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Telecoms.com Podcast

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Mar 31, 2025 • 2h 1min

Juniper Networks, 6G and Open RAN

Neil McRae of Juniper Networks, a telecom expert, discusses the highlights from the recent MWC trade show. He dives into the ongoing debate between private 5G and Wi-Fi, and speculates on whether 6G will ever make a significant impact. The conversation touches on Open RAN, examining its challenges and the diminished excitement surrounding the term. With a mix of industry insights and a pinch of humor from his pinball den, McRae explores how innovation continues to evolve in the telecom space.
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Mar 24, 2025 • 2h 6min

Telecoms law, global trade and Nvidia

The 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.
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Mar 17, 2025 • 2h 4min

MWC, geopolitics and Huawei

The lads have one more assessment of the recent Mobile World Congress trade show, this time with the benefits of hindsight and special guest, analyst John Strand. Geopolitics, along with AI, dominated the chat at this year’s show, so they discuss as much of that at telecoms purist Iain can tolerate, before moving on to more sector-specific stuff. They conclude by examining the news that some EU officials are being investigated on suspicion of receiving bribes from Chinese vendor Huawei.
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Mar 7, 2025 • 1h 10min

MWC25 Special

Join Paolo Pescatore, a telecom analyst, Danielle Rios, CEO of Totogi, and Sylwia Kechiche from Opensignal as they dive into the dynamic world of telecom at MWC. They share amusing anecdotes from the conference while unpacking the transition of telecom towards cloud solutions and AI. The discussion veers into the implications of satellite services like Starlink, the transformative role of AI, and the current state of 5G networks. With a cocktail of insightful commentary and a dash of chaos, this gathering is anything but ordinary!
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Feb 28, 2025 • 2h 6min

MWC 2025 preview

The pod is delighted to welcome back special guest, analyst Dean Bubley, for his now traditional preview of an event he prefers not to attend. They tackle the likely themes of Mobile World Congress 2025 and you don’t need to be Nostradamus to know AI will dominate. But what does that mean? The guys take the time to pick it apart and sort the wheat from the chaff. The other main themes covered are 5/6G, network APIs and geopolitics and this is published early to get you in the mood ahead of next week’s event.
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Feb 17, 2025 • 2h 6min

Ericsson, B2B telecoms and Nokia

The 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.
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Feb 10, 2025 • 2h 4min

Huawei, Intel and Google

Just the core crew again this week as they brave the foul weather to bring you your weekly fix of telecoms banter. Chinese vendor Huawei snuck out a singly financial data point last week but Ian and Scott still managed to bang on about it, and the inevitable tangents, for an hour or so. They eventually moved on to look at the current state of US chip firm Intel before briefly questioning Google’s principles when it comes to AI.
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Feb 3, 2025 • 1h 49min

DeepSeek, Nokia and Meta

Join an engaging discussion as the hosts dive into China's DeepSeek, exploring its implications in the AI race against the US. With laughter and Terminator references, they analyze Nokia's impressive quarterly performance amidst shifting telecom dynamics. Plus, there's a humorous take on Meta's attempts to mend fences with Trump. From personal anecdotes about sobriety to the intertwining of telecom and AI, this conversation blends serious insights with lighthearted banter, making complex topics accessible and entertaining.
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Jan 27, 2025 • 1h 50min

Wifi, Ericsson and Stargate

In the last relatively sober pod of the month, the lads are delighted to welcome special guest Jussi from Hamina Wireless. Pausing only to introduce Iain to the Finnish drink lonkero, Jussi introduces his company’s focus on the optimisation of wifi. That leads to plenty of tangents around indoor connectivity, private 5G, etc, before they eventually move on to discuss Ericsson’s latest quarterly numbers and conclude with a look at America’s big Stargate AI infrastructure announcement.
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Jan 20, 2025 • 2h 10min

Trade shows, Europe and Huawei

Finally back in the studio, the lads are joined by Paul from CC Group PR and his colleague Rich, who ensures an extra long recording by his constant interruptions. They start by talking about an imminent webinar, hosted by CC and featuring elite telecoms hacks, that aims to set the scene for the Mobile World Congress trade show, leading to plenty of tangents around the show, journalism, and PR in general. They eventually move on to cover a couple telecoms moans about how rubbish the EU is, before concluding with a review of a new book about Huawei.

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