Irit Touitou, executive VP of packet optical networking R&D at Ribbon Communications, comes on the podcast to discuss the essential role of traffic engineering and how network slicing creates a dynamic network in the 5G era.
Apr 20, 2021•19 min
Rakuten Mobile Americas' General Manager Azita Arvani addresses the company's decision to sell its "revolutionary" cloud-native network architecture as a network solution to other operators, as opposed to keeping it all to itself.
Apr 06, 2021•19 min
In this episode Dell Technologies' Sandro Tavares, director of telecom systems marketing, looks at the role of hyperscalers in delivering edge computing, discusses MEC-focused work with SK Telecom, and unpacks the changing system integration landscape.
Apr 01, 2021•24 min
Danielle J. Piñeres is vice president & associate general counsel at NCTA where she focuses on wireless spectrum policy issues. On the latest episode of Well, technically... she discusses how the recently opened 5.9 and 6 GHz bands will impact the Wi-Fi landscape in the U.S. and provides an outlook on just how much Wi-Fi demand is expected to grow.
Mar 30, 2021•19 min
Ivan Bykov, head of Ribbon’s Mobile and Service Provider Solutions, discusses the evolving nature of 5G transport both as a function of capacity demands and service differentiation, as well as a fond memory of diving with sharks off the Galapagos islands.
Mar 26, 2021•24 min
On this week's episode, Opensignal's Head of Regulatory Ceri Howes articulates the company's mission, the difference between Quality of Service and Quality of Experience when measuring network performance, as well as the results of its exploration into T-Mobile's standalone 5G network.
Mar 23, 2021•28 min
Mona Noor, a product manager at Nokia, dives into some of the biggest security threats our networks will have to deal with in a 5G era, compares the inherent security of cloud and on-premise servers and explains why home IoT devices aren't built to be secure.
Mar 16, 2021•21 min
Stefania Sesia, the senior director and head of global application marketing for automotive at u-blox, explains the difference between V2X for sensing, V2X for cognition, V2X for decision and V2X for actuation and why each element is important to autonomous driving.
Mar 09, 2021•26 min
In this episode, Dean Brenner and Alice Tornquist of Qualcomm Technologies Inc., come back to provide an update on how U.S. policymakers are working to address the digital divide through a potential adjustment to the E-Rate program that would expand the use of federal funds to subsidize access to broadband and devices for students engaged in remote learning.
Mar 03, 2021•24 min
Blair Crawford, vice president of National Accounts & Marketing at Vertical Bridge, discusses the company's recent deal with Dish and shares her perspective on what's in store for 2021 as we wait to see the impact from the highly popular C Band auction.
Mar 02, 2021•15 min
Cathy Borten is a legal associate at Miller, Miller & Canby in Rockville Maryland where her work in real estate transactions and leasing has revealed to her the policy and zoning challenges that telecom providers are up against as they seek to install 5G network infrastructure.
Feb 23, 2021•24 min
Industry analyst Jim Patterson recaps quarterly earnings from U.S. Tier 1 operators, explores opportunities for operators and cloud providers to sell 5G to enterprises, and predicts the score of the Super Bowl.
Feb 17, 2021•44 min
On this week's episode, Asha Keddy, Corporate VP at Intel, takes a closer look at the friendly, but fierce, competition between 5G and Wi-Fi both in the enterprise and at home, as well as what is in store for the telecom and wireless industries as they await 3GPP Release 17 and broader adoption of Wi-Fi 6E.
Feb 16, 2021•19 min
The Co-Founder and CEO of Libelium Alicia Pérez comes on the show to defend her claim that 5G isn't the solution to all of our network and economic woes and to explain how market hyper fragmentation is stunting IoT growth.
Feb 09, 2021•15 min
Mavenir Chief Strategy Officer Bejoy Pankajakshan reviews the companies latest cloud-focused telecom portfolio expansion, updates on the integration of ip.access, and looks to the future of Open RAN.
Feb 08, 2021•27 min
This week, Well, technically... caught up with Verizon's SVP of Sales and Operations Krista Bourne for an update on how the carrier and its employees are faring in the continued work from home environment. We also discuss consumer excitement and confusion are around 5G. I even picked up some solid career advice along the way.
Feb 02, 2021•18 min
IBM's Marisa Viveros, vice president of strategy and offerings for telecom, media and entertainment, discusses the combination of 5G, network automation and mobile edge computing, and gives some insight into increasingly complex enterprise 5G consumption models
Jan 27, 2021•21 min
Carolyn Hardwick, the president of engineering at SQUAN, comes on the show to explain some of the latest progress and challenges she's experienced in wireless and fiber engineering in telecommunications. She also discusses the importance of female leadership and her role as the President of The Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.
Jan 26, 2021•8 min
On this week's episode, Qualcomm Technologies VP of Technology Dr. Marta Karczewicz explains Versatile Video Coding and how it will contribute to future video streaming applications.
Jan 19, 2021•25 min
Private 4G or 5G? That is the question, it seems, for enterprises looking at private cellular as a springboard for digital transformation. But it is not a straight choice between them, actually: decade-old LTE technology has come a long way, and is advancing still; new 5G technology is just in its infancy, with a way to go yet; and migration between the two should be smooth. This episode in the Private Wireless Podcast series, brought to you with Nokia, traces the path of private cellular for mi...
Jan 18, 2021•21 min
Danny Cobb, vice president of Dell Technologies' Telco Systems business, discusses the value 5G and other technologies like edge computing and real-time analytics can bring to enterprises.
Jan 12, 2021•26 min
Cambium Networks' Vice President of supply chain Ann Deardorff comes on the podcast to talk about how COVID-19 has impacted the global wireless supply chain. She also looks to the future as we begin a new year.
Jan 12, 2021•25 min
Nokia's President of Fixed Networks Sandy Motley discusses the role that fixed access broadband has played during the COVID-19 pandemic and how Nokia and other industry leaders have responded to the crisis. She also shares what her favorite piece of technology is. (Spoiler: It's fixed access broadband.)
Dec 22, 2020•14 min
Mona Shukla, head of Packet Core & Communications Services for Ericsson North America, says it's every telecom operator's goal to eventually move to 5G standalone. With this is mind, she delves into the strategies behind the transition to 5G SA, and some of the benefits it will bring to consumers, enterprises and operators.
Dec 15, 2020•16 min
2020; what a year! As society has sought new ways to work amid the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the telecoms industry has accelerated deployments of cellular-based LTE and 5G in industrial settings. 2020 was the year everything appeared to fall into place. This episode in the Private Wireless Podcast series, brought to you with Nokia, considers these pieces of the jigsaw, including better availability and flexibility of private network solutions, closer collaboration between IT and OT fu...
Dec 09, 2020•26 min
This week Phil Mottram, HPE's vice president and general manager of the Communications Technology Group, discusses the future of network slicing, the role of edge computing in 5G monetization, emerging dynamics between carriers and hyperscalers both looking to deliver private networks, and reflects on his greatest achievement.
Dec 09, 2020•22 min
This year marked the tenth anniversary of Intel's Open source software project DPDK. To celebrate the occasion, the company's Vice President and General Manager of Network and Edge Platforms Jeni Panhorst explains the vital role that software will play in next-generation networks and highlights the innovation that Intel's network business has driven over the years.
Dec 08, 2020•22 min
Ericsson's Gheorghe Spiride discusses what 5G can do for rural communities as well as how smaller operators are exploring the technology, and he parses whether the impact of 5G will be marked by a single action or, rather, something more like Jim Collins's flywheel effect.
Dec 02, 2020•38 min
When John Deere first began supplying agricultural tools in 1804, it was pitchforks and shovels; today, it’s connectivity and data. On this episode of Well, technically... John Deere's Director of Intelligent Solutions Group Nancy Post digs into how the company is helping farmers improve efficiency and output with advanced technologies like AI and machine learning, and hopefully one day, 5G.
Dec 01, 2020•18 min
Asha Keddy, Intel corporate vice president and 5G executive sponsor, discusses unsung heroes, the constant pursuit of improvement, technology standardization, 3GPP Release 16 and Release 17, and how to drive scaled, programmatic innovation.
Nov 24, 2020•26 min