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[Bonus Episode] AIOps builds scalable, AI-driven network operations today. With VIAVI, Claro, Iquall
[This is a bonus episode sponsored by VIAVI Solutions] As telco networks grow more complex, CSPs are under increasing pressure to turn AI from experimentation into measurable business value. AIOps…
AI gets physical: The connectivity, latency, and physics of embodied intelligence. With Yue Wang at China Telecom
I have devoted many Sparring Partners episodes to the AI models that live in data centers. In this one, Yue Wang, Chief Technologist at China Telecom, and I venture into the world of embodied…
AI listens to plants to improve crop production and sustainability. With Nigel Wallbridge at Vivent Biosignals
Most Sparring Partners are about using AI to improve the network infrastructure. This one is about how networks enable new AI-driven applications that need connectivity to work. I talked with Nigel…
Italy leading the way in digital ID with SPID. With Dario Betti at MEF
Being Italian, I thought I should have one of the country-focused podcasts on Italy. But what is something that sets Italy apart? Having spent more time there recently, I quickly came up with the…
Collaboration drives innovation. With Dimitra Simeonidou, University of Bristol
Money alone does not drive innovation. You need people with passion, creativity, and talent to work together. You need collaboration. And to foster it. In this Sparring Partners, I talked with…
A multimodal connectivity and energy hub at Rosslare Europort. With Carl Coates at Irish Rail
My plan was to have a podcast on a 5G private network at the Rosslare Europort in Ireland. But this is not what this podcast is about. What our guest, Carl Coates, ICT Business Relationship Manager,…
RAN automation needs digital antennas. With Aleksis Anterow at Huawei
We are ready to move beyond the traditional approach that treats antennas as passive, set-and-forget transducers. Until now, this lack of visibility has left operators unable to fine-tune or optimize…
The growing power of the edge. With Manish Singh at Dell
What should we keep in the cloud and in the edge? Computationally intensive functionality will remain in the cloud, but more is shifting to the edge, driven by the higher efficiency of edge solutions…
MWC26 Unfiltered. Bonus episode with Sean Kinney at RCR Wireless
We have done it again! At the end of MWC, Sean Kinney Editor-in-Chief at RCR Wireless and I sat down to compare notes on what we had heard and seen at MWC, skipping announcements and keynotes, and…
Defending democracy from social media weaponization. With Siavash Alamouti at mimik and Marconi Fellow
Thousands of protesters were killed in Iran, and the world's attention moved on within days. It is a massive ethical failure, but hardly an isolated example of how social media is driving a culture…
The AI expertise paradox: Why being a specialist isn't enough With Philippe Ensarguet at Orange
In this second Sparring Partners with Philippe Ensarguet, VP Software Engineering and Orange Fellow at Orange, we talked about how human can remain relevant when AI is much better than us at…
What India teaches us about monetization. With Shiv Putcha, GSMA Intelligence
India is one of the most fascinating wireless markets and not only because of its size and enthusiastic uptake of wireless connectivity to run most daily activities. India defies most of our deepest…
DNA: Will regulation fix spectrum fragmentation in the EU? With Richard Haas, LS Telecom
The latest Sparring Partners delves into the meanders of EU regulation and its ambitious goal to unify telecommunications across the 27 member states with the recent the European Commission’s Digital…
Canada: Between a rock and a vast place, and the case for network sharing. With Ibrahim Gedeon, Guardian Safety Net
Canada faces massive geographical challenges. As the second-largest country on Earth, with 80% of the population living along the southern border, operators must navigate a unique mix of dense urban…
Agentic AI: From passive assistance to active execution. With Philippe Ensarguet at Orange
Is Agentic AI the latest hype or a fundamental shift in how we run telco networks? Philippe Ensarguet, VP Software Engineering, Orange Fellow, Orange is a visionary believer of a rare lineage: he…
Backhaul and fronthaul for 5SA is transformative. With Andy Sutton, BT Group
Backhaul and fronthaul (or xhaul) don’t get the attention they deserve. It is the RAN that gets most of the limelight, even though insufficient xhaul capacity is a deadly bottleneck. As we move to…
What talking drums teach us about M-MIMO. With Zhang Jiong at ZTE
The evolution of wireless networks from MIMO to M-MIMO and, finally, to GIGA MIMO is a fascinating story that tracks how a concept that initially few people believed could become a commercial reality…
6G: The intelligent plumbing for shared connectivity. With Colby Harper, Pathfinder Wireless
What do we need 6G for? In this conversation with Colby Harper, Founder and CEO at Pathfinder Wireless, we skip the argument over whether we need 6G to fix or improve on 5G, which is so boringly…
Cutting through the noise: Getting attention and credibility in marketing. With Kris Kozamchak, Chanan Communications
Technology moves fast, but marketing moves fast too, and possibly at a faster pace. AI, social media, and nonstop work demands have created an audience that is overwhelmed, distracted, and quick to…
Bahrain: The future is here. With Philip Marnick, TRA Bahrain
In the second Sparring Partners on what we can learn from a country, I spoke with Philip Marnick, General Director at the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, about Bahrain. It is a small…
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