Dean Bubley
@disruptivedean.bsky.social
Telecom Futurist & 5G / 6G / WiFi / FTTX / spectrum / policy analyst, advisor & public speaker. Analogy sharpshooter. Contact via LinkedIn
There are maybe 10 billion microphones which aren’t in phones or laptops
Ambient Voice is a huge potential opportunity for telcos & CPaaS providers
In-person speech can be integrated with B2B workflows, especially with AI enhancement
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Ambient Voice is a huge potential opportunity for telcos & CPaaS providers
In-person speech can be integrated with B2B workflows, especially with AI enhancement
open.substack.com/pub/deanbubl...
Beyond the Call: In-Person "Ambient Voice" is a Telco & CPaaS Opportunity
It's not just about calls. It's about capturing, analysing and acting on speech in general
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December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
There are maybe 10 billion microphones which aren’t in phones or laptops
Ambient Voice is a huge potential opportunity for telcos & CPaaS providers
In-person speech can be integrated with B2B workflows, especially with AI enhancement
open.substack.com/pub/deanbubl...
Ambient Voice is a huge potential opportunity for telcos & CPaaS providers
In-person speech can be integrated with B2B workflows, especially with AI enhancement
open.substack.com/pub/deanbubl...
The new AWS Nova 2 Sonic model looks very interesting as a way to take speech-to-speech AI mainstream in contact centres & conversational interactions
Integration with Vonage & Twilio & Amazon own Connect contact centres & voice/calling APIs too
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Integration with Vonage & Twilio & Amazon own Connect contact centres & voice/calling APIs too
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#voiceai #telecom #cpaas #ccaas #contactcenter #networkapis #unthinkablelab #telecomapis | Dean Bubley
I wasn’t at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Re:Invent this week, but I’ve been looking through some announcements. One is about a #VoiceAI model called Nova 2 Sonic, and seems particularly important.
It w...
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December 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The new AWS Nova 2 Sonic model looks very interesting as a way to take speech-to-speech AI mainstream in contact centres & conversational interactions
Integration with Vonage & Twilio & Amazon own Connect contact centres & voice/calling APIs too
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
Integration with Vonage & Twilio & Amazon own Connect contact centres & voice/calling APIs too
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
Unpopular opinion: @OpenAI @ChatGPTapp is getting better, not worse - and I’ve been unimpressed by @Google #Gemini 3 so far.
#LLM #GenAI
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#LLM #GenAI
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#gemini #llm #chatbot #genai | Dean Bubley
Unpopular opinion: OpenAI ChatGPT is getting better, not worse - and I’ve been unimpressed by Google #Gemini 3 so far.
There’s a lot of talk at the moment about a “Cofe Red” called by Sam Altman, in ...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Unpopular opinion: @OpenAI @ChatGPTapp is getting better, not worse - and I’ve been unimpressed by @Google #Gemini 3 so far.
#LLM #GenAI
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#LLM #GenAI
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Last week I attended WiFi NOW Global Congress in Dubai. It had a great set of presentations and panels that covered a range of Wi-Fi themes, from WiFi8 to sensing to IoT.
See the full post for my takeouts & a video of my fireside chat on stage with Claus Hetting
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See the full post for my takeouts & a video of my fireside chat on stage with Claus Hetting
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
Fireside chat with Dean Bubley, Disruptive Analysis | Dean Bubley
Last week I attended WiFi NOW Global Congress in Dubai. It had a great set of presentations and panels that covered a range of #WiFi themes:
- More focus on #IoT and AI-driven enterprise/industrial u...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Last week I attended WiFi NOW Global Congress in Dubai. It had a great set of presentations and panels that covered a range of Wi-Fi themes, from WiFi8 to sensing to IoT.
See the full post for my takeouts & a video of my fireside chat on stage with Claus Hetting
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
See the full post for my takeouts & a video of my fireside chat on stage with Claus Hetting
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
The proposals for the European Commission DNA include some which would harm many smaller telcos & innovative CSPs, favouring big telcos instead
I’ve done another video with CCIA Europe highlighting the risks
Protect the mammals!
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I’ve done another video with CCIA Europe highlighting the risks
Protect the mammals!
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#telcos #ftth #5g #neutralhosts #digitalnetworksact #digitaldecade #spectrumpolicy #openinternet #internetgovernance #telecoms | Dean Bubley
The EU’s new telecom rules need to incentivise competitive #telcos & CSPs, not protect incumbents.
The long-awaited publication of the DNA (Digital Networks Act) by the European Commission has been p...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The proposals for the European Commission DNA include some which would harm many smaller telcos & innovative CSPs, favouring big telcos instead
I’ve done another video with CCIA Europe highlighting the risks
Protect the mammals!
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
I’ve done another video with CCIA Europe highlighting the risks
Protect the mammals!
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
Could a combination of #AgenticAI and the new interface layer of #MCP be the magic catalyst for #telcos exposing #APIs to developers and monetising their resources and capabilities?
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#agenticai #mcp #telcos #apis #unthinkablelab #telecomapis #cpaas #opengateway #naas #wifi #openran #private5g #satellite #voiceai | Dean Bubley
Could a combination of #AgenticAI and the new interface layer of #MCP be the magic catalyst for #telcos exposing #APIs to developers and monetising their resources and capabilities?
This is a core t...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Could a combination of #AgenticAI and the new interface layer of #MCP be the magic catalyst for #telcos exposing #APIs to developers and monetising their resources and capabilities?
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Some thoughts from yesterday’s DSA Dynamic Spectrum Alliance summit in Dubai:
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#wifi #tvws #6ghz #rspg #spectrumsharing #satellite | Dean Bubley
Good day yesterday at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Summit day in Dubai. Lots of discussion about #WiFi (& especially 6GHz) as well as dynamic models for 3.8-4.2GHz and other bands, plus a bit about l...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Some thoughts from yesterday’s DSA Dynamic Spectrum Alliance summit in Dubai:
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I see a new challenge for #6GHz spectrum. But not in the US - in Germany and the EU.
It seems that some policymakers think it should be best used for 5G / 6G, rather than shared or dedicated to unlicensed use.
That’s a mistake
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It seems that some policymakers think it should be best used for 5G / 6G, rather than shared or dedicated to unlicensed use.
That’s a mistake
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6GHz: Regulators vs. Policymakers?
New dynamics and tensions are arising between policymakers vs regulators on spectrum. This is especially obvious for the contentious Upper #6GHz (U6G) band, but is also occurring more widely in bands ...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I see a new challenge for #6GHz spectrum. But not in the US - in Germany and the EU.
It seems that some policymakers think it should be best used for 5G / 6G, rather than shared or dedicated to unlicensed use.
That’s a mistake
www.linkedin.com/pulse/6ghz-r...
It seems that some policymakers think it should be best used for 5G / 6G, rather than shared or dedicated to unlicensed use.
That’s a mistake
www.linkedin.com/pulse/6ghz-r...
My Telco Voice+AI slides from the recent keynote at Alianza Navigate 2025
Key oppo’s for telcos - and the need to understand what “voice” actually is!
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Key oppo’s for telcos - and the need to understand what “voice” actually is!
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The AI Voice Renaissance - Taking Telcos "Beyond the Call" | Dean Bubley
A few weeks ago I spoke at the Alianza #Navigate25 conference, giving a keynote on a potential renaissance in #telco-offered #voice applications and services, with an infusion of AI capabilities. My f...
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October 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
My Telco Voice+AI slides from the recent keynote at Alianza Navigate 2025
Key oppo’s for telcos - and the need to understand what “voice” actually is!
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
Key oppo’s for telcos - and the need to understand what “voice” actually is!
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
I like the idea of wireless sensing, whether that’s in WiFi or 5G / 6G
But I suspect it will face a variety of practical and technical problems
In particular, new security challenges will undoubtedly arise:
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But I suspect it will face a variety of practical and technical problems
In particular, new security challenges will undoubtedly arise:
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#sensing #6g #wifi #subsea #security #6g | Dean Bubley
I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about about #sensing and networks recently. That covers proposals for future ISAC in #6G (integrated sensing and comms), commercial use of the existing 802.11bf se...
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October 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I like the idea of wireless sensing, whether that’s in WiFi or 5G / 6G
But I suspect it will face a variety of practical and technical problems
In particular, new security challenges will undoubtedly arise:
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
But I suspect it will face a variety of practical and technical problems
In particular, new security challenges will undoubtedly arise:
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
"The European Commission is considering regulating hashtag#IPinterconnect, even though almost everyone agrees it works well today".
"Interconnect rules and 'dispute resolution' would wreck many AI concepts and business models".
Me with @CCIAeurope
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"Interconnect rules and 'dispute resolution' would wreck many AI concepts and business models".
Me with @CCIAeurope
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#ipinterconnect #digitalnetworksact #networkfees #digitaldecade #netneutrality #openinternet #internetgovernance #telecoms | Dean Bubley
"The European Commission is considering regulating #IPinterconnect, even though almost everyone agrees it works well today".
"Interconnect rules and 'dispute resolution' would wreck many AI concepts ...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"The European Commission is considering regulating hashtag#IPinterconnect, even though almost everyone agrees it works well today".
"Interconnect rules and 'dispute resolution' would wreck many AI concepts and business models".
Me with @CCIAeurope
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"Interconnect rules and 'dispute resolution' would wreck many AI concepts and business models".
Me with @CCIAeurope
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If telcos want to be serious players in AI, they need to get serious about energy supply.
And that means having a nuclear strategy.
Most of the cloud & datacenter companies already do
Telecoms is years behind. That needs to change.
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And that means having a nuclear strategy.
Most of the cloud & datacenter companies already do
Telecoms is years behind. That needs to change.
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
#nuclear #cloud | Dean Bubley
Telcos need to have a #nuclear strategy, if they are serious about playing in the #cloud, edge & AI market. I've written a full article exploring this critical issue (link in comments).
Both fixed an...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If telcos want to be serious players in AI, they need to get serious about energy supply.
And that means having a nuclear strategy.
Most of the cloud & datacenter companies already do
Telecoms is years behind. That needs to change.
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
And that means having a nuclear strategy.
Most of the cloud & datacenter companies already do
Telecoms is years behind. That needs to change.
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
This is a fascinating innovation by IBM Research and others, combining three trends I'm currently following:
- Voice + AI combinations
- edge inferencing
- post-digital technologies
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- Voice + AI combinations
- edge inferencing
- post-digital technologies
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Analogue speech recognition based on physical computing - Nature | Dean Bubley
This is a fascinating innovation by IBM Research and others, combining three trends I'm currently following:
- #Voice + #AI combinations
- #edgeinferencing
- #postdigital technologies
It uses low-en...
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October 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This is a fascinating innovation by IBM Research and others, combining three trends I'm currently following:
- Voice + AI combinations
- edge inferencing
- post-digital technologies
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
- Voice + AI combinations
- edge inferencing
- post-digital technologies
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There’s a lot of rather self-serving arguments from network vendors that AI will “obviously” drive renewed increases in data traffic
I think many of the arguments are too one-sided
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I think many of the arguments are too one-sided
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#6g #spectrum #ftth | Dean Bubley
I'm unconvinced by a lot of the narrative about AI-led data traffic growth, either on fixed networks or especially mobile.
Mike Dano's chart from Huawei suggests a 100-fold increase in capacity (supp...
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October 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
There’s a lot of rather self-serving arguments from network vendors that AI will “obviously” drive renewed increases in data traffic
I think many of the arguments are too one-sided
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I think many of the arguments are too one-sided
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A few weeks ago, the UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology launched a consultation and document on its future “strategic priorities” for telecoms, spectrum & postal services
My full analysis:
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My full analysis:
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UK Government Strategic Priorities for Telecoms: a critical analysis
Reviewing the recent DSIT proposals for telecoms and spectrum policy
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September 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A few weeks ago, the UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology launched a consultation and document on its future “strategic priorities” for telecoms, spectrum & postal services
My full analysis:
substack.com/@deanbubley/...
My full analysis:
substack.com/@deanbubley/...
New LI post:
I’m increasingly of the view that #6G needs to feature a broad mechanism and architecture for “extensions” or “plug-ins”, or ways to make or integrate with customised variants.
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I’m increasingly of the view that #6G needs to feature a broad mechanism and architecture for “extensions” or “plug-ins”, or ways to make or integrate with customised variants.
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#6g #wifi #satellite #spectrum | Dean Bubley
I’m increasingly of the view that #6G needs to feature a broad mechanism and architecture for “extensions” or “plug-ins”, or ways to make or integrate with customised variants.
*I also believe this ...
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September 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
New LI post:
I’m increasingly of the view that #6G needs to feature a broad mechanism and architecture for “extensions” or “plug-ins”, or ways to make or integrate with customised variants.
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I’m increasingly of the view that #6G needs to feature a broad mechanism and architecture for “extensions” or “plug-ins”, or ways to make or integrate with customised variants.
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
A major challenge for #telcos wanting to remain relevant in #voice services and #telephony is grasping the concept of “intellgent audio”.
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A major challenge for #telcos wanting to remain relevant in #voice services and #telephony is grasping the concept of “intellgent audio”. | Dean Bubley
A major challenge for #telcos wanting to remain relevant in #voice services and #telephony is grasping the concept of “intellgent audio”.
“Voice” doesn’t just mean a phone call of X minutes between N...
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August 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A major challenge for #telcos wanting to remain relevant in #voice services and #telephony is grasping the concept of “intellgent audio”.
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This announcement caught my eye - two US vendors Eridan and Patero Inc. have integrated #postquantum #cryptography (#PQC) directly into an #OpenRAN radio unit for secure #5G networks.
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This announcement caught my eye - two US vendors Eridan and Patero Inc. | Dean Bubley
This announcement caught my eye - two US vendors Eridan and Patero Inc. have integrated #postquantum #cryptography (#PQC) directly into an #OpenRAN radio unit for secure #5G networks.
It looks optimi...
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August 8, 2025 at 6:28 AM
This announcement caught my eye - two US vendors Eridan and Patero Inc. have integrated #postquantum #cryptography (#PQC) directly into an #OpenRAN radio unit for secure #5G networks.
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I have an idea for @LinkedIn @LinkedInHelp which could make its feed much more useful: algorithm-driven curation, but with more user control. Or perhaps use #AgenticAI
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I have an idea for LinkedIn which could make its feed much more useful: algorithm-driven curation, but with more user control. | Dean Bubley
I have an idea for LinkedIn which could make its feed much more useful: algorithm-driven curation, but with more user control. Otherwise, there’s a medium-term threat of people using their *own* AIs a...
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August 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I have an idea for @LinkedIn @LinkedInHelp which could make its feed much more useful: algorithm-driven curation, but with more user control. Or perhaps use #AgenticAI
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Statistics on the Q1 2025 UK Communications market were published by Ofcom last week. There's a few noteworthy figures in there:
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Statistics on the Q1 2025 UK Communications market were published by Ofcom last week. | Dean Bubley
Statistics on the Q1 2025 UK Communications market were published by Ofcom last week. There's a few noteworthy figures in there:
- Q1 mobile data grew 7.6% year-on-year, a similar level to the past t...
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July 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Statistics on the Q1 2025 UK Communications market were published by Ofcom last week. There's a few noteworthy figures in there:
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Used AI to help create a couple of things today:
- A keynote speaker website (at deanbubley-speaker.com)
- An ultra-snarky custom GPT for critiquing policy documents, regulatory filings & consultation responses, & lobby groups' white papers and articles
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- A keynote speaker website (at deanbubley-speaker.com)
- An ultra-snarky custom GPT for critiquing policy documents, regulatory filings & consultation responses, & lobby groups' white papers and articles
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I've tried a couple of new #AI tools today. | Dean Bubley
I've tried a couple of new #AI tools today. I've created a basic keynote-speaking & workshop website and back-end with Durable (URL is in my bio) and crafted my first custom GPT on ChatGPT.
I'm stil...
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July 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Used AI to help create a couple of things today:
- A keynote speaker website (at deanbubley-speaker.com)
- An ultra-snarky custom GPT for critiquing policy documents, regulatory filings & consultation responses, & lobby groups' white papers and articles
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
- A keynote speaker website (at deanbubley-speaker.com)
- An ultra-snarky custom GPT for critiquing policy documents, regulatory filings & consultation responses, & lobby groups' white papers and articles
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
Looking at the future, I think that possibly the most pernicious - even evil - risk to humanity’s flourishing is the ideology of degrowth
It epitomises misanthropy and anti-technology and anti-capitalism nihilism
It would also make climate change much worse & harder to counter
It epitomises misanthropy and anti-technology and anti-capitalism nihilism
It would also make climate change much worse & harder to counter
July 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Looking at the future, I think that possibly the most pernicious - even evil - risk to humanity’s flourishing is the ideology of degrowth
It epitomises misanthropy and anti-technology and anti-capitalism nihilism
It would also make climate change much worse & harder to counter
It epitomises misanthropy and anti-technology and anti-capitalism nihilism
It would also make climate change much worse & harder to counter
I really enjoyed participating in last week’s @amdocs.bsky.social CTO Fusion event in London last week
Great & candid discussion about telco cloud, 5G monetisation, agentic AI & much more
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Great & candid discussion about telco cloud, 5G monetisation, agentic AI & much more
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#autonomousnetworks #agenticai #naas #networkcloud #5gmonetisation… | Dean Bubley
Another event I spoke at last week was a private workshop for telco CTOs, run by Amdocs, which took place at Shangri-La The Shard, London. The day was primarily made up of roundtable discussions about...
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June 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I really enjoyed participating in last week’s @amdocs.bsky.social CTO Fusion event in London last week
Great & candid discussion about telco cloud, 5G monetisation, agentic AI & much more
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
Great & candid discussion about telco cloud, 5G monetisation, agentic AI & much more
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
Great to see the UK government invest in #nuclear energy
But the telecoms industry needs to step up to the realities of energy infrastructure & convergence, if it’s serious about having a cloud & AI role
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But the telecoms industry needs to step up to the realities of energy infrastructure & convergence, if it’s serious about having a cloud & AI role
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Rolls-Royce SMR selected to build small modular nuclear reactors | Dean Bubley
Very glad to see this morning's announcement by the UK Government about #nuclear energy, both for a new large-scale reactor for Great British Nuclear, and selection of Rolls-Royce SMR for small mo...
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June 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Great to see the UK government invest in #nuclear energy
But the telecoms industry needs to step up to the realities of energy infrastructure & convergence, if it’s serious about having a cloud & AI role
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...
But the telecoms industry needs to step up to the realities of energy infrastructure & convergence, if it’s serious about having a cloud & AI role
www.linkedin.com/posts/deanbu...