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Telecoms.com Podcast
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.
Episodes
Telecoms.com PodcastMavenir, AI and BT
The guys were delighted to welcome special guest Brandon Larson of Mavenir to this last pod before a brief break. It doesn’t take long for AI to make an…
Telecoms.com PodcastSpectrum, wifi and US vs China
This special mid-week recording of the pod was scheduled so we could speak to spectrum policy consultant Dave Wright while he was in town. Scott starts by…
Telecoms.com PodcastFutureNet, AI and 6G
The lads are uncharacteristically smart this week ahead of an event Scott chaired immediately after recording. One of the speakers at that event was Analyst…
Telecoms.com PodcastHPE, sovereign cloud and Apple
The guys celebrate the nicest day of the year by spending it locked in a small room with special guest Phil Mottram from HPE. They start by finding out all…
Telecoms.com PodcastNokia, Open RAN and USA
This second pod of the week was recorded after the lads had been out for a few the previous evening. In the absence of a guest, Iain and Scott indulge…
Telecoms.com PodcastAlianza, Ericsson and Nvidia
The lads return from the Easter break by welcoming special guest Dag Peak of Alianza. Pausing only to reflect on the passing of the Pope, they start by asking…
Telecoms.com PodcastTrade war, Huawei and vRAN
Just the lads this week so they get to be nice and self-indulgent over subject matter. There’s no getting past the trade war declared by the US on the rest of…
Telecoms.com PodcastJuniper Networks, 6G and Open RAN
Producer Pierre wasn’t well this week, so we were forced to speak to special guest Neil McRae of Juniper Networks over Zoom. Broadcasting from his pinball den…
Telecoms.com PodcastTelecoms law, global trade and Nvidia
The guys came straight from an early lunch to welcome the pod’s first ever lawyer – David Hunt – as their special guest. David specialises in the interface…
Telecoms.com PodcastMWC, geopolitics and Huawei
The lads have one more assessment of the recent Mobile World Congress trade show, this time with the benefits of hindsight and special guest, analyst John…
Telecoms.com PodcastMWC25 Special
An attempt to feature five guests resulted in possibly the most chaotic version of the podcast ever. The first two guests were analyst Paolo Pescatore and…
Telecoms.com PodcastMWC 2025 preview
The pod is delighted to welcome back special guest, analyst Dean Bubley, for his now traditional preview of an event he prefers not to attend. They tackle the…
Telecoms.com PodcastEricsson, B2B telecoms and Nokia
The guys are delighted to welcome Pablo Tomasi of analyst firm Omdia this week, whose appearance is so well timed as to create the impression of planning. All…
Telecoms.com PodcastHuawei, Intel and Google
Just the core crew again this week as they brave the foul weather to bring you your weekly fix of telecoms banter. Chinese vendor Huawei snuck out a singly…
Telecoms.com PodcastDeepSeek, Nokia and Meta
No guest this week as the lads planned in advance to be hungover and Scott wanted to catch up on the Long Drink action. Pausing only to reflect on the pros and…
Telecoms.com PodcastWifi, Ericsson and Stargate
In the last relatively sober pod of the month, the lads are delighted to welcome special guest Jussi from Hamina Wireless. Pausing only to introduce Iain to…
Telecoms.com PodcastTrade shows, Europe and Huawei
Finally back in the studio, the lads are joined by Paul from CC Group PR and his colleague Rich, who ensures an extra long recording by his constant…
Telecoms.com PodcastHuawei, Open RAN and Meta
Iain and Scott are forced to do the first pod of the year over Zoom because their office was broken. Pausing only to reflect on Christmas and the misery glory…
Telecoms.com PodcastChristmas quiz special
The podcast year culminates in its traditional Christmas quiz, hosted by Elena from Liberty Communications. Pausing only to reflect on a big day out for Iain…
Telecoms.com PodcastNscale, Open RAN and mobile data
Just Iain and Scott this time after their guest-athon last week. They start by reflecting on a great lunch the two of them had with Nokia and UK AI data centre…
Telecoms.com PodcastEXA, subsea cables and Salt Typhoon
The lads are feeling the pace after a busy few days but find the energy for the second pod of the week, this time featuring special guest Jim Fagan, CEO of EXA…
Telecoms.com PodcastCohere, Vodafone and radio waves
This unprecedented episode of the pod not only took place in the middle of the week, but also featured a dialled-in special guest in addition to Ray from…
Telecoms.com Podcast6G, mobile data and Nokia
One of the pod’s most regular guests – William Webb – returns because he’s written yet another book. They start by exploring the core theme of his book, which…
Telecoms.com PodcastNokia, Mavenir and geopolitics
Just Iain and Scott this week as they record ahead of the Glotel Awards evening. Pausing only to reflect on Iain’s hangover they start by discussing claims…
Telecoms.com PodcastOfcom, regulation and Fyuz
The lads were delighted to welcome Harry Rippon of UK communications regulator Ofcom to the pod this week. They start by exploring the increasing number of…
Telecoms.com PodcastThe Telecoms.com Podcast: VodaThree, BT and Trump
The pod is back, having skipped a week to allow Scott to galavant around Istanbul, and is delighted to welcome back special guest Neil McRae of Juniper…
Telecoms.com PodcastUS vs China, Huawei and telecoms recession
There’s no guest this week, which is just as well as they didn’t have enough cameras to record three people anyway. The lads start by examining the many ways…
Telecoms.com PodcastEricsson, Nokia and smartphone bans
Iain is back as co-host following Scott’s return from Paris and it’s just the two of them for their reunion. The big telecoms news of the week concerned…
Telecoms.com PodcastNetwork X, APIs and 6G
This episode of the pod was recorded on the show floor of the Network X telecoms trade event in Paris. Iain didn’t make the trip so risked losing his co-host…
Telecoms.com PodcastCerillion at 25
This special edition of the podcast was recorded in partnership with Cerillion and features a conversation between Louis Hall, Founder and CEO of Cerillion…
Telecoms.com PodcastAPIs, Vodafone/Three and GenAI
The lads were delighted to welcome special guest James Crawshaw, Analyst at Omdia, this week. James is a telecoms software expert, so they started by analysing…
Telecoms.com PodcastAI, fair contribution and Intel
It was just the two of them this week, which presented the opportunity to be even more self-indulgent than usual. After a few industry shout-outs, the main…
Telecoms.com PodcastCambridge Consultants, AI and telecoms recession
The guys were delighted to welcome special guest Stephane Remy of Cambridge Consultants to the pod this week. They start by finding out about Stephane’s day…
Telecoms.com PodcastNumeracle, APIs and Vodafone/Three
The pod was delighted to welcome back GOAT guest Mary Clark this week. Mary is now the President and COO of caller ID startup Numeracle, so they start by…
Telecoms.com PodcastOokla, BT/EE and Huawei
After a five week absence, the pod returns from its second summer break. They were delighted to welcome special guest Mark Giles, Lead Analyst at Ookla. Iain…
Telecoms.com PodcastNeos Networks, fibre and Intel
The pod was delighted to welcome special guest Lee Myall, CEO of UK business comms specialist Neos networks, to this last episode before its main summer break…
Telecoms.com PodcastTelecoms inflection, mobile data and Microsoft
The pod is delighted to welcome back one of its most returning guests – telecoms consultant William Webb. William is also a prolific author and they start by…
Telecoms.com PodcastDigital media, Ericsson and US vs China
The pod was delighted to welcome back special guest Ed Barton, Director at Caretta Research. Ed’s field of expertise is in the digital media and entertainment…
Telecoms.com PodcastHuawei, Open RAN and cheap smartphones
The pod returns after for Scott to go galivanting around France. They start by recapping that trip, along with some of the political developments that took…
Telecoms.com PodcastDigital Transformation World 24 special
The lads made the annual pilgrimage to Copenhagen for the DTW event and thought it appropriate to record a pod with their Danish mate – analyst John Strand…
Telecoms.com PodcastOpensignal, telco cloud and Apple AI
The guys were delighted to welcome special guest Sylwia Kechiche of Opensignal this week. They started with an overview of what Opensignal does, which led to…
Telecoms.com PodcastAI, Nvidia and 5G spectrum
Everyone is back in the studio this week as the lads once more put a dent in their Beavertown bounty. They start by reviewing a couple of news items concerning…
Telecoms.com PodcastPublic cloud, Open RAN and SRN
A bit of a hybrid effort this week as the lads record over Zoom, but still come into the studio anyway. They start by discussing a piece Iain wrote…
Telecoms.com PodcastTelecoms recession, China and Germany
This week’s pod was recorded remotely because Scott was larging it in the Canary Islands. After reflecting on Scott’s weekend on the lash, they start by…
Telecoms.com PodcastTXO, underground connectivity and cloud core
The guys were delighted to welcome special guest Darren Pearce, CEO of telco circular economy specialist TXO. Accordingly they started by exploring the various…
Telecoms.com PodcastUS vs China, Open RAN and Apple
It was ‘just the two of us’ after a guest had to bail at the last minute. The lads both covered reports that the US is revoking many licenses granted to its…
Telecoms.com PodcastVorboss, UK telcos and PR
The lads were delighted to welcome long-time industry friend Howard Jones of Vorboss onto this week’s pod. That familiarity resulted in an exceptionally long…
Telecoms.com PodcastBoldyn, neutral host and net neutrality
The pod is delighted to welcome special guest Igor Leprince, CEO of Boldyn Networks, to this week’s episode. After lamenting the Scott’s roaming experience in…
Telecoms.com PodcastQuarterly earnings, networks and telecoms recession
The pod is delighted to welcome back special guest Neil McRae, Chief Network Strategist at Juniper Networks. The main theme of the chat was derived from recent…
Telecoms.com PodcastHuawei, China and geopolitics
Iain and Scott are forced to do this pod over Zoom due to producer Pierre selfishly taking an Easter holiday. The main theme of their conversation is Huawei’s…
Telecoms.com Podcast6G, regulation and Ericsson
The pod is delighted to welcome special guest Alex Lawrence, Editor of 6G World, for this week’s episode. Unsurprisingly, the spend the first half of the…
Telecoms.com PodcastMicrosoft, public cloud and 5G
The pod was delighted to welcome its first ever special guest from Microsoft – Shawn Hakl VP of 5G Strategy. They start by asking for an overview of what…