod of the year sees Scott and Jamie joined by special guest Ed Barton from analyst firm Ovum. Ed starts by looking ahead to next year from a digital media perspective, including a look at the trend of telecoms companies trying to buy their way into content. They move onto a look at a Nokia managing to have a great week without doing anything and conclude with reflections on the rise of digital censorship. Along the way Jamie manages to pour coffee all over himself, which is amusing.
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2018-12-1752 min
Telecoms.com PodcastCloud, Huawei, 5G phones and OrangeIn this special pod recorded on location in Portugal Scott is outnumbered by no less than three Light Reading hacks, including a first appearance from US editor Phil Harvey. They start by reviewing what little they’re allowed to discuss from the highly confidential 2020 Vision summit that brought them there, before reflecting the big telecoms news of the week concerning Huawei’s misfortunes. Scott then reflects on the imminence of the first 5G smartphones and Iain tells us about his lunch with Orange.
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2018-12-0741 min
Telecoms.com PodcastAfrica, Italia, UK and USA globetrotting podcast this week features Ray from Light Reading as Scott’s only conversational partner, but since he equates to at least two regular pundits that’s fine. They discuss the recent AfricaCom event in Cape Town, before moving onto the latest corporate shenanigans at Telecom Italia, which unhelpfully took place between the recording and publication of this podcast. They conclude with a look at EE and Virgin Media getting in trouble with Ofcom and Oracle trying to buy its way back into telecoms.
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2018-11-1930 min
Telecoms.com PodcastGlotels 2018 specialThe Telecoms.com and Light Reading teams put in a quick quarter of an hour at the end of the Global Telecoms Awards 2018 because none of them felt like coming in the next day. They reflect on a top night featuring the hilarious Russell Kane before recapping on some of the events they had attended that week. There are also impromptu guest appearances featuring Liz from sales and Analyst Paolo Pescatore.
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2018-11-1214 min
Telecoms.com Podcast5G, IoT and Apple iPhoneThe pod has a special guest this week in the form of Telecoms Consultant William Webb, who joins Scott along with the no-less special Iain Morris of Light Reading. They start by noting that, even by recent standards, the 5G hype reached hysterical levels in the build up to MWC Americas. They move on to IoT and contemplate whether operators are even capable of moving up the value stack, before concluding with a look at the new iPhone and the significant of Apple supporting e-SIM.
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2018-09-171h 02
Telecoms.com PodcastPuzzling timesJamie and Scott are joined by Ray from Light Reading, who kicks things off by analysing why the big telecoms vendors seem to be stepping up their M&A activity – spoiler alert: it’s all about automation and being cloud-native. Conversation moves seamlessly on to the jigsaw puzzle that is 5G as, more than any previous generation, a lot of pieces have to be in place for it to work properly. After some meandering tangents the guys conclude with a look at the growing hostility by western governments towards Huawei and question how justified it is.
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2018-09-1039 min
Telecoms.com PodcastBusiness as usualScott is back from his challenging summer holiday and just can’t wait to hang out with his podcast chums Jamie and Iain once more. They start by talking about T-Mobile US and its distinctly conservative ‘uncarrier’ event, and ponder what operators can do to make a difference. They eventually move on to discuss the thorny issue of social media censorship and conclude with a growing trend towards protectionism and countries trying to become more self-reliant on telecoms kit.
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2018-08-2050 min
Telecoms.com PodcastThe Telecoms.com Podcast: Jamie is in charge, about timeWith Jamie back from his travels, Iain recovered from his pre-season football industry and Wei making his debut appearance on the Telecoms.com, the trio have a look at Nokia’s numbers, the spectrum of convergence success this week and a bit more China chaos.
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2018-07-3046 min
Telecoms.com PodcastDrinking with CEOsScott is struggling in this episode, having been led astray by Ericsson’s PR team the previous evening, but he holds it together long enough to compare notes with Ray about their chat with Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm. Leaving Ray to his Rubik’s Cube, Jamie decides to join in to tell us all about how Iliad is disrupting the Italian mobile market. Then, inspired by his puzzling success, Ray treats us to a look at blockchain in telecoms to finish things off.
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2018-07-2344 min
Telecoms.com PodcastAnalyse thisScott and Jamie once more risk exposing their dilettantism this week as they welcome Gabriel Brown – an Analyst, no less, from Heavy Reading. They start with a look at the longest courtship in telecoms: T-Mobile US and Sprint, who have finally decided to make honest operators of each other. They move onto 5G – one of Gabriel’s core areas – and he becomes so animated in response to a random question from Pierre that he won’t stop banging the microphone. They conclude with some breaking news (at least it was at the time) concerning the battle for the soul of TIM (Telec...
2018-05-0855 min
Telecoms.com PodcastMind your languageThe pod regulars are joined by Ray from Light Reading once more this week. They start with a discussion about how inadequate the policing of the digital economy is, with legislators and regulators struggling to keep up with the pace of technological change. Jamie feels so strongly about it that he’s moved to frankly shocking profanity. He then composes himself long enough to tell us about the tension between national and state-level attitudes to technology in the US, allowing Ray to step in and restore some decorum to the exchange before Peterborough gets some harsh treatment. They conclude by ob...
2018-04-1644 min
Telecoms.com PodcastPre MWC specialWith the biggest telecoms event of the year just around the corner Scott, Jamie and Iain bring you this special preview of Mobile World Congress 2018 for you to download and listen to on the plane. Scott starts with the obvious stuff – the big buzzwords that are 5G and IoT. The level of 5G fervour will hit fever pitch but how many solid business cases will there be for the new wireless generation? The same goes for IoT, which promises much-needed diversification for operators but who’s buying. Jamie thinks artificial intelligence is no less important a tech trend as it will...
2018-02-2357 min
Telecoms.com PodcastA little ray of sunshineThis week’s pod had to battle the odds to take place at all, with Jamie and Iain both on holiday and Telecoms Towers undergoing refurbishment, but Ray from Light Reading found a window in his hectic schedule to keep Scott company. First we heard about Ray’s trip to sunny Valencia to learn all about the state of European fibre. He expressed frustration at the apparent lack of urgency in building fibre to the building as it’s as important piece of infrastructure as any and the potential returns on investment are considerable. Then Scott explores a move that defini...
2018-02-1926 min
Telecoms.com PodcastAround the world in 45 minutesThe usual suspects attempt to circumnavigate the globe from the comfort of their studio. Iain, Jamie and Scott start by taking a look at the UK broadband scene, where we’re increasingly looking for more fibre in our diets but we’re still not sure why. Moving on to Germany Iain claims a little scoopette with the revelation that Deutsche Telekom has had a cabinet reshuffle and gets to show off his awesome German pronunciation skills. On the other side of the pond the US seems to be getting increasingly paranoid about Chinese telecoms companies and the team concludes its jour...
2018-01-2245 min
Telecoms.com PodcastEveryone's a winnerThis special edition of the Telecoms.com podcast is brought to you from the Global Telecoms Awards because nobody felt like coming into the office the next day. Scott, Ray, Jamie and Iain all reflect on a top night out, with Scott trying to nip his hangover in the bud with a bottle of bubbly he nicked off another table. Earlier in the week Vodafone tried something a bit different with its tariffs, but Iain wasn’t impressed, preferring instead to bang on about Ericsson’s lofty 5G claims.
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2017-11-0614 min
Telecoms.com PodcastGame of phonesThis week we welcome guest podder Jesse from TV business title TBI to talk about how video content is distributed and monetized, and what lesson the telecoms world can learn in its apparent desperation to move in that direction. Jamie is back from his latest travels and brings us news of what was discussed at the Nordic Digital Business Summit. We conclude by reviewing some of the week’s corporate dramas, with Hollywood even managing to put itself in the spotlight on that front too.
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2017-10-1646 min
Telecoms.com PodcastUp to no goodThe Light Reading sandwich makes appearance once more as Scott is joined by Ray and Iain. They start by arguing the toss over whether ISPs should be allowed to sell broadband on the basis of ‘up to’ a maximum speed that is rarely achieved, which leads to a showdown between the LR lads. Moving further afield, they reflect on the turmoil in the Indian telecoms market caused by the disruptive entry of Reliance Jio and then move on to the growing need to automate a lot of network management. To finish, the guys reflect on their favourite cocktails and conclude Iain...
2017-10-0937 min
Telecoms.com PodcastTalking turmoilOur team of talkative telecoms trouble-makers turn their sceptical gaze onto the turmoil at the top of TIM this week, where Vivendi is exercising far more control than its 24% shareholding would seem to allow. Later they wrestle with the many challenges surrounding the smart home, which in Scott’s case includes even being able to say it properly. Lastly the guys tackle the age-old question of how operators can best move with the times and ask whether they’re even capable of change.
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2017-10-0252 min
Telecoms.com PodcastBack in businessScott and Jamie put the band back together with the help of Iain of Light Reading. The telecoms tyrants pick up where they left off by arguing the toss over net neutrality, Europe’s 5G progress and some new gadgetry for IFA. In classic journalistic tradition they end up debating whether any of it actually matters and completely fail to come to a unanimous conclusion on anything.
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2017-09-0441 min
Telecoms.com PodcastTelecoms Feat. L Reading InnitScott and Jamie are joined by Ray and Iain from Light Reading as the elite of global telecoms journalism apply their collective wisdom to the week’s burning issues. The gang start by dissecting Ericsson’s new cunning plan but opinion is divided on the new CEO and specifically when he’s going to get his magic wand out. They move on to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8 by DJ Koh, feat. MC Bixby and once more the team struggle for consensus, especially on the matter of placing potentially volatile devices next to their old chap, and ponder what c...
2017-04-0338 min
Telecoms.com PodcastTo 5G or not to 5GThe team is joined once more by the incomparable Mary Clark, who is no longer living on the edge but still has plenty to say about roaming. With talk at the recent MWC 2017 trade show dominated by 5G they try to reel in the hype and question the return on investment from all this 5G-ness we’re supposed to be getting so excited about. Later they conclude Nokia is the Sri Lankan bus driver of the telecoms industry, discuss the pros and cons of walls and Tim walks out for the very last time.
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2017-03-0340 min
Telecoms.com PodcastThe Moment Of TruthThe Week In Wireless posse sees Tim debatably upgraded to Ray from Light Reading for the time being. The plucky telecoms hacks soldier on regardless and discuss the apparent moment of truth faced by their industry, which faces the prospect of connectivity costing more to deliver than it makes in revenue. In an attempt to lighten things up they then talk about some of the shininess unveiled at CES, but soon fall out over connected fridges. They sign off by looking at the task faced by Ericsson’s new CEO and wish him good luck – he’ll need it.
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2017-01-1639 min
Telecoms.com PodcastPredicting 2017 - The New Year SpecialThe Week In Wireless gang is back for 2017 with another special episode featuring all of your favourites. Tim, Jamie, Scott, Mary, Richard, Alex and Henry all return to the podcast studio to forecast the biggest trends we can all expect in telecoms and technology across the coming 12 months. Will Nokia and Ericsson right 2016’s wrongs and renew the three-way battle with Huawei? Will anyone find a proper use for wearable? Will Mary go off on another rant? Will Tim ever get over his laryngitis?
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2017-01-0549 min
Telecoms.com PodcastMeanwhile In AfricaMeanwhile in Africa, Tim and Ray greet Amy Turner to the pod as the gang digests the happenings from AfricaCom. The guys are live from the AfricaCom Awards, with Beyoncé and 50Cent in tow, going over the biggest trends from the show.
Taking a bit of a reality check from the marketing-fuelled buzzwordy world of telecoms, the podders wrap up the biggest key theme emerging from the show: bringing fundamental electricity and cellular connectivity to more than 600 million African citizens.
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2016-11-2121 min
Telecoms.com PodcastTechnology Top TrumpsThis week Tim and Jamie are left to their own devices so go off on one about what happened over in America last week. Politics aside the podders muse over what Trump’s surprise Presidential Election victory will mean for technology industries. They cover the principal areas of Trump’s policy, and whether the telecoms market will be affected as a result; followed by a bit of conspiracy-generation over whether Google knew Trump and Brexit was going to happen. Finally, they wrap up by asking whether bio-modification in the form of wireless chips can cure paralysis.
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2016-11-1436 min
Telecoms.com PodcastAwards, A Celebrity And A Bottle Of Red WineIt was the Global Telecoms Awards last night so we decided to bring you, dear listener, a one-off special podcast live-ish from the awards featuring funny-person-off-the-telly Katherine Ryan! Katherine joins Tim, Jamie and Ray to go over the awards, what she learned about telecoms (including a reference to ‘the internet of a thing’), and how it feels to finally make it big and host the industry’s most awesomest awards!
The guys do end up talking shop for a few minutes, covering Facebook’s friggin’ amazing quarter fuelled by mobile, and Apple’s apparent decline.
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2016-11-0426 min
Telecoms.com PodcastWarning - May Cause OffenseThe band is back together! After a summer of travels, Jamie, Scott and Tim are reunited at last. The gang analyses the jockish corporate towel-flicking goings-on in the telecoms world over the last seven days, with Apple taking Deloitte for a ride, Cisco’s extra-marital strategizing and Three joining the war against BT.
Elsewhere, Bernard’s back with his unique metaphors to explain why certain populist presidential candidates in the States are hilariously incorrect about the “ownership of the internet”. Finally, the boys go over Ofcom’s review of how offensive words and gestures can be used on tele. Of course, it...
2016-10-0346 min
Telecoms.com PodcastBromancing The BroadbandTim’s off searching for Jamie this week, but little does he know that the elusive Welshman has made his way back safe and sound to the podcast studio. Scott dutifully takes care of proceedings this week alongside the returning Jamie and guest Matt Humphries from telecoms-tech firm Babel PR. In this episode the gang goes over Mobile World Congress gripes, broadband bromances, Cisco’s affair with Salesforce, bio-modification gesture-based user interface, Verizon’s shopping spree and the smartphone habits of millennials in the middle of the night.
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2016-09-2646 min
Telecoms.com PodcastPutting The Coms In TelecomsJamie’s still lost somewhere, probably adrift on a door in the Atlantic Ocean, so Richard Fogg and Paul Nolan from CC Group fill the void. This week we put the coms in telecoms by talking about telecoms media and some of this week’s biggest communications wins and losses, including the #AskJuncker fail, Apple’s tantrum, Samsung’s meltdown and Three’s absolute win by bringing in Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams (AKA Arya Stark). Elsewhere, we look at Telia’s dodgy dealings in Uzbekistan; Tim recites his Dr Seuss-inspired poem on the iPhone flown by Vodafone’s drone; and we...
2016-09-1946 min
Telecoms.com PodcastHaving A BroadbandectomyWhile Jamie traverses the Far East, Ray Le Maistre from Telecoms.com’s sister site Light Reading jumps in for the pod this week. The modified gang tries to get its head around 5G and 4.5G Pro hype while trying to dodge exploding Samsung batteries. Elsewhere, AT&T takes a swipe at Google Fiber with a catty and ill-considered rant, while Virgin Media gets its game back with a bundle taking aim at gaming addicts. Tim pushes BT’s customer experience team to its limits and has a broadbandectomy; SpaceX’s ambitions come crashing back down to Earth, and we commen...
2016-09-0544 min
Telecoms.com PodcastMoney Talks, Buzzwords WalkThis week the gang brings a guest podder into the Telecoms.com studio to chat about all things to do with monetisation of new tech trends in the telecoms industry. Alonside Mary Clarke from Syniverse, the guys go over the commercialisation of IoT, 5G, big data, giant data, gargantuan data and more; while Mary gives a unique and unconventional definition of “Digital Transformation”. Finally, Jamie reveals a shocking admission which leaves some of the podders enraged.
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2016-08-0131 min
Telecoms.com PodcastA PokémoanThis week the gang digests the goliath acquisition of ARM by Softbank and whether the move will position the Japanese telco conglomerate as a force in IoT. Q2 results are in and Jamie says it’s apparently not all doom and gloom. The chaps go on to look at mobile gaming and how Pokémon Go has absolutely exploded across the world in week two of Pokémania, and what it means for telecoms as some of the group have a bit of a Pokémoan. Finally, the gang investigates dangerous worker social media habits and celebrates the 80th birthday of BT...
2016-07-2537 min
Telecoms.com PodcastThe IoT SpecialThis week the gang dive into everything surrounding the internet of things. What is IoT, and what does it mean for today’s telecoms industry? How will the industry manage the swathes of data being generated by billions of devices and sensors transmitting all sorts of information, and will the everyday consumer put its trust in large organisations to protect its data? Will the growth of IoT present new and unique security threats to the telecoms network, or will IoT transform consumer goods into silent recruits in the “thingbot army”? We also get into connected cars, and whether self-driving vehicles will t...
2016-07-1828 min
Telecoms.com PodcastCorporate ShenanigansThe gang takes a look at corporate manoeuvres in the European operator market and reflects on the end of a smartphone era from BlackBerry. Jamie analyses the boardroom shenanigans around the LinkedIn acquisition and asks who ‘company C’ might be, while Tim weighs up the pros and cons of the ‘freemium’ business model, and Scott takes one for the team in reviewing a Legacy of the Beast – a mobile game from heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Lastly they talk Brexit spam, flash storage extortion and robot take-away deliveries.
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2016-07-1138 min