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The Wireless Watch Podcast complements the Wireless Watch weekly strategy bulletin, as we dive deeper into the dynamic factors of the wireless market. We discuss the week’s key issues, while providing insight into our own research and forecasts to give clearer direction of where momentum is building through the industry. From 5G deployments, to Open RAN and the road to 6G, we’ll be keeping track of all the important developments in the global wireless communications market. Guests welcome for future episodes. Write to [email protected] for details.

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17 May 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Fabian Kochem, 1NCE

Join Alex Davies as he chats to Fabian Kochem, Head of Global Product Strategy at 1NCE, an IoT MVNO with the backing of Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank.

Of particular note, you’ll hear about IoT customer concerns and approaches, the challenges of upselling, the evolution of the IoT and its protocol suite, and how to crack Brazil.

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15 May 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 17: Transatel's global IoT MVNO gets satellites, Japan's shared network makes good/small gains, Telefonica whiffs bigly on NFTs

Join Alex, Phil, and Elly, as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered in Wireless Watch.

  1. Transatel adds satellite connectivity to global IoT roaming
  2. Japanese MNOs extend shared 5G networks, Malaysia struggles
  3. Telefonica plays buzzword bingo in disappointing fashion

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠here

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9 May 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 16: Vodafone and Nokia in Open RAN win, FCC bails on MNO punishments, stock market still unsure on wireless fortunes

Join Alex, Phil, and Elly, as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered in Wireless Watch.

  1. Vodafone, Nokia claim performance equality in Open RAN trial
  2. FCC gives US operators an easy ride
  3. Vendor readjustments continue, as Operators threaten turnaround

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠here

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1 May 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 15: India's FWA blasts past fiber data usage, UK's Shared Rural Network takes several steps back, Hiya shows just how bad voice call fraud has got

Join Alex, Phil, and Elly, as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered in Wireless Watch.

  1. Fixed Wireless Access blasts past fiber for data traffic in India
  2. The UK’s Shared Rural Network needs a rework
  3. Hiya State of the Call report shows MNOs still don’t have grip on spam

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠here

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29 April 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Upendra Pingle, CommScope

Join Alex Davies as he chats to Upendra Pingle, SVP Intelligent Cellular Networks, CommScope, to discuss public and private networks, cellular and WiFi, and DAS and small cells – in the context of indoor vs. outdoor and convergence.

Of particular note, you’ll hear how Open RAN is being ‘brought indoors,’ which is seeing a lot of new interest – with CommScope launching a bunch of new products to address this demand.

Learn more about CommScope:

– CommScope Intelligent Cellular Networks (DAS and small cell) products

– the sustainability benefits (with stats) of using digital DAS (CommScope ERA) – large public venues & specific example AT&T Stadium case history

– CommScope RUCKUS WLAN and switching products

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24 April 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 14: Deutsche Telekom's global roaming, FutureNet automation wins, GSMA & ETNO leap on EU Single Market report

Join Alex, Phil, and Elly, as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered in Wireless Watch.

  1. Deutsche Telekom’s global roaming
  2. FutureNet automation wins
  3. GSMA & ETNO leap on EU Single Market report

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch here

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18 April 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 13: 5G in healthcare, FutureNet automation, CableFree dive

Join Alex and Phil as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered in Wireless Watch.

  1. AI teams with 5G to drive advances in medical diagnostics and robotic surgery
  2. CableFree plots leap from enterprise to MNO, targets poles

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch here

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10 April 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 12: Level 4 Switching, Wirepas NR+ squares 5G triangle, RedCap reflections

Join Alex, Phil, and Elly, as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered in Wireless Watch.

  1. Vodafone joins layer 4 switching low latency club
  2. Wirepas’ DECT 5G NR+ blindsides 3GPP ecosystem, solves 5G triangle needs
  3. https://app.livestorm.co/rethink-technology-research/5g-redcap-to-dominate-cellular-iot-growth-but-when-does-the-door-shut-for-lte-and-unlicensed?type=detailed

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27 March 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 11: HPE digests Juniper, UKTIN plays startup matchmaker, Apple smuggery draws US DoJ lawsuit

Join Alex, Phil, and Elly, as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered in Wireless Watch.

  1. Digesting Juniper, HPE gets even more bullish about private 5G
  2. UKTIN plays matchmaker for telco startups
  3. US DoJ files antitrust suit against Apple, EU circles with DMA scrutiny

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20 March 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 10: Cloud RAN kick-out, mobile banking geographic divides, and are we finally seeing the 'infraco' spin-offs?

Join Alex, Phil, and Elly, as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered in Wireless Watch.

  1. Nokia scores with Saudi’s Zain KSA over cloud RAN, boots Huawei
  2. Fertile ground for financial services from MNOs in Africa
  3. European giants double down on infrastructure, look for consolidation

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