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Join Alex, Elly and Phil as they talk about three articles from the latest edition of Wireless Watch – our venerable wireless industry newsletter:

1. Saudi Arabia unveils bold Humain gambit, favoring US firms
2. Qualcomm makes the case for 6G spectrum refarming
3. Nvidia unveils compact Aerial appliance for MNO RAN

Join Elly and Phil as they chat about the latest edition of Wireless Watch:

Optical advances help 5G take to the air via Free Space Optics

AT&T gives Helium Network a boost of legitimacy

Vendor alarm calls over spectrum crunch fall on increasingly deaf ears

European telcos still not bovvered about AI-RAN Alliance

Join Alex, Elly and Phil as they talk about three articles from the latest edition of Wireless Watch - our venerable wireless industry newsletter:

1. Ambient IoT gathers steam, as standards loom, clear definition pending
2. Sony finally weighs up semiconductor spinoff
3. Samsung preps vRAN clients for Intel exit, lines up AMD, Nvidia, Arm

Join Alex, Elly, and Phil, as they chat about the latest edition of Wireless Watch:

1. GSA weighs into RedCap with special interest group
2. Nokia earnings miss, focus on passive play
3. ‘Delete all IP law’ trend sets concerning backdrop to Chinese reshuffling

Join Alex and Phil as they chat about the latest happenings in the wireless world:

1. Huawei, ZTE continue Global South expansion with Malaysia’s U Mobile
2. MTN taps Meta, Synamedia, for MNO expansion
3. Vodafone declares end to IoT hype era as it connects its 200 millionth device
4. DoJ wins second antitrust case against Google, breakup pressure mounts

Elly's back, so join the gang as they chat about three snippets from the venerable Wireless Watch:

1. UK needs a boost in semiconductor R&D, finds UKTIN
2. Telcos want agentic AI but fear vendor lock-in
3. Aduna CEO recaps MWC whirlwind

The gang are on the road, so this week, Alex shares the Wireless Watch Weekly Wrap audio in the podcast feed, ahead of the Wireless Watch spring break:

1. EU quietly preps DMA action against Apple, Google, fears US response
2. MatSing makes FWA headway with spherical antenna approach
3. Shape of future mobile traffic emerges from China Mobile’s results

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

1. Key EU markets plot 5G Broadcast by 2027, all quiet on other fronts
2. Eseye pivots, nets AT&T’s global IoT business, predicts industry duress
3. Cybersecurity fever rages as Google Cloud acquires Wiz for $32bn
4. Apple’s C1 keeps pace with Qualcomm’s 2021 X65 modem

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

1. Intensive analytics drives data back to premises, finds Ocient
2. Foldables impress, glasses miss mark, at MWC
3. Antennas follow their own Moore’s Law, drive materials innovation
4. Dryad preps satellite connections, as fire detection play matures

Join Alex and Phil, 'back in the studio.' reflecting on the first post-MWC edition of Wireless Watch

1. MNOs must look to cuts, core growth has failed them
2. AI RAN is on the way, but not today
3. 6G peeks out from behind the curtain, shows 7 GHz FR3 potential
4. WiFi HaLow glows brighter at MWC 2025

The final day of MWC 2025! With some choice client and consulting meetings lined up, the gates were opened up to the local students - keeping the energy levels up as the execs slinked off home.

Join Alex (and Phil!) as they battle through day three - when the execs start to trickle out, the enthusiasm begins to wane, and the existentialism begins to rear its head.

Welcome to the second podcast ‘live’ from MWC 2025. Listen to Alex cut through the buzz – recapping his main takeaways from interviews. Buckle up for Deutsche Telekom's AI soundtrack for its European footprint, and be glad you only heard a snippet ...

Welcome to the first podcast 'live' from MWC 2025. Listen to Alex hold onto his sanity, as he dives into the action - recapping his main takeaways from interviews. Apologies for some of the chaotic audio - this Zoom recorder likes to 'hear' the soundstage before compressing things ...

Join Alex as he chats to wearer-of-many-hats Doug Makishima, about the Network API history and future. Doug is involved with the Mobile Ecosystem Forum, the Linux Foundation's CAMARA Project, and also in modular and sustainable edge computing provider Ecoblox.

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

1. Telefonica seeks center stage for quantum tech after boardroom coup
2. Apple’s C1 modem sets Qualcomm contract countdown ticking
3. Kyocera confounds, launching Open RAN alliance focused on Radio Units
4. Nvidia acquires Augtera in AIOps play

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

1. China Unicom, Huawei update mmWave perceptions at winter games trial
2. Ericsson takes wraps off Aduna, major headscratchers remain
3. Apple picks Alibaba, Baidu, for rival Chinese AI contracts
4. Intel nears end of era, sharks loom, Arm chip rumors intensify

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

1. Reliability passes speed as key metric for most mobile users
2. Totogi makes big BSS claims, to catch MNO attention
3. India’s TRAI clears way for prime mmWave auction
4. Despite beating estimates, Arm, Qualcomm see stock dips post-results

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

1. Telcos must harness efficient, creative AI, to stem job losses
2. SensorTower State of Mobile lays out $150bn smartphone platform value
3. SK cuts wholesale rates, to create fourth MNO from MVNO pool
4. Capex, opex rising, as US MNOs turn to broadband for growth

Join Alex Davies as he interviews the venerable John Baker, an Open RAN evangelist, lining up his next project. In the wake of the Trump inauguration and generally economic uncertainty, what advice and lessons are available for the MNOs?

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

1. Sidelink moves towards center stage under 5G Advanced
2. SoftBank’s Son whips out checkbook, falls into Stargate AI drama
3. Sequans drives Enhanced RedCap after buying Advanced Circuit Pursuit
4. Google buys more HTC, hoping Android XR gets same Pixel phone lift

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

1. ⁠UK has tech but not cheap energy for Starmer’s grand AI Plan
2. ⁠Ericsson, Nokia beg EU for action, as walls close in⁠⁠
3. Reliance Jio brings 5G into the cold, for Indian Army⁠⁠
4. Europe’s first cross-border 5G road goes live, DAS plays key role

Join Alex Davies as he speaks to the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) CEO Tiago Rodrigues. With a 6G Vision Paper hot off the shelves, the topic of standardization and convergence was inevitable. So, how should MNOs and cellular vendors be using WiFi to densify, and what lessons have been learned from the 5G cycle?

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

1. ⁠Calls to revise spectrum allocation gain steam, Qualcomm throws hat ⁠
2. ⁠Ligado’s loss is AST SpaceMobile’s gain, bankruptcy spectrum deal struck

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

1. Year of consolidation ahead for 5G with emergence of ambient IoT

2. Nvidia’s AI Factory to drive telcos from training to inferencing

3. Blu Wireless pitches low-detection military networks

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

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

1. More “as a service” on cards, cybersecurity focus intensifies

2. Salt Typhoon rattles blowhard Senators, but impact is very real

3. Capex commitments are a ruse in Vodafone-Three merger

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

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

1. Digital Twins converge with AI and 5G to drive healthcare

2. Ericsson traffic analysis still headscratcher, 5G to hit 6.3bn by 2030

3. Nokia catches a break with DT’s Open RAN deal

4. AWS Greengrass resurfaces, in edge prpl LCM operator gambit

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

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

1. China Mobile leads differentiated service offering to raise ARPUs

2. Can kicked to April, as DoJ proposes Google monopoly remedies

3. New direction for RIC development between TIP, Ericsson

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

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

1.  US military tilts towards Open RAN and public macro networks

2.  Broadcom leans on AI for telco expansion, jacks up prices

3.  Fujitsu’s role in SoftBank and Nvidia’s tantalizing AI-RAN offering

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

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

1.  ⁠Telus shares promising brownfield Open RAN transition⁠

2.  ⁠UK banks fight push payment fraud with MNOs⁠

3.  ⁠So long CBRS – decentralized Helium shifts to WiFi ⁠

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

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

1. 5G Broadcast on course for commercialization in Europe

2. Samsung pins hope on Open RAN for improved network revenues

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

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

1.  Mobile Edge Compute (MEC) Market Forecast to 2031
2. ⁠Qualcomm takes long view of smartphone at Snapdragon Summit
3. ⁠Arm puts Qualcomm on notice, Nuvia license dispute opens RISC-V door

Join Elly, Phil, and Alex live from Wireless Watch towers to discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry.

1. Ericsson’s OSS/BSS conference in Paris, operators are excited about slicing again

2. Mixed results for US disaster mitigation in hurricane wake

3. AMD, Intel form x86 alliance, brace for impact of newer architectures

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

Join Elly Whittaker for a special episode of the Wireless Watch podcast with Telent CEO Jo Gretton.

Telent provides network services for the rail, roads, private network, and CSP sectors in the UK and Ireland. Fixed networks are typically the bread-and-butter business but there is growing demand for wireless as a means to reduce built-out costs and access more advanced use cases. Telent has high hopes for the private network space where it sees a tipping point, as proof-of-concepts turn into material projects.

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

1.  Big names lured to Paris by Network X while MWC fries in Las Vegas

2. Orion teases future beyond mobile duopoly, Meta in $63bn hole

3. Semiconductor scare avoided by Covid pandemic lessons

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

Join Alex Davies for the first dual-guest Wireless Watch podcast - where pan-African MNO MTN and software platform vendor Tecnotree explain how 'centers of excellence' can be used to advance MNO operations.

For MTN, the CoE is a special unit that attracts talents and resources from different entities, including the vendors, which then enables MTN to experiment how best to deploy a new technology or trend.

So, what's the relationship like between vendor and operator in this dynamic? Tune in to find out.

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

1. AT&T pits Open RAN against 6G

2. BrainChip IP core approach targets massive low-power opportunity

3. Bloxtel and the 6G network-in-a-box utopia

4. WiFi 7 wins, Nokia announces prpl LCM launch

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

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

1.     Ericsson condemns EU AI Act as anti-competitive, it might be right

2.     Nvidia cozies up to T-Mobile, as AI enthusiasm falters

3.     SpaceX bullies the FCC to get its own way for LEO satellites

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

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

1.     Intel struggles to manage foundry transition but gains US backing

2.     Energous on cusp, as MNOs evaluate RAN-delivered wireless power

3.     VR headsets in stadiums provide hope for more UK private 5G

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

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

1.     Network API ambitions flail, land on Ericsson JV as the answer

2.     China preps for LEO mega constellations and direct to device services

3.     Connected Britain: a playdate for the UK telco community

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

Join Alex and Phil, as they delve into the first edition after the summer break, awaiting Elly's return from Connected Britain.

1. Europe seeks to build on Olympics momentum for 5G Broadcast
2. Another EU technocrat calls for telco consolidation
3. European ambitions draw Samsung to Nokia mobile takeover – FREE TO READ
4. Stock Tracker & Financials – Operators twist the knife, as Vendors fall back to earth

Join Alex Davies for a slightly different format - a rip from an interview done for Wireless Watch, to tide you over while Wireless Watch takes its summer break!

Hiya publishes some reports that make for great reading, outlining the size of the spam and fraud market, and this conversation was kicked off by UK regulator Ofcom's new requirements.

Join Alex Davies as he talks to Liz Parry, CEO of Lifecycle Software - a company that provides an 'MVNE' service that lets anybody create an MVNO.

In a market where tension is building between the MNO and the MVNOs, there are great swathes of data that could help shine a light on the problems and opportunities. Lifecycle can help firms with that problem, but as you'll hear, nothing is simple when dealing with the MNOs and their wholesale departments.

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

1.    Lebara, a canary in coal mine for PE incursion into MVNO sector

2.     AI governance still in its Wild West era

3.     Wireless power has missed the mark, but is a launchpad imminent?

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

Join Alex Davies as he chats to Eugina Jordan, CMO at the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) – an industry organization advancing both wireless and wired infrastructure.

This conversation spans organizational challenges, Open RAN, WiFi, and dips into the question of how AI will affect future workloads - both in the network, as well as your own personal tasks.

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

1. Mobile backhaul grows as satellite comes into equation

2. Intel lays out overhaul plans, lays off 15%, raising telco viability questions 

3. TXO and the mucky business of the circular RAN economy

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠

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

1. European operators add to Open RAN priorities, leading with SMO
2. Operator and vendor share prices suffer the worst week to date
3. The mysterious acquisition of Nigeria's 9Mobile

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here

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

1. LEO satellite dominant in spate of NTN deals
2. AI bleeding into campaign politics, but can it eat the world?
3. Meta replaces metaverse dreams with even more AI spending

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here

Join Alex Davies as he chats to Netanel (Nati) Gabizon, Chief Product Officer at Parallel Wireless - an Open RAN software specialist.

This conversation spans MNO PoVs, energy efficiency, AI and ML realities, and touches on the ecosystem challenges of certification and standardization.

With Open RAN still susceptible to integration and single-vendor challenges, there is still a lot of room for the likes of Parallel Wireless.

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

1. Trump 2.0 would mean less disruption for telcos
2. Automakers’ storm in teacup sets stage for Avanci 5G showdown
3. EU lays down the law on supply chain secrets

Read more from this week’s Wireless Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here