Mobile World Live

Kavit, Justin and Mike chew over the big news, including a mixed week for Elon Musk, US satellite JV plans and a cybersecurity coalition. Later in the episode, Justin has the action from a Huawei event in Paris and the Mobile Network Innovation Summit in London, while Mike reveals all about recent chats with T-Mobile and Verizon executives. 0:00 Intro 3:00 SpaceX IPO 9:00 US satellite JV 12:00 Cybersecurity coaltion 15:00 Huawei event in Paris 28:00 US operator AI moves

In an exclusive, we sit down with Vivek Badrinath, GSMA's new director general in his first media interview since taking over from Mats Granryd. During a candid 30-minute discussion, we get an insight into his early impressions of the association, tackle key industry topics, get his take on the recent MWC and discuss how the show can evolve. 0:00 Intro 1:45: First impressions of the GSMA 5: 10: Appeal of the role 6:20: Strength of the GSMA 11:00: Past experience 15:00 GSMA an association or a company? 17:00: Management style 18:00: Objectives for the GSMA 21:00: Monetising 5G/Geopolitical challenge 24:40: European telecoms landscape 27:10: Reflection on MWC25 33:00: GSMA Foundation

The team preview the big show, chatting personal attendance records, an end of an era for the Show Daily, what's new in our TV broadcast and overall major show themes. Later on analyst Paolo Pescatore gives us his take and we send you off to Barcelona with a tune generated by the power of AI. 0:00: Intro 3:00: MWC Preview Week 5:30: History of the Show Daily 11:01: Launch of Insight 15:30: MWL TV in 2025 17:00: Keynote Preview 20:03: Interview with Paolo Pescatore 31:00: One More Week Song

With the big event fast approaching, join Justin Springham and a host of special guests as we reveal what to expect from the world's most exciting mobile tech show. 0:00: Intro 1:00: Interview with GSMA 11.40: Top tips for a newcomer 15:00: Interview with Ericsson 23:00: Interview with Euan Blair 28:00: Interview with Decantalo 32:00: Interview with Mobile World Capital 42:00: What not to miss at MWC25

0:00: Intro 6:01: Open RAN rundown with Vodafone 13:25: AT&T comments on Ericsson open RAN deal 18:25: Disruptive AI 21.01: Verizon on private networks 24:55: 5G 5 years from now - SK Telecom 33.01: Interview with Cedric Foray, Ernst & Young

The tech world came back from a summer break with a bang. In this Podcast, we chat to renowned industry expert David McClelland about Apple's big AI play and US Editor Mike Robuck reveals all about his trip to Florida to witness five AST SpaceMobile satellites blasting into space. We wrap up the Pod with an exclusive insight into Verizon's cloud activity and a brief look ahead to MWC Las Vegas. 0:00 – Intro 3:00 Apple event 6:10 Apple Cloud Compute 15:00 AST SpaceMobile Launch from Cape Canaveral 27:00 Cloud Topic Panel Takeaways 29:30 Verizon interview 39:30 Look ahead to MWC Las Vegas

After 5G-Advanced standards were frozen last month, the team chat to GSMA Intelligence head Peter Jarich about demand for enhanced 5G across the industry and we hear from operator giant T-Mobile US and vendor Nokia about plans for deployment. Intro: 0:00 Topic panel takeaways: 03:00 T-Mobile US view on 5G-A: 12:00 Deployment of 5G-A: 19:00 Nokia interview: 26:00

The team explore the current status and future potential of private networks for telecom and industry players, as well as sit down with US giant Verizon and UK heavyweight VMO2 to discuss big deals in the segment to date, ranging from a test-track with Audi to the manufacturing of sugar. 0:00 Intro and Topic Panel Takeaways 4:01 Private Network Use Cases 10:01 Verizon Interview 34:00 VMO2 Interview 46:00 Outro