Senza Fili Sparring Partners
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Opinionated conversations in telecoms with Monica Paolini, Senza Fili, and her guests. Networks should be open, and so should our discussions on them.
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Private networks as a strategic investment. With Maria Lema at Weaver Labs
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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Rethinking in-person events in the age of AI and human slop. With Keith Dyer, The Mobile Network
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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Does physical AI need private networks? With Gianluca Verin at Apeiroon
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Ambition to innovate: Deep tech in Europe and the UK. With Rupert Baines, serial entrepreneur
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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Can we make 6G (and 5G) globally affordable? With Mike Short at UK Telecoms Lab and AWTG
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Aug 23, 2026 |
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The changing role of mobile operators. With Itsuma Tanaka at DOCOMO Euro-Labs
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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London, Berlin, New York: Where is indoor connectivity at its best and worst? With Luke Kehoe at Ookla
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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Quantum to scale AI and solve token economy bottlenecks. With Julio Gonzalez-Saenz at Vodafone
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Data sharing and open interfaces for AI optimization. With Paul Patras at Net AI and the University of Edinburgh
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Operators are not like FIFA. Uncut analyst views from Chris Lewis and Monica Paolini
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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Small cell’s new definition includes all non-macro infrastructure. With Simon Fletcher, Small Cell Forum
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Customers, not technologies, drive telco monetization. With Faiq Khan at Rakuten Symphony
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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Scalable AI and token reduction with data curation. With Rick Fulwiler, NETSCOUT
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Resiliency, quantum security, and sovereign clouds: A holistic approach to network de-risking. With Caroline Chappell at CC Squared
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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CALEA and lawful intercept: A disappearing act? With Nick Johnson, Independent Telecom Consultant
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May 31, 2026 |
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[Bonus Episode] AIOps builds scalable, AI-driven network operations today. With VIAVI, Claro, Iquall
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May 24, 2026 |
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AI gets physical: The connectivity, latency, and physics of embodied intelligence. With Yue Wang at China Telecom
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May 14, 2026 |
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AI listens to plants to improve crop production and sustainability. With Nigel Wallbridge at Vivent Biosignals
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May 02, 2026 |
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Italy leading the way in digital ID with SPID. With Dario Betti at MEF
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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Collaboration drives innovation. With Dimitra Simeonidou, University of Bristol
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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A multimodal connectivity and energy hub at Rosslare Europort. With Carl Coates at Irish Rail
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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RAN automation needs digital antennas. With Aleksis Anterow at Huawei
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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The growing power of the edge. With Manish Singh at Dell
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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MWC26 Unfiltered. Bonus episode with Sean Kinney at RCR Wireless
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Defending democracy from social media weaponization. With Siavash Alamouti at mimik and Marconi Fellow
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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The AI expertise paradox: Why being a specialist isn't enough With Philippe Ensarguet at Orange
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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What India teaches us about monetization. With Shiv Putcha, GSMA Intelligence
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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DNA: Will regulation fix spectrum fragmentation in the EU? With Richard Haas, LS Telecom
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Canada: Between a rock and a vast place, and the case for network sharing. With Ibrahim Gedeon, Guardian Safety Net
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Agentic AI: From passive assistance to active execution. With Philippe Ensarguet at Orange
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Backhaul and fronthaul for 5SA is transformative. With Andy Sutton, BT Group
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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What talking drums teach us about M-MIMO. With Zhang Jiong at ZTE
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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6G: The intelligent plumbing for shared connectivity. With Colby Harper, Pathfinder Wireless
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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Cutting through the noise: Getting attention and credibility in marketing. With Kris Kozamchak, Chanan Communications
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Bahrain: The future is here. With Philip Marnick, TRA Bahrain
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Are we improving energy efficiency fast enough? With Emanuel Kolta, GSMA Intelligence
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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How well does FWA work for subscribers? With Mike Dano, Ookla
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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What’s special about Argentina? With Ignacio Perrone, Frost & Sullivan
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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From dumb pipe to dumb space. With Rafael Junquera at Telesemana
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Fiber sensing to protect telecom assets and generate revenues. With Andres Chavarria, VIAVI
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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6G standards: A balancing act in innovation, market reality and geopolitics. With Adrian Scrase at EA Consult Services
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Bonus episode: Drones and low-altitude networks: the view from China. With Claudia Bacco, Global Airspace Radar
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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The insider view on wireless security. With Silke Holtmanns at Blue Hour Consulting Oy
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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How is AI changing transport? With Kristian Toivo at TIP
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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How transformative is AI RAN? With Nirlay Kundu, IMDEA Networks
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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What’s up with CBRS? With Dave Wright, Salt Point Strategies and Spectrum for the Future
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Non-linear career paths in telecoms. With Linda Ligios, Digital Catapult
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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Is Wi-Fi in the 6 GHz band at risk? With Kevin Robinson, Wi-Fi Alliance
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Is AI taking over telecoms? Or is it just a tool? With Azita Arvani
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Why does sovereign AI matter in telecoms? With Chris Jefferson at Advai
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Why not have 5G on laptops? With Giovanni Severini at Microsoft
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Wi-Fi in the enterprise. With Bart Giordano, Ruckus Networks
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Are global standards under threat from geopolitical tensions? With Sebastian Barros, Circles
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Blockchain and DePIN for building and sharing infrastructure. With Sarah Aberg, Helium
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Home Wi-Fi gets better and more secure. With Tiago Rodrigues, WBA
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Taking new technology to the market. With Alex Lawrence, TelcoForge
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Reaching out to the enterprise. With Caroline Chan, Intel
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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DiveIn | Network APIs and digital twins as the next frontier in digital innovation, with Sameh Yamani, CTO at VIAVI
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Serendipity is not an accident. With David Cleevely
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Network APIs: A path for enterprise transformation and CSP monetization. With Harpreet Geekee at Shabodi
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Commercializing APIs – Taking them to the next level. With Ron Porter and Enri-k Salazar at Amdocs
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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The life of a digital twin. With Chris Murphy, VIAVI Solutions
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May 30, 2025 |
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How should we test for user experience? With Irina Cotanis
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May 23, 2025 |
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Will AI increase traffic? With Sean Kinney, RCR Wireless News
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May 16, 2025 |
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The long-term view on automation. With Mansoor Hanif
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May 09, 2025 |
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Data sharing to optimize AI performance. With Paul Patras, Net AI and the University of Edinburgh
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May 02, 2025 |
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Getting UnLinkedIn the hard way. With Frazer McKimm, New Way Networks
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Ageism and talent in telecoms. With Nirlay Kundu, IMDEA Networks
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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The latest on APIs: Wi-Fi and adoption. With Markus Kümmerle, CAMARA and Deutsche Telekom
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Telco APIs from the TM Forum. With Andy Tiller, TMF
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Growing pains in telecoms. With Joel Brand, Marvell
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Better indoor Wi-Fi connectivity with Passpoint and Wi-DAS. With Howard Buzick, American Bandwidth
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Wireless ticketing on trains in the US: Why is it so hard? With Jim Allison, CCJPA
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Real-life, revenue-generating network APIs at TIM Brazil. With Leonardo Siqueira, TIM Brazil
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Open DAS: Open RAN and DAS converge. With Upendra Pingle, ANDREW
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Does 6G need private networks? Do private networks need 6G? With Dean Bubley, Disruptive Analysis
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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DeepSeek, Agentic AI: Moving forward with AI. With Siavash Alamouti, mimik
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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AI-RAN: All you need to know. With Alex Jinsung Choi, SoftBank and the AI-RAN Alliance
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Attracting talent in telecom. With Simona Marinova, Bell Canada
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Catching up with Yago Tenorio, Verizon: A new job and 2025 predictions
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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How will quantum computing change telecoms? With Sapphire Lally and Amit Nagpal, Aetha Consulting
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Is RCS finally taking off? With Mario Betti, Mobile Ecosystem Forum
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Blockchain enables new offload and sharing models. With Mario Di Dio, Nova Labs
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Trump Administration: What should we expect? With Monica Alleven, Fierce Wireless
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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FYUZ24 behind the scenes. With Eugina Jordan, TIP
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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5G lessons learned. With Azita Arvani
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Wireless/Wireline: Is the contraposition still relevant? With Mark Gilmour, ConnectiviTree
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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QuickFire | Was 5G a failure? With Geoff Hollingworth at Rakuten Symphony
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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QuickFire | Why does it take so long to innovate? With Sumit Roy, University of Washington
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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QuickFire | How do analysts learn about the industry? With Emmy Johnson and Daryl Schoolar
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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QuickFire | What should 6G do for us? Part 2 With Preston Marshall, Google
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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QuickFire | Why monetization is harder to find than love
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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QuickFire | What should 6G do for us? With Preston Marshall, Google
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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QuickFire | The software developer view on telco APIs, with Magnus Olden, Domos
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Quick Fire | Open networks, open RAN, with John Baker, Mavenir
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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QuickFire | Introduction: What Sparring Partners is about
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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APIs: the good, the bad, the debatable, with Markus Kümmerle, Deutsche Telekom and CAMARA, and Daryl Schoolar at Recon Analytics
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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AI-driven automation at AT&T, with Jennifer Yates
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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NETSCOUT: Rethinking AIOps – It’s all about the data, with Rick Fulwiler
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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VIAVI: The decomposable AI landscape. With Per Kangru and Takai Eddine Kennouche
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May 24, 2024 |
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Will AI change how humans operate in telecoms? With Paul Patras and Azita Arvani
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May 10, 2024 |
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Intel: AI everywhere, from the edge to the cloud with Cristina Rodriguez
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May 03, 2024 |
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Mavenir: The future network is open and autonomous. With Brandon Larson
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Fujitsu: How AI, ML and GenAI can increase network efficiency today. With Blake Hlavaty
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Tareq Amin, Aramco Digital: Driving innovation in the Middle East
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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VIAVI: GenAI: Network autonomy or network automation? With Anbu Ganesh
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Mavenir, Rakuten, Nokia: Vendor perspectives on open RAN
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Keysight: Getting open RAN up and running. With Kalyan Sundhar
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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VIAVI: Automation at an inflection point: Are you ready to go? With Per Kangru
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Bell Canada: How will RIC make open RAN more efficient? With Simona Marinova
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Getting RIS off the ground with AI and ML. With Melike Erol-Kantarci at the University of Ottawa
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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What’s the best way to share the 6 GHz spectrum? With Pasquale Cataldi
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Open RAN: The path to 6G. With Ravi Sinha, O-RAN ALLIANCE
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Is Wi-Fi more energy efficient than 5G? With Claus Hetting at Wi-Fi NOW
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Sep 02, 2023 |