This episode was recorded from the show floor of the Digital Transformation World 2025 event with special guest Analyst John Strand.

The lads were delighted to welcome special guest, Analyst Paolo Pescatore, to the latest pod.

The guys were delighted to welcome special guest Juliette Scott from Openreach, following their half-term break.

It doesn’t take long for AI to make an appearance in the conversation, but that’s fair enough because it’s a big part of Brandon’s day job. They focus on what AI means for telcos, but there are ...

Scott starts by asking Dave why operators and the industry associations who represent them are constantly begging for more spectrum in frequency bands that have limited utility. That conversation goes ...

James is a telecoms software expert, so they started by analysing the recent creation of a new venture designed to open up networks to developers. They eventually move on to examine what concessions ...

Editor Scott Bicheno was invited to chair a recent live event run by analyst firm Omdia, themed: AI Transformation in the Telecoms Industry.

They start by finding out what Cohere does (spoiler alert: it has invented some cleverness that makes better use of radio waves), which gets into the weeds regarding radio technology in general.

Pausing only to reflect on the passing of the Pope, they start by asking Dag about his company and how it fits into the great telecoms scheme of things. That leads to a broader interrogation of the ...