About this episode
The episode previews MWC 2026 with a focus on AI, sovereignty, and satellite telecoms.
As has become tradition, the guys are delighted to welcome back special guest Analyst Dean Bubley, to look ahead to the main themes of this year’s big telecoms trade show. They start with the obvious – AI – but strive to inject focus and substance into this ubiquitous and often hyperbolic topic by discussing agents, automation, and APIs. They then move on to the matter of sovereignty and how viable it is for countries to become more self-sufficient in a time of ultra globalisation. The final big theme is satellite telecoms, with direct-to-device likely to be a hot topic at the show. They conclude by examining recent conjecture on the effect AI will have on the world and its workers.
People in this episode
Host: Telecoms.com
Guest: Dean Bubley
Topics covered
- AI
- sovereignty
- satellite telecoms
- automation
- direct-to-device
Keywords
- MWC 2026
- AI
- sovereignty
- satellite telecoms
- automation
- direct-to-device
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Telecoms.com
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