This past April, Preeti Ohri Khemani was elected chair of the NFC Forum. On this episode, Preeti delves into the possible use cases for NFC, or Near Field Communication, that go beyond the well-know tap-to-pay and provides an overview of the current standards climate around this technology.

Akanksha Sharma, the global head ESG of Sustainability, Social Impact, Governance & Policy at Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL), details the company's sustainability goals, how it plans to get there and also, some key takeaways that every technology company should consider.

Twilio's Head of Communications Policy Rebecca Thompson discusses the importance of having a global business outlook even if you're not a global company, especially in these uncertain times. She also explores Twilio's role in regulatory affairs like the FCC's crackdown on robocalls and less considered issues around phone number exhaust.

In the second episode of this series, Nextivity's Stephen Kowal, chief commercial officer, goes over the company's unique approach to hybrid active DAS and how this differs from traditional DAS. Kowal provides a walk-through of how this solution is deployed and discusses the ability to scale up coverage area and even expand system capacity.

The takeaway is that focusing on performance and simplification converges to provide Nextivity customers with a fast, effective solution for in-building cellular.

Eugina Jordan, the VP of of marketing at Parallel Wireless, comes on the podcast to provide a few reality checks about Open RAN and poses some questions of her own .She also shares some exciting company news.

In this limited series presented in partnership between RCR Wireless News and Nextivity, we explore how in-building cellular coverage is a fundamental piece of enterprise digital transformation that is less costly and faster to deploy than most enterprises realize.

In this episode, Nextivity Chief Commercial Officer Stephen Kowal discusses the current state of in-building cellular, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by all enterprises that now rely on cellular connectivity.

5G networks will result in more data, and so testing needs to be more efficient. But at the same time, 5G networks will have critical applications running on them, and so testing also has to be more accurate. Jaana Tengman, director of Product Management at Infovista, comes on the podcast to discuss this balancing act in more detail, as well as how things like automation are helping.

Rhonda Holloway, Fujitsu Networks' director of Network Automation Solutions Marketing comes on the podcast to reveal how enterprise and business digitalization has changed and accelerated in the COVID era.

Founder and CEO of Dell'Oro Group Tam Dell'Oro provides insight into the ongoing supply-chain constraints impacting the entire technology industry and weighs in on when we can expect things to go back to normal.

In this episode of Will 5G Change the World, GenCell CEO Rami Reshef discusses the pressing need for operators to shift to renewable energy as they deploy 5G networks. He talks through GenCell's approach to using fuel cell technology to enable supplemental power during peak demand, back-up power during emergencies, and off-grid power to remote telecom sites. Reshef also highlights GenCell's work with Deutsche Telekom as the operator pursues its own sustainability objectives.