Dean and Ben Talk Tech

DNA, MWC & P5G In this episode, Ben & Dean discuss the recent Connectivity Summit event in Brussels and what it told us about the EU DNA Digital Network Act proposals. Dean gives a preview of what to expect in Barcelona at MWC, and also a quick update on the state of Private 5G markets. Benoit highlights an upcoming BEREC event about FTTH and copper switch-off. 00:33 - Last week, Dean and Ben met in Brussels at the Forum Europe event on Connectivity, which brought together regulators,...

Hot takes on the EU DNA proposals In this episode, Ben & Dean give their initial opinions on some of the most important elements in the official European Commission DNA document, as well as the tone of the official press conference and speech by EVP Henna Virkunnen. We'll be honest - we haven't yet read every last word of the 340 page document, together with its annexes and impact assessments. There's certainly going to be a lot more to discuss in future podcasts, but we wanted to get our...

In this 2026 New Year edition of DBTT we give analysts' takes on what to expect this year, in the areas of: Connectivity: What to expect in the evolution path of 6G (and spectrum, standards and AI-Native), FTTH uptake and Copper Switch-Off in Europe, and Satellite constellations, D2D and broadbandDatacentre Infrastructure: We talk about the likely continued buildout of DCs, with multiple factors influencing location and investment. We talk about shifting dynamics in semiconductors, optical ne...

In this edition of DBTT we give analysts' takes on a number of recent events, news and trends in telecoms including: Dean has been to several industry events lately, including the Mplify NaaS event, FYUZ and Wi-Fi Now (write-ups are here, here & here). Benoit has been thinking about fibre take-up and personal data ownership.The recently published Final Opinion on the Upper 6GHz spectrum band by Europe's Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG). What are they suggesting, and what might it ...

In this edition of DBTT, we cover a number of recent events and industry developments, including: - Some thoughts on the Nvidia / Nokia partnership and investment, including the possible implications for 6G, edge compute and datacentres - A recent report by French regulator ARCEP about Internet traffic trends and dynamics, not just on the access network but also in the transport / interconnect domain. (Link to English version). Benoit has had a chat with them about the report & also has t...

Introducing Dean & Ben Talk Tech. Two well-known industry analysts talk about telecoms, cloud, AI and adjacent sectors' technology and regulation / policy. The first episode covers: 5G evolutionFTTH market structure & Benoit's new report on the French fibre marketDean's takeouts from the recent Techritory conference in Riga, LatviaDevelopments with the upcoming European Commission Digital Networks ActThoughts on the recent Ofcom auction of mmWave spectrum in the UKThis first edition i...