The Appledore Research Podcast
Episodes
Episode 60: Agentic AI: Perception vs Reality.
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Robert and Patrick discuss the results of a recent Appledore survey of operators on Agentic AI in a (largely) network operations context and ask: do t...
Episode 59: A Clean-Slate Approach to Broadband Automation, with Radisys
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of the "Talking Transformation" podcast brings together industry perspectives from Appledore Research and Radisys to discuss a crit...
Episode 58: Orange, AI and Autonomous Networks
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Talking Transformation: Navigating the AI Revolution with OrangeIn this episode of Talking Transformation, Robert Curran sits down with Olivier Simon,...
Episode 57 - Systems Integration and Autonomous Networks
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do autonomous networks mean for the traditional big systems integration effort that has been such a feature of developing more automated, integra...
Episode 56: How an AI pop-up is transforming telecom
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up! In this episode of Talking Transformation, Robert Curran hosts a discussion with the winners of the AWS-sponsored hackathon winners from Fy...
Episode 55 - Autonomous Networks, with Axiata
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Talking Transformation, Robert Curran discusses the evolution of autonomous networks in the telecom industry with Dr. Tomek Gersber...
Episode 54 - Talking Digital Twins
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Talking Transformation, Robert Curran and Francis Haysom discuss the evolving concept of digital twins in the telecom industry. The...
Episode 53 - Debrief from DTW Dallas (TM Forum)
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert, Patrick and Grant discuss the key themes and takeaways from conversations at the TM Forum's Innovate Americas event, September 2025. Hosted o...
Episode 52 - FutureNet World Asia 2025
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shanthi Ravindran provides reflections on the FutureNet World Asia event held in Singapore, September 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Episode 51 - Transforming with Telstra
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amidst all the excitement around AI, the experiences of Telstra are a reminder that getting the foundations right is the real key to successful transf...
Episode 50 - Monetizing DT's Network APIs.
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joined by two special guests from Deutsche Telekom, Robert and John explore progress on DT's efforts to commercialize its network APIs and engaging wi...
Episode 49 - Autonomous Networks: A Business and Organizational Approach, With Swisscom and Netcracker
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we get a unique perspective from Swisscom and their partner Netcracker on their transformation towards greater speed, efficiency and ...
Episode 48 - Quantum Security
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Luca De Matteis, and a discussion on infrastructure security as we head inexorably towards a post-quantum age. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Episode 47 - Reinventing Telecom, with CSG CEO Brian Shepherd
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How is the transformation of telecom different from transformation in other industries? What can telecom learn from those and what is its own unique s...
Episode 46 - Autonomous Networks and Agentic AI, with Nokia
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not one but two guests this week, representing insights from Nokia's Digital Operations and AI teams - Deepa Ramachandran, Head of Portfolio Managemen...
Episode 45 - AWS in Telecom
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AWS has been the most successful of the hyperscalers in convincing telcos to put mission-critical workloads onto public cloud. But it's taken a decade...
Episode 44 - The AI-RAN Alliance with Alex Jinsung Choi
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI - in the form of predictive models - has been part of the radio access network already for quite a few years. So what does the AI-RAN Alliance cons...
Episode 43 - Open RAN Reality Check with Mavenir CEO Pardeep Kohli
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a discussion that is as candid as it is well-informed, the CEO and President of Mavenir, Pardeep Kohli, shares his perspectives on the prospects fo...
Episode 42: Transforming Test from Lab to Live
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore how the testing of networks has evolved to cope with rising complexity, new technologies, disaggregation, the acceleration...
Episode 41 - Christmas Episode: AWS, Mavenir, Open RAN
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of 2024, Robert and Patrick swap notes from some major vendor events - AWS Re:invent, Mavenir's analyst day, Fyuz plus Telecom TV...
Episode 40 - NaaS, APIs, B2B and Telco/Techco with Divesh Gupta, Console Connect
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The network automation journey that global carrier PCCW has been on for the last 6 or 7 years is fascinating, as they describe the changes in the indu...
Episode 39: Open & Disaggregated Networks, with Fujitsu's Greg Manganello
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert and Grant are joined by Fujitsu's Greg Manganello to explore the drivers behind, and implications of, open and disaggregated networks.Along the...
Episode 38 - Tradeshow Roundup
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A quick sub-30-minute catchup on MWC Americas, 5G Americas, DTW Innovate (US), MEF and even a dash of Fyuz (Dublin). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Episode 37 - Inventing the Future, with Nokia Bell Labs
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with the AI lab leader at the legendary Bell Labs, owned by Nokia since 2016. We focus on networks and AI, but take a peek into the fut...
Episode 36 - GenAI in Digital Enablement, Q&A with Huawei Software
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
GenAI shows no sign yet of losing its status as the hottest topic in telecom. In this episode Robert hears the latest from Appledore Principal Analyst...
Episode 35 - Thinking Differently About Network Autonomy
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grant, Francis and Robert explore the topic of autonomous networks in telecom, challenging some misconceptions, clearing up some misunderstandings, an...
Episode 34 - Transforming Telecom with APIs
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick and Robert are joined by Nik Willetts, CEO of the TM Forum in a discussion that ultimately finds its way to Network APIs - but necessarily tak...
Episode 33 - Quantum Utility, with IBM's Imed Othmani
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode Patrick Kelly is joined by IBM Quantum Industry Partner, Imed Othmani, in a discussion on progress and obstacles in Quantum C...
Episode 32 - Orchestrating to $100 Billion, with Itential's Chris Wade
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Telcos are right to look to enterprise customers for near term growth. But that growth will see them selling new kinds of services, and is dependent o...
Episode 31 - Telecom: A Software Engineering Perspective
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do software leaders within telcos think about the tremendous rate of change and technological innovation taking place? How do they view topics li...
Episode 30: From AI to Quantum, with IBM Research's Jeff Welser
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
IBM Research is responsible for ideas and innovations that will drive growth and redefine the state-of-the-art in technology. In a rare discussion wit...
Episode 29 - Disruption at the Edge, with Arrcus' Shekar Ayyar
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Kelly talks with Arrcus' CEO Shekar Ayyar, exploring how the network infrastructure market is ripe for disruption, starting from the edge in. ...
5G Testing and Assurance in the Cloud Era, with Spirent's Steve Douglas
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Kelly talks with Spirent's Head of Strategy, Stephen Douglas, on the nature of testing and assurance for telcos in the cloud era. At least, th...
5G Testing and Assurance in the Cloud Era, with Spirent's Steve Douglas
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Kelly talks with Spirent's Head of Strategy, Stephen Douglas, on the nature of testing and assurance for telcos in the cloud era. At least, th...
Episode 27 - Changing the Game, with Amdocs' Avishai Sharlin
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the telecom software market, Amdocs has long been one of the most significant and successful players. But how does it view, and respond to, the mul...
Modernizing Assurance, with Ciena Blue Planet's Ashley Woods
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The goals of network and service assurance haven't changed - but just about everything else has. How should operators adapt their assurance strategies...
Episode 25 - Going Vertical, with Oracle's Matt Beal
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Telcos were supporting industry verticals long before 5G, but seem to be struggling to make the case for greater relevance. Why is that? What are the ...
Beyond x86: Specialty Silicon in Telecom
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, the telecom future is software - but it's not *only* software, and innovation and specialization in silicon has a major part to play in enabling ...
Episode 23 - DTW, MWC Americas, Fyuz
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Summer seems a long time ago, as the tradeshow season has returned with near back-to-back events. Robert, Patrick and John review the themes, mood and...
Episode 22 - Automation in Telecom, with ServiceNow's Rohit Batra
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Automation in telecom is hardly a new idea. But what is new is its top-level importance, in a world where network complexity is beyond human comprehen...
Episode 21 - DTW2023 Preview
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's back to Copenhagen! Now that we know where's hot (or not) to stay, how the trains work, how to find the Bella Center, the global telecom software...
Episode 20: Telecom and the Developer Community
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Summertime gives many of us a chance to travel somewhere interesting and different, and gain a new perspective. We've taken that to heart in this epis...
Episode 19 - Big IT Meets Big Telecom, with Microsoft's Rick Lievano
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cloud continues to provoke fundamental change in telecom. Together with increasing software-ization, the landscape of the most prominent vendors in te...
Episode 18 - Collaboration: the new "Transformation"?
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the path to open and disaggregated networks, a frequent cry is the need for greater "collaboration" between telcos and suppliers, between suppliers...
Episode 17 - What's next for CX? With CSG
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Customer Experience" is an endlessly evolving term in telecom, with new technologies and situations creating ever-increasing expectations for telcos ...
Episode 16 - AI in Telecom
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AI has been back on the front pages in 2023, and seems to inducing a combination of panic and the sort of "irrational exuberance" not seen since the d...
Episode 15 - Rethinking Innovation
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore how the nature of innovation, and the processes and practices around it, are changing as result of the new capabilities of ...
Episode 14 - Charging, Telecom and the Public Cloud, with TelcoDR
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a lively, wide-ranging discussion, John and Robert talk with Danielle Royston - TelcoDR - about the state of charging in telecom, and the impact of...
Episode 13 - AI in Telecom, with IBM's Andrew Coward
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Kelly takes the mic for this episode, with guest Andrew Coward from IBM, to discuss the accelerating story of telecom/IT convergence. But it i...
Episode 12 - London Events Roundup (RCR Wireless Live! and FutureNet World)
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
London has been the focal point for a number of notable occasions recently...including two in-person events hosted by RCR Wireless (welcome to London!...
Episode 11 - Huawei Analyst Summit review | FutureNetworld preview
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What got mentioned more times than 6G at this year's Huawei Analyst Summit (HAS)? Does Huawei's strategy still have global relevance? And what does Sh...
Episode 10 - Telecom in Asia, with Shanthi Ravindran
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore more big themes in the global telecom industry including: women in telecom, the history of telecom in Asia, Open RAN, priva...
Episode 9 - Up the Revolution!
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by Geoff Hollingworth, CMO at Rakuten Symphony, to talk about revolution in the telecom industry, past and present. Is t...
Episode 8 - How Software is Changing the Telecom Vendor Landscape
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen's famous "software is eating the world" perspective may already over a decade old, but we are only beginni...
Episode 7 - CAMARA and Open Gateway Special
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The GSMA's Open Gateway was a significant announcement at MWC2023 - but it builds on the CAMARA project, which has made rapid progress in the last yea...
Episode 6 - MWC Preview
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time again. Love it or hate it, it's back to Barcelona imminently for telecom's biggest get-together. Patrick, Francis and Robert pick out s...
Episode 5 - Orchestration Special with Grant Lenahan
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did Orchestration just arrive late and crash the (slightly disappointing) OSS party? Or has it been quietly building its own unstoppable market moment...
Episode 4 - A New (AI) Hope?
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Patrick Kelly explains where AI is finding application in telecom today, and how the market landscape is evolving with big name and n...
Episode 3 - Digital Enablement, with John Abraham
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hear from John Abraham, a long-time BSS analyst on his move to Appledore and how Digital Enablement is evolving as operators adjus...
Episode 2 - CES2023
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CES Las Vegas is where the tech industry shows off - but it's not just a consumer show. Appledore's Patrick Kelly walked the halls and shares his take...
Episode 1 - The Cloud-Native Telco
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Appledore welcomes Rahul Atri to the team, and the podcast, and talk telco cloud, transformation, mindsets and more.Intro music from Pixabay Hosted on...