Shiv Putcha
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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Shiv Putcha
- Oct 14, 2020
- 4 min
Broadband to the Fore: Notes from Nokia's Fixed Networks Analyst Day
At a recent virtual analyst event, Nokia shared updates from its Fixed Networks business unit (BU) with the industry analyst community....
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Shiv Putcha
- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
Unpacking Ericsson's acquisition of Cradlepoint
On September 18th, 2020, Ericsson, the Swedish mobile communications networking giant, announced plans to acquire Cradlepoint for a...
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Shiv Putcha
- Jul 10, 2020
- 8 min
Notes on India, 5G and ORAN…
India, in recent weeks, has had a lot of news flow. After nearly three months of Covid19 induced lockdown, the country is taking its...
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Shiv Putcha
- Apr 22, 2020
- 8 min
Unpacking Facebook’s Deal with Reliance Jio Platforms
The day opened with the news of Facebook’s mega-investment into Jio Platforms, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited...
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Shiv Putcha
- Apr 21, 2020
- 9 min
The impact of Covid19 on an emerging market, Crocodile Dundee and other musings
By now, pretty much anyone reading this, regardless of your location, has been under some form of lockdown. Partial. Total. Local. The...
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Shiv Putcha
- Nov 29, 2019
- 10 min
A sneak peek into emerging tech in Finland — Varjo
This piece, a slightly longer read than usual, captures my observations about Varjo.
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Shiv Putcha
- Nov 28, 2019
- 6 min
A sneak peek into Finnish emerging tech — Hatch
Recently, I had the opportunity to be in Finland to attend Nokia’s Global Analyst Forum. For those interested, my reflections on that...
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Shiv Putcha
- Nov 26, 2019
- 7 min
Nokia Sticks to the "Plan"
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Finland to spend three days with Nokia at their Global Analyst Forum. It was an eventful few...
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Shiv Putcha
- Oct 15, 2019
- 5 min
Fixed Wireless Access gets a massive boost from Qualcomm
Fixed wireless access (FWA) is definitely hot again!!! FWA has already had a couple of adoption cycles in the past but it is now being...
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Shiv Putcha
- Oct 6, 2019
- 6 min
The New Cloudera and the emerging data analytics story
Recently, I attended the Cloudera Global Analyst Event in New York. The event, held near Hudson Yards, was well attended with analysts...
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