The G2 on 5G Podcast: Nokia's Drone Consortium, T-Mobile's Sail GP Innovation, AT&T's Fiber Milestone, Nvidia's European AI Push, New Zealand's Private 5G, and Spectrum Bill Debate

Welcome and 5th Anniversary Celebration

- Will Townsend and Anshel Sag mark the 5th anniversary of their podcast

- Discussion on the podcast's evolution alongside 5G and 6G technologies

Nokia's Leadership in Drone and Robotics Consortium

- Nokia spearheads a new European Union initiative named Proactive

- Project aims to redefine emergency management and critical infrastructure

- Projected revenue of 90 million euros by 2035

- Involvement of 40+ European tech companies from 13 countries

T-Mobile's Partnership with Sail GP

- T-Mobile's 5G network enhancing sailing competition broadcasts

- Implementation of AI-enabled autonomous buoys and IoT sensors

- Significant improvement in broadcast capabilities, from 10-30 Mbps to 16 simultaneous HD streams

AT&T's Fiber Network Milestone

- AT&T reaches 30 million locations with fiber connectivity

- Company on track to meet 60 million location goal by 2030

- Discussion on the impact on bridging the digital divide and mobile network backhaul

Nvidia's European AI and 6G Initiatives

- Partnerships with European operators for AI cloud development

- Focus on sovereign AI and privacy-centric solutions

- Collaboration with over 200 companies and universities for 6G research

- Emphasis on AI-native wireless networks for 6G

New Zealand's First Private 5G Network

- Collaboration between Spark and Air New Zealand at Auckland airport

- Focus on logistics management using drones and robots

- Implementation of digital twin and computer vision applications

Spectrum Allocation in U.S. Politics

- Discussion of the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" and its spectrum allocation provisions

- Shift from 600 MHz sub-3 GHz to 800 MHz above 3 GHz

- Debate on the merits of bundling spectrum allocation with other political issues

Closing Thoughts

- Invitation for listener engagement and topic suggestions

- Reminder of hosts' social media handles for further interaction