About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of policy and regulation on the global telecoms industry, focusing on secure 5G networks and the impact of geopolitics, particularly American activity, while also analyzing BT's brand revitalization efforts.

The lads are delighted to welcome back returning special guest – analyst John Strand. The implications of policy and regulation on the global telecoms industry are a major focus of his work, so they start by reflecting on the importance of secure 5G networks in that respect. That inevitably leads to lots of spicy chat about geopolitics and especially the impact of American activity, while hopefully not straying too far from the name of the pod, before they conclude by analysing a recent move by BT to revitalise its brand.

People in this episode

Host: Telecoms.com

Guest: John Strand

Topics covered

• security
• geopolitics
• 5G networks
• telecoms industry
• branding

Keywords

• 5G
• telecoms
• geopolitics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BT

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