Mobile World Live

This month Kavit sits down with Lt. Gen. Dr. S.P. Kochhar, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India, to discuss the state of the country's telecoms landscape, navigating huge OTT traffic, the road to 6G, competition with China and the upcoming India Mobile Congress (IMC). 0:00 Intro 2:00 Background on COAI 5:00 India's Telecoms Landscape 11:00 OTT Infrastructure Investment Debate 14:00 Made In India and China Competition 18:00 The Road to 6G 24:00 Prospects for IMC 2026

Kavit and Justin are joined by Srini Kalapala, Verizon's Chief Network Officer for Wireless, to discuss the operator's role as the official provider for the Fifa World Cup 2026, opening up on record-breaking data volumes, stadium capacity and infrastructure challenges. 0:00 Intro 4:00 Scale of World Cup 2026 7:00 2 Years Prep Time 10:00 Data Statistics 13:00 Stadium Capacity Upgrades 17:00 Fan Activity 24:00 Private 5G Ref Cam 28:00 Advice for World Cup 2030

Kavit and Justin are joined by Skylo CEO and co-founder Parth Trivedi to discuss the company's D2D ambitions, the impact of SpaceX's recording-breaking IPO for the segment and why a sovereign satellite approach could harm progress. 0:00 Intro 3:00 Skylo background 7:00 MWC26 Shanghai highlghts 11:00 The D2D opportunity 17:00 Skylo business model 31:00 SpaceX IPO impact 34:00 EU sovereignty debate

Kavit, Justin and Mike chew over the big news, including a mixed week for Elon Musk, US satellite JV plans and a cybersecurity coalition. Later in the episode, Justin has the action from a Huawei event in Paris and the Mobile Network Innovation Summit in London, while Mike reveals all about recent chats with T-Mobile and Verizon executives. 0:00 Intro 3:00 SpaceX IPO 9:00 US satellite JV 12:00 Cybersecurity coaltion 15:00 Huawei event in Paris 28:00 US operator AI moves

In this Podcast, Kavit and Justin speak to heavyweights Nvidia and Nokia about the potential for AI-RAN to transform network architecture, opening up on operator opportunity, use cases, and why some mooted challenges are nothing more than industry myths. 0:00: Intro 6:00 AI-RAN at MWC 9:00 Nvidia defines AI-RAN 13:00 AI-RAN use cases 18:00 Myths about AI chipsets 26:00 Nokia, Nvidia partnership 29:00: Operator uptake 36:00 AI-RAN investment

In this episode, Justin is joined by Kavit, Totogi CEO Danielle 'DR' Rios and Creative Strategies' principal analyst Carolina Milanesi to delve into all things MWC26, including the hottest topics, a pre-event Padel tournament and tips on how to recover from a week at the world's biggest mobile show. 0:00 Intro 3:00 Sum up MWC26 in 1 word 10:00 Personal highlights 15:00 Key themes of the show 30:00 Tips to recover from MWC26

Mobile World Live 's Justin Springham hosts this episode as Kavit Majithia takes on the role of pundit alongside GSMA Intelligence head Peter Jarich and Totogi CEO Danielle 'DR' Rios. The team look back on 20 years of the event in Barcelona and naturally put a big focus on what to expect from this year's show (AI was expected, chat on Padel and something called 'Soccer' wasn't). 0:00 Intro 5:00 Getting ready for the event 11:00 MWC memories 22:00 AI at the show 32:00 Satellite to get real 34:00 Is it still a device show? 37:00 Other big themes 42:00 What are we looking forward to?

It's our annual end of year review episode, as the team sit down and discuss the hot topics that shaped 2025, including a Nokia shake-up, US operators winding back DEI, satellite getting real, device differentiation and massive AI investment. Later on, we have our predictions for 2026. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Was it a quiet year? 5:00 Nokia shake-up 9:00 US operators drop DEI 16:00 Satellite gets real 21:00 Smartphones get thin 29:00 Billions pumped into AI 33:00 Our 2026 predictions

In this Podcast, Kavit, Justin and Chris are live from the showfloor at MWC25 Doha, discussing all the talking points from the GSMA's inaugural edition of the show. Later on, we get the analyst take on the big event from Opensignal's Sylwia Kechiche and PwC Middle East's Yazen Al Safi. 1:00 Intro 4:00 MENA digital divide 7:00 AI's 3G Era 10:00 Starlink Qatar 14:00 Key MWC25 takeaways 18:00 Interview with Opensignal's Sylwia Kechiche 30:00 Interview with PwC Middle East 40:00 Outro

With Apple's iPhone Air putting eSIM firmly in the headlines, the technology was the focus of Mobile World Live's latest topic panel this month. In this podcast, Kavit, Chris and GSMA Intelligence's Pablo Iacopino delve into the current state of the eSIM market, uptake to date, the need for industry education and ongoing regulatory and security concerns that continue to be a challenge. Later on in the podcast, we hear from Gregory Gundelfinger, CEO and founder of eSIM specialist Telna, our sponsor for this episode. 0:00 Intro 3:00 Topic Panel Takeaways 7:00 eSIM in Digital Industries 10:00 Apple Air China Launch 13.30 OEM Device Strategy 16.30 Security Concerns 21.00 Travel, Roaming Use Case 25:00 Interview with Telna

Is AI overhyped and will private networks and network slicing ever become truly revolutionary in the 5G era? Kavit, Chris, Justin and GSMA Intelligence's Christina Patsioura attempt to answer the big questions from Mobile World Live 's Unwrapped Digital Industries event. 1:00 Intro 2:00 Summer Review 7:00 Putting Unwrapped Together 12:00 5G In Defence 15:00 Private Networks Hype 21:00 Network Slicing 30:00 Interview with GSMA Intelligence

Kavit is joined by GSMA Intelligence head Peter Jarich and US editor Mike Robuck to discuss where the AI value lies for the telecoms industry and if business models are shifting from a cost-saving focus to revenue-spinning opportunities. Later on, we hear about Amiya Johar's trip to Dubai for Huawei's latest global phone launch. 0:00 Intro: 3:00 AI is no longer just a trend 6:00 Operators getting louder on AI? 8:00 The view from the US 13:00 Looser AI regulation 24:00 The sovereign debate 28:00 Huawei Dubai launch 33:00 Humanoid Robots take-off

We get all the highlights from MWC Shanghai, as Kavit, Justin and GSMA Intelligence head Peter Jarich break down the pluses and perils of robotaxis and humanoid robots. During the episode, we also get the lowdown from our topic panel on 5G-Advanced and Mobile World Live' s Chris Donkin reviews TM Forum's Digital Transformation World. 0:00 Intro 2:00 MWC Shanghai Highlights 10:00 GSMA Net Zero Report 14:30 Justin's Robotaxi Tour 21:00 MWL 5G-Advanced Topic Panel 31:00 TM Forum DTW Copenhagen

This month jet-setters Amiya and Mike chat about trips to a big Huawei launch in Berlin, a tower conference in Chicago and covering two global GSMA events. We then get stuck into the cloud, as Peter Jarich breaks down Mobile World Live 's latest topic panel and chip heavyweight Arm discusses its growing interest in the segment. 0:00: Intro 3:00: Huawei Wearable launch 6:00: Chicago infrastructure show 13:00: M360 Eurasia and LatAM 16:30: Cloud chat with Peter Jarich 32:00: Interview with Arm SVP and GM

Kavit and Justin are joined by CCS Insight senior analyst Luke Pearce to delve into the booming direct-to-device satellite market, following a big 2025 so far. Later on, we chat to Skylo Technologies' co-founder Tarun Gupta about the fast-rising company's future plans and how it is approaching a fierce competitive landscape. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Satellite Takeaways from MWC/Sat Show 2025 9:00 MWL Topic Panel Review 15:00 State of Play in Satellite 23:00 Interview - Skylo Technologies

In an exclusive, we sit down with Vivek Badrinath, GSMA's new director general in his first media interview since taking over from Mats Granryd. During a candid 30-minute discussion, we get an insight into his early impressions of the association, tackle key industry topics, get his take on the recent MWC and discuss how the show can evolve. 0:00 Intro 1:45: First impressions of the GSMA 5: 10: Appeal of the role 6:20: Strength of the GSMA 11:00: Past experience 15:00 GSMA an association or a company? 17:00: Management style 18:00: Objectives for the GSMA 21:00: Monetising 5G/Geopolitical challenge 24:40: European telecoms landscape 27:10: Reflection on MWC25 33:00: GSMA Foundation

The team are back from MWC25 to review everything that happened at the big show. Joined by special guests Zoe Osy de Zegwaart from CCGroup PR and head of GSMA Intelligence Peter Jarich, we talk showfloor action, AI, geopolitics, satellite, devices and more. 0:00 Intro 2:00 First Time at MWC 4:30 Going Beyond Mobile 7:01: The PR Experience 10:01: Showfloor Action 16:30: Chat With GSMA Intelligence 18:04: Breaking Down Key Themes

The team preview the big show, chatting personal attendance records, an end of an era for the Show Daily, what's new in our TV broadcast and overall major show themes. Later on analyst Paolo Pescatore gives us his take and we send you off to Barcelona with a tune generated by the power of AI. 0:00: Intro 3:00: MWC Preview Week 5:30: History of the Show Daily 11:01: Launch of Insight 15:30: MWL TV in 2025 17:00: Keynote Preview 20:03: Interview with Paolo Pescatore 31:00: One More Week Song

Join Sasha Twining and guests Amy Cameron (Managing Director – Research, STL Partners), Francisco Jeronimo (VP EMEA – Devices, IDC) and Peter Jarich (Head of GSMA Intelligence, GSMA) as they dive into the hot topics likely to dominate discussion at this year's big event.

With the big event fast approaching, join Justin Springham and a host of special guests as we reveal what to expect from the world's most exciting mobile tech show. 0:00: Intro 1:00: Interview with GSMA 11.40: Top tips for a newcomer 15:00: Interview with Ericsson 23:00: Interview with Euan Blair 28:00: Interview with Decantalo 32:00: Interview with Mobile World Capital 42:00: What not to miss at MWC25