The Wireless Watch Podcast - Episode 50: Telco jobs and 'creative' AI, SensorTower lays out smartphone app scale, SK state boosts MVNOs, US MNO capex rising

The final day of MWC 2025! With some choice client and consulting meetings lined up, the gates were opened up to the local students - keeping the energy levels up as the execs slinked off home.

Join Alex (and Phil!) as they battle through day three - when the execs start to trickle out, the enthusiasm begins to wane, and the existentialism begins to rear its head.

Welcome to the second podcast ‘live’ from MWC 2025. Listen to Alex cut through the buzz – recapping his main takeaways from interviews. Buckle up for Deutsche Telekom's AI soundtrack for its European footprint, and be glad you only heard a snippet ...

Welcome to the first podcast 'live' from MWC 2025. Listen to Alex hold onto his sanity, as he dives into the action - recapping his main takeaways from interviews. Apologies for some of the chaotic audio - this Zoom recorder likes to 'hear' the soundstage before compressing things ...

Join Alex as he chats to wearer-of-many-hats Doug Makishima, about the Network API history and future. Doug is involved with the Mobile Ecosystem Forum, the Linux Foundation's CAMARA Project, and also in modular and sustainable edge computing provider Ecoblox.

Join Alex and Phil as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered by Wireless Watch Telefonica seeks center stage for quantum tech after boardroom coup Apple’s C1 modem sets Qualcomm contract countdown ticking Kyocera confounds, launching Open RAN alliance focused on Radio Units Nvidia acquires Augtera in AIOps play

Join Alex and Phil as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered by Wireless Watch China Unicom, Huawei update mmWave perceptions at winter games trial Ericsson takes wraps off Aduna, major headscratchers remain Apple picks Alibaba, Baidu, for rival Chinese AI contracts Intel nears end of era, sharks loom, Arm chip rumors intensify

Join Alex and Phil as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered by Wireless Watch Reliability passes speed as key metric for most mobile users Totogi makes big BSS claims, to catch MNO attention India’s TRAI clears way for prime mmWave auction Despite beating estimates, Arm, Qualcomm see stock dips post-results

Join Alex and Phil as they discuss the latest happenings in the cellular and wireless industry – as covered by Wireless Watch Telcos must harness efficient, creative AI, to stem job losses SensorTower State of Mobile lays out $150bn smartphone platform value SK cuts wholesale rates, to create fourth MNO from MVNO pool Capex, opex rising, as US MNOs turn to broadband for growth

Join Alex Davies as he interviews the venerable John Baker, an Open RAN evangelist, lining up his next project. In the wake of the Trump inauguration and generally economic uncertainty, what advice and lessons are available for the MNOs?