Intelligence and Noise

What happens when Europe tightens the rules for social media, voice technology makes a comeback, drones move beyond line of sight, and countries take greater control of satellite connectivity? This week on Intelligence and Noise, Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt unpack four major developments shaping the telecoms and technology landscape, from the EU’s proposed social media limits for children and the return of voice, to BT’s drone deployments and the growing push for satellite sovereignty.00:00 Introduction & the Dolly Parton connection to telecoms04:00 EU Kids Act: New rules for children on social media07:16 Age limits, platform responsibility & the US-EU relationship10:52 The scale of the EU social media market11:42 Age verification, digital ID & the mobile opportunity14:30 Why voice technology is making a comeback17:14 The return of voice: AI, translation & the role of telcos19:05 Voice in the network vs apps: Different routes to market21:18 Can operators scale the next generation of voice services?24:06 BT’s drones: 5G, beyond visual line of sight & B2B monetisation25:35 Regulation as an enabler for the drone economy28:22 Critical industries driving 5G adoption30:30 Satellite sovereignty: Senegal, Europe & Saudi Arabia33:19 Why satellite connectivity is becoming part of the sovereignty debate35:08 Same rules, same service? The regulatory challenge36:18 GSMA Intelligence’s sovereignty tracker37:00 Looking ahead to GSMA Nova39:32 Final thoughts and Sign-offHosted by Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt, every week we cover what's moving in mobile, connectivity, and emerging tech and why it matters.

What do Europe’s satellite spectrum plans, Apple’s foldable iPhone and Nokia’s edge AI push tell us about where tech is heading? This week on Intelligence and Noise, Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt unpack these developments and explore what they mean for telcos, satellite providers, device makers and the wider technology ecosystem. They also examine the growing risks around AI development and regulation and whether productivity gains are moving faster than our ability to manage them00:00 — Welcome to Intelligence and Noise 03:38 — European operators and the future of satellite spectrum07:48 — What a European MSS spectrum partnership could mean10:56 — Sovereignty, competition and satellite partnerships12:50 — AI as an ecosystem play14:30 — Apple’s foldable iPhone enters the market18:05 — Why Apple can afford to be late to foldables19:39 — Could Apple make foldables mainstream?22:39 — The impact on developers and the wider smartphone market24:45 — Foldables, telco retail and the customer experience26:00 — Nokia’s Edge AI for critical industries29:31 — Edge AI, resilience and enterprise use cases31:40 — Anthropic’s warning about the risks of AI33:32 — AI development, productivity and responsible AI35:14 — AI governance, democratic coordination and regulation37:09 — Global AI risks and the challenge of regulation39:16 — Final thoughts and Sign-offHosted by Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt, every week we cover what's moving in mobile, connectivity, and emerging tech and why it matters.

What happens when telecom meets hurricanes, sovereign AI, private 5G and the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem? In this episode of Intelligence and Noise, Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt explore Verizon’s use of satellite technology for disaster resilience, why private 5G is becoming more focused, NVIDIA’s expanding AI strategy, Apple’s next move in AI and hardware, and why LTE still has a role in the next generation of connected devices.00:00 – Welcome to Intelligence and Noise 00:23 – Why autonomous technology takes time04:16 – Verizon, satellite technology and hurricane preparedness09:51 – Satellite connectivity and disaster response11:35 – HAPS and the future of NTN15:54 – Orange and the changing private 5G opportunity21:08 – What private 5G can teach us about 6G22:20 – Sovereign AI, defence and critical infrastructure25:35 – NVIDIA, Hugging Face and the AI ecosystem32:02 – Apple’s next chapter: AI, hardware and what comes next34:04 – Why LTE still matters for connected devices37:14 – The debate over responsible data centre development40:11 – On the road: Paris, Malaysia, Canada and India42:51 – Final thoughts and Sign-offHosted by Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt, every week we cover what's moving in mobile, connectivity, and emerging tech and why it matters.

Meta’s $18 billion settlement over child safety raises bigger questions about how social media should be regulated, from age verification to algorithmic feeds. Tim Hatt and Radhika Gupta explore what the settlement means for Meta, regulators and the future of online safety. The episode also covers AI data centres, satellite connectivity in India and the rapid rise of humanoid robots and what these trends mean for the telecom industry. 00:00 – Introduction01:08 – What’s making headlines this week04:30 – Meta’s $18B social media settlement07:37 – What the settlement really means09:51 – The rules Meta must implement13:08 – Age verification and social media regulation15:51 – What comes next for regulators17:20 – SK Telecom’s AI data centre strategy19:12 – Why AI infrastructure needs new investment models21:56 – Will other telcos follow?24:41 – Telcos moving up the AI value chain26:41 – Korea’s national AI strategy29:39 – Singtel’s satellite opportunity in India32:12 – Satellite connectivity for enterprises34:20 – The rise of humanoid robots35:29 – Physical AI and future network demand37:22 – What humanoids mean for telecom39:00 – Looking ahead to SeptemberHosted by Tim Hatt, every week we cover what's moving in mobile, connectivity, and emerging tech and why it matters. .

AI is transforming telecom, from voice services and autonomous networks to cybersecurity and sustainability challenges. Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt explore AI-powered voice, Vodafone’s AI RAN trial, the rise of physical AI, AI agent risks and how operators are adapting to a rapidly changing technology landscape. This episode of Intelligence and Noise looks beyond the headlines to separate the intelligence from the noise.00:00 Welcome to Intelligence and Noise03:31 NVIDIA's $500B AI financing push07:33 Is AI heading for a bubble or reset?12:39 China's role in AI infrastructure14:24 AST SpaceMobile & satellite competition16:23 Why scale matters in direct-to-device18:36 Servicing satellites in space20:19 Reflect Orbital & sunlight from space23:18 Final Thoughts and Sign-OffHosted by Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt, every week we cover what's moving in mobile, connectivity, and emerging tech and why it matters.