Podcast | Sparring Partners

Opinionated conversations in telecoms with Monica Paolini, Senza Fili, and her guests.
Networks should be open, and so should be our discussions on them.

Who is afraid of data centers? With Mike O’Rielly, MPORielly

We may want AI, but not the data centers that run it. Delaying construction doesn’t solve the problem; it just pushes it a few years down the line.

Does everybody need fiber? Rural broadband in the US. With Claude Aiken, Nextlink Internet

Fiber is the best technology. That does not make it the best investment for every home.

Open-sourcing Open RAN. With Arpit Joshipura, The Linux Foundation

Does open-source OCUDU make Open RAN easier to deploy?

Private networks as a strategic investment. With Maria Lema at Weaver Labs

Business models rather than technology have slowed down private cellular networks

Rethinking in-person events in the age of AI and human slop. With Keith Dyer, The Mobile Network

We learn more from real human interaction in huddles and pubs than from too-polished, packaged content

Does physical AI need private networks? With Gianluca Verin at Apeiroon

"A stationary robot is an IT problem. A moving robot is a network problem." Gianluca Verin, Apeiroon

Ambition to innovate: Deep tech in Europe and the UK. With Rupert Baines, serial entrepreneur

Europe has the talent and environment to innovate in deep tech, but does it have the ambition and resources to become stronger and combine sovereignty with openness?

Can we make 6G (and 5G) globally affordable? With Mike Short at UK Telecoms Lab and AWTG

Reducing the cost of connectivity, while improving resilience and accessibility across markets with different requirements, is a bigger challenge for 6G than improving performance

The changing role of mobile operators. With Itsuma Tanaka at DOCOMO Euro-Labs

AI, network complexity and new sources of competition drive evolution within MNOs in a mature market

London, Berlin, New York: Where is indoor connectivity at its best and worst? With Luke Kehoe at Ookla

You know the answer: indoor coverage is not good anywhere. But some cities are better than others

Quantum to scale AI and solve token economy bottlenecks. With Julio Gonzalez-Saenz at Vodafone

Making AI sustainable with quantum

Data sharing and open interfaces for AI optimization. With Paul Patras at Net AI

We need open interfaces to optimize AI models, but we also need to get the right data to flow through them

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