India sets the pace with 5G deployment
We had the opportunity to attend a conference recently in New Delhi, the 5G India Congress, hosted by the Economic Times. It was well...
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Shiv Putcha
- Mar 22
- 11 min
Mobile World Congress 2023 Part 4: FWA, NTN and the shrinking Digital Divide
In the first two parts of our roundup of MWC 2023, we spent a fair bit of time highlighting the key issues facing the telco community...
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Shiv Putcha
- Mar 13
- 9 min
Mobile World Congress 2023 Part 3: Private 5G and the Zulu charge
In the first two parts of our roundup of MWC 2023, we spent a fair bit of time highlighting the key issues facing the telco community...
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Shiv Putcha
- Mar 7
- 8 min
Mobile World Congress 2023 Part 2: Telco infrastructure and the Gordian Knot
In the first part of our MWC series, we had opined at some length about the telco “burning platform” and the tough choices that they need...
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Shiv Putcha
- Mar 6
- 5 min
Mobile World Congress 2023 Part 1: The Telco “burning platform”
MWC23 has just ended after a busy week interspersed with chilly weather, countless meetings, both planned and impromptu, and several...
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Shiv Putcha
- Feb 22
- 7 min
India’s Telecom Market and its Janus moment
In ancient Roman mythology, Janus was depicted as the God of “transitions and dualities” and symbolic of new beginnings. Janus was...
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Shiv Putcha
- Feb 3
- 5 min
2023 Predictions or Things we are looking out for – part 2
Recently, we took the opportunity to highlight some of the key trends that we will be tracking through the coming year. However, as soon...
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Shiv Putcha
- Jan 12
- 8 min
2023 Predictions or Things we are looking out for
Right at the outset, here’s wishing everyone a happy and wonderful 2023 to come. As the world of tech and telecom churns endlessly, there...
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Shiv Putcha
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Google Cloud continues its momentum in India
Recently, we had the opportunity to attend Google Next 2022. To be more specific, we had the chance to catch up with Google Cloud execs...
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Shiv Putcha
- Oct 27, 2022
- 7 min
Industrial Transformation in the Asia-Pacific region is accelerating
We recently had the opportunity to attend the Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific 2022 trade show held in Singapore. ITAP2022 is a...
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Shiv Putcha
- Sep 14, 2022
- 4 min
Siemens launches its Xcelerator platform in India
Siemens AG, the German industrial technology giant, has launched its new Xcelerator “digital business platform” in India on September...
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Shiv Putcha
- Aug 10, 2022
- 4 min
Asia’s rapidly changing political economy is a big driver for the Digital Agenda
A recent opportunity to attend a GSMA conference in Singapore allowed for many meaningful interactions and a number of takeaways about...
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Shiv Putcha
- Jun 20, 2022
- 5 min
India catches the 5G bug! Finally, and in a good way...
India has previously dragged its heels on kickstarting 5G auctions in the country, making them a laggard when measured to several...
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Shiv Putcha
- Feb 21, 2022
- 5 min
LEOs and other extra-terrestrials to the rescue
The last few months have seen a steady drumroll of announcements about the new wave of satellite-based communication service providers...
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Shiv Putcha
- Nov 23, 2021
- 4 min
Ericsson acquires Vonage – diversification or strategic hedge?
Ericsson has announced its acquisition of Vonage, best known for its Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) offerings to the...
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Shiv Putcha
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
Telcos and the Digital Imperative
The telecommunications industry today, depending on whom you speak to, is either under siege from digital players or in a process of...
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Shiv Putcha
- Jul 9, 2021
- 7 min
Asterix, Fareed Zakaria and other reflections on Mobile World Congress 2021
I must confess to major FOMO in the days leading up to and during to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. I knew I was not going to be...
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Shiv Putcha
- May 7, 2021
- 6 min
Hannover Messe 2021: The Factory of the Future and Industrial 5G
Hannover Messe, the world’s premier tradeshow for the manufacturing industry returned this year from April 12-16, but in a digital format...
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Shiv Putcha
- Mar 11, 2021
- 6 min
To be or not to be: India’s post-auction roadmap
On March 1st, India concluded its first spectrum auction of 2021, evoking a “best of times, worst of times” Dickensian image of the state...
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Shiv Putcha
- Feb 9, 2021
- 4 min
5 predictions for private networks in 2021
As we head into 2021, there is a growing chorus of industry voices drawing attention to private networks having a big year. 2021 will see...
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