There is a strong overlap between technology #sovereignty and #geopolitics. Some is straighforward: export / import restrictions, tariffs, national and regional industrial policies, or convergence bet...

I think there is an emerging #regulatory risk for #VoiceAI and new #telecom #voice services, if AI-generated speech gets seen as "content" rather than just "communications". This may be more of a risk...

My #UnthinkableLabs colleague Andrew Collinson wrote an interesting post and article the other day about telcos quantifying their API initiatives. He and I had an exchange in the comments, as well as ...

It's not just about calls. It's about capturing, analysing and acting on speech in general

I wasn’t at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Re:Invent this week, but I’ve been looking through some announcements. One is about a #VoiceAI model called Nova 2 Sonic, and seems particularly important. It w...

Unpopular opinion: OpenAI ChatGPT is getting better, not worse - and I’ve been unimpressed by Google #Gemini 3 so far. There’s a lot of talk at the moment about a “Cofe Red” called by Sam Altman, in ...

Last week I attended WiFi NOW Global Congress in Dubai. It had a great set of presentations and panels that covered a range of #WiFi themes: - More focus on #IoT and AI-driven enterprise/industrial u...

The EU’s new telecom rules need to incentivise competitive #telcos & CSPs, not protect incumbents. The long-awaited publication of the DNA (Digital Networks Act) by the European Commission has been p...

Could a combination of #AgenticAI and the new interface layer of #MCP be the magic catalyst for #telcos exposing #APIs to developers and monetising their resources and capabilities? This is a core t...

Good day yesterday at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Summit day in Dubai. Lots of discussion about #WiFi (& especially 6GHz) as well as dynamic models for 3.8-4.2GHz and other bands, plus a bit about l...

New dynamics and tensions are arising between policymakers vs regulators on spectrum. This is especially obvious for the contentious Upper #6GHz (U6G) band, but is also occurring more widely in bands ...

A few weeks ago I spoke at the Alianza #Navigate25 conference, giving a keynote on a potential renaissance in #telco-offered #voice applications and services, with an infusion of AI capabilities. My f...

I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about about #sensing and networks recently. That covers proposals for future ISAC in #6G (integrated sensing and comms), commercial use of the existing 802.11bf se...

"The European Commission is considering regulating #IPinterconnect, even though almost everyone agrees it works well today". "Interconnect rules and 'dispute resolution' would wreck many AI concepts ...

Telcos need to have a #nuclear strategy, if they are serious about playing in the #cloud, edge & AI market. I've written a full article exploring this critical issue (link in comments). Both fixed an...

This is a fascinating innovation by IBM Research and others, combining three trends I'm currently following: - #Voice + #AI combinations - #edgeinferencing - #postdigital technologies It uses low-en...

I'm unconvinced by a lot of the narrative about AI-led data traffic growth, either on fixed networks or especially mobile. Mike Dano's chart from Huawei suggests a 100-fold increase in capacity (supp...

Reviewing the recent DSIT proposals for telecoms and spectrum policy

I’m increasingly of the view that #6G needs to feature a broad mechanism and architecture for “extensions” or “plug-ins”, or ways to make or integrate with customised variants. *I also believe this ...

A major challenge for #telcos wanting to remain relevant in #voice services and #telephony is grasping the concept of “intellgent audio”. “Voice” doesn’t just mean a phone call of X minutes between N...

This announcement caught my eye - two US vendors Eridan and Patero Inc. have integrated #postquantum #cryptography (#PQC) directly into an #OpenRAN radio unit for secure #5G networks. It looks optimi...

I have an idea for LinkedIn which could make its feed much more useful: algorithm-driven curation, but with more user control. Otherwise, there’s a medium-term threat of people using their *own* AIs a...

Statistics on the Q1 2025 UK Communications market were published by Ofcom last week. There's a few noteworthy figures in there: - Q1 mobile data grew 7.6% year-on-year, a similar level to the past t...

I've tried a couple of new #AI tools today. I've created a basic keynote-speaking & workshop website and back-end with Durable (URL is in my bio) and crafted my first custom GPT on ChatGPT. I'm stil...

The #telecom industry needs to engage rapidly with a new #platform technology called #MCP, which may form a central plank of future #AgenticAI architectures and #APIs. But it should not over-react or ...

Another event I spoke at last week was a private workshop for telco CTOs, run by Amdocs, which took place at Shangri-La The Shard, London. The day was primarily made up of roundtable discussions about...

Very glad to see this morning's announcement by the UK Government about #nuclear energy, both for a new large-scale reactor for Great British Nuclear, and selection of Rolls-Royce SMR for small mo...

I’ve been very surprised to hear a return to the ludicrous “#5G will kill #WiFi” trope at a couple of conferences recently, from someone at Verizon who I’ll refrain from naming. Firstly they seemed t...

I've just published a new article on the potential for a re-invigoration of telco voice services and applications, led by cloud and AI capabilities. It's been nearly 15 years since I started ...

I listened in to this week's NVIDIA analyst webinar about its ARC-Compact cell-site computer for #AIRAN, which it announced a couple of weeks ago. It's a much cut-down version of its centrali...

One of the less-visible technologies I’m tracking is #L4S, or Low Latency Low Loss Scalable Throughput. I’d class it as underhyped, unlike many other standards. I first heard about it a couple of year...

On my way to the OnGo Alliance members meeting, after a day yesterday seeing various folk in Washington DC. I’m giving a broader view of what’s going on in #private5G and #privateLTE and associated ...

I’ve been talking about the #postdigital era for some time. Cisco announcing its #quantum strategy is a potential pivotal moment. We’re slowly getting towards the end of the 180-year reign of just us...

Lots of good stuff so far at #FutureNetWorld in London today. Some highlights: - Recognition from multiple #telcos that AI isn’t driving access-network traffic (yet) but is more about intra-cloud / ...

I'm heading to Sophia Antipolis in France, for two events about #6G in Europe. I have a long list of questions and themes to explore - particularly in relation to my recent themes of #Unthinkable ...

Exploring the Exceptional: Unthinkable Lab is a unique, multi-stakeholder event to challenge conventional thinking in European Telecoms

Many thanks to Mark Beermann & Koen Mioulet for yesterday’s workshop in Rotterdam on #private5G for ports & airports - for which the collective term, in…

The #mobile industry needs to take the risk of #overcapacity seriously. Multiple trends mean supply is now growing faster than demand. Adding new #spectrum…

Next week I’m speaking on a panel about policy issues for #AI & #Connectivity, at the European Parliament building in Brussels. It’s organised by European…

My call for the central theme of next year's #MWC 2026 - and other events such as Techritory in Riga: growing links between #telecoms and #defence sectors. As…

Looking at #MWC25 from the outside - even if it’s just a few km down the road in the centre of Barcelona - there seems to be a surprising undercurrent. Rather…

Special edition #MWC25 newsletter article for policymakers and regulators. You're going to be bombarded with policy-related announcements, speeches and…

I'm very happy to announced the first Unthinkable Lab workshop, which I'm running together with Andrew Collinson in London on April 8th. The premise is…

I can't get full fibre FTTH where I live, in a small gated mews in London, which lies off another alley, about 50m from a high street. I could get gigabit cable broadband, though.

Yesterday's Ericsson pre-MWC analyst event in London had some good content and was well-attended. There was a big emphasis on enterprise opportunities, around…