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Telecom Futurist & 5G / 6G / WiFi / FTTX / spectrum / policy analyst, advisor & public speaker. “The Jeremy Clarkson of Telecoms”
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Oct 27, 2022 58 tweets 28 min read
Back at #Fyuz22 for the #metaverse connectivity session

Curious to see the balance of “the metaverse” vs “a metaverse” in discussion and presentations (A bit of history - I wrote one of the first ever market research reports on #VR #VirtualReality in about 1995, when I was working at UK analyst firm Datamonitor. It was published by FT Managerment Reports. Wish I could find a copy to look at my predictions again)
Oct 26, 2022 12 tweets 9 min read
Interesting to see sessions with infrastructure & tower companies at #Fyuz22

Here @DBRG_Group which owns all sorts of relevant assets like @freshwavegroup @boingo & @ZayoGroup

Talking about investment angle on OpenRAN etc Image Big footprint now

Aiming for more in Asia in future as well

@AtlasEdgeDC is a JV with @libertyglobal ImageImage
Oct 26, 2022 11 tweets 3 min read
In the satellite / HAPS session at #FYUZ22

Panellist from @InmarsatGlobal @omnispace @midokura @AalyriaTech

Omnispace working via roaming using 3GPP standards

Sony unit midokura does sensing units (using any connectivity, wireless or fixed) Interesting from Inmarsat talking about fit of O-RAN or possibly @SmallCell_Forum nFAPI with LEO satellites

Could put bits of RU/DU in space

RIC could have an NTN-specific xApp - very different problems for RF & spectrum management in space domain, eg moving satellites
Oct 26, 2022 6 tweets 5 min read
I'm speaking at or attending a few events over the next few weeks.

In particular, this week I'm at #FYUZ22 in Madrid, which is a hybrid event run by @TelecomInfraP O-RAN Alliance and @Meta_Cx Next week I'm at @Terrapinn @totaltelecom #TTCongress, speaking on one panel (about enterprise needs) and moderating another about rural connectivity

terrapinn.com/conference/tot…
Oct 26, 2022 15 tweets 7 min read
Back for day 2 at #Fyuz22 - breakout session on TIP work on fixed broadband, optical & transport 10 TIP sub-groups on fixed broadband

Various commercial devices (more quant detail later in the keynote sessions)
Oct 25, 2022 30 tweets 12 min read
In Madrid for #fyuz2022 to hear about #openran #openwifi and #metaverse connectivity

Curious to hear more about indoor wireless, enterprise, neutral host, disaggregated FTTX & 6G directions Kicking off #Fyuz22 now… ImageImage
Sep 9, 2022 32 tweets 13 min read
Back to Day 2 of @NGMN_Alliance #NGMNICE22 moderated by @guydaniels of @TelecomTV

Sessions today are about green networks & sustainability

Solemn introductions by Guy & Antia Doehler of NGMN commemorating yesterday's sad loss of the Queen @NGMN_Alliance @guydaniels @TelecomTV First speaker is @martineaus , a #COP26 adviser on sustainability, setting wider global & societal context for the telecom industry.

Notes GSMA stats (31% more traffic, 5%+ electricity, 2%+ CO2 in 2021) show that they are "decoupled". But notes that last number must fall
Sep 8, 2022 64 tweets 35 min read
Already bumped into @Gabeuk & @keithdyer at #NGMNICE22 …. Anyone else here that I know? Image No #5G roaming for @VodafoneUK subs in France

#NGMNICE22 venue gets two bars of 4G signal, but at least the WiFi is decently fast at about 60Mbps & 7ms latency (even through a VPN)
Aug 10, 2022 12 tweets 5 min read
Listening in to the @RakutenSymphony @Rakuten analyst call / webinar this morning

Curious to hear about experience with 5G / OpenRAN in domestic Japan market, as well as global traction with the Symphony platform My initial takeout is that the Japan market seems to treat telecoms as "just another service" alongside the various other Rakuten offers in banking, commerce, gaming etc. Lot of discussion about how many people take 2+ services overall
Jul 14, 2020 10 tweets 4 min read
For anyone wanting a proper read of what the Uk Government has announced today about @huawei and #5G and #FTTX networks, this document from @NCSC has a lot more detail than all the guff in the press

Actually discusses specific network elements affected

ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/ncsc-… My take:

- I don't buy this idea today's rule change "delays 5G by 2-3 yrs"
- My sense is it allows the industry (& some in govt) to quietly back away from 5G's cult-like hype with a good excuse
- Many I speak to hadn't realised the cool "vision" stuff was always 2023+ anyway
Dec 10, 2019 26 tweets 33 min read
Hmm @bt_uk Chief Strategy Office Michael Sherman kicking off @TheTelcoDebate #GTD19 with what sounds like a 1990s-era rant about Internet services / apps not being "free" & that pricing should reflect more than just Internet access

Sounds like a cliched telcos vs OTT trope @bt_uk @TheTelcoDebate "We've given away huge amounts of value"
"You used to pay for an email account"
"We have to invest ever more in infrastructure"

Well, if you'd diverted some of that investment to internal R&D & app/service development, maybe you'd have captured more value, Mr Sherman? #GTD19