The neXt Curve reThink Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The coronavirus pandemic has wrecked havoc on economies across the globe. Small and medium–sized enterprises have been particularly hurt by extended lockdowns which have arrested business activity. In order to survive, SMBs need to adapt and respond to the “disruptive abnormal”. What can business leaders do to reinvent their businesses and industries for the pandemic present? neXt...

Send us Fan Mail AI related technologies have been around for decades. It is nothing new despite the recent hype that has elevated AI to the forefront of the “digital” discussion. Why are we excited about AI? It is becoming increasingly ubiquitous thanks to some pivotal advancements in how and where AI can be deployed. TinyML is one of these advancements that promises to bring AI to the tiniest of...

Send us Fan Mail Satellite communications have become cool again thanks to a new breed of LEO or low Earth orbit satellites that are the staple of Tesla’s Starlink constellation and Amazon’s Project Kuiper which received FCC approval in July of 2020. These satellites are deployed in the thousands with the purpose of providing global broadband coverage. neXt Curve is joined by rural broadband exper...

Send us Fan Mail It was a pleasure having Joe Hoffman of SAR Insights & Consulting as a special guest on this episode of neXt Curve's reThink podcast program.  In this session, we do our best to debunk the key myths and hype that distract us from the true value of 5G today.  5G is here, but we need to have clarity to make it work for us.  Leonard Lee and Joe Hoffman discuss: 0:00 Introduc...

Send us Fan Mail Telco operators have high hopes and aspirations for 5G but will they be the ones to reap the value share of the industry and industrial revolutions that the next generation mobile network technology promises to bring about. Foong King Yew, leading ICT industry analyst and former Gartner research VP, joins Leonard Lee of neXt Curve to discuss the dynamics that are shaping the futur...

Send us Fan Mail A great discussion with special guest, Prakash Sangam of Tantra Analyst, featured in this episode of neXt Curve's reThink podcast program.  In this session, we discuss the latest release of the 3GPP 5G specifications - Release 16.   Leonard Lee and Prakash Sangam discuss: * The 3GPP specification process * What does Release 16 mean in the context of 5G's evolution? * Wha...

Send us Fan Mail At the 2020 WWDC event held virtually from Cupertino, California, Apple announce that it would be moving the Mac from Intel processors to their own proprietary, ARM-based SOCs which they dubbed Apple Silicon. neXt Curve's Leonard Lee and Dean Freeman exchange thoughts on the implications of this move on Apple, Intel, the semiconductor industry and the current and future users...

Send us Fan Mail It was a great pleasure to have Foong King Yew, one of the leading thought leaders on the topic of telco transformation joining neXt Curve to discuss the future of the telco operator and the communications industry. What does the operator face in the future of 5G, new breeds of OTT and the emerging threat of UTB (Under the Bottom) players who are targeting the next generation of c...

Send us Fan Mail Since May of 2019, 114 Chinese technology firms have been sanctioned by United States Department of Commerce due to national security concerns and the perceived dominance of Huawei in 5G. The tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to rise with dramatic implications for the semiconductor industry as well as the future of the global telecom. There are also opportunities. ...

Send us Fan Mail The healthcare industry has been one of the great frontiers for Blockchain with numerous startups aiming to put medical records in distributed ledger platforms and addressing the provenance and tracking challenges in the pharmaceutical supply chain.  Anca Petre, a prominent blockchain expert and healthcare industry consultant, will share her perspectives on the current state and f...

Send us Fan Mail Replay of our webcast session with Akshay Sharma and Leonard Lee of neXt Curve who discuss the opportunities that carriers have to offer GDPR-compliance security and privacy services to business to help them meet the requirements of a Privacy First future. Visit www.next-curve.com for more research by the neXt Curve team.

Send us Fan Mail This is a replay of the webcast on the Future of the Car featuring Leonard Lee and Akshay Sharma of neXt Curve. Autonomous/connected vehicles are all the rage at the moment with many industry pundits asserting and forecasting that self-driving cars will fill our streets in the near future.  But there are some important realities that need to be considered before we can kiss our st...

Send us Fan Mail This neXt Curve reThink panel discussion on the future of cloud computing features special guest experts on cloud from IBM, Cristene Gonzalez-Wertz, Christophe Begue and Martin Kienzle, and hosting neXt Curve panelists, Akshay Sharma and Dean Freeman.  In this session, the panel discusses the current state of cloud in the electronics industry, the Cloud Continuum (private, public,...

Send us Fan Mail In this special neXt Curve session, we feature our partners from Cloud Spectator, Ken Balazs, CEO and Eric Marks, VP of Cloud Computing.  We discuss hybrid cloud, what it means, the challenges that IT organizations face in the emerging world of hybrid cloud computing and beyond, and some of the steps that CIOs can take to get their organizations and the enterprise on the path to h...

Send us Fan Mail Replay of our webcast session with Bob Zukis, USC Marshall School of Business professor, and Leonard Lee of neXt Curve discussing the competency gap on corporate boards and leadership teams facing new opportunities and challenges in a digital economy. As industry digitization continues to accelerate changes in the business environment it is making business more ”digital”.  Topics...

Send us Fan Mail Mobile carriers have the opportunity to reshape industries, such as the hospitality and retail industries, through 5G networking combined with edge computing as the IoT transformation is permeating through the US economy. Visit www.next-curve.com for more research by the neXt Curve team.

Send us Fan Mail The digital industrial revolution is upon us in a big way and organizations are facing the challenge of adapting to the rules of the digital economy.  What are the new principles and practices organizations need to consider in developing competitive capabilities and sustained advantage?  Discover the 13 C’s of the Future-Proof Organization, guidelines for your digital future. Leon...

Send us Fan Mail neXt Curve's Leonard Lee and research fellow, Lawrence I Lerner, get real with Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies in this in-depth discussion on the digital trend of the era.  Will Blockchain disrupt the world?  We introduce the functional value framework for Cryptocurrencies.  Don't miss this webcast replay! Visit www.next-curve.com for more research by the neXt Curve team...

Send us Fan Mail Replay of our webcast session with Rob Tiffany, CTO of Hitachi Lumada, and Leonard Lee and Dean Freeman of neXt Curve discussing the past, present and future of IoT and its origins from the world of Industrial Internet of Things.  This is part one of a three part series. Visit www.next-curve.com for more research by the neXt Curve team.

Send us Fan Mail Replay of our webcast session with Rob Tiffany, CTO of Hitachi Lumada, and Leonard Lee and Dean Freeman of neXt Curve discussing the past, present and future of IoT and its origins from the world of Industrial Internet of Things.  This is part one of a three part series. Visit www.next-curve.com for more research by the neXt Curve team.

Send us Fan Mail Replay of our webcast session with Rob Tiffany, CTO of Hitachi Lumada, and Leonard Lee and Dean Freeman of neXt Curve discussing the past, present and future of IoT and its origins from the world of Industrial Internet of Things.  This is part one of a three part series. Visit www.next-curve.com for more research by the neXt Curve team.

Send us Fan Mail Replay of our webcast featuring guest, Omar Rahim, CEO of Energi Mine.  Leonard Lee, managing director and Lawerence Lerner (CEO of Pithia),  of neXt Curve moderate a discussion on the importance of the token and how it functions as the foundation of a Blockchain-enabled platform and business model. Visit www.next-curve.com for more research by the neXt Curve team.

Send us Fan Mail The Way of the Intercepting Business - Jodi Starkman and Leonard Lee of neXt Curve present the Alpha Organization philosophy and the disciplines of the organization ready to adapt to an increasingly changing and volatile digital future of business. Visit www.next-curve.com for more research by the neXt Curve team.

Send us Fan Mail neXt Curve hosts our friends from the IBM IBV (Institute of Business Value) and IBM Services to discuss Digital Reinvention™ and the journey enterprises will take to renovate their businesses to compete, survive and win in our digital future. Visit www.next-curve.com for more research by the neXt Curve team.

Send us Fan Mail neXt Curve hosts our friends from the IBM IBV (Institute of Business Value) and IBM Services to discuss Digital Reinvention™ and the journey enterprises will take to renovate their businesses to compete, survive and win in our digital future. Visit www.next-curve.com for more research by the neXt Curve team.