India is a fascinating place for telco operators. It’s home to more than a billion subscribers, while also having some of the lowest ARPU on the planet. This means mobile operators there not only need carrier-grade software products, they need to get them for a low, low price. 

Last week I delivered a keynote at Voice & Data’s “5G and the future of mobile data” conference in Delhi, India. I’ve turned that talk into this podcast episode to share why the public cloud is perfect for India’s unique telco market and how to unlock its full potential. Listen now to hear:

• Why the public cloud is such a good fit for India’s operators [04:47];
• Why using cloud native telco software is critical to success [06:40]; and
• The simple way to tell if a telco software solution is truly cloud native, and not just “cloud washed.” [07:44]

Links and Resources

• Read the article in Voice & Data or on my blog about why the public cloud is perfect for India
• Watch Voice & Data’s full recording of the conference sessions 
• Check out the Totogi website and buy it on AWS Marketplace
• Read this piece by Light Reading about India’s 5G spectrum auction
• This is the 50th episode of Telco in 20 – can you believe it? Did you know that only 4% of active podcasts have more than 10 episodes?

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Podcast Credits

• Executive Producer and Host: Danielle Royston, TelcoDR
• Senior Producer: Lindsay Grubb, TillCo Media
• Editor/Marketing: Alisa Jenkins, Springboard Marketing
• Editing: Andrew Condell
• Associate Producer: Kriselda Dionisio
• Music: Dyami Wilson