The Appledore Research Podcast

London has been the focal point for a number of notable occasions recently...including two in-person events hosted by RCR Wireless (welcome to London!) and FutureNet World (welcome back!), respectively. Robert Curran and Francis Haysom discuss the mood and highlights from both. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What got mentioned more times than 6G at this year's Huawei Analyst Summit (HAS)? Does Huawei's strategy still have global relevance? And what does Shenzhen have the second-largest number of in the world? John Abraham takes on hosting duties to get a first hand account from Robert Curran and Shanthi Ravindran. We also look ahead to FutureNet World London, May 3-4, 2023. Links: Preview: FutureNet W...

In this episode we explore more big themes in the global telecom industry including: women in telecom, the history of telecom in Asia, Open RAN, private networks, all with the newest member of the Appledore team, experienced analyst Shanthi Ravindran, based in Singapore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we're joined by Geoff Hollingworth, CMO at Rakuten Symphony, to talk about revolution in the telecom industry, past and present. Is the recent history of telecom being rewritten? What do people in a cloud-native telco do all day? Are mobile generations "the worst thing that's ever happened to the industry"? Why does telecom find it so hard to ask simple questions? Buckle up! Geoff...

Legendary tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen's famous "software is eating the world" perspective may already over a decade old, but we are only beginning to see the story played out in telecom. In this episode, we're joined by Amdocs' Niall Norton to discuss how software is changing the telecom vendor landscape. It's a 40-minute recap on the development of the modern telco industry with an executiv...

The GSMA's Open Gateway was a significant announcement at MWC2023 - but it builds on the CAMARA project, which has made rapid progress in the last year. Could it hold the keys to new revenue streams for telcos, and in particular from 5G? We hear from two people directly involved in driving the initiative, and put it in context of both earlier telco API efforts, and the work of companies like Twili...

It's that time again. Love it or hate it, it's back to Barcelona imminently for telecom's biggest get-together. Patrick, Francis and Robert pick out some key themes and companies to look out for, and close up with some tips on getting through the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did Orchestration just arrive late and crash the (slightly disappointing) OSS party? Or has it been quietly building its own unstoppable market momentum, inevitably redefining the network automation market landscape? Grant Lenahan and Robert Curran explore what orchestration really means in a telecom context, why it matters, and why looking out your window is all you need to do to understand what'...

In this episode, Patrick Kelly explains where AI is finding application in telecom today, and how the market landscape is evolving with big name and new entrants alike finding opportunity. The AIOps in Telecom forecast that Patrick references in the podcast is here: Market Outlook: AIOps in Telecom Operations - Appledore Research For more on our coverage of AI in telecom, see AIOps, Assurance, Ana...

In this episode, we hear from John Abraham, a long-time BSS analyst on his move to Appledore and how Digital Enablement is evolving as operators adjust to the new realities of 5G, cloud and new business models. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CES Las Vegas is where the tech industry shows off - but it's not just a consumer show. Appledore's Patrick Kelly walked the halls and shares his takeaways from a telecom perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Appledore welcomes Rahul Atri to the team, and the podcast, and talk telco cloud, transformation, mindsets and more. Intro music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.