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
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Episode 24: Is Telecoms Revolutionising Industry?
Is AI overhyped and will private networks and network slicing ever become truly revolutionary in the 5G era? Kavit, Chris, Justin and GSMA Intelligence's Christina Patsioura attempt to answer the big questions from Mobile World Live's Unwrapped Digital Industries event. 1:00 Intro 2:00 Summer Review 7:00 Putting Unwrapped Together 12:00 5G In Defence 15:00 Private Networks Hype 21:00 Network Slicing 30:00 Interview with GSMA Intelligence
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Episode 23: Telco for AI vs AI for Telco
Kavit is joined by GSMA Intelligence head Peter Jarich and US editor Mike Robuck to discuss where the AI value lies for the telecoms industry and if business models are shifting from a cost-saving focus to revenue-spinning opportunities. Later on, we hear about Amiya Johar's trip to Dubai for Huawei's latest global phone launch. 0:00 Intro: 3:00 AI is no longer just a trend 6:00 Operators getting louder on AI? 8:00 The view from the US 13:00 Looser AI regulation 24:00 The sovereign debate 28:00 Huawei Dubai launch 33:00 Humanoid Robots take-off
We get all the highlights from MWC Shanghai, as Kavit, Justin and GSMA Intelligence head Peter Jarich break down the pluses and perils of robotaxis and humanoid robots. During the episode, we also get the lowdown from our topic panel on 5G-Advanced and Mobile World Live's Chris Donkin reviews TM Forum's Digital Transformation World. 0:00 Intro 2:00 MWC Shanghai Highlights 10:00 GSMA Net Zero Report 14:30 Justin's Robotaxi Tour 21:00 MWL 5G-Advanced Topic Panel 31:00 TM Forum DTW Copenhagen
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Episode 21: Roving reporters and Arm's cloud muscle
This month jet-setters Amiya and Mike chat about trips to a big Huawei launch in Berlin, a tower conference in Chicago and covering two global GSMA events. We then get stuck into the cloud, as Peter Jarich breaks down Mobile World Live's latest topic panel and chip heavyweight Arm discusses its growing interest in the segment. 0:00: Intro 3:00: Huawei Wearable launch 6:00: Chicago infrastructure show 13:00: M360 Eurasia and LatAM 16:30: Cloud chat with Peter Jarich 32:00: Interview with Arm SVP and GM
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