Episode 86 - Mobile World Congress, Future Networks

Join us for our farewell to the Voice of 5G podcast, celebrating the last 4.5 years of the show. Previous guests return to reflect on their thoughts on 5G, their relationship with podcasting, and their expectations for the future of 5G and even 6G.

Welcome to the penultimate episode of the Voice of 5G podcast! This week, we are joined by our North American colleagues and network experts, Sashieka Seneviratne and Paul Challoner. We focus on three hot topics for the area - Open RAN, sustainability and monetization. We discuss various use cases in the sporting world, including the power of network slicing when watching diving championships, as well as touching upon non-terrestrial and terrestrial networks, rApps, FWA and more.

This week, we're joined by Peter Jonsson and Peter Linder to jump into the latest Ericsson Mobility Report which came out in June. We dive deeper into the importance of differentiated services, traffic patterns and changes in the 5G landscape together with Peter and Peter.

This episode, we're joined by Andrea Dona from Vodafone and Blessing Makumbe from Ericsson to talk about how standalone 5G and network slicing was used in the broadcasting of King Charles III's coronation in London in May, which was the first time in Britain a commerical slice of 5G SA was used at such a big and monumental event. Want to know more about broadcasting over 5G? Download this guide: https://www.ericsson.com/en/network-slicing/network-slicing-use-cases-series/remote-broadcasting

Gaming spans across lots of different end services, ranging from mobile games like 'Wordle' to console games like 'The Last of Us.' 5G is very important when it comes to gaming as it can power new opportunities, especially through network slicing. This episode we're joined by Jim Sephton, the Managing Director of UK Hado. Hado is an accessible and fun 'technosport' that allows users to play with people all around the world. We are also joined by Ericsson's very own Mats Johansson, Senior 5G Marketing Manager specializing in 5G monetization and network slicing.

This is part 4, the very last part of our MWC series, where we focus on the mobile networks, which are of specific interest to service providers. We dive deeper into areas like sustainability, specifically energy-efficiency with radios and massive MIMO. We also discuss private networks, network slicing, use cases and GPS systems!

Part 3 of our Mobile World Congress special focuses on 5G monetization and explores both new services and how communication service providers will make money from 5G. Join us as we discuss talk differentiated services, fixed wireless access new VR and XR use cases, and e-commerce shown at MWC23.

This is part two of our MWC series, in this episode, we explore 5G for enterprises. We discuss, both in the studio and on the floor at MWC, a variety of key areas such as API's, ecosystems and networks. We also touch-upon a variety of use cases that utilise important tech, like digital twins and augmented reality, to make sure that their operations run smoothly.

Welcome to part one of our Mobile World Congress episodes! This time, we're talking about Future Networks and key insights from MWC 2023. With the help of our roving reporter, Swati Varma, we delve into topics like 5G networks, security, the metaverse and sustainability.

This week, we're joined by Voice of 5G podcast veteran and head of Ericsson's ConsumerLab, Jasmeet Singh Sethi, to discuss the latest ConsumerLab report, called '5G: The Next Wave.' This report gives insights into consumers thoughts on 5G and their future predictions. Key insights include the perceptions of 5G vs the facts, data usage and the rise of augmented reality. Take a look at the report here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/consumerlab/reports/5g-next-wave