Episodes

  • Episode 36 - GenAI in Digital Enablement, Q&A with Huawei Software

    Episode 36 - GenAI in Digital Enablement, Q&A with Huawei Software
    Oct 23 2024

    GenAI shows no sign yet of losing its status as the hottest topic in telecom.

    In this episode Robert hears the latest from Appledore Principal Analyst for Digital Enablement, John Abraham, and gets a far-reaching in-depth explanation from Huawei Software on how they are using AI and GenAI into a range of digital enablement offerings and telco operator business processes.


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    50 mins
  • Episode 35 - Thinking Differently About Network Autonomy

    Episode 35 - Thinking Differently About Network Autonomy
    Sep 6 2024
    Grant, Francis and Robert explore the topic of autonomous networks in telecom, challenging some misconceptions, clearing up some misunderstandings, and generally taking out some of the mystery about how to go about establishing them.

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    43 mins
  • Episode 34 - Transforming Telecom with APIs

    Episode 34 - Transforming Telecom with APIs
    Aug 21 2024
    Patrick and Robert are joined by Nik Willetts, CEO of the TM Forum in a discussion that ultimately finds its way to Network APIs - but necessarily taking in the wide view of where telecom is at, and how things are more different today than at any point in its history.

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    38 mins
  • Episode 33 - Quantum Utility, with IBM's Imed Othmani

    Episode 33 - Quantum Utility, with IBM's Imed Othmani
    May 31 2024

    In this week’s episode Patrick Kelly is joined by IBM Quantum Industry Partner, Imed Othmani, in a discussion on progress and obstacles in Quantum Computing. In particular, what and when will be the first practical applications of this technology.

    It’s a fascinating insight into the path from pure research to business value, and IBM’s approach to finding it.


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    22 mins
  • Episode 32 - Orchestrating to $100 Billion, with Itential's Chris Wade

    Episode 32 - Orchestrating to $100 Billion, with Itential's Chris Wade
    May 17 2024

    Telcos are right to look to enterprise customers for near term growth. But that growth will see them selling new kinds of services, and is dependent on a new level of self-serviceability. In this episode Robert and Grant are joined by Itential CTO Chris Wade to discuss how the next big wave of digital services - an incremental revenue potential of $100B for telcos - can be enabled.


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    31 mins
  • Episode 31 - Telecom: A Software Engineering Perspective

    Episode 31 - Telecom: A Software Engineering Perspective
    May 1 2024

    What do software leaders within telcos think about the tremendous rate of change and technological innovation taking place? How do they view topics like SaaS, GenAI, or edge computing? How do they consider the vendor landscape? What principles are most important in the era of cloud and continous delivery?

    In this thoughtful episode, Robert and John talk with Rob Bennett, SVP of Software Engineering at Echostar - the new name for the combined Dish Wireless and Echostar assets that were re-merged in early 2024.


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    39 mins
  • Episode 30: From AI to Quantum, with IBM Research's Jeff Welser

    Episode 30: From AI to Quantum, with IBM Research's Jeff Welser
    Mar 25 2024
    IBM Research is responsible for ideas and innovations that will drive growth and redefine the state-of-the-art in technology. In a rare discussion with IBM Research , Patrick Kelly begins the episode with COO Jeff Welser by exploring the state of AI, and the practicalities of cutting-edge research. From there, it's a look into the relationship between AI and quantum computing, high-value use cases for both within telecom and in other industry sectors. And with a diversion into the world of 2nm silicon, cooling... it's quite the tour, right at the frontiers of technology.

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    29 mins
  • Episode 29 - Disruption at the Edge, with Arrcus' Shekar Ayyar

    Episode 29 - Disruption at the Edge, with Arrcus' Shekar Ayyar
    Feb 19 2024
    Patrick Kelly talks with Arrcus' CEO Shekar Ayyar, exploring how the network infrastructure market is ripe for disruption, starting from the edge in.

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    34 mins