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Telco in 20

Danielle Rios, TelcoDR

Over the next 20 years, the telco industry will radically change as we move the entire IT estate to the public cloud to use AI. Are you ready? Telco in 20 helps telecom execs drive transformative change through the savvy use of public cloud and AI. Host Danielle Rios and high profile guests from across telecom share their vision for the industry’s future, the impact of artificial intelligence, and what telcos need to do to thrive.

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#147
August 18 · 18 min
Ep 147 - ANTA: TelecomTV’s AI-Native Telco Accelerator (Guy Daniels)
Telco isn’t behind on AI. TelecomTV’s Guy Daniels shares the evidence and introduces TelecomTV’s new AI-Native Telco Accelerator.
#146
August 4 · 20 min
Ep 146 - Eutelsat’s AI in the sky (Dr. Mariam Kaynia)
Eutelsat CDIO Mariam Kaynia talks about autonomous-by-design networks and AI you can actually trust.
#145
July 21 · 22 min
Ep 145 - Swisscom is building the AI-first telco (Mark Düsener)
Swisscom’s CTIO Mark Düsener shares how the operator is rebuilding its digital core for the AI era.
#144
July 7 · 15 min
Ep 144 - TDC’s dragon in the basement (Carlos Moreno Alonso)
TDC Brands CTIO Carlos Moreno Alonso shares how the Denmark telco is tackling its decades-old mainframe and transforming with AI.
#143
June 23 · 17 min
Ep 143 - Norlys bets big on Telia (Daniel Askeroth)
Norlys SVP of Telco Daniel Askeroth shares what it takes to integrate companies after a merger—from minimizing customer disruption to workforce challenges.
#142
June 9 · 18 min
Ep 142 - AT&T bets on the last mile (Shawn Hakl)
AT&T’s Shawn Hakl explains why the operator is betting on last mile connectivity, and what an agent-consumable network actually looks like.
#141
May 26 · 18 min
Ep 141 - Tele2 goes back to the future (Ove Wik)
Tele2 EVP and CTIO Ove Wik explains how Sweden's original challenger brand is going “back to the future” and using AI to reclaim the customer relationship.
#140
May 12 · 18 min
Ep 140 - Will telco let AI write its code? (Roy Chua)
AI is rewriting the rules of software engineering. Roy Chua of AvidThink breaks down what that means for telco.
#139
April 28 · 19 min
Ep 139 - Can telco build an AI grid? (NVIDIA’s Kanika Atri)
Telcos are repositioning their infrastructure for the AI era, while the software layer remains the industry's biggest unanswered question.
#138
April 14 · 18 min
Ep 138 - From programmable networks to agentic AI (Chris Wade)
When AI agents start operating your network, the real challenge isn't the technology—it's building enough trust to let go of the guardrails.
#137
March 31 · 19 min
Ep 137 - Hyperscalers' $2T bet (Charles Fitzgerald)
Charles Fitzgerald returns with his tenth annual Follow the CAPEX report—and its implications for every major decision in telco.
#136
March 17 · 22 min
Ep 136 - MWC26 Wrap Up (Mobile World Live)
DR joins the Mobile World Live podcast to unpack the biggest takeaways from MWC26.
#135
March 3 · 19 min
Ep 135 - Telco has a context problem (John Abraham)
Appledore Research's John Abraham joins DR to explain why context, not data, is the real blocker for AI at scale, and how ontologies give AI the business logic it needs to actually work.
#134
February 18 · 8 min
Ep 134 - Show me the money (MWC)
In this special episode, DR explains the one tough question you should be asking vendors before you buy AI and why the Totogi Ontology is key to delivering real world results.
#133
February 3 · 19 min
Ep 133 - What’s up with Totogi: The biggest AI use case for telco
In this What's Up with Totogi episode, Danielle Rios explains how BSS Magic's unified ontology solves for semantic inconsistency and enables AI across legacy systems with measurable results.
#132
January 20 · 20 min
Ep 132 - Microsoft's framework for autonomous networks (Rick Lievano)
Microsoft’s Rick Lievano talks about the themes dominating MWC26 and shares real AI deployment results from telcos, how Microsoft is driving network autonomy, and what's holding operators back.
#131
January 6 · 21 min
Ep 131 - Two takes on telco’s biggest bets for 2026 (Dean Bubley)
Dean Bubley and I dive into MWC26’s biggest themes and explore why operators are at risk of missing out on another major technology shift.
#130
Dec 9, 2025 · 22 min
Ep 130 - Best of 2025: AI for networks and networks for AI (Gabriela Styf Sjöman)
In this 2025 Episode of the Year, Gabriela Styf Sjöman from BT Group explains why telcos need to stop obsessing over technology and prioritize subscriber-centric business outcomes.
#129
Nov 25, 2025 · 16 min
Ep 129 - Goji Mobile: The Expedia of mobile phones (Thad Hwang)
Goji Mobile CEO and founder Thad Hwang explains how the Goji consumer app helps consumers navigate the confusing world of cell coverage, phones and plans.
#128
Nov 11, 2025 · 1 hr 34 min
Ep 128 - Talking AI with Telecoms.com (Scott Bicheno/Iain Morris)
DR sits down with Telecoms.com hosts Scott Bicheno and Iain Morris to break down Totogi's live BSS coding feat and tackle tough questions about AI implementation, developer resistance, and the future of telco software.

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