The Network Effect Video Podcast by Nokia

The age of Augmented Reality is getting closer, but before the explosion in demand for devices, services, and software, there must be a catalyst. Catherine Henry, SVP of Growth at MediaMonks, says that 2 billion people will be using AR within the next year. Will 5G be the "killer app"? Listen to the podcast from Nokia.

The Smart City of the future is being built today. But as foundational as 5G will be, it's true power is unleashed when it's combined with the Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing – and good User Interface design. Telecom analyst Chris Lewis says we have a unique opportunity to build the next generation city as accessible for all – not just the abled or wealthy.

A change is in the air for bands performing at concerts. Sennheiser is experimenting with 5G for its ultra-low latency at live audio productions. Dr. Jan Dürre tells our Michael Hainsworth why the future may be crystal clear for performing musicians, giving concertgoers a reason to get up out of their seats and cheer.

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day marks the founding of the International Telecommunications Union in 1865. But since 1969, it has also celebrated the advances the industry has brought to society. Our Michael Hainsworth looks back at the last 50 years, and also to the future, with the ITU's Doreen Bogdan-Martin and learns that the biggest challenge for the next 50 years is closin...

Smart telecom providers are embracing the concept of "cloud-native" when deploying 5G. But Nokia's Jitin Bhandari tells our Michael Hainsworth there's more to next generation wireless than moving to the cloud. Learn about what's needed beyond cloud-native, automation's four pillars and the capability to use any cloud. 

Like the famous psychologist's theory, telecom companies strive for self actualization. But how can CSPs elevate themselves to capitalize on Industry 4.0 in the 5G era? TL Viswanathan, Nokia's head of product management, believes companies need to do some soul searching if they're going to succeed.

The growth potential for the cloud under 5G relies on Business to Business to Everything. If we're to find the next big thing, telecom operators need to partner up and be flexible. AWS's Amir Rao knows that the next killer app requires CSPs to recognize their role in this new ecosystem.

Edge cloud computing and artificial intelligence are driving a seismic change to enterprise in the 5G era. But for Industry 4.0 to accelerate, CSPs need to understand the power and flexibility of putting the cloud closer to the user. Google's Head of Global 5G Solutions, Majed Al Amine says that knowing how to deploy 5G will save both time and money.

The next "killer app" will run on a 5G network. Simon Buckingham of development house Nonvoice Agency tells Michael Hainsworth that developers need support — and possibly deep pockets — if they're going to leverage the high speed, low latency, and power of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 5G is the playground for innovation: https://ftr.bz/5Gplayground/pod What investment in 5G today means for th...

75% of mobile traffic today is video. But with 5G, half of all video sent over this next-generation network will never be seen by human eyes. Nokia's Ville-Veikko Mattila says the next industrial revolution is underway, and video will play a huge role in our future, even if only the machines know it.  Plus: solving the "cocktail party effect" for your next corporate conference call. Empowering vid...

Can't wait to put 2020 behind you? The telecom industry feels your pain. But as the novel coronavirus wreaked havoc worldwide, technology stepped up. For insight into what changed in 2020 - and what to expect in 2021, we turned to industry consultant Monica Paolini of Senza Fili, and to Nokia's head trend spotter Leslie Shannon.

5G will bring download speeds up to 100x faster than 4G. That speed boost will force content creators to evolve. Stewart @Brittlestar Reynolds, aka The Internet's Favourite Dad* (*unproven) says the biggest impact will be in how quickly content must be created.

5G requires additional CAPEX investments, and it's arriving at a time when telecom companies are feeling the pinch. But to Salesforce's Steve Mannel, the real ROI for 5G won't come from consumers -- it will come from building an enterprise ecosystem.

The FANGS are out and telecom companies don't want to get bitten. But as giants like Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google build their next generation services on 5G, how does a telecom company go from "dumb pipe" to "smart collaborator?" Stephen Rose of Bell Labs says the industry has to sharpen its teeth.    Embedding telecoms into post-pandemic healthcare: https://ftr.bz/telehealth/pod  ...

Every time someone picks up a 5G smartphone, a superhero springs into action. For Nokia's Jitin Bhandari, it's not the 'faster than a speeding bullet' radio access network. And it's not the transport's ability to leap tall silos in a single bound. It's the mild mannered 5G core. But the man charged with helping communications service providers build-out the next generation network is a super hero...

Like the rest of the world, Latin America is adopting 5G. It's roll-out may not be as fast as we've seen in Asia and Europe, but Omdia's Wally Swain tells Michael Hainsworth, it's accelerating the region's evolution to Industry 4.0.     

Hacker and Varonis' Field CTO Brian Vecci spent his life breaking into computers. With the roll-out of 5G, the number of break-in opportunities is set to soar. And if you think the biggest security risk is the Post-It Note password, you'd be wrong.   Privacy challenges and security solutions for 5G networks: https://ftr.bz/privacychallenges/pod   With flexibility comes complexity: https://ftr.bz/p...

COVID-19 is accelerating the adoption of technologies that would otherwise have taken years to go mainstream. But how are companies evolving in this "low touch" future? Nick De Mey, who sits on the Board of Innovation, says it takes more than just a QR Code or an app to succeed under the "new normal."    Adoption of immersive technologies is speeding up, thanks to COVID-19: https://ftr.bz/immersiv...

Business as usual will have to take a back seat for some time. But how does the move to remote working and 5G present an opportunity for the telecommunications industry?  EY's Global Leader for Technology, Media, and Telecommunications, Greg Cudahy, tells Michael Hainsworth the future isn't predictable, but it will be brighter.

COVID-19 has put mobile and broadband providers under tremendous pressure. Telcos have seen their annual bandwidth demand forecasts reached within the first month of lockdown. But to Florian Groene, a partner at PWC in New York, and business strategist Hans Geerdes from Nokia Software HQ in San Jose, the new normal offers opportunities for telecom providers to reinvent their relationships with the...

As COVID-19 turned a local epidemic into a pandemic, the spotlight was trained on an industry known as a "dumb pipe". But the global telecommunications industry proved quite smart thanks to its evolution towards 5G.  Nokia President & CEO Rajeev Suri says the lessons learned from the continued roll-out of the next generation wireless technology under the coronavirus will help prevent future global...

We're turning to video games for both work meetings and staying in touch with family and friends, but after COVID-19, will any of it stick?  Nokia's trend scouter, Leslie Shannon explains why she thinks the unexpected ways we're using technology under quarantine signals a substantial shift in society.   Is this the last year in which reality is only physical? https://ftr.bz/AR2019/pod   What innov...

Why is one of the world's top gaming peripheral companies turning to the edge cloud for its future? President Jason Schwartz believes cloud gaming will bring console games to areas of the world it has never been, but with adoption as the metric for streaming success, the spotlight is on 5G to help make that happen.   5G and edge cloud will transform the world of gaming: https://ftr.bz/5Ggaming/pod...

You're not the only one working from home. The roll-out of the next big thing in wireless isn't being stalled by COVID-19.  Mirjana Scheele is a former cell tower climber and the current VP of Deploy Services at Nokia, where network technologies first designed to cut costs and save the environment are now being leveraged to save ourselves, by enabling more remote work and maintenance.   Rethink ne...

Testing is the domain of doctors, but tracing COVID-19 is falling on telecom and software companies as they race to develop systems for monitoring the quarantine. But at what cost? Internet rights advocate and CIGI fellow Michael Geist tells Futurithmic we are at risk of opening a Pandora's box in an effort to protect our health, but that there are solutions.    China's social credit system raises...