This podcast has hit a major milestone—the 100th episode! Can you believe it? Did you know that only 7% of all podcasts make it to this number?

We've talked cloud, crushed myths, and pushed boundaries for 100 straight. But we're just getting started. I’ve dropped an episode every two weeks over the last four years, and during that time I've witnessed a dramatic shift in telcos’ attitude towards public cloud adoption. This special episode revisits key moments on the journey that highlight just how far we've come. Let’s celebrate the progress we've made together! Listen now to hear:

• How sentiment about the public cloud has moved from deeply skeptical to optimistic [02:59];
• The groundbreaking moves made by major telcos like DISH, AT&T and Telefónica Germany [08:48];
• Why moving network workloads may be the key to true public cloud transformation [13:29]
• How Totogi deployed a cloud-based charging system for a tier-one telco in crisis—in just 18 days! [14:16]

Be sure to listen to the end for the super funny DR BLOOPER REEL! 

Links and Resources

• Here’s the talk that started it all—my MWC21 keynote, The paradox of the public cloud, and check out the highlight reel from our time in Barcelona, including a tour of our mind-blowing CLOUD CITY.
• Check out all the Telco in 20 podcasts featured in this episode with these amazing guests:
  • Ep 1 – It starts with…transformational leadership with strategic HR leader Jim Abolt
  • Ep 92 – The state of cloud in telco with Iain Morris from Light Reading with International Editor Iain Morris
  • Ep 45 – Drumming up ways to increase ARPU with McKinsey with McKinsey & Company Partner Ferry Grijpink
  • Ep 44 – DISH: The Telco Pioneer with DISH Wireless Chief Network Officer Marc Rouanne
  • Ep 76 – Into the Nexus of GenAI with Microsoft with Microsoft Chief Technology Officer for Worldwide Telecommunications Industry Rick Lievano
  • Ep 87 – Scaling telcos’ cloud mountain with Alianza with Alianza Founder and CEO Brian Beutler
  • Ep 93 – The NETWORK will be the reason telcos move to the public cloud with senior telecom executive and transformation leader Juha Korhonen
  • Ep 95 – African telcos: forge a new path! with entrepreneur, commentator, and host of the Ali Talks Tech podcast Ali Hussein Kassim
• Ericsson bailing on #MWC21 was a big mistake (HUGE!) that I pounced on—just like in Pretty Woman. Amazing how a little bit of money can really change your look.
• While a lot of telcos are still ramping up their efforts to get to the public cloud, my buddy Elon Musk has his sights set on Mars and plans to get there in just two years! Check out this Starship launch, the fourth flight test attempting to go farther than any previous one.
• Are you still here??? In the famous words of Ferris Bueller, GO HOME! IT’S OVER!
• Watch this episode on our YouTube channel.
• You can find the episode transcript here.

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Podcast Credits

• Executive Producer and Host: Danielle Rios, TelcoDR
• Senior Producer: Lindsay Grubb, TillCo Media
• Senior Editor/Brand Manager: Alisa Jenkins, Springboard Marketing
• Audio Editor: Andrew Condell
• Supervising Producer: Amanda Avery
• Associate Producer: Kriselda Dionisio
• Music: Dyami Wilson