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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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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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15 March 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 9: eSIMs accelerating, Broadcom following script with VMware buy, private networks are not going to fix MNO problems

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

  1. Rising interest in eSIMs but questions over business models linger
  2. Broadcom bets on big ticket customers with VMware
  3. Private networks are Open RAN highlight, MNOs adrift

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8 March 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 8: The Post-MWC Fallout

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

  1. MWC 2024: Rome begs for the barbarian at its gates
  2. ‘To G or not to G,’ that was the MWC question
  3. Netcracker emphasizes security on its GenAI platform

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27 February 2024

The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 7: Live from MWC 2024!

Join Alex, Phil, and Elly, live from the gap between the Intel and Cisco stages, at MWC 2024, at the end of day two. Just how burnt out and jaded is Alex? How much #quantum fluff has Phil dispelled? Just what does this tradeshow look like to Elly’s fresh new eyes?

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