Episode 23: Telco for AI vs AI for Telco
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July 30, 2025 · 37 min · Season 1 · Episode 23
About this episode
The episode discusses the evolving role of AI in the telecom industry and highlights a recent Huawei phone launch in Dubai.
Kavit is joined by GSMA Intelligence head Peter Jarich and US editor Mike Robuck to discuss where the AI value lies for the telecoms industry and if business models are shifting from a cost-saving focus to revenue-spinning opportunities. Later on, we hear about Amiya Johar's trip to Dubai for Huawei's latest global phone launch. 0:00 Intro: 3:00 AI is no longer just a trend 6:00 Operators getting louder on AI? 8:00 The view from the US 13:00 Looser AI regulation 24:00 The sovereign debate 28:00 Huawei Dubai launch 33:00 Humanoid Robots take-off
People in this episode
Host: Kavit
Guests: Peter Jarich, Mike Robuck
Topics covered
- AI in telecom
- business models
- Huawei launch
- telecom industry
- AI regulation
Keywords
- AI
- telecom
- business models
- Huawei
- Dubai
- regulation
- humanoid robots
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GSMA Intelligence, Huawei
Places: Dubai
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