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RCR Wireless News
by RCR Wireless News
Since 1982, RCR Wireless News has been providing wireless and mobile industry news, insights, and analysis to mobile and wireless industry professionals, decision makers, policy makers, analyst and investors. Our mission is to connect, globally and locally, mobile technology professionals and companies online, in person, in print and now on video. Our dedication to editorial excellence coupled with one of the industry’s most comprehensive subscriber databases and digital networks, leads readers and advertisers to consistently choose RCR Wireless News over other industry publications.
Episodes
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Will 5G Change the World? Telco AI strategies with ABI, Orange, Red Hat and VIAVI
In this special episode of Will 5G Change the World, presented in partnership with NETSCOUT, we continue our exploration of telco AI. Beyond the technological challenges to adoption, there are a number of key considerations around organizations and operating models. As operators reinvent as...
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Will 5G Change the World? Telco AI LLMs with AWS, Dell, e& and Rakuten
In this special episode of Will 5G Change the World, presented in partnership with NETSCOUT, we dive into the world of telco AI. As operators develop and implement long-term AI strategies, supporting it all are foundation models, specifically large language models. This episode, featuring telco…
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Will 5G Change The World? Greg Mayo, NETSCOUT (Ep. 64)
In this episode of Will 5G Change the World? NETSCOUT's Greg Mayo, senior director of engineering, looks at where 5G is (in terms of successes and areas for improvement) after five years in what is typically a 10-year generational cycle. He discusses what the next half of the 5G cycle has in…
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Will 5G Change the World? Femi Adeyemi, Fujitsu (Ep. 64)
Fujitsu EVP and Head of Global Networks Business Femi Adeyemi joins the show to look at the state of Open RAN, including positive market traction and lingering impediments, particularly related to providing vendor optionality without creating analysis paralysis.
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Will 5G Change The World? Kristian Toivo, TIP (Ep. 63)
Telecom Infra Project Executive Director Kristian Toivo comes on the show to reflect on key learnings form the recent TIP-hosted Fyuz event in Madrid, in particular the industrialization of Open RAN. In addition to looking how buy-in from incumbent vendors can accelerate Open RAN adoption, Toivo...
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Well, technically... Telcos needs their own GenAI models (Ep. 110)
The final episode of Well, technically... features Swisscom's Executive Vice President of Data, Analytics & AI Laure Willemin, who discusses the need for harmonized and centralized data and reveals that while what GenAI can bring tot he table for telecom is promising, it certainly isn't solving…
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Will 5G Change the World? Heather Broughton, NETSCOUT (Ep. 62)
Network slicing can be a game changer for communications service providers (CSPs), allowing them to offer new services to their customers and generating new revenue. Heather Broughton, AVP Marketing Service Provider Solutions, NETSCOUT, discusses the current state of 5G network slicing and where...
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Well, technically... Open RAN has moved from hype to execution (Ep. 109)
This week, Geetha Ram, the head of telco compute at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, tells a story about her grandmother, details the relationship between Open RAN and AI and explains the difference between in-line and look-aside acceleration for Open RAN silicon.
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Well, technically... there's (some) value in the marketing hype (Ep. 108)
This week, Spirent Communications' Chief Marketing Officer Cheryl Ragland discusses how telecom marketing has changed in recent years due to things like the pandemic and evolving customer expectations. She also assesses the value of hype when it comes to new technologies hitting the market.
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Well, technically… the most powerful thing you can do is be yourself (Ep. 107)
Aïcha Ly, head of consumer insights at Opensignal, discusses her personal journey in the work place as a woman of color, how this personal journey helps her support her colleagues and the importance of harnessing the power of your speech. Plus, she shares the telecom trends she and Opensignal are...
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Will 5G Change The World? Lara Dewar, GSMA (Ep. 61)
GSMA Chief Marketing Officer Lara Dewar talks through the group's priorities around expanding access to broadband, fair share for mobile broadband usage, and fostering an open developer ecosystem. She also previous the groups annual Mobile World Congress Las Vegas kicking off on Sept. 26…
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Will 5G Change the World? Jillian Kaplan, Dell Technologies (Ep. 60)
In the latest episode of Will 5G Change the World, Jillian Kaplan, head of global telecom thought leadership for Dell Technologies, goes through the company's approach to fostering community and collaboration to drive open architectures into market. Kaplan stresses the importance of maintaining...
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Will 5G Change The World? Shekar Ayyar, Arrcus (Ep. 59)
Arrcus CEO Shekar Ayyar returns to the show to discuss Arrcus, a startup focused on bringing virtualization and abstraction to the worlds of datacenters, hybrid cloud and 5G routing and switching. Ayyar reflects on his admiration for two-time Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling, goes into how Arrcus can...
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Will 5G Change The World? David Callisch, Celona (Ep. 58)
Celona Marketing Director David Callisch goes through the idea that private cellular is a software and access play, and looks at the rise of cellular for use cases where Wi-Fi is not sufficient. He also highlights Celona's expansion into the red hot European private cellular market, details...
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Well, technically… not everything should be automated (Ep. 106)
On this episode, Zoe Clelland, the VP of product and experience at Nintex, discusses what she calls an “infinite learning loop” and how it helps companies zero in on what matters most when it comes to deciding what to automate. She also argues that, even with the excitement around generative AI,...
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Will 5G Change The World? Will Townsend, Moor Insights & Strategy (Ep. 57)
Will Townsend, vice president and senior analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy, discusses 5G hype vs. reality, the ongoing transition from Non-standalone 5G to Standalone 5G, and what T-Mobile US is doing with network slicing. Townsend also discusses his interest in how bridging the digital…
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Well, technically... tech innovation is not just about the big things (Ep. 105)
On this week's episode, Jeanine Charlton, the chief technology and digital officer at Merchants Fleet, explains what digital transformation looks like in the fleet management industry, touching on electric vehicles, driverless networks and the value of modern data and analytics platforms.
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Will 5G Change The World? Sean Kinney, RCR Wireless News (Ep. 56)
In this special episode of Will 5G Change the World?, the tables are turned as guest host Catherine Sbeglia Nin, managing editor at RCR Wireless News, interviews RCR's Editor in Chief Sean Kinney. Kinney reflects on how the 5G as a world-changing force narrative has changed in the past six years,...
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Well, technically... compliance does not equal security (Ep. 104)
This week's guest, Aysha Kahn, the CIO/CISO at Treasure Data, discusses the role of IT in digital transformation, how the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to remote work impacted this transformation and what enterprises are looking for when it comes to data security.
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Well, technically... telcos need to adopt a customer, not infrastructure, first approach (Ep. 103)
Joy King is the Vice President of telecoms cloud company Optiva and leads the company’s Go To Market (GTM) Strategy. She joins RCR Wireless News on the podcast for a deep dive into the changing telecom landscape, detailing how business models are shifting and what telcos need to do to keep up…
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Well, technically... vRAN and Open RAN are key to network expansion (Ep. 102)
Ragha Gopavarapu, a senior manager for Samsung’s carrier accounts, shares Samsung's perspective on the vRAN and Open RAN revolutions in telecom networks, and provides an update on the company's new vRAN 3.0 offering.
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Understanding enterprise wireless: Part 4—private cellular in action
In the final installment of our four-part podcast series presented in partnership with Nextivity, CEO of Nextivity Michiel Lotter discusses the company's private LTE networking-as-a-service solution, HARMONY. Lotter explains where he sees the solution fitting into the larger private networking...
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Well, technically... Fixed Wireless Access is a key sustainability tool (Ep. 101)
Qualcomm's Chief Sustainability Officer Angela Baker discusses the role that Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) will play in helping rural environments leverage advancements in sustainability. She also shares details about Qualcomm's approach to FWA and how policy and technology work together to address...
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Understanding enterprise wireless: Part 3—cellular vs. Wi-Fi
In the third installment of a four-part podcast series presented in partnership with Nextivity, Chief Commercial Officer Stephen Kowal reiterates the importance of both cellular and Wi-Fi in enterprise connectivity. However, he points out that Wi-Fi does have limitations, and as enterprises…
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Cellnex & Nokia: Boosting the digitalization, automation and sustainability of transport (Episode 3)
Rail freight transport operators face pressure to improve the capacity and efficiency of their operations while keeping expenditures and environmental impact low. As a result, they are increasingly looking for new ways to move more for less. Adif Logistics Centers in Spain is working with Cellnex...
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Understanding enterprise wireless: Part 2—private networks for Industry 4.0
In the second installment of four-part podcast series presented in partnership with Nextivity, learn about the role private cellular networks can play in enabling the digital transformation of enterprises of all sizes. While there are some impediments to the deployment of private cellular…
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Well, technically... LTE capabilities have supplanted those of WiMAX (Ep. 100)
This week's guest, Kelly Burroughs, enterprise solutions director at iBwave Solutions, provides a deep dive into a private network deployment at a mining facility that the company supported. Specifically, Kelly discusses how iBwave helped the mining company discover its tech needs and then design...
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Well, technically… telco fraud is an international matter (Ep. 98)
BIC's Head of Fraud Prevention and Security Katia Gonzalez provides an update on STIR/SHAKEN and argues that while the FCC's initiative has made a dent in the robocalls being experienced by many Americans, spam, fraud and other related telco issues must be considered on an international level for...
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Well, technically… Gen Z has officially entered the workforce (Ep. 99)
Gabby Mann is a product sales specialist in Intel Corporation's Sales and Marketing Rotational Program and on this episode of Well, technically... she tells listeners how she ended up in the tech field, how her career goals have changed along the way and what her generation can bring to the...
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Well, technically... Gen Z has officially entered the workforce (Ep. 99)
Gabby Mann is a product sales specialist in Intel Corporation's Sales and Marketing Rotational Program and on this episode of Well, technically... she tells listeners how she ended up in the tech field, how her career goals have changed along the way and what her generation can bring to the...
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Understanding enterprise wireless: Part 1—developing a strategy
In this four-part podcast series presented in partnership with Nextivity, learn the ins and out of a robust and effective enterprise wireless strategy for the Industry 4.0 era. The first episode, featuring Nextivity Chief Commercial Officer Stephen M. Kowal, digs into how public and private...
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Well, technically... Candid leadership is critical in challenging times (Ep. 97)
This week’s episode features Alorica's Chief Administration Officer Colleen Beers and Chief Culture OfficerJoyce Lee. The women discuss motherhood, their roles at Alorica, which provides customer experience management and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services, as well as how they work...
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Well, technically… the rabbit ears are back (Ep. 96)
Pearl TV's Managing Director Anne Schelle explains Next Gen TV and how the broadcast landscape is evolving as streaming and social media change the way we consumer all sorts of information and entertainment.
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Well, technically... RFID tech connects the dots in global supply chains (Ep. 95)
Supply chain transparency is key to helping companies meet their sustainability and equity goals, so why are so few making use of the tools that already exist to take a deeper look? In the latest episode of Well, technically..., Barbara Dunin, the ESG and Marketing Director at Beontag, weighs in.
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Well, technically... you have to let technology develop in its own way (Ep. 94)
Jennifer McCarthy, VP of Legal Advocacy at Federated Wireless, takes us through the current state of spectrum in the U.S. and some of the spectrum strategies she thinks are most likely to emerge.
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Well, technically... access to mobile services can increase financial literacy (Ep. 93)
Sandra Yao, SVP at Thunes, discusses how the company is improving the global payment infrastructure for a better, more inclusive payment experience, and the role that mobile service providers can play in this market.
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Well, technically… Edge is everywhere (Ep. 92)
Lily Yusupova, strategic account executive at Schneider Electric, discusses the company's position as a 5G and edge leader and shares the applications that these advanced technologies have enabled.
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INS & Nokia: Accelerating Industry 4.0 digitalization with critical wireless networks
Industry 4.0 technologies such as IoT, Artificial Intelligence (AI), extreme automation and digital twins indisputably provide significant benefits to many enterprises, including increased productivity, greener operations and enhanced worker safety. Yet, many industrial sites may appear difficult...
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MCS & Nokia: How to kick-start your Industry 4.0 digitalization journey
Increased productivity, better operational resilience and improved worker safety – Industry 4.0 digitalization has proven to be a game-changer for many industries. To unlock the benefits of digital transformation, enterprises first need a robust foundation of high-performance connectivity...
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Well, technically... More network traffic = more energy use (Ep. 91)
Enea's SVP, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of ESG Stephanie Huf shares what sustainability challenges the telecom industry is grappling with even as the business case for going green has become clearer than ever.
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Well, technically… the desire for simple needs to be applied to security (Ep. 90)
The move to 5G has led to an explosion of endpoints, providing bad actors with a larger area of attack. AT&T's Rebecca Finnin discusses how using the intelligent networks of the 5G era themselves as security tools can help enterprises and consumers feel less intimated by the prospect of…
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Getting 5G Right: The network now, the network next (Part 2)
An interview with Jim Neuens, Viavi Solutions' VP and GM of wireless field instruments, about the realities of 5G deployments, including spectrum issues, ongoing evolution at the cell site and workforce challenges that have to be addressed in order for mobile network operators to get the most out...
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Well, technically... consumer network quality is more important than price(Ep. 89)
Arelion's Global Ethernet Product Manager Anna Maslewska discusses the evolving role of ethernet in an increasingly wireless world. She also explains that for consumers, the quality of their connection trumps everything else, even cost.
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Well, technically… one telco cannot provide the full enterprise network story (Ep. 88)
In the latest episode of Well, technically.... Ann Heyse, global telco solutions manager at BICS, tells the story of Industry 4.0, focusing on private networks and telcos, both of which, she says, are main characters.
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Well, technically… network disaggregation is making telecoms really fun (Ep. 87)
The co-founder of Weaver Labs Maria Lema takes listeners on a network desegregation deep dive and explains how this growing trend is changing the telecoms industry and how service providers operate in "really fun" ways.
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Getting 5G right: The network now, the network next (Ep. 1)
An interview with Jim Neuens of Viavi Solutions, VP and GM of wireless field instruments, about the actual reality of 5G deployments, as well as issues that have to be addressed in order for mobile network operators to get the most out of these deployments. This is the first of a two-part…
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Will 5G Change the World? Sashieka Seneviratne, Ericsson (Ep. 54)
In this episode of Will 5G Change the World?, Ericsson's Sashieka Seneviratne, director of sustainability for networks, discusses how operators can sustainably scale 5G without compromising user experience. She discusses this topic from the perspectives of holistic network evolution planning,...
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Well, technically... network intelligence lives in the software (Ep. 86)
AT&T's Director of Cybersecurity Amy Zwarico is excited about the telco trend of move to more software-defined networks because it's increases mobility and allows them to more quickly implement new security controls. However, as more elements of our networks are implemented in software, the...
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Will 5G Change the World? Nicole Robertson, Nokia (Ep. 53)
In this episode of Will 5G Change the World?, Nokia's Nicole Robertson discusses the company's updated ESG strategy. The latest environmental sustainability efforts rest on five pillars: environment, industrial digitalization, security and privacy, the digital divide, and responsible business.
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Well, technically... 'thing' is an intentionally vague term (Ep. 85)
The RAIN RFID Alliance's newly appointed President and CEO Aileen Ryan shares advice for woman looking to advance their careers and also the growing role of RAIN RFID technology in an increasingly connected world.
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Since 1982, RCR Wireless News has been providing wireless and mobile industry news, insights, and analysis to mobile and wireless industry professionals, decision makers, policy makers, analyst and investors. Our mission is to connect, globally and locally, mobile technology professionals and companies online, in person, in print and now on video. Our dedication to editorial excellence coupled with one of the industry’s most comprehensive subscriber databases and digital networks, leads readers and advertisers to consistently choose RCR Wireless News over other industry publications.
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