The Appledore Research Podcast

By Robert CurranBusiness Technology Management

The Appledore Research Podcast episodes

May 11, 2023 Episode 12 - London Events Roundup (RCR Wireless Live! and FutureNet World)
London has been the focal point for a number of notable occasions recently...including two in-person events hosted by RCR Wireless (welcome to London!) and FutureNet World (welcome back!), respectively. Robert Curran and Francis Haysom discuss the mood and highlights from both.
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17 min
April 27, 2023Episode 11 - Huawei Analyst Summit review | FutureNetworld preview
What got mentioned more times than 6G at this year's Huawei Analyst Summit (HAS)? Does Huawei's strategy still have global relevance? And what does Shenzhen have the second-largest number of in the world?
John Abraham takes on hosting duties to get a first hand account from Robert Curran and Shanthi Ravindran.
We also look ahead to FutureNet World London, May 3-4, 2023.
Links:
Preview: FutureNet World, London, 2023 - Appledore Research
Autonomous Networks - Appledore Research
Automation & Orchestration Research - Appledore Research
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21 min
April 07, 2023 Episode 10 - Telecom in Asia, with Shanthi Ravindran
In this episode we explore more big themes in the global telecom industry including: women in telecom, the history of telecom in Asia, Open RAN, private networks, all with the newest member of the Appledore team, experienced analyst Shanthi Ravindran, based in Singapore.
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21 min
March 30, 2023 Episode 9 - Up the Revolution!
In this episode, we're joined by Geoff Hollingworth, CMO at Rakuten Symphony, to talk about revolution in the telecom industry, past and present. Is the recent history of telecom being rewritten? What do people in a cloud-native telco do all day? Are mobile generations "the worst thing that's ever happened to the industry"? Why does telecom find it so hard to ask simple questions? Buckle up!

Geoff references a new white paper from Rakuten Symphony, which can be found here.
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46 min
March 24, 2023 Episode 8 - How Software is Changing the Telecom Vendor Landscape
Legendary tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen's famous "software is eating the world" perspective may already over a decade old, but we are only beginning to see the story played out in telecom. In this episode, we're joined by Amdocs' Niall Norton to discuss how software is changing the telecom vendor landscape.

It's a 40-minute recap on the development of the modern telco industry with an executive who's been on both sides (and both ends!) of the table. Extra insights from Francis Haysom on how "support systems" is legacy terminology, and how telcos have more to gain than they have to lose by adopting new technologies, mindsets, and vendor partnerships.
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43 min
March 10, 2023 Episode 7 - CAMARA and Open Gateway Special
The GSMA's Open Gateway was a significant announcement at MWC2023 - but it builds on the CAMARA project, which has made rapid progress in the last year. Could it hold the keys to new revenue streams for telcos, and in particular from 5G? We hear from two people directly involved in driving the initiative, and put it in context of both earlier telco API efforts, and the work of companies like Twilio and Vonage (Ericsson).
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28 min
February 17, 2023 Episode 6 - MWC Preview
It's that time again. Love it or hate it, it's back to Barcelona imminently for telecom's biggest get-together. Patrick, Francis and Robert pick out some key themes and companies to look out for, and close up with some tips on getting through the week.
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19 min
February 10, 2023 Episode 5 - Orchestration Special with Grant Lenahan
Did Orchestration just arrive late and crash the (slightly disappointing) OSS party? Or has it been quietly building its own unstoppable market momentum, inevitably redefining the network automation market landscape? Grant Lenahan and Robert Curran explore what orchestration really means in a telecom context, why it matters, and why looking out your window is all you need to do to understand what's different about telecom orchestration vs its datacenter cousin.
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21 min
February 03, 2023 Episode 4 - A New (AI) Hope?
In this episode, Patrick Kelly explains where AI is finding application in telecom today, and how the market landscape is evolving with big name and new entrants alike finding opportunity.

The AIOps in Telecom forecast that Patrick references in the podcast is here: Market Outlook: AIOps in Telecom Operations - Appledore Research

For more on our coverage of AI in telecom, see AIOps, Assurance, Analytics Research - Appledore Research
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22 min
January 24, 2023 Episode 3 - Digital Enablement, with John Abraham
In this episode, we hear from John Abraham, a long-time BSS analyst on his move to Appledore and how Digital Enablement is evolving as operators adjust to the new realities of 5G, cloud and new business models.
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19 min