As has become tradition, the final pod of the year is a Christmas quiz in which special guest Elena Davidson from PR agency Liberty asks Iain and Scott questions based on Telecoms.com stories published over the course of the year. The lads were already three pints in before recording so expect heightened levels of silliness and even wilder tangents than usual. Have a great Christmas and we’ll see you in January.

As has become tradition, the final pod of the year is a Christmas quiz in which special guest Elena Davidson from PR agency Liberty asks Iain and Scott questions based on <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> stories published over the course of the year. The lads were already three pints in before recording so expect heightened levels of silliness and even wilder tangents than usual. Have a great Christmas and we’ll see you in January.

Christmas quiz special

Iain and Scott have to go remote this week because the trains keep going on strike. They spend most of this shorter pod picking apart the big deal RAN deal announced between Ericsson and AT&amp;T, to see if it’s all it’s cracked up to be. To conclude, they just have time to give similar treatment to BT’s MAUD launch.

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Iain and Scott recap the Glotel Awards, explore some of the topics covered in the Future Vision Executive Summit such as the ongoing fair share debate and the state of Open RAN, as well as reflect on the previous pod featuring Denis O’Brien getting written up in the Irish Independent.

Future Vision, fair share and Open RAN

This week’s pod guest is so special he even gets his name in the headline. Denis O’Brien is the founder and Chairman if Digicel group as well as being involved in a range of entrepreneurial and philanthropic ventures. They start by getting straight into Denis’s eclectic professional life, which involves a lengthy tangent into the ‘fair contribution’ debate. They then reflect on the corporate soap opera at OpenAI before concluding by reviewing more drama down under.

Denis O’Brien, OpenAI and Australia

After a brief hiatus the pod is back and delighted to welcome special guest Claus Hetting, founder of Wi-Fi NOW. Pausing only to raise a glass to Hugh Bicheno, they get straight into exploring the often-overlooked wifi sector, including some important decisions to be made soon about spectrum allocation. They then move on to hear about a recent trip Iain made to Lapland with Nokia before concluding with a review of some contentious developments in US telecoms.

Wifi, Nokia and US broadband

The pod is delighted to welcome special guest Nick Johnson, Head of UKTIN, this week. They start by exploring what UKTIN is all about and what role the state should play in assisting domestic industry. The UK recently hosted a big get-together to discuss the pros and cons of artificial intelligence, so they move on to discuss that, before concluding with a round up of some recent operator news.

UKTIN, AI and operators

This short and sweet episode of the pod was recorded from the show floor of the Network X telecoms trade show. They were delighted to welcome our good friends from CC Group PR, Anais and Chloe, who had a couple of bits of news of their own to share. They start by reviewing some of the highlights of the show, at which the fibre industry had a major presence, before moving on to discuss a new CC Group telecoms industry study, which includes a look at cloud strategies.

Network X, fibre and cloud

An increasingly rare pod with just the two of Iain and Scott this week. They start by reflecting on a big night out with EE, which leads naturally to a discussion of the operator’s bright idea to significantly expand its consumer offering. The other big news of the week was a pair of gloomy updates from Ericsson and Nokia, so they move on to analyse those, before concluding with a look at the latest from the US crusade against the Chinese tech sector.

EE, Ericsson/Nokia and US vs China

We are delighted to welcome podcaster, author and former Chief Economist at Spotify Will Page as our special guest this week. We start by looking at how the music streaming app went global with the help of a partnership with a telco. Moving on to Will’s book leads to a broader discussion about economic disruption and the digital economy before assessing the regulatory environment as it affects the technology industries.

Spotify, digital economy and regulation

We’re delighted to welcome back Telecoms.com Deputy Editor Andrew Wooden to the pod this week. They start by reviewing a few pieces of news that affect the geopolitical arm-wrestle between the US and Chinese spheres of influence. This leads naturally to a discussion on the progress of Open RAN technology and they conclude with a recap of the arguments for and against making some US companies pay a ‘fair contribution’ towards the cost of European networks.

We’re delighted to welcome back <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> Deputy Editor Andrew Wooden to the pod this week. They start by reviewing a few pieces of news that affect the geopolitical arm-wrestle between the US and Chinese spheres of influence. This leads naturally to a discussion on the progress of Open RAN technology and they conclude with a recap of the arguments for and against making some US companies pay a ‘fair contribution’ towards the cost of European networks.

China, Open RAN, and fair contribution

Once a week we get together in a studio somewhere in London to take the piss out of telecoms and technology for an hour or so.

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There’s a cosmopolitan theme to the pod this week with Scott reflecting on his trip to Stockholm to hang out with Ericsson and Jamie looking forward with some trepidation to breakfast in China. We also hear about a recent Connected Britain event from guest podder Shannon, who also fuels a massive tangent about the pros and cons of social media. Iain ruins the jaunty mood by lamenting the continuing attrition of jobs among the world’s operators.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

There’s a cosmopolitan theme to the pod this week with Scott reflecting on his trip to Stockholm to hang out with Ericsson and Jamie looking forward with some trepidation to breakfast in China. We also hear about a recent Connected Britain event from guest podder Shannon, who also fuels a massive tangent about the pros and cons of social media. Iain ruins the jaunty mood by lamenting the continuing attrition of jobs among the world’s operators. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Social skills

We welcome special guest Jennifer Kyriakakis from digital commerce software vendor Matrixx this week, so Scott and Jamie spend the whole hour trying to work out what the hell ‘digital’ actually means in the telecoms environment. The three of them discuss best practice, why digital transformation is important and who, if anyone, is doing it well.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

We welcome special guest Jennifer Kyriakakis from digital commerce software vendor Matrixx this week, so Scott and Jamie spend the whole hour trying to work out what the hell ‘digital’ actually means in the telecoms environment. The three of them discuss best practice, why digital transformation is important and who, if anyone, is doing it well. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

What is digital transformation?

The guys can’t resist talking about Europe, with the Brexit moment of truth fast approaching, and debate whether one consequence of it will a return to the bad old days of roaming charges and bill shock. They move on, inevitably, to Huawei and its ongoing drama, before concluding with a look at the growing O-RAN Alliance and the unique qualities of T-Mobile US boss John Legere.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

The guys can’t resist talking about Europe, with the Brexit moment of truth fast approaching, and debate whether one consequence of it will a return to the bad old days of roaming charges and bill shock. They move on, inevitably, to Huawei and its ongoing drama, before concluding with a look at the growing O-RAN Alliance and the unique qualities of T-Mobile US boss John Legere. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Europe, Huawei, O-RAN and Legere

It’s back to the usual suspects this week, with Jamie and Iain reflecting on their recent visit to Vodafone’s HQ for an update about what the operator group has been up to. Among the highlights were a holographic communications demo that even managed to impress Jamie. A number of other topics come up including, God help us, 6G, before they move onto the growing momentum behind the NB-IoT LPWAN standard and why we should care. The pod concludes with a spot of globe trotting, which includes India and Italy.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

It’s back to the usual suspects this week, with Jamie and Iain reflecting on their recent visit to Vodafone’s HQ for an update about what the operator group has been up to. Among the highlights were a holographic communications demo that even managed to impress Jamie. A number of other topics come up including, God help us, 6G, before they move onto the growing momentum behind the NB-IoT LPWAN standard and why we should care. The pod concludes with a spot of globe trotting, which includes India and Italy. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Vodafone, NB-IoT and so much more

This week’s podcast is brought to you from the Ritz Carlton Vienna, where Scott attended the Light Reading Executive Summit and roped Phil and Iain from LR into doing a pod with him. They start by discussing where operators should get involved in media, move on to whether they should get into bed with AWS over the mobile edge and conclude by wondering whether or not they have a cunning plan at all.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

This week’s podcast is brought to you from the Ritz Carlton Vienna, where Scott attended the Light Reading Executive Summit and roped Phil and Iain from LR into doing a pod with him. They start by discussing where operators should get involved in media, move on to whether they should get into bed with AWS over the mobile edge and conclude by wondering whether or not they have a cunning plan at all. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Media, mobile edge and cunning plans

Wei and Ray say hey in May, while Scott has not got a lot to plot about in this week’s pod. We hear about Digital Transformation World, the latest Huawei drama and BT’s controversial new logo.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

Wei and Ray say hey in May, while Scott has not got a lot to plot about in this week’s pod. We hear about Digital Transformation World, the latest Huawei drama and BT’s controversial new logo. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Digital transformation, Huawei and BT’s logo

Jamie takes the helm this week as the pod comes from the Big 5G Event in Denver. He’s joined by Iain and debutant Telecoms.com podder Mitch Wagner from Light Reading. Appropriately enough that kick off by talking about 5G, with a focus on edge computing. The move on to the transformation of the telecoms industry in general and just can’t resist an update of the Huawei situation.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

Jamie takes the helm this week as the pod comes from the Big 5G Event in Denver. He’s joined by Iain and debutant <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> podder Mitch Wagner from Light Reading. Appropriately enough that kick off by talking about 5G, with a focus on edge computing. The move on to the transformation of the telecoms industry in general and just can’t resist an update of the Huawei situation. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

5G, edge computing and Huawei

It wouldn’t be a 2019 Telecoms.com podcast without a fair bit of chat about Huawei so the guys decide to get it out of the way first this week. Then, just for a laugh, they decide to have a go at 6G even though 5G hasn’t even got going yet and we’ll let you decide whether or not that was a good idea. With MWC nearly upon us they conclude with a look at the smartphone market and wonder if it will ever surprise us again.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

It wouldn’t be a 2019 <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> podcast without a fair bit of chat about Huawei so the guys decide to get it out of the way first this week. Then, just for a laugh, they decide to have a go at 6G even though 5G hasn’t even got going yet and we’ll let you decide whether or not that was a good idea. With MWC nearly upon us they conclude with a look at the smartphone market and wonder if it will ever surprise us again. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Huawei, 6G and smartphones

The usual suspects kick off with a look at some of the first commercial 5G launches, with South Korea leading the way. While Scott is a bit confused by the tariffs, they nonetheless weigh up the pros and cons of paying for 5G. Conversation moves onto the political pressure tech companies are increasingly under, both internally and externally. They conclude with a look at ‘notspots’ i.e. areas that still lack mobile coverage.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

The usual suspects kick off with a look at some of the first commercial 5G launches, with South Korea leading the way. While Scott is a bit confused by the tariffs, they nonetheless weigh up the pros and cons of paying for 5G. Conversation moves onto the political pressure tech companies are increasingly under, both internally and externally. They conclude with a look at ‘notspots’ i.e. areas that still lack mobile coverage. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

5G, tech politics and notspots

Jamie and Scott are joined by Iain from Light Reading this week and they start by discussing the pros and cons of becoming a communications-slash-content provider. Is convergence a sound business strategy or is it better to just stick with what your company’s best at? Is it good for you to consume a lot of VOD? Not during a podcast it would seem as Iain and Scott are forced to improvise while Jamie literally goes for a slash. Unperturbed they move onto the ongoing subject of Chinese vendors getting a hard time from western authorities, with ZTE coming under so much fire it might have to slash its operations significantly. They conclude with a look Amazon, which thanks to a convergent strategy for its Prime premium service has managed to acquire over 100,000 subscribers. The guys speculate about why Amazon has decided to release this data but conclude it’s unlikely to slash its heavy investment anytime soon.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

Jamie and Scott are joined by Iain from Light Reading this week and they start by discussing the pros and cons of becoming a communications-slash-content provider. Is convergence a sound business strategy or is it better to just stick with what your company’s best at? Is it good for you to consume a lot of VOD? Not during a podcast it would seem as Iain and Scott are forced to improvise while Jamie literally goes for a slash. Unperturbed they move onto the ongoing subject of Chinese vendors getting a hard time from western authorities, with ZTE coming under so much fire it might have to slash its operations significantly. They conclude with a look Amazon, which thanks to a convergent strategy for its Prime premium service has managed to acquire over 100,000 subscribers. The guys speculate about why Amazon has decided to release this data but conclude it’s unlikely to slash its heavy investment anytime soon. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Going for a slash

Scott is back from his challenging summer holiday and just can’t wait to hang out with his podcast chums Jamie and Iain once more. They start by talking about T-Mobile US and its distinctly conservative ‘uncarrier’ event, and ponder what operators can do to make a difference. They eventually move on to discuss the thorny issue of social media censorship and conclude with a growing trend towards protectionism and countries trying to become more self-reliant on telecoms kit.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

Scott is back from his challenging summer holiday and just can’t wait to hang out with his podcast chums Jamie and Iain once more. They start by talking about T-Mobile US and its distinctly conservative ‘uncarrier’ event, and ponder what operators can do to make a difference. They eventually move on to discuss the thorny issue of social media censorship and conclude with a growing trend towards protectionism and countries trying to become more self-reliant on telecoms kit. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Business as usual

Scott taps the excellent Telecoms.com bench this week to bring on super-subs Ray from Light Reading and Wei from Telecoms.com Intelligence. They start with a look at the recent Apple mega-launch, move on to the hot topic of network sharing and conclude with a review of some recent corporate intrigue at AT&amp;T.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

Scott taps the excellent <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> bench this week to bring on super-subs Ray from Light Reading and Wei from <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> Intelligence. They start with a look at the recent Apple mega-launch, move on to the hot topic of network sharing and conclude with a review of some recent corporate intrigue at AT&amp;T. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Apple, network sharing and AT&T

With everyone belatedly getting their acts together, the boys are back in town for the first pod of the year. They delayed long enough to hit the start of quarterly earnings season and Scott starts with a look at Ericsson’s numbers. That eventually leads to discussion of Huawei’s latest geopolitical challenges, with it braving the elements at Davos to plead for reason. Jamie and Iain conclude with a look at Vodafone’s numbers and some potential existential challenges.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

With everyone belatedly getting their acts together, the boys are back in town for the first pod of the year. They delayed long enough to hit the start of quarterly earnings season and Scott starts with a look at Ericsson’s numbers. That eventually leads to discussion of Huawei’s latest geopolitical challenges, with it braving the elements at Davos to plead for reason. Jamie and Iain conclude with a look at Vodafone’s numbers and some potential existential challenges. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Ericsson, Huawei and Vodafone

The usual suspects assemble once more in order to record their incoherent ramblings for your pleasure. They have all been travelling, with Jamie and Iain recalling their experiences at the Broadband World Forum event in Berlin, which included reckless consumption of absinthe. Scott, meanwhile, schlepped all the way over to Hong Kong in order to hang out with Qualcomm and talk incessantly about 5G. They conclude with a look both at the latest numbers served up by the big kit vendors and also Jamie’s latest toy.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

The usual suspects assemble once more in order to record their incoherent ramblings for your pleasure. They have all been travelling, with Jamie and Iain recalling their experiences at the Broadband World Forum event in Berlin, which included reckless consumption of absinthe. Scott, meanwhile, schlepped all the way over to Hong Kong in order to hang out with Qualcomm and talk incessantly about 5G. They conclude with a look both at the latest numbers served up by the big kit vendors and also Jamie’s latest toy. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Broadband, 5G and Q3 numbers

Super-sub Ray plays a blinder off the bench once more as he crosses the topic of AI for Scott and Jamie to nod in. The guys kick off by exploring the use of AI in networks but also in the wider world and mull over the ethical implications of letting machines make decisions for us. Scott forces a pass to Jamie on the topic of regulation and the team makes full use of extra time to explore the topic of 5G spectrum.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

Super-sub Ray plays a blinder off the bench once more as he crosses the topic of AI for Scott and Jamie to nod in. The guys kick off by exploring the use of AI in networks but also in the wider world and mull over the ethical implications of letting machines make decisions for us. Scott forces a pass to Jamie on the topic of regulation and the team makes full use of extra time to explore the topic of 5G spectrum. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

AI, regulation and 5G spectrum

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Jamie is in charge, about time

Only Scott and Iain were around this week so they decided to look back on the year in telecoms over a few beers. The main story was 5G, of course, and they discuss whether or not it was worth the wait. Either way it has fast become a political football, so they spend the second half of the pod reflecting on the effect politics had on the telecoms industry in 2019.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

Only Scott and Iain were around this week so they decided to look back on the year in telecoms over a few beers. The main story was 5G, of course, and they discuss whether or not it was worth the wait. Either way it has fast become a political football, so they spend the second half of the pod reflecting on the effect politics had on the telecoms industry in 2019. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

The year in review

This week we bring you the pod live (or at least it was when we filmed it) from 5G World 2018 in London – an event that tested the stamina of our youngest team member. Scott reflects on apparent sentiment that everyone should stop moaning about 5G business cases and just get on with it, while Iain notes the downbeat current phase of the 5G hype cycle, Jamie laments a relative lack of ambition from European operators and guest podder Elliott reflects on living the 5G dream.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

This week we bring you the pod live (or at least it was when we filmed it) from 5G World 2018 in London – an event that tested the stamina of our youngest team member. Scott reflects on apparent sentiment that everyone should stop moaning about 5G business cases and just get on with it, while Iain notes the downbeat current phase of the 5G hype cycle, Jamie laments a relative lack of ambition from European operators and guest podder Elliott reflects on living the 5G dream. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Live from 5G World

Special guest Paula Gilbert, Editor of Connecting Africa, joins Iain and Scott for this pod. They start with a look at the latest smartphone shipment numbers, then move on to ask if the telecoms industry is in crisis and conclude with a discussion of the African market.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

Special guest Paula Gilbert, Editor of Connecting Africa, joins Iain and Scott for this pod. They start with a look at the latest smartphone shipment numbers, then move on to ask if the telecoms industry is in crisis and conclude with a discussion of the African market. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

Smartphones, industry crisis and Africa

The last pod of the year sees Scott and Jamie joined by special guest Ed Barton from analyst firm Ovum. Ed starts by looking ahead to next year from a digital media perspective, including a look at the trend of telecoms companies trying to buy their way into content. They move onto a look at a Nokia managing to have a great week without doing anything and conclude with reflections on the rise of digital censorship. Along the way Jamie manages to pour coffee all over himself, which is amusing.Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the Telecoms.com daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO

The last pod of the year sees Scott and Jamie joined by special guest Ed Barton from analyst firm Ovum. Ed starts by looking ahead to next year from a digital media perspective, including a look at the trend of telecoms companies trying to buy their way into content. They move onto a look at a Nokia managing to have a great week without doing anything and conclude with reflections on the rise of digital censorship. Along the way Jamie manages to pour coffee all over himself, which is amusing. Stay up to date with the most important telecoms stories from around the world with the <a href="http://Telecoms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telecoms.com</a> daily newsletter. Delivered FREE and direct to your inbox every day: <a href="http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/XPA150KWZmO</a>

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