Mobile World Live

In the second of our special podcast series focused on Digital Industries, MWL's Chris Donkin delves into the operational realities of deploying private networks alongside experts from Druid Software, Boldyn Networks and Vodafone Business.

0:00 Meet the Panel
3:00 What's Taking Off
12:00 4G or 5G?
21:00 The Messy Reality
28:00 Beyond the POC
35:00 Q&A and the Future

In the first of our special podcast series focussed on digital industries, we sit down with executives from Viasat, Orange Business and Ennoia Technologies to discuss the viability for satellite to become a mainstream enterprise connectivity play, exploring the economics, network challenges, and AI opportunity.

0:00 Intro
3:00 Economics of adopting satellite
6:00 Satellite business case
15:00 Enterprise network connectivity
22:00 Working with MNOs
28:00 The AI question
35:00 Audience Q&A
40:00 Five-year outlook

This month Kavit sits down with Lt. Gen. Dr. S.P. Kochhar, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India, to discuss the state of the country's telecoms landscape, navigating huge OTT traffic, the road to 6G, competition with China and the upcoming India Mobile Congress (IMC).

0:00 Intro
2:00 Background on COAI
5:00 India's Telecoms Landscape
11:00 OTT Infrastructure Investment Debate
14:00 Made In India and China Competition
18:00 The Road to 6G
24:00 Prospects for IMC 2026

Kavit and Justin are joined by Srini Kalapala, Verizon's Chief Network Officer for Wireless, to discuss the operator's role as the official provider for the Fifa World Cup 2026, opening up on record-breaking data volumes, stadium capacity and infrastructure challenges.
0:00 Intro 
4:00 Scale of World Cup 2026
7:00 2 Years Prep Time
10:00 Data Statistics 
13:00 Stadium Capacity Upgrades 
17:00 Fan Activity 
24:00 Private 5G Ref Cam 
28:00 Advice for World Cup 2030

Kavit and Justin are joined by Skylo CEO and co-founder Parth Trivedi to discuss the company's D2D ambitions, the impact of SpaceX's recording-breaking IPO for the segment and why a sovereign satellite approach could harm progress.

0:00 Intro
3:00 Skylo background
7:00 MWC26 Shanghai highlghts
11:00 The D2D opportunity
17:00 Skylo business model
31:00 SpaceX IPO impact
34:00 EU sovereignty debate