Regulation, spectrum and Ofcom

About this episode

The episode discusses telecoms policy with guest Amit Nagpal, focusing on 5G, spectrum usage, and the role of regulators like Ofcom.

The lads are delighted to welcome telecoms consultant (and Iain’s mate) Amit Nagpal of Aetha Consulting to the pod this week. Pausing only to mix some psychedelic G&Ts, they eventually get into talking about Amit’s main area of professional interest – telecoms policy. That leads to talk of how 5G is going in various parts of the world, including the various spectrum it uses and how regulators have helped or hindered its progress. They conclude with a look at some recent direct-to-device news and the role of UK comms regulator Ofcom in policing online speech.

People in this episode

Host: Iain

Guest: Amit Nagpal

Topics covered

• telecoms policy
• 5G
• spectrum
• regulation
• Ofcom
• direct-to-device

Keywords

• telecoms
• 5G
• spectrum
• regulation
• Ofcom
• Amit Nagpal
• telecoms policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aetha Consulting, Ofcom

Places: UK

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