In this Podcast, Kavit, Justin and Chris are live from the showfloor at MWC25 Doha, discussing all the talking points from the GSMA's inaugural edition of the show. Later on, we get the analyst take on the big event from Opensignal's Sylwia Kechiche and PwC Middle East's Yazen Al Safi. 1:00 Intro 4:00 MENA digital divide 7:00 AI's 3G Era 10:00 Starlink Qatar 14:00 Key MWC25 takeaways 18:00 Interview with Opensignal's Sylwia Kechiche 30:00 Interview with PwC Middle East 40:00 Outro
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
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
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
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
Kavit and Justin are joined by CCS Insight senior analyst Luke Pearce to delve into the booming direct-to-device satellite market, following a big 2025 so far. Later on, we chat to Skylo Technologies' co-founder Tarun Gupta about the fast-rising company's future plans and how it is approaching a fierce competitive landscape. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Satellite Takeaways from MWC/Sat Show 2025 9:00 MWL Topic Panel Review 15:00 State of Play in Satellite 23:00 Interview - Skylo Technologies
In an exclusive, we sit down with Vivek Badrinath, GSMA's new director general in his first media interview since taking over from Mats Granryd. During a candid 30-minute discussion, we get an insight into his early impressions of the association, tackle key industry topics, get his take on the recent MWC and discuss how the show can evolve. 0:00 Intro 1:45: First impressions of the GSMA 5: 10: Appeal of the role 6:20: Strength of the GSMA 11:00: Past experience 15:00 GSMA an association or a company? 17:00: Management style 18:00: Objectives for the GSMA 21:00: Monetising 5G/Geopolitical challenge 24:40: European telecoms landscape 27:10: Reflection on MWC25 33:00: GSMA Foundation
The team are back from MWC25 to review everything that happened at the big show. Joined by special guests Zoe Osy de Zegwaart from CCGroup PR and head of GSMA Intelligence Peter Jarich, we talk showfloor action, AI, geopolitics, satellite, devices and more. 0:00 Intro 2:00 First Time at MWC 4:30 Going Beyond Mobile 7:01: The PR Experience 10:01: Showfloor Action 16:30: Chat With GSMA Intelligence 18:04: Breaking Down Key Themes
The team preview the big show, chatting personal attendance records, an end of an era for the Show Daily, what's new in our TV broadcast and overall major show themes. Later on analyst Paolo Pescatore gives us his take and we send you off to Barcelona with a tune generated by the power of AI. 0:00: Intro 3:00: MWC Preview Week 5:30: History of the Show Daily 11:01: Launch of Insight 15:30: MWL TV in 2025 17:00: Keynote Preview 20:03: Interview with Paolo Pescatore 31:00: One More Week Song
Join Sasha Twining and guests Amy Cameron (Managing Director – Research, STL Partners), Francisco Jeronimo (VP EMEA – Devices, IDC) and Peter Jarich (Head of GSMA Intelligence, GSMA) as they dive into the hot topics likely to dominate discussion at this year's big event.
With the big event fast approaching, join Justin Springham and a host of special guests as we reveal what to expect from the world's most exciting mobile tech show. 0:00: Intro 1:00: Interview with GSMA 11.40: Top tips for a newcomer 15:00: Interview with Ericsson 23:00: Interview with Euan Blair 28:00: Interview with Decantalo 32:00: Interview with Mobile World Capital 42:00: What not to miss at MWC25
The team rundown the biggest telecoms and technology stories of 2024, including reaction to Ericsson's threat to leave Europe, Nokia's mobile networks future and major satellite launches. Looking ahead to 2025, we give you our predictions for next year. 0:00: Intro 3:00: Vendor Headlines from 2024 7:00: A Year of Openness 13:30: AI in Telecoms/Education 18.30: Satellite Space 21.00: 2025 Predictions
0:00: Intro 6:01: Open RAN rundown with Vodafone 13:25: AT&T comments on Ericsson open RAN deal 18:25: Disruptive AI 21.01: Verizon on private networks 24:55: 5G 5 years from now - SK Telecom 33.01: Interview with Cedric Foray, Ernst & Young
This month's Mobile World Live podcast comes to you live from the showfloor at MWC Las Vegas, as the team discuss all the highlights from the enterprise-focused event. In a packed episode, we also hear from big hitters at T-Mobile US, Nvidia, UScellular and Cohere about the biggest challenges they face in making the most of 5G enterprise. 0:00: Intro - Hotel Explosions 3:00: Keynote Review 11:00: GSMA Intelligence Report 18:00: US Election 22:00: Interviews - Nvidia, USCellular, T-Mobile US and Cohere 31:00: MWL Digital Industries
The tech world came back from a summer break with a bang. In this Podcast, we chat to renowned industry expert David McClelland about Apple's big AI play and US Editor Mike Robuck reveals all about his trip to Florida to witness five AST SpaceMobile satellites blasting into space. We wrap up the Pod with an exclusive insight into Verizon's cloud activity and a brief look ahead to MWC Las Vegas. 0:00 – Intro 3:00 Apple event 6:10 Apple Cloud Compute 15:00 AST SpaceMobile Launch from Cape Canaveral 27:00 Cloud Topic Panel Takeaways 29:30 Verizon interview 39:30 Look ahead to MWC Las Vegas
After getting a taste of the action at the Paris Olympics 2024 last week, Mobile World Live's Kavit Majithia and Justin Springham are joined by analyst Paolo Pescatore to discuss Orange's connectivity efforts and Mike Robuck chats to Cisco about its IP broadcasting role at the event. Intro Athletics/Beach volleyball review 05:00 Orange connectivity efforts 10:00 Impact of technology at events 17:00 Broadcast performance 23:00 Cisco interview 27:00
After 5G-Advanced standards were frozen last month, the team chat to GSMA Intelligence head Peter Jarich about demand for enhanced 5G across the industry and we hear from operator giant T-Mobile US and vendor Nokia about plans for deployment. Intro: 0:00 Topic panel takeaways: 03:00 T-Mobile US view on 5G-A: 12:00 Deployment of 5G-A: 19:00 Nokia interview: 26:00
The Mobile World Live team discuss the role AI is playing in the telecoms sector and what could be achieved in the future, as hype continues to grow. During the pod, we also speak to AI trailblazer Nvidia about its rapid rise and operator 3 UK on its plans for the technology. 0:00: Intro 02:00: Topic panel discussion 06:00: Operator AI motivation 12:00: Tech AI battle 15:00: Nvidia interview 27:00: 3 UK interview
The team explore the current status and future potential of private networks for telecom and industry players, as well as sit down with US giant Verizon and UK heavyweight VMO2 to discuss big deals in the segment to date, ranging from a test-track with Audi to the manufacturing of sugar. 0:00 Intro and Topic Panel Takeaways 4:01 Private Network Use Cases 10:01 Verizon Interview 34:00 VMO2 Interview 46:00 Outro