Episode 33: Inside Verizon's World Cup connectivity

In the fourth and final episode from our special series covering digital industries, MWL's Amiya Johar is joined by experts from Ericsson, Soracom and Agrodemy Technologies and Services to explore the connectivity demands for agricultural and outdoor operations. 00:00 Rural connectivity challenges 07:10 Designing for patchy coverage 14:50 The connected farming opportunity 21:00 Hybrid networks in the field 24:40 Transforming farm operations 34:20 Scaling digital adoption  

Nvidia's telecoms boss Ronnie Vasishta and Nokia chief technology and AI officer Pallavi Mahajan sit down with the Mobile World Live Podcast in an exclusive interview to reveal the next stage of the pair's AI-RAN journey, as they team up with European heavyweights to turn networks into distributed intelligence platforms. 00:00 — AI-RAN explained 7:20 — Operator trials 11:00 — Beyond edge hype 15:05 — AI-RAN economics 17:45 — Sovereign AI 21:10 — Commercialisation and 6G

In the third episode of our special series focused on digital industries, Mobile World Live's Michael Carroll is joined by experts from Shipsider, Kaiko Systems and GSMA Intelligence to explore the role of connectivity in operating ships at sea and in port. 00:00 – Maritime digitalisation 04:05 – Connecting ships at sea 07:10 – Dark ships and GPS spoofing 12:30 – Hybrid networks and LEO satellites 20:45 – Vessel IoT and cybersecurity 29:00 – Crew connectivity and Q&A

In the second of our special podcast series focused on Digital Industries, MWL's Chris Donkin delves into the operational realities of deploying private networks alongside experts from Druid Software, Boldyn Networks and Vodafone Business. 0:00 Meet the Panel 3:00 What's Taking Off 12:00 4G or 5G? 21:00 The Messy Reality 28:00 Beyond the POC 35:00 Q&A and the Future  

In the first of our special podcast series focussed on digital industries, we sit down with executives from Viasat, Orange Business and Ennoia Technologies to discuss the viability for satellite to become a mainstream enterprise connectivity play, exploring the economics, network challenges, and AI opportunity. 0:00 Intro 3:00 Economics of adopting satellite 6:00 Satellite business case 15:00 Enterprise network connectivity 22:00 Working with MNOs 28:00 The AI question 35:00 Audience Q&A 40:00 Five-year outlook  

This month Kavit sits down with Lt. Gen. Dr. S.P. Kochhar, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India, to discuss the state of the country's telecoms landscape, navigating huge OTT traffic, the road to 6G, competition with China and the upcoming India Mobile Congress (IMC). 0:00 Intro 2:00 Background on COAI 5:00 India's Telecoms Landscape 11:00 OTT Infrastructure Investment Debate 14:00 Made In India and China Competition 18:00 The Road to 6G 24:00 Prospects for IMC 2026

Kavit and Justin are joined by Srini Kalapala, Verizon's Chief Network Officer for Wireless, to discuss the operator's role as the official provider for the Fifa World Cup 2026, opening up on record-breaking data volumes, stadium capacity and infrastructure challenges. 0:00 Intro  4:00 Scale of World Cup 2026 7:00 2 Years Prep Time 10:00 Data Statistics  13:00 Stadium Capacity Upgrades  17:00 Fan Activity  24:00 Private 5G Ref Cam  28:00 Advice for World Cup 2030 

Kavit and Justin are joined by Skylo CEO and co-founder Parth Trivedi to discuss the company's D2D ambitions, the impact of SpaceX's recording-breaking IPO for the segment and why a sovereign satellite approach could harm progress. 0:00 Intro 3:00 Skylo background 7:00 MWC26 Shanghai highlghts 11:00 The D2D opportunity 17:00 Skylo business model 31:00 SpaceX IPO impact 34:00 EU sovereignty debate  

Kavit, Justin and Mike chew over the big news, including a mixed week for Elon Musk, US satellite JV plans and a cybersecurity coalition. Later in the episode, Justin has the action from a Huawei event in Paris and the Mobile Network Innovation Summit in London, while Mike reveals all about recent chats with T-Mobile and Verizon executives. 0:00 Intro 3:00 SpaceX IPO 9:00 US satellite JV 12:00 Cybersecurity coaltion 15:00 Huawei event in Paris 28:00 US operator AI moves

In this Podcast, Kavit and Justin speak to heavyweights Nvidia and Nokia about the potential for AI-RAN to transform network architecture, opening up on operator opportunity, use cases, and why some mooted challenges are nothing more than industry myths. 0:00: Intro 6:00 AI-RAN at MWC 9:00 Nvidia defines AI-RAN 13:00 AI-RAN use cases 18:00 Myths about AI chipsets 26:00 Nokia, Nvidia partnership 29:00: Operator uptake 36:00 AI-RAN investment