Good, Bad and Ugly Telco and Digital ID Innovation people, their stories and their music in 20 minutes - Top 1% Engagement on LinkedIn
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Michael Becker talks about the ID and Data Conference in London 21 Mat 24
May 16, 2024 11:52 - 20 minutes - 14 MBWe were delighted to talk to our good friend Michael Becker about Personal ID and Personal Data online. Michael is an expert and visionary in this important and constantly developing area that is becoming more and more critical to the Digital World. Michael updates us on the Mobile Ecosystem Forum Conference in London on the 21 / 22 May 2024. The conference is free and both in person and online – register below. If you need to know more about Online ID, Online Age verification and managin...
Matthew Hewston - Co-Founder PassionFruit - talks about a fresh new approach to marketing Telco services for the Creator Economy
April 24, 2024 14:31 - 18 minutes - 13.3 MBWe were delighted to talk to Matthew Hewston, who is Co-Founder of PassionFruit. Matthew has a background in Marketing and spent five years at Google developing his skills and networks. We’ve often lamented the lack of marketing innovation in the Telecoms and the PassionFruit team have come up with a great proposition to totally change the marketing of Telecoms services. The availability of eSIMs and the tried and tested MVNO business model can be allied with the Marketing Power of the co...
Matthew Hewston - Co-Founder Passion Fruit - talks about a fresh new approach to marketing Telco services for the Creator Economy
April 24, 2024 14:31 - 18 minutes - 13.3 MBWe were delighted to talk to Matthew Hewston, who is Co-Founder of Passion Fruit. Matthew has a background in Marketing and spent five years at Google developing his skills and networks. We’ve often lamented the lack of marketing innovation in the Telecoms and the Passion Fruit team have come up with a great proposition to totally change the marketing of Telecoms services. The availability of eSIMs and the tried and tested MVNO business model can be allied with the Marketing Power of the ...
James Williams of XConnect talks about the power of Operator Brands and the SME Sector Messaging Potential
March 27, 2024 12:02 - 27 minutes - 20.3 MBWe were delighted to talk to James Williams, well known Telecoms Industry Enabler and Communicator. James is now VP Business Development for XConnect (a Somos company). We talk about James’s career and how he moved into Telecoms. We discuss the power of Mobile Operator Brands and how the potential market share for Messaging Services in the SME sector is still not being tapped into fully. James points out the importance of the Phone Number, which can be argued to be more important than a ...
Deryck Fay - For St Patricks Day - we celebrate Deryck's amazing book "Connecting a Nation" - 150 years of Irish Telecoms
March 14, 2024 13:55 - 29 minutes - 21.9 MBWe have a very interesting guest on the Podcast this week. Deryck Fay has written a fascinating book about the history of Telecoms in Ireland called “Connecting a Nation” and it’s a very surprising history. Its starts in the 1850s, yes, when the first sub-sea cables were being laid and Ireland was the natural hub for the first Transatlantic cables. Later its proximity to Nova Scotia made it the natural hub for the first Marconi radio services. We then talk about the state of Telecoms dur...
Luke Kehoe - Telecoms Analyst, talks about studying in Beijing, the State of European Telecoms, and the need for consolidation
March 12, 2024 14:55 - 24 minutes - 18.6 MBWe were delighted to talk to Luke Kehoe, Telecoms Analyst and World Traveler. Luke has moved to Beijing to study, and he gives us his impression of the city, the food, and the consumer digital ecosystem. Luke updates us on a range of important Telecoms Industry topics. He comments on the state of the Global RAN market, contrasting growth across the various regions. Luke gives us his views on where the European Mobile Telecoms Market is going in relation to business pressures, competition...
Niall Norton ex_CEO of Openet tells us how the company became one of the most successful Irish Software Companies
January 09, 2024 20:48 - 34 minutes - 24.9 MBWe were delighted to talk to Niall Norton, ex-CEO of Openet (an Amdocs company) about the success that Openet is now. Niall talks about his early career and how he gained experience across a number of industries before deciding to move into the Telecoms Software Infrastructure space. Over the years Niall and the Openet team built the company into an incredible success and secured some of the largest Mobile Operators in the world as customers. Niall touches on a number of key points that ...
Neil Wisdom of Siprotect talks about Voice / VOIP Fraud and how his company protects Operators and Entreprises
December 19, 2023 20:28 - 22 minutes - 18.7 MBWe were delighted to talk to Neil Wisdom, CEO of Siprotect about Fraud and Hacking in Voice and VOIP. Neil's company provides a comprehensive suite of solutions to detect and prevent this hacking, using a range of techniques such as their software solution which implements Firewalling, Session Border Controllers and the latest intelligence on what’s actually happening in the wild. Neil also talks about the impact of DORA and the NIS 2 Directive on Operators and Enterprises in general. He ...
Sheila Kavanagh - CNO of Vodafone Ireland - talks about Sustainability, 5G, MPN, ORAN and her career
November 30, 2023 15:49 - 24 minutes - 18.6 MBWe have a great Podcast with Sheila Kavanagh, who is Chief Network Officer of Vodafone Ireland. We start by learning about Sheila’s career, she started with Eircell and that was ultimately taken over by the Vodafone Group. Being a Network Engineer at the time, she was delighted to get the assignment to develop the Roaming Business as this gave her great International Experience and travel opportunities. Later in her career, Sheila got the opportunity to become Chief Technical Officer f...
Bill Dudley on Apple announced support for RCS - making Android and iMessaging interoperable
November 20, 2023 20:16 - 26 minutes - 20.6 MBThere was very big news in the Messaging Industry last week, after a decade since Apple launched iMessage and Google had standardised on RCS, Apple announced that it plans to support RCS in 2024. This will mean messaging interoperability between iOS and Android phones. But what does it mean for the A2P or Rich Messaging Business (RBM)? We reached out to Bill Dudley of Sinch to get his informed opinion about what it means. Bill has a very good analysis of what we know, what it means and w...
Patrick Lopez, of Core Analysis, talks about how 5G #Network-as-a-Service provides Operators with a new market
November 06, 2023 14:46 - 28 minutes - 22.2 MBWe have a great guest with Patrick Lopez, Telecoms Analyst, who provides us with insights into how Mobile Operators can fully exploit the opportunities provided by 5G Network-as-a-Service Patrick has vast amount of experience in Telco and Cloud implementation and he advises on strategy - his experience includes working as a vendor, an operator and an analyst Among the topics discussed we cover How Slicing, RIC and Network-as-a-Service enables Enterprise Customers to build new Services fo...
John Strand - of Strand Consult Copenhagen talks about the risk of using Huawei and the future of the Mobile Industry
September 11, 2023 11:34 - 23 minutes - 16.6 MBWe’re delighted to talk to John Strand of Strand Consult, based in Copenhagen Denmark. John has extensive experience of providing Consulting services to the Mobile Industry, John relates the intriguing story of Huawei and TDC in Denmark and how pressure was applied to the Danish Government to lobby TDC to choose Huawei Infrastructure. To the question “Is Huawei Dangerous?” John has a very simple example of the answer. We also cover the origins of the Premium SMS industry and we end on Jo...
Luke Kehoe - analyses the Irish Telecoms Market as a typical mature market, Who wins between Big Tech and the Mobile Industry
August 29, 2023 12:13 - 31 minutes - 26.9 MBWe have a great guest with Luke Kehoe, Telecoms Analyst, who provides us with an insightful analysis of the Irish Telecoms Market. The issues faced by the Operators in the Irish Market are common to Operators in all Mature markets which makes the analysis interesting Among the topics discussed we cover The 5G Investment Cycle The opportunities of O-RAN Industry Consolidation Who will win between the Mobile Industry and the Tech Giants? As always, we finish on how Luke enjoys his spare...
Bill Dudley of Sinch talks about the positive impact of the 10DLC Long Code in the North American Market
June 20, 2023 14:44 - 31 minutes - 26.2 MBIt was great to catch up with our friend Bill Dudley of Sinch today. Bill always has great insights into the Messaging and CPaaS Industries. Bill and his colleagues have developing the 10 Digit Long Code (10DLC) service for Non-Consumer to Consumer messaging in the North American market under the auspices of the CTIA, and he explains this development and the technical and legal issues behind it. 10 DLC has enabled a new and fast-growing market for SMEs and Mom and Pop businesses to easily...
Michael Becker - Advisor, Author, Speaker - talks about Online Identity and Authorisation in a wide ranging and expert Podcast
May 10, 2023 15:40 - 34 minutes - 25.3 MBWe are delighted to present Michael Becker (Advisor, Author and Speaker) as a Special Guest on the Good, Bad and Ugly Innovation Podcast Michael is a World Class Expert in Online ID and Authentication and is a deep thinker about the possibilities, the pitfalls and the potential of Online ID. He talks through the possibilities and the pitfalls in this tour-de-force Podcast. We cover a wide range of topics in this Podcast: The Exponential Change that is happening now The Three domains in...
Eileen Carroll, CEO Púca and Co-Founder Prommt (Remote Payment Communications) talks about business and her music
May 02, 2023 11:04 - 20 minutes - 15.8 MBWe’re delighted to have Eileen Carroll on the Podcast this week, Eileen is CEO of Púca (business SMS Messaging) and a Co-Founder of Prommt (Remote Payment Communications) Eileen has extensive business experience and talks about how both businesses are targeted and how both are scaling by focusing on different markets. In her spare time, Eileen admits to being a bit of a nerd (aren’t we all !?) and is also interested in a wide range of music, her choice of the playout song will probably...
Cian Ó Cuinneagáin, Chief Product Officer at Cubic Telecom, explains the High Value Mobile IoT Market and why Cubic is successful there
April 17, 2023 15:30 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBWe’re delighted to have the Chief Product Officer at Cubic Telecom, Cian Ó Cuinneagáin talking about IoT as it relates to high value Mobile Assets, particularly cars. Cubic is a supplier to a number of large customers including Audi. Cian covers the issues of regulatory, different administrative and regulatory regimes and how these affect issues such as SIM and Cloud Storage options. We also cover the issues that are driving Mobile IoT and we cover new markets such as Agricultural Equipm...
Roslyn Layton, Regulatory Strategist and Analyst, talks about the Unintended Consequences of Over Regulation
April 04, 2023 12:10 - 26 minutes - 19.9 MBWe’re delighted to have Roslyn Layton, who is an expert on Regulation and Strategy, Roslyn has studied numerous countries and has looked at the actual outcomes from Regulatory Regimes as opposed to the desired outcomes. Roslyn puts forward the idea that that rigorous regulation is reducing consumer choice of services and price points, in Europe in particular. Roslyn is a very clear and persuasive communicator and I found her ideas and examples to be very interesting and challenging to my a...
Scott Bewley, Director of Technolgy, pwc, talks about working with mobile customers, 5G, IoT and SaaS and his African Adventure
February 28, 2023 14:51 - 22 minutes - 17.6 MBWelcome to the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Telecoms Podcast and we’re delighted to have Scott Bewley of pwc as our Guest. Scott has extensive and wide experience of working in the Mobile Industry both with Operators and with Vendors, he is now Director of Technology with pwc and providing solutions to his customers. Scott gives his views on the evolution of the Mobile Industry, the promise of 5G, and the IoT Use Case, and the effect of the SaaS model on the industry and what he is doing tod...
Pamela Clark-Dickson - Principal Analyst with Omdia talks about CPaaS, A2P, Disruption and Google
February 08, 2023 12:10 - 28 minutes - 24.9 MBWe’re delighted to have the well respected Pamela Clark-Dickson, Principal Analyst with Omdia, where she looks after analysis of the CPaaS and Advanced Messaging and Communications industry, on the Podcast today. Pamela firstly covers the range of services on offer from Omdia and then we talk in detail about the development of CPaaS and the A2P markets and how the market participants are effectively blending their offerings. We cover topics such as the Market Disruption by Cloud Communica...
Stuart Mitchell, Global Business Development at Sinch talks about the Messaging Business and his love of Music
December 15, 2022 17:16 - 26 minutes - 22.3 MBOur Christmas 2022 Special Edition. We’re delighted to have Stuart Mitchell, Global Business Development at Sinch talking about the evolution of Messaging through different Technologies over the last decade. Stuart talks about all the important areas of SMS, RCS, Omnichannel and Spam. It turns out that Stuart has a surprising background relating to Music as you will hear!! https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartmitch/ ---- This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling - www....
Chris Horn - Entrepreneur, Investor and Academic - talks about Ireland’s early Computer Pioneer, Percy Ludgate
October 04, 2022 14:50 - 26 minutes - 20.6 MBWe’re delighted to talk with Chris Horn, Entrepreneur, Investor and Academic about a surprising topic - Ireland’s early, and relatively unknown, Computer Pioneer, Percy Ludgate As you will hear Ludgate proposed a Computer Design in 1909. Chris explains how the machine was designed and how it compared to the better known and earlier Babbage Design. Ludgate died (at just 39) on 16th October 1922 – so the 100th anniversary of his death is this month. We finish with a good talk about Chris...
Uku Tomikas of Messente talks about growing the business, being in the Estonian Army Reserves and his favourite music
June 27, 2022 16:45 - 23 minutes - 17.9 MBWe have a great Podcast with Uku Tomikas from Messente who are based in Estonia. We talk about a wide range of topics including: What Messente does and how it grew Uku talks about his surprising educational background and lets us know what he was known as a National Champion for (!) We also talk about what it is like to live in Estonia with the current International situation while being an Artillery Platoon Commander in the Estonian Army Reserves and what the situation means to all Esto...
Waheed Adam of iTouch, talks about growing up under Apartheid, Challenges facing the CPaaS Industry and his music
June 09, 2022 09:33 - 23 minutes - 19.2 MBWe’re delighted to have Waheed Adam, Executive Chairman of iTouch South Africa as our guest on the show. Waheed grew up under Apartheid in South Africa and he tells us how the discrimination he experienced affected his outlook. He relates one event in particular that helped give him the motivation to become an Entrepreneur and he also talks about his early business venture even as a student. We talk about the current state of the CPaaS / Aggregator Industry and discuss three challenges th...
Happy St Patricks Telco Podcast! - Deryck Fay talks about his book on Irish Telecom, ”Connecting a Nation”, from the 1800s to today
March 14, 2022 21:28 - 30 minutes - 23.4 MBWe have a very interesting guest on the Podcast this week. Deryck Fay has written a fascinating book about the history of Telecoms in Ireland called “Connecting a Nation” and it’s a very surprising history. Its starts in the 1850s, yes, when the first sub-sea cables were being laid and Ireland was the natural hub for the first Transatlantic cables. Later its proximity to Nova Scotia made it the natural hub for the first Marconi radio services. We then talk about the state of Telecoms dur...
Anurag Aggarwal, Head of Partnerships, Tanla Platforms talks about CPaaS and a classic song he likes
February 21, 2022 16:02 - 20 minutes - 15.5 MBWe’re delighted to have Anurag Aggarwal of Tanla Platforms, Head of Partnerships, as our guest this week. Anurag tells us about his early career choice in a totally different Industry and how he ended up in the CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) Industry. You can hear that Anurag is truly a people person and he says that’s fundamental to his approach to business. He talks about the Tanla Platforms CPaaS offering, called the Wisely Platform, and how he is working with Partners to...
Andy Jones - Head of Sales - Mobile Squared - talks A2P Marketing and Channel Optimisation
February 16, 2022 15:51 - 23 minutes - 18.8 MBWe’re delighted to have, Andy Jones, Head of Sales for Mobile Squared who is an expert in Mobile Marketing Channels talking about how they help their customers with their Business and A2P channel development Andy firstly talks about how his career moved from BT, to Mavenir and onto Mobile Squared. Andy relates a very interesting discussion on how RCS developed, how Google moved into the market and how he see RCS developing. His work with Mobile Squared enables their customers to analyse t...
Jimmy Jones, Head of Security at Zariot, talks IoT, Data Analytics and Digital Twins - plus his early surprising career!
February 03, 2022 09:19 - 24 minutes - 19.4 MBFirstly, we’re delighted to have Jimmy Jones, Head of Security at Zariot, as soon as you hear Jimmy’s accent you’ll know where he’s from. Jimmy is has a very interesting story about his life before he got into Technology which I think will surprise you. Jimmy started at the bottom in Worldcom installing Switches across Europe. As he developed his career he took on more of a Security role and developed a lot of expertise in this area. Jimmy talks about IoT and how its moving from acquiri...
Our Christmas Special - with Simon O‘Donnell of Athonet - having fun, talking Private LTE and Irish Music
December 09, 2021 18:01 - 27 minutes - 22.4 MBThere is an extra Irish flavour to this podcast, if our International listeners can bear with us for Christmas. Firstly, we’re delighted to have Simon O Donnell VP of Athonet Networks. Simon is from Strabane in the North of Ireland and has been based in Boston for many years. He’s well known in the Wireless Industry around the world. Simon has a great back story of how he ended up in Boston and you wont believe what his first job was. Simon talks through what Athonet does in a new and ...
Gerard Smith - Talks about his CleanTech Business - Passionate about Recycling - and growing up with undiagnosed deafness
October 27, 2021 20:13 - 19 minutes - 17 MBWe’re delighted to have Gerard Smith on the podcast this week. Gerard is a Business person and a Director of Chime, the National Deafness Charity. Gerard talks about his Cleantech business, Passionate About Recycling. The company offers Recycling solutions, including: Tire Recycling Plasterboard or Gypsum Recycling Sewage and Sludge Recycling Gerard relates his personal story of growing up undiagnosed deaf and how long it took for this to be detected. He relates how he learned to c...
Gerry McKenna - talks about the growth of the Irish Software Industry, the impact of the Border, Logica Aldiscon and Cation Chatbots
October 06, 2021 14:36 - 35 minutes - 27.8 MBWe’re delighted to have Gerry McKenna on the podcast this week. Gerry has worked in the Software Industry since he graduated, both Internationally and in Ireland. He’s probably best known for being the CEO of Logica Aldiscon during the fast growth days. What’s very interesting about Gerry’s story are his reflections on the changes in the Software Industry in Ireland from the days of emigration to the current maturity and sophistication of the industry. Gerry grew up in Monaghan near the ...
Rena Maycock - Successful Entrepreneur and Media Commentator talks about starting companies and the current scarcity of Seed Investment
September 22, 2021 12:53 - 36 minutes - 26.9 MBWe’re thrilled to have Rena Maycock on the Podcast this week. Rena has an extraordinary career across a range of businesses and has been founder / co-founder with two of them, as you will hear. Rena has natural Sales and Communications skills and tells us how she first started working with her Co-Founder to develop the very successful Intro Matchmaking (https://www.intro.ie/ ) after a chance encounter. She and her partner identified a market opportunity and they developed the company thr...
Tony Boyle, GM and Co-founder of Sigma Wireless talks about staying relevant in the Wireless Industry and the next area of innovation
September 02, 2021 15:54 - 21 minutes - 12.7 MBWe’re delighted to have Tony Boyle on the Podcast this week. Tony is a well known entrepreneur, both in Ireland and Internationally, in the Wireless Industry. Having worked for Motorola in the early days, he and his business partner, Michael McGinley, established Sigma Wireless thirty years ago and it is one of Ireland’s market leading Wireless Equipment providers. Tony has been there for the full range of Wireless Industry developments, from TACS to GSM and now 5G LTE Private networks. ...
Drew O'Sullivan - Talks Company Investment and Valuations. What makes a Start Up team work and the Neglect of Product Pricing
August 19, 2021 16:37 - 33 minutes - 20.8 MBWe’re delighted to have Drew O’Sullivan on the Podcast this week. Drew is well known in the Start Up ecosystem in Ireland and Europe He has achieved many things throughout his career but summarises his work mainly as Investor, Advisor and Mentor. Currently Drew is working with Intertrade Ireland and the European Angel Fund / European Investment Bank. If you know Drew, I think you’ll know you will get an informed and experienced opinion - and that’s what you get here. As he says himself ...
Stephen Douglas, Artist, talks about his Street Art Project celebrating Roddy Doyle's Barrytown Trilogy
August 12, 2021 15:46 - 8 minutes - 4.34 MBWelcome to a Good, Bad and Ugly Art Attack Edition, an occasional look at the arts. To give you some background to this short podcast let me explain. One of Ireland’s most successful writers is Roddy Doyle, who wrote about the fictional Dublin Family, the Rabbittes. These are the famous Barrytown Trilogy of “The Commitments”, “The Snapper” and “The Van”. All of these were made into films that are at once, both funny and poignant. That’s all the background you need for this short Good, Ba...
Tumi Frazier - talks about growing up in a Township in South Africa and becoming an International Social Entrepreneur, Founder and Leader
July 27, 2021 19:09 - 30 minutes - 24.6 MBSometimes you meet someone who surprises you by their personality, their achievements and their vision – and we definitely have such a person on this podcast. I’m delighted to present the remarkable, Tumi Frazier, who having been raised in a poor township in South Africa, by her own self will and education, is now an International Social Entrepreneur making a difference in South Africa and the USA. Tumi Frazier works with female entrepreneurs in Africa to help them move from survivalist en...
Christine MacKay, Founder, CEO and International Business Woman, talks about Africa and her passion for Business Animation
July 19, 2021 13:09 - 25 minutes - 20 MBI’m delighted to have an accomplished International Business Woman on the show this week, with Christine MacKay. Christine is great story teller and a Founder and Entrepreneur, she leads Salamandra UK Business Animation Studios. She has great stories about her early career travelling to South Africa in a broken down van, selling beer for both big and small breweries in Sub Saharan Africa (yes, beer), travelling to New Zealand with her family and finally setting up Salamandra in London. C...
Tristan Pelloux - Publisher of Fintech Review and Strategist / Mentor talks about the Fintech Industry
July 13, 2021 15:09 - 24 minutes - 15.4 MBSometimes its very interesting to hear someone talk about an industry they have expertise and experience in. Tristan Pelloux is an expert and Consultant on the Fintech Industry. He’s also publisher of a Blog – Fintech Review where he gives his views and analysis of the Fintech Industry. Tristan touches on What Score would he give the Industry? Will Revolut / N27 prevail? How can incumbent banks compete? The state of play in the US, Asia and European Markets And of course, his views ...
John Wilkinson, Co-Founder and CEO of TMT Analysis talks about Innovation, Mobile Identity, Intelligence and the Future
June 29, 2021 13:22 - 25 minutes - 23 MBSometimes you meet people who impress you with their authenticity, insights and thoughts about the industry that they work in, and this week I’m delighted to say we have such a guest. John Wilkinson, is co-founder and CEO of TMT Analysis, which is a successful Mobile Intelligence and Identity firm. John’s company provides Mobile Operators, Enterprises, Marketing companies and CPaaS Companies with information on the identity of the Customers that they are targeting with their contact or mar...
Paul Rogers, Entrepreneur and Innovator, talks about opening the Asian Market for Logica-Aldiscon with some great and fun stories
June 21, 2021 16:25 - 40 minutes - 34.7 MBWhat was the first SMS sent in Japan? Well, you can find out here. As part of our series, talking with key players in the development of the SMS Industry, we have a fun and insightful podcast with Paul Rogers who pioneered the development of the Asian Market for Logica Aldiscon. Paul tells us some great stories about the learning and the doing that made the company so successful in Asia. He talks about the team effort and the enthusiasm of the people who went to all parts of Asia and al...
Paul McBride, MD and co-founder of Peroptyx, talks about localising AI/ML by market and setting up a Global Tech Business in County Mayo
June 16, 2021 10:53 - 2 minutes - 15.7 MBWe have a very interesting guest this week with Paul McBride. Paul is a co-founder and MD of Peroptyx and an also an expert on localising Machine Learning to different markets. This is an important area of AI and Machine Learning that I certainly wasn’t aware of previously. You can see why software that is sold Globally needs to be the language of the country that it is being sold into. But, when you think about it, if the software is Machine Learning, then the AI Machine, needs to be t...
Richard Scobie - Screen Writer, Composer, Director, Musician, Actor - talks about the Creative Process in Screen Writing and Composing
June 09, 2021 11:34 - 31 minutes - 25.6 MBThe Innovative or Creative process can take many forms and this week we are talking with someone who is at the centre of a number of Artistic worlds. We have a fascinating guest with Richard Scobie. I don’t think that I have met such a multi-talented man previously, if Richard doesn’t mind me saying so. Richard, in his career, has been a successful Musician, Composer, Screen Writer, Director, Voice Over Artist and Teacher – among other things. We talk about Richard’s career touring Europ...
Bill Dudley, US SMS Pioneer, talks about his career, the development of SMS, Sinch and where the Industry is going today
May 31, 2021 15:25 - 32 minutes - 21 MBWe’re delighted to have Bill Dudley, evangelist at Sinch, on the Podcast this week. Bill is a pioneer and evangelist of the SMS Industry in North America and he talks about his Mobile career back to his early experiments with Mobile Data. Bill and I have both lived in two great US States that we share a fondness for. Bill was instrumental in pushing for SMS Interconnect in North America in the early days of his career– something that we take for granted now. Having joined Inphomatch, who...
Gerry Jones, Tech Investor and Director, talks about what SOSDublinBay discovered about pollution in the Bay and what they are doing
May 24, 2021 15:40 - 28 minutes - 21.7 MBThis week we have a slight change of pace and we’re looking a major environmental issue, that is, the quality of water in Dublin Bay. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Gerry Jones for many years and he’s well known as a successful Investor, Chairman and Director, over a wide range of Technology businesses. But Gerry, through his personal interest and that of his family, and with a group of other concerned citizens, became involved in Citizen Activism after finding out about the poor quality...
Joe Cunningham, Legendary Telecoms Entrepreneur talks about Aldiscon to Ammeon, SMS and the future
May 18, 2021 18:51 - 32 minutes - 25.6 MBWe’re delighted to have a legend in the Telecoms industry on the Podcast this week, with Joe Cunningham as our guest. Joe, along with Larry Quinn and Gilbert Little, co-founded a succession of successful Telecoms companies and sold them on. The companies include, Aldiscon. Apion. Aepona, Accuris, and only sold last week, Ammeon. The experience that people build when working in these companies led them, in turn, to go on and to found dozens of other companies, many of them still with us to...
Rui Nóbrega - VP Digital Transformation Etisalat - talks about Digital Transformation and International Cultures
May 12, 2021 16:10 - 26 minutes - 23 MBWe’re delighted to have Rui Nóbrega on the podcast this week, Rui is VP Digital Transformation for Etisalat International. Rui has worked in many different countries and cultures and he makes a very interesting guest by sharing his experiences of managing large IT projects all over the world. Rui’s insights are something that all managers with International Teams will be interested in How to motivate a team with different cultures When should you dive in deep and when should you manage f...
Paul Ruppert - C Level Exec in the CPaaS industry explains its success and how SMS is still relevant
May 05, 2021 15:03 - 31 minutes - 24 MBOur guest this week is Paul Ruppert – who among many other things, is a C Level Executive in the Cloud Communications Industry or CPaaS. Paul is a pioneer in the Mobile Industry in North America and also the International market. He tells us how the big CPaaS companies of today, such as MessageBird, Twilio, Sinch, Infobip all owe their origins to to the humble SMS message which is still a key part of the industry. Paul tells us about his career from AT&T to being a founder of Mobile 365,...
Frank Mattes - Author of "Lean Scaleup" talks about Corporate Innovation and his new book just published
April 28, 2021 16:09 - 28 minutes - 22.6 MBWe’ve a great and engaging guest this week with Frank Mattes, who is the author of a new book, “Lean Scaleup”. Frank has worked with many established companies through the years and helped them to innovate. He’s worked with companies such as Philips, BP, Bosch and Telefonica. When working closely with these companies Frank has developed a Lean Scaleup Framework to help them innovate. This is the subject of his new book just being published. Frank is very kindly offering Five Free Copies...
Commercial Presentation: Lars Joenson of CloudFabrix talks about using AI and ML to Manage IT Operations
April 13, 2021 12:06 - 20 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this podcast we hear from Lars Joenson of CloudFabrix. We talk about Lars’ personal journey in Sales and his Swedish background. Lars is International Sales Director covering EMEA, India and APAC, and he talks about how CloudFabrix uses AI and Machine Learning to analyse problems on Enterprise IT Operations. This results in better outcomes for IT Directors at much lower costs and includes the possibility of predictive outcomes, which is a very powerful tool. Contact: sales@cloudfabri...
Kristín Einarsdóttir is a Public Health Advocate and Entrepreneur and talks about her projects and Female Leadership
April 07, 2021 15:42 - 26 minutes - 20.9 MBThis week we have on the Podcast, Kristín Einarsdóttir. Kristín was born in Iceland and has lived in Ireland and Denmark. She is a Public Health Advocate and Entrepreneur and particularly she is now focused on Mental Health and Adolescents She has founded a number of Social Enterprises and an International Humanitarian Charity, as she will explain In Kristín’s own words:- “An entrepreneur at heart, I founded Humanity For Good, Ireland Iceland Travel and Nordic Trailblazers an online e...