Mobile World Live

In this episode, Justin is joined by Kavit, Totogi CEO Danielle 'DR' Rios and Creative Strategies' principal analyst Carolina Milanesi to delve into all things MWC26, including the hottest topics, a pre-event Padel tournament and tips on how to recover from a week at the world's biggest mobile show.

0:00 Intro
3:00 Sum up MWC26 in 1 word
10:00 Personal highlights
15:00 Key themes of the show
30:00 Tips to recover from MWC26

Mobile World Live's Justin Springham hosts this episode as Kavit Majithia takes on the role of pundit alongside GSMA Intelligence head Peter Jarich and Totogi CEO Danielle 'DR' Rios. The team look back on 20 years of the event in Barcelona and naturally put a big focus on what to expect from this year's show (AI was expected, chat on Padel and something called 'Soccer' wasn't).

0:00 Intro
5:00 Getting ready for the event
11:00 MWC memories
22:00 AI at the show
32:00 Satellite to get real
34:00 Is it still a device show?
37:00 Other big themes
42:00 What are we looking forward to?

It's our annual end of year review episode, as the team sit down and discuss the hot topics that shaped 2025, including a Nokia shake-up, US operators winding back DEI, satellite getting real, device differentiation and massive AI investment. Later on, we have our predictions for 2026.

0:00 Intro
2:00 Was it a quiet year?
5:00 Nokia shake-up
9:00 US operators drop DEI
16:00 Satellite gets real
21:00 Smartphones get thin
29:00 Billions pumped into AI
33:00 Our 2026 predictions

In this Podcast, Kavit, Justin and Chris are live from the showfloor at MWC25 Doha, discussing all the talking points from the GSMA's inaugural edition of the show. Later on, we get the analyst take on the big event from Opensignal's Sylwia Kechiche and PwC Middle East's Yazen Al Safi.  
1:00 Intro
4:00 MENA digital divide
7:00 AI's 3G Era
10:00 Starlink Qatar
14:00 Key MWC25 takeaways
18:00 Interview with Opensignal's Sylwia Kechiche
30:00 Interview with PwC Middle East
40:00 Outro

With Apple's iPhone Air putting eSIM firmly in the headlines, the technology was the focus of Mobile World Live's latest topic panel this month. In this podcast, Kavit, Chris and GSMA Intelligence's Pablo Iacopino delve into the current state of the eSIM market, uptake to date, the need for industry education and ongoing regulatory and security concerns that continue to be a challenge. Later on in the podcast, we hear from Gregory Gundelfinger, CEO and founder of eSIM specialist Telna, our sponsor for this episode.
0:00 Intro 
3:00 Topic Panel Takeaways  
7:00 eSIM in Digital Industries
10:00 Apple Air China Launch
13.30 OEM Device Strategy
16.30  Security Concerns
21.00 Travel, Roaming Use Case
25:00 Interview with Telna