Mobile World Live

Kavit and Justin are joined by Skylo CEO and co-founder Parth Trivedi to discuss the company's D2D ambitions, the impact of SpaceX's recording-breaking IPO for the segment and why a sovereign satellite approach could harm progress. 0:00 Intro 3:00 Skylo background 7:00 MWC26 Shanghai highlghts 11:00 The D2D opportunity 17:00 Skylo business model 31:00 SpaceX IPO impact 34:00 EU sovereignty debate...

Kavit, Justin and Mike chew over the big news, including a mixed week for Elon Musk, US satellite JV plans and a cybersecurity coalition. Later in the episode, Justin has the action from a Huawei event in Paris and the Mobile Network Innovation Summit in London, while Mike reveals all about recent chats with T-Mobile and Verizon executives. 0:00 Intro 3:00 SpaceX IPO 9:00 US satellite JV 12:00 Cyb...

In this Podcast, Kavit and Justin speak to heavyweights Nvidia and Nokia about the potential for AI-RAN to transform network architecture, opening up on operator opportunity, use cases, and why some mooted challenges are nothing more than industry myths. 0:00: Intro 6:00 AI-RAN at MWC 9:00 Nvidia defines AI-RAN 13:00 AI-RAN use cases 18:00 Myths about AI chipsets 26:00 Nokia, Nvidia partnership 29...

In this episode, Justin is joined by Kavit, Totogi CEO Danielle 'DR' Rios and Creative Strategies' principal analyst Carolina Milanesi to delve into all things MWC26, including the hottest topics, a pre-event Padel tournament and tips on how to recover from a week at the world's biggest mobile show. 0:00 Intro 3:00 Sum up MWC26 in 1 word 10:00 Personal highlights 15:00 Key themes of the show 30:00...

Mobile World Live 's Justin Springham hosts this episode as Kavit Majithia takes on the role of pundit alongside GSMA Intelligence head Peter Jarich and Totogi CEO Danielle 'DR' Rios. The team look back on 20 years of the event in Barcelona and naturally put a big focus on what to expect from this year's show (AI was expected, chat on Padel and something called 'Soccer' wasn't). 0:00 Intro 5:00 Ge...

It's our annual end of year review episode, as the team sit down and discuss the hot topics that shaped 2025, including a Nokia shake-up, US operators winding back DEI, satellite getting real, device differentiation and massive AI investment. Later on, we have our predictions for 2026. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Was it a quiet year? 5:00 Nokia shake-up 9:00 US operators drop DEI 16:00 Satellite gets real 21:...

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 Inter...

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...

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...

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...

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 Re...

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...

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...

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: Ap...

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...

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...

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 m...

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 Predi...

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  11:0...

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:...

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...

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...