The changing role of mobile operators. With Itsuma Tanaka at DOCOMO Euro-Labs
The mobile market is maturing as a vertical, limiting new revenue opportunities, but technological innovation also creates opportunities to improve network efficiency and capabilities (while increasin...
14 Aug 38min
London, Berlin, New York: Where is indoor connectivity at its best and worst? With Luke Kehoe at Ookla
We all know that most traffic (80% or even more) comes from indoors and most of it goes through Wi-Fi (another 80%). This means that cellular is not doing very well indoors, which is something we expe...
7 Aug 32min
Quantum to scale AI and solve token economy bottlenecks. With Julio Gonzalez-Saenz at Vodafone
AI is power hungry. The token economy is both a necessity to allocate limited resources and monetize AI, but also imposes constraints on its adoption. What’s the solution to this? In this Sparring Par...
31 Jul 37min
Data sharing and open interfaces for AI optimization. With Paul Patras at Net AI and the University of Edinburgh
We know that AI models need high-quality, reliable data to produce good outcomes. But do operators have access to the data and can share it across vendors? Do we have the standards in place to facilit...
20 Jul 31min
Operators are not like FIFA. Uncut analyst views from Chris Lewis and Monica Paolini
I have to admit: I got stumped while looking for a title. Gemini was also stumped and offered no helpful suggestions. I think this is because Chris Lewis at Lewis Insight and I took a very broad look ...
12 Jul 43min
Small cell’s new definition includes all non-macro infrastructure. With Simon Fletcher, Small Cell Forum
Small cells have come of age. They are no longer the rebellious teenager on the fringe. They have reached a more mature stage, offering multiple complementary solutions to address insufficient coverag...
1 Jul 43min
Customers, not technologies, drive telco monetization. With Faiq Khan at Rakuten Symphony
Clearly, we have not nailed down monetization in telecoms. After decades of double-digit CAGR, revenues have flattened or declined. 4G did not reverse the trend. 5G did not either. AI and 6G will like...
21 Jun 35min
Scalable AI and token reduction with data curation. With Rick Fulwiler, NETSCOUT
AI promises higher efficiency, more automation and greater user experience. Yet it may also fail to scale or to deliver, or require more resources than it saves. How to get the good sides of AI and pr...
12 Jun 45min
