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Is AI taking over telecoms? Or is it just a tool? With Azita Arvani – Senza Fili How should we add AI to telecom networks to keep innovating, but without rushing into it?

A new #SparringPartners with Azita Arvani, inspiring as always and this time about how to introduce AI in our networks. Is AI a tool? Should we be worried that it is taking over, without delivering the cost savings and performance improvements we expect?

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AIOps to the rescue: AI-driven automation is more than about faster and cheaper networks | Monica Paolini AIOps is more than automation. It is setting the foundation for a new way to operate networks. AI will not only increase the efficiency and speed of automation, but in the long term, AI can generate i...

AIOps sets the foundation for a new way to operate networks. AI will not only increase the efficiency and speed of automation, but also can generate insights and suggest processes that humans are not able to come up with:

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Why does sovereign AI matter in telecoms? With Chris Jefferson at Advai – Senza Fili How to keep AI safe and ethical, mitigate risks and misuse, without stifling innovation

How can we keep AI safe and ethical, mitigate risks and misuse, without stifling innovation? This is what Chris Jefferson at Advai and I talked about in this podcast on AI sovereignty and much more:

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Why not have 5G on laptops? With Giovanni Severini at Microsoft – Senza Fili All laptops have Wi-Fi, and yet not many have 5G connectivity. Why is it so?

All laptops have Wi-Fi, but few have cellular connectivity (without tethering). Why is that? Is this going to change?
In the latest Sparring Partners, I talked about this with Giovanni Severini, at Microsoft:
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Wi-Fi in the enterprise. With Bart Giordano, Ruckus Networks – Senza Fili How is the role of Wi-Fi changing in the enterprise

In the latest Sparring Partners, I talked to Bart Giordano at RUCKUS Networks about the evolution of Wi-Fi in the enterprise, and how enterprises navigate and integrate multiple technologies, including CBRS, within their private networks:

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Are global standards under threat from geopolitical tensions? With Sebastian Barros, Circles – Senza Fili How are the current geopolitical tensions going to affect standardization, innovation and openness?

Global standards in telecoms mean that you can use phones and all devices wherever you go. Should we expect a fragmentation of standards from geopolitical tensions?

Sebastian Barros is the latest guest on the #SparringPartners podcast:

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Blockchain and DePIN for building and sharing infrastructure. With Sarah Aberg, Helium – Senza Fili A new way to share network infrastructure that sets the right incentives for service providers and infrastructure owners

Latest Sparring Partners with Sarah Aberg is on how DePIN and blockchain can be used for network infrastructure sharing by Helium and others and the need to have solid regulation to encourage adoption by small network operators in digital-divide & indoor environments:

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Serendipity is not an accident. With David Cleevely | LinkedIn

Serendipity is about letting things happen. But to make the best out of it, you can make serendipity happen, on purpose, David Cleevely tells us, as we talked about his new book, Serendipity: It Doesn't Happen by Accident lnkd.in/eqiMgQcU

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Sparring Partners | The life of a digital twin. With Chris Murphy, VIAVI | LinkedIn Digital twins offer us an unprecedented opportunity to explore alternative worlds or scenarios where things are similar to the real ones but differ from them in subtle ways, allowing us to see what th...

The latest Sparring Partners is on digital twins. Who are they? What do they do? How can they help us? Chris Murphy at VIAVI Solutions and I explore the digital-twin land to explore what we can realistically accomplish today and in the long term
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Home Wi-Fi gets better and more secure. With Tiago Rodrigues, WBA – Senza Fili How can we get home Wi-Fi users to get the best out of Wi-Fi?

We all use Wi-Fi at home. What is talked about less is that the Wi-Fi connection is getting better and more secure. In the latest Sparring Partners, Tiago Rodrigues, WBA, talks about what to get the word out and make Wi-Fi better at home:

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Inclusively in Telecom How can we make telecom more inclusive and diverse?

A city is smart only if its services, both digital and physical, are accessible to everybody. How can we achieve this goal?

Chris Lewis and I spoke with ‪@ian-frazer.bsky.social‬, Director at NewWayNetworks in our latest #Inclusively podcast

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Serendipity is not an accident. With David Cleevely – Senza Fili How do can we create the right environment for innovation? Serendipity can help, but we need to push for it

How can we make serendipity happen? And why should we do that? In this #SparringPartners, David Cleevely talks about how serendipity can foster innovation more than (or preferably, in addition to) money.

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Get David's book at www.conductingserendipity.com

Network APIs: A path for enterprise transformation and CSP monetization. With Harpreet Geekee at Shabodi – Senza Fili A conversation on how APIs can drive digital transformation and revenues with Harpreet Geekee at Shabodi

Harpreet Geekee at Shabodi shared his experience in working with enterprises and understanding how APIs can create a stronger bound between CSPs and enterprises which will benefit both in terms of efficiency, profitability, and functionality.

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Commercializing APIs – Taking them to the next level. With Ron Porter and Enri-k Salazar at Amdocs – Senza Fili A conversation with Ron Porter and Enri-K Salazar at Amdocs on how to productize APIs to generate new revenues

APIs are getting real. In this podcast with Ron Porter and Enri-K Salazar at Amdocs, we talked about how service providers have to move beyond network function exposure to monetize APIs:

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Inclusively in Telecom How can we make telecom more inclusive and diverse?

Another excellent #Inclusively episode that I missed!
Chris Lewis hosted Lord Holmes, Member of the UK House of Lords and organizer of the London 2012 Paralympics.
A gripping conversation on what we can get technology to do for the disabled, if only we listen to them

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The life of a digital twin. With Chris Murphy, VIAVI Solutions – Senza Fili How do we get digital twins to work in real networks?

What is like to be a digital twin? And how can you be a useful one? Check out the latest Sparring Partners with Chris Murphy at VIAVI Solutions, who has been working on AI and automation for a long time and now moved hands-on to digital twins
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Something Between Us | Stanford University Press An anthropologist's quest to understand the deep social and political divides in American society, and the everyday strategies that can overcome them.

Hi everyone, my new book, SOMETHING BETWEEN US, is now available via Stanford University Press, at a 20% discount with code PANDIAN20. For the last eight years, I've been wrestling as an anthropologist with where we've landed in the United States.

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How should we test for user experience? With Irina Cotanis – Senza Fili The evolution of testing in networks with more complexity, device types, services, and with more pressure to optimize performance

Sparring Partners with Irina Cotanis on the evolution of user experience testing, monitoring and optimizing, in the era of 5G, AI and automation. There is more work to be done, but we have more tools to do it and to get more efficiency out of our networks:
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Growing pains in telecoms. With Joel Brand, Marvell | LinkedIn

One more LinkedIn live Sparring Partners on the future of monetization, with Joel Brand at Marvell Technology.
How do we manage innovation, the introduction of new technologies, and the growth expectations in a mature industry?

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Will AI increase traffic? With Sean Kinney, RCR Wireless News – Senza Fili …and the answer is: not really

Most people predict that AI will generate a huge surge in traffic. Sean Kinney and I beg to differ. We both are huge supporters of all thing AI and heavy users of the technology. We are not deniers, we are realists 🙃.

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Listen to our conversation, tell us if you agree

One of my first Sparring Partners on network automation was with Mansoor Hanif six years ago. What were we thinking back then? How has that changed over the last six years?

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Data sharing to optimize AI performance. With Paul Patras, Net AI and the University of Edinburgh – Senza Fili How can you make your AI models work better? Sharing data helps

Can data sharing make AI models work better? The answer is yes, the question is how. I talked to @paulpatras.bsky.social (@netaitech.bsky.social and U of Edinburgh) on his work with ARIA in the UK to share data and make operators and vendors comfortable with sharing:

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Getting UnLinkedIn the hard way. With Frazer McKimm, New Way Networks – Senza Fili What happens to your identity when your LinkedIn account is no longer tied to you?

Increasingly, platforms like LinkedIn define who we are. Our digital identities are part of our identity. What happens when they disappear? When someone else takes over?

This is what happened to @ian-frazer.bsky.social, listen to the latest #SparringPartners podcast:
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Getting ready for AI in the RAN Turning network complexity into a competitive advantage

Everybody talks about getting AI in the RAN, but what does it take to get the RAN ready for AI? Can AI turn network complexity into a competitive advantage?

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FutureNet World 2025

Honored and glad to speak and be at FutureNet World on 7-8 May in London, it is a great conference with many people I look forward to see, and impeccably run.
Register at app.ingo.me/q/cxt7m to join me at this event focused on how AI & Automation are shaping future networks.

Ageism and talent in telecoms. With Nirlay Kundu, IMDEA Networks – Senza Fili Are people in telecoms too old or too young? What is the best way to engage new talent and benefit from experience and wisdom?

Are people in telecoms too old or too young? What is the best way to engage new talent and benefit from experience and wisdom? Nirlay Kundu at IMDEA Networks Institute, and previously at Verizon and I talked about this in the latest Sparring Partners podcast:

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Taking control of monetization Indirect monetization boosts profitability in a market with mature growth rates

My latest blog is on taking control of monetization and how indirect monetization can boost profitability in markets with mature growth rates, and unlikely ARPU growth
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Inclusively Telecom | The podcast Inclusively Telecom: A podcast hosted by Chris Lewis and Monica Paolini

In our latest #Inclusively podcast, Chris Lewis and I talked to Neil Milliken and Antonio Vieira Santos, at Atos, the global IT Digital Transformation & IT Services Organization about making life and work more accessible and inclusive for all of us

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Telco APIs from the TM Forum. With Andy Tiller, TMF – Senza Fili How did the TMF APIs got widespread adoption in telcos

There is more to APIs than CAMARA/Open Gateway GSMA APIs. I talked with Andy Tiller at TM Forum about a different set of telco APIs, which have been around and widely adopted for some time and are helping service providers to move towards autonomous networks:

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Growing pains in telecoms. With Joel Brand, Marvell – Senza Fili How do we manage innovation and growth in telecoms as it has become a mature industry

Telecoms has become a mature industry after decades of explosive growth. How do we manage innovation, the introduction of new technologies, and the growth expectations in this new environment? I talked with Joel Brand, at AVP Product Management at Marvell:
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