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Senza Fili Sparring Partners

Opinionated conversations in telecoms with Monica Paolini, Senza Fili, and her guests. Networks should be open, and so should our discussions on them.

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24:39

QuickFire | Why monetization is harder to find than love

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/09/27

Everybody pursues monetization, yet it appears to be increasingly elusive. Just as love can be. Yet, I argue that finding love in life is easier than finding monetization in wireless. Not everything is lost, as long as we think of monetization not primarily in terms of new or larger revenue streams but in terms of profitability—which takes us to selective adoption of technology to increase efficiency rather than get a few dollars from unwilling subscribers. It may help to think of direct and

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33:05

QuickFire | What should 6G do for us? With Preston...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/09/20

We still do not know what 6G is going to be, but it is the right time to decide what we want it to do. I talked to Preston Marshall, Director of Wireless Standards and Policy at Google Internet Evangelism, CoChair of Spectrum Sharing Committee at WInnForum, and Chairman, OnGo (CBRS) Alliance, about what users, the operators and the rest of the wireless ecosystem need 6G to do differently, and not just better, than 5G.Pres and I talked about how to think about monetization in 5G and 6G, the crucial

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28:20

QuickFire | The software developer view on telco...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/09/13

Magnus Olden, CTO at Domos, comes to telco API from an IT and Wi-Fi background and works to make API less complex, more easily usable and valuable to application developers.We talked about what app developers need, and how their perspective can be very different from that of operators and the telco ecosystem. How could we get telcos and app developers to both benefit from API? How can we get APIs to also cover Wi-Fi access? What are the implications for API adoption and monetization? We squeezed a

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30:18

Quick Fire | Open networks, open RAN, with John...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/09/07

John Baker is the SVP of Business Development at Mavenir and one of the strongest proponents of Open RAN, since the very beginnings. We have talked about Open RAN in a previous Sparring Partners, and this is an update on the progress of Open RAN and the market outlook. How are we moving from Open RAN to end-to-end open networks? How is the concept of Open RAN evolving? Open RAN deployments are taking longer than some initially expected: Does it mean that Open RAN is not working as expected, or that

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13:26

QuickFire | Introduction: What Sparring Partners is...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/08/30

This is an introduction to the podcast version of Sparring Partners from Monica Paolini, the podcast host on what Sparring Partners is about, its approach and its format.I talk about the reasons why I am starting a weekly podcast, QuickFire, which will coexist with the longer DiveIn Sparring Partners that you may be familiar with. I have uploaded recent Sparring Partners, but this is the inaugural podcast-from-scratch QuickFire one. More will come soon. More on Senza Fili at

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01:01:54

APIs: the good, the bad, the debatable, with Markus...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/07/27

A conversation with Markus Kümmerle, Deutsche Telekom and CAMARA, Daryl Schoolar at Recon Analytics and Monica Paolini at Senza Fili on the value, benefits and challenges of APIsAPIs have been around for a long time, but in the last couple of years have become one of the brightest beacons of monetization, even though their role is much wider than that. With the GSMA launch of the Open Gateway, there are signs of growth and adoption, but also questions about adoption paths, use cases and business

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01:02:17

AI-driven automation at AT&T, with Jennifer Yates

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/07/20

In this final Sparring Partners on AI and automation, we heard the operator's perspective from Jennifer Yates about AT&T's experience to date, ongoing activities, and future roadmap to adopt AI-driven automation and eventually move to autonomous networks.Jennifer shared her deep, first-hand experience in running highly innovative projects to manage and optimize the AT&T network using AI and ML, and discussed the challenges and opportunities of these new technologies: What are the most

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01:01:24

NETSCOUT: Rethinking AIOps – It’s all about the data,...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/06/21

In network operations, we are always looking for areas for improvement. How should we manage applications to best serve end customers? How can we use end-to-end visibility of application and service performance to end customers, anomaly detection for automated pattern discovery and prediction to improve quality of experience? How should we utilize software-driven networks to deliver new services and support monetization strategies? In this Sparring Partners with Rick Fulwiler, Chief Solutions

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01:06:50

VIAVI: The decomposable AI landscape. With Per Kangru...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/05/24

AI will change the way we operate telecom networks. But what’s the best way to get there? How should we introduce AI to get the benefits it promises but avoid duplication, conflicts among different AI models, and undesired outcomes? How do we know AI models will deliver what we expect? In this Sparring Partners, Per Kangru and Takai Eddine Kennouche at VIAVI Solutions shared their AIOps practical experience and vision for integrating AI and ML in network operations in an efficient and streamlined

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01:04:51

Will AI change how humans operate in telecoms? With...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/05/10

Most of the time, we talk about how AI, ML and GenAI change the way we run and operate networks, enable automation, tame complexity, and improve efficiency. They also change the way we – the humans in telecoms – operate, the skills we need, and how we deal with AI-based platforms. This will require profound changes and our ability to meet the cultural and technological challenges is going to be crucial to benefit from AI. In this Sparring Partners, we talked with Azita Arvani, formerly at Rakuten

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01:03:12

Intel: AI everywhere, from the edge to the cloud with...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/05/03

AI-driven automation is going to change the way we run our networks end-to-end, from the access in the RAN all the way to the core, from the edge infrastructure to the cloud. To get there, we need the right silicon and platforms. Are we there yet? In this Sparring Partners, we talked with Cristina Rodriguez at Intel about the network transformation that AI and automation enable and about the role that Intel plays in the industry ecosystem. Are we ready to fully embark on AI-driven automation? Do we

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01:01:21

Mavenir: The future network is open and autonomous....

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/04/26

It is not coincidental that networks are evolving towards openness and automation at the same time. Openness brings flexibility and choice, but also increased complexity. Automation, aided by cloudification and AI, enables operators to manage complexity and benefit from the flexibility in the network. Together, openness and automation change the way we operate networks and deliver services. In this Sparring Partners with Brandon Larson, SVP, GM, Cloud, AI & IMS at Mavenir, we talked about how

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01:02:18

Fujitsu: How AI, ML and GenAI can increase network...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/04/12

Intelligent applications and generative AI will help operators increase the value of their already installed and new networks. By using network-specific knowledge, they can empower operators with trusted solutions that increase network efficiency. In this Sparring Partners with Blake Hlavaty, Director of Global Network Software Offers at Fujitsu, we discussed the practical adoption of automation powered by AI/ML. Intelligent applications help operations teams navigate complex vendor ecosystems using

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01:00:59

Tareq Amin, Aramco Digital: Driving innovation in the...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/03/15

The Middle East is emerging as a hot area for digital transformation, driven by R&D funding, limited resistance from legacy infrastructure and organizational culture, and a desire to get a more prominent role in the global market. Tareq Amin, CEO at Aramco Digital, was our Sparring Partner and talked about his recent move from Japan, where he was the CEO of Rakuten Mobile, to Saudi Arabia. He told us how his job has changed, and about the pace of innovation he found in the Middle East. What are

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01:01:08

VIAVI: GenAI: Network autonomy or network automation?...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/02/14

There is much talk about how GenAI will change how we operate and automate telco networks, but there is also much uncertainty about GenAI’s potential, challenges, opportunities and adoption models. We talked with Anbu Ganesh, Business Director of Innovation & Business Development at VIAVI, to get the insider’s view on what GenAI has started to deliver, how it will evolve, and how to implement it in networks to maximize its promised benefits. Anbu shared his experience developing network

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01:01:20

Mavenir, Rakuten, Nokia: Vendor perspectives on open RAN

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2024/01/19

Recent announcements by AT&T, 1&1 and Deutsche Telekom indicate an inflection point in the readiness for open RAN commercial deployments, but also an emerging new approach in vendor selection. In this Sparring Partners, I talked to John Baker at Mavenir, Geoff Hollingworth at Rakuten Symphony and Aji Ed at Nokia about how vendors approach disaggregation in the open RAN market today and how they expect that vendor selection will evolve in the future in the overall RAN market. You can watch

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01:01:32

Keysight: Getting open RAN up and running. With...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2023/12/15

Operators are getting ready to deploy open RAN in commercial, live networks. Each operator is defining its strategy and flavor of open RAN, its pace, and its vendor ecosystem. Yet, they all need to ensure that the open RAN architecture and topology they choose work as expected. Are the equipment, the software, the platforms and the applications interoperable? How can they optimize the end-to-end network performance to meet subscribers’ needs and expectations? Open RAN requires a new approach to

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01:01:31

VIAVI: Automation at an inflection point: Are you...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2023/12/08

Automation is at an inflection point. It is no longer a future aspiration, it is something that operators have started to implement, both in their new and legacy networks. They see the opportunity for cost savings and increased efficiency, but also the risks and challenges automation brings. In this Sparring Partners, Per Kangru at VIAVI shares how the experience with operators shaped VIAVI’s approach to automation and provides guidance for operators evaluating what are the most fruitful steps in

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01:01:56

Bell Canada: How will RIC make open RAN more...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2023/11/24

RIC promises to make open RAN (and traditional RAN too) more efficient. But when? Are we ready to deploy RIC? And what RIC functionality is available now and what should we expect over the next few years? How dependent are open RAN deployments on RIC? In this Sparring Partners, Simona Marinova at Bell Canada and Monica Paolini at Senza Fili gave an update on RIC availability and maturity, and talked about how beneficial RIC will be in the evolution of the RAN: How are we doing on non-real-time and

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01:01:26

Getting RIS off the ground with AI and ML. With...

Senza Fili Sparring Partners ·

2023/10/27

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) open the way to one of the most fascinating technological advances: passive transmission. RIS turns reflection from a source of interference to an entirely new way to transmit the wireless signal that is well suited to the dense, high-traffic, high-obstruction areas where the need for capacity is the highest and connectivity often disappointing. In this Sparring Partners with Melike Erol-Kantarci at the University of Ottawa, we talked about her research on

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