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Lenovo VP on Endpoint Security, AIPCs and NPU
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just like everything else, AI is profoundly transforming the security landscape. It is increasing the attack surface, sophistication, and impact. whil...
Mobile World Congress 2026 - Recap and Analysis
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This year's MWC took place as the telecom industry is at a crossroads, with additional monetization of 5G beyond mobile broadband less certain, smartp...
Samsung on Role of AI in Telecom, AI RAN and More
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Telecom was one of the earliest users of AI, long before its marketing hype and even before it was known by that name. The recent advancements are fur...
Is AI a bubble? - Analyst Discussion
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The mind-numbing investment in AI and the sky-high valuations of the companies involved have led many to wonder whether AI has become a bubble. In thi...
Qualcomm VP on Arduino Acqusition
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Qualcomm surprised the IoT market by announcing the acquisition of the open-source hardware champion, with a huge hobbyist/enthusiast builder ecosyste...
Lenovo Global Industry Analyst Conference (GIAC) 2025 - Recap & Analysis
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lenovo Global Industry Analyst Conference (GIAC) 2025 was held in October 2025 at the company's US Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was a t...
Huawei Connect 2025 & Analyst Event - Recap & Analysis
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Huawei organized two major events in September 2025. The first, Huawei Connect 2025, was a larger public event for customers, partners, media, analyst...
Lenovo VP on AIPCs, Concept Devices Journey, & Sustainability
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After more than a decade of a dull period, the PC industry has seen some excitement, with AIPCs, Windows on Arm, the resurgence of Intel, and more. Am...
Discussion with the CEO of Edge AI Foundation
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Edge AI has been hailed as the future of AI. However, it is yet to take off, and most of today's investment is directed towards cloud AI. Notwithstand...
Samsung B2B Head on Enterprise Strategy & Z Fold7
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold7 is a "no-compromise" foldable tablet-phone, and the ultimate productivity device, giving the category the best chance to be m...
Apple WWDC 2025 - Recap and Analysis
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This year's Apple developers conference, WWDC, was held from June 9th to 13th. It saw many interesting announcements, including a harmonized version n...
Aduna CEO on Opportunities and Challenges of Network APIs
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Network APIs are heralded as a game changer in the ongoing struggle of 5G operators to make a good return on their enormous investments in building th...
A primer on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) with Peter Voss
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is jumping from one hype cycle to another. First, it was simple AI, then came Generative AI, and currently, we are reeling from Agentic AI. The new...
Honeywell is Redefining the Barcode Scanner for the Industrial Age
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Industrial technology giant Honeywell is redefining the noble barcode scanner for the industrial age. In this episode, I speak to Theodore Newman, Sen...
Cadence VP on their Silicon Business, Chiplets and More
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cadence is well known for its Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools. However, it is also building its silicon business, with a collection of variou...
Qualcomm SVP/GM on Customized Snapdragon 8 Elite powering Galaxy S25 Series
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung launched its latest flagship Galaxy S25 Series smartphones during its Unpacked event in Jan 2025. This Gen AI powerhouse phone is powered by Q...
CES 2025 Recap, Analysis and Key Takeaways
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This year, CES saw its highest attendance in the post-COVID era, attracting 141,000 attendees. As usual, the event saw many announcements across techn...
Lenovo SVP on Copilot+ PCs in Enterprises
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft tried to redefine PCs in 2025 with the introduction of AI-infused Copilot+ PCs. Lenovo was among the top OEMs to embrace the concept and int...
Cadence on EDA Tools, Super Computing 24 announcement, Collaboration with Nvidia and beyond
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Electronic Data Automation (EDA) Tools and their providers, like Cadence, are not widely known but play a critical role in the semiconductor industry....
Ericsson Analyst Conference - Recap & Analysis
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ericsson held its Analyst Conference on Nov. 7, 2024, at its D-15 Labs Innovation Center in Santa Clara, CA. It was a packed event with many interesti...
Lenovo Tech World and Global Analyst Conference - Recap & Analysis
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Lenovo Tech World and Global Industry Analyst Conference were held in Bellevue (Seattle) from October 15th to 17th, 2024. During these events, the...
Lenovo Innovation World 2024 - Recap and Analysis
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lenovo Innovation World 2024 was held in Berlin on September 4th—5th. During this event, the company announced a slew of Copilot+ PCs powered by the...
AMD SVP and GM on Edge, FPGA market, and Adaptive SoCs
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time, an AMD executive joins our podcast. In this episode, I sit down with Salil Raje, SVP and GM of Adaptive and Embedded Computing Gro...
Samsung's Smartphone Product Lead on Galaxy Foldables, Watch, Ring, Buds & AI
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Galaxy Unpacked, held in July 2024, unveiled a robust lineup of devices, including two groundbreaking foldable smartphones, a trio of advanced wearabl...
Lenovo's Commercial AIPC Head on CoPilot+ PCs & Windows on Arm
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the fourth episode in our series, focused on analyzing the introduction of CoPilot+ PCs. In this, I discuss with Pooja Sathe, Director and ca...
Intel's GM on Edge AI and Tiber Edge Platform
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The ever-expanding edge computing landscape is a tangled web of diverse hardware, software, and ecosystems. In this episode, I talk to Muneyb Minhaz...
Computex 2024 and Apple WWDC - Recap and Analysis
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Leonard Lee of Next Curve joins me in discussing and analyzing the key takeaways from Computex and Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conf...
CoPilot+ PCs - Samsung PC Product Head's Perspective
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the third in the series of Tantra's mantra episodes analyzing the CoPilot+ PCs from the market, SoC, and OEM perspectives. In this episode, ...
CoPilot+ PC - Samsung PC's Head's Perspective
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the third in the series of Tantra's mantra episodes analyzing the CoPilot+ PCs from the market, SoC, and OEM perspectives. In this episode, ...
CoPilot+ PC - Samsung PC's Head's Perspective
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the third in the series of Tantra's mantra episodes analyzing the CoPilot+ PCs from the market, SoC, and OEM perspectives. In this episode, ...
CoPilot+ PC - Samsung PC's Head's Perspective
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the third in the series of Tantra's mantra episodes analyzing the CoPilot+ PCs from the market, SoC, and OEM perspectives. In this episode, ...
TELUS CTO on Open RAN - Decision, Experience & Advice
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TELUS will be the first operator to use Open RAN for not only new 5G deployment but also to replace the legacy 4G network. Although the Government man...
"Windows on Arm" Mega day – Exclusive Qualcomm VP Interview
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this landmark day for "Windows on ARM," where over 20 AIPC models from seven OEMs powered by Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus were announced, I sit do...
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite & X Plus based AIPCs - Market Impact Analysis
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The PC industry is on the cusp of a revolution, with major Windows OEMs poised to launch a wave of premium Arm-based AIPCs (laptops) powered by Qualco...
Adobe Summit - 2024: Expert Analysis & Key Takeaways
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"2023 was the year of experimentation and 2024 is the year of implementation, for Gen AI" was the clear message from the Adobe 2024 Summit. In this ep...
5G Advanced, 6G and Beyond - Discussion with Qualcomm R&D Head
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After the successful launch of eMBB, everybody is eagerly looking at the next phase of 5G. Industry observers are wondering where the subsequent growt...
Intel Foundry Event - Analysis and Key Takeaways
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Intel Foundry Services (IFS) marked a significant milestone on Feb 21, 2024, with its highly anticipated debut event, where the company unveiled its c...
Enterprise XR market - Lenovo's View and Impact of Vision Pro
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apple's Vision Pro has the potential to change the XR landscape entirely because of its high-end feature set, pricing point, and ecosystem. Its impact...
Key takeaways from Marvell Technology Industry Analyst Day 2023
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, fellow analyst Leonard Lee from Next Curve and I discuss our impressions and the key takeaways from the recently held Industry Analys...
Current State of RISC-V Architecture
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recent market developments, like license litigations and the need for high-performance, low-power processors, have heightened the focus on RISC-V, the...
Current state of LoRaWAN - Discussion with the CEO & Chairwoman of LoRa Alliance
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While everyone is looking for the proliferation of 5G IoT, LoRAWAN has been revolutionizing the low-power, long-range IoT industry for a long time. In...
Discussion on Apple's Vision Pro & its impact on the XR industry
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apple's announcement of the Vision Pro XR headset fundamentally changed the dynamics of the XR industry. My good friend and fellow analyst Leonard Lee...
Best compute architecture for vRAN / Open RAN - Marvell Tech's take
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the vRAN / Open RAN deployments are slowly ramping up, there are a lot of questions on the best compute architecture to use, especially for L-1 pro...
Verizon's 5G Innovation Lab & 5G's next phase - Discussion with its VP of Device Tech.
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded at Verizon's 5G Innovation Lab in San Francisco, during its inauguration event. I spoke to Brian Mecum, VP of Device Technol...
State of XR and its Future - Conversation with HTC VIVE Executive
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The recent bursting of the Metaverse hype bubble has allowed the AR/VR/XR/MR discussions to be real applications, services and use cases rather than h...
Test & Measurement Industry and the year ahead - Lite Point CEO's views
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Brad Robbins, CEO of Lite Point, a leading test and measurement (T&M) vendor that offers mass market Wi-Fi and 5G solutions...
5G RoI concerns & what CSPs should do - Advice from IBM GM
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Questions about 5G's RoI and monetization opportunities beyond smartphone and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) market are lingering. At the same time, 5G A...
Open RAN Layer1 - Generic Compute vs. Accelerator - Marvell's View
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Open RAN Layer-1 workload that performs and manages most of the radio functions is one of to critical blocks. It is highly complicated and requires re...
CHIPS Act – What is it, and why is it necessary? Discussion with a policy expert
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After much back and forth, the US government passed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The act provides $280 billion in funding to the US semiconducto...
Chip supply shortage reasons & solutions - Accenture & Qualcomm views
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The tech industry is reeling under one of the worst supply shortages, This is affecting almost every industry, but some such as Automotve, are affecte...
Is BYOD as cost-effective as it seems? Find out from Oxford Economics Study
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has been a growing trend recently and became a norm during the pandemic. The biggest driver for this trend has been the u...
Discussing the next phase of 5G & 6G with the President of 5G Americas
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Chris Pearson, President of 5G Americas, the US cellular operator and vendor organization. The discussion includes the op...
How much can In-line accelerators save you in 5G v/Open RAN deployment - Qualcomm & HPE study
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion with Qualcomm RAN product marketing head Gerardo Giaretta on why in-line accelerators are needed for 5G virtualized and Open RAN deployment...
Samsung Networks MWC 2022 Round Up - Discussion with its Marketing & BD Head
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung Networks had lots of news before, during and after Mobile World Congress 2002. I go behind the headlines with its head of Marketing and Busine...
5G Private Networks - Should you deploy them now or wait for URLLC? Chat with a CTO
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The discussion about 5G Private Networks often revolves around Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC) and how such networks are a perfect ma...
What is the 5G mmWave deployment RoI ? Discussion with the writer of a Bell Labs Consulting report
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss the mmWave RoI report and its specifics with its lead author Stephen Rose of Bell Labs Consulting. The discussion revolves ...
Exploring Managed Wi-Fi and Role of AI with CTO of Plume Design
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once famous for its simplicity, Wi-Fi has gotten increasingly complex, with many spectrum bands, (2.4 GHz, two bands of 5 GHz, 6 GHz & more to come) n...
5G Advanced Deep-dive – Interview with Qualcomm R&D Lead
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn more about what, why, and how of 5G Advanced, especially regarding the new and exciting areas it is exploring—Artificial Intelligence, Full Du...
Is SoC Domain Consolidation inevitable for the automobile industry? Bosch & Qualcomm business heads answer
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While automobiles are being transformed from mechanical machines to electromechanical gadgets driven by SoCs and software, the trend is to move from 1...
5G Advanced and beyond - Conversation with Dr. Wanshi Chen, 3GPP RAN-TSG's incoming chair
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A detailed discussion with the incoming chairman of 3GPP's largest group RAN - Technical Standards Group (RAN-TSG) regarding 5G Advanced and beyond, h...
Xeon Scalalble 3rdGen for 5G Networking & EdgeCloud - Discussion with Jeni Panhorst, VP & GM of Intel
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An in-depth discussion with Jeni Panhorst VP & GM of Intel, on the latest trends in the Networking and EdgeCould market, what are the challenges the e...
Rural 5G - interview with Mike Irizarry, CTO of US Cellular
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Defying expectations, rural 5G is attracting a lot of attention. FCC has set up a sizable "5G Fund" to help rural cellular carriers to expand the reac...
How to expand 5G mmWave coverage with IABs
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Small coverage footprint is one of the major challenges of mmWave bands. They require hyper-dense deployments to be effective. But bringing fiber back...
Are Virtual and Open RANs on the path to become mainstream? An open discussion with VP of Intel 5G Infra Group
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Intel is a leading provider of the solutions to virtualized networks--both core and RAN. In this wide ranging discussion, I talk to Caroline Chan, VP ...
Qualcomm re-entering cellular infra business with 5G RAN Solutions - How, What and Why?
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Qualcomm was a major cellular infrastructure player in the CDMA days, but only had a limited Small Cell offerings in 4G. It all changed with their rec...
How to evaluate 5G patents - Views from the subject matter expert
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patent evaluation is a complex process. Many industry observers usually take an easy route and use simple patent counting to decide technology or mark...
The status and progress toward Open and Virtualized 5G RAN - Discussion with Alok Shah, VP - Samsung Networks
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After many years of discussions and token deployments, Open and virtualized RAN (Open RAN and vRAN) architectures are seeing lot of market interest an...
Role of 5G and AI in robotics - A perspective from Qualcomm's business head
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The cosmic combination of 5G and AI will play a key role in the future of robotics. In this interview with Dev Singh, the head of robotics business at...
Is owning lots of 5G patents equal to 5G technology leadership?
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A recent report ranked the global telecom companies based on how many 5G Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) each of those companies owned. Many industr...
Open RAN Policy Coalition - Is this US Govt's effort to neutralize Huawei in 5G?
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring the motivations behind the formation of this new group Open RAN Policy Coalition and the prognosis for 5G infrastructure business in the U...