Satellites, network slicing and social media
Telecoms.com Podcast
6 HOURS AGO
Satellites, network slicing and social media
Satellites, network slicing and social media

Telecoms.com Podcast
6 HOURS AGO
Shownote
Shownote
The lads have just about finished their summer breaks but this is still a remote
one because Scott is in the Canaries. They start by assessing the plausibility
of claims made by super-entrepreneur Elon Musk that his satellite-based mobile
communications tech can compete with the incumbent US mobile network operators.
Another novel mobile initiative is then put under the microscope in the form of
EE’s new ‘Fast Lane’ service, before they conclude by examining the growing
moral panic around social media, which is causing it to be blamed for almost
anything.
Highlights
Highlights
This episode explores how ambitious technology claims hold up against practical constraints, commercial realities, and public expectations. It moves from satellite connectivity and telecom innovation to the wider debate over technology’s social consequences.
Chapters
Chapters
Can Musk’s satellite network really take on the mobile giants?
00:00Why Starlink is more likely to fill coverage gaps than replace carriers
19:13EE’s Fast Lane puts the business case for network slicing under pressure
51:20Separating genuine social-media risks from the latest moral panic
1:22:49Transcript
Transcript
Scott: Biggest thing that occurs to me, whether you're talking direct-to-device or this cunning plan of beaming stuff to sort of mini base stations on people's houses. I just don't see how you can have anything close to the capacity, the bandwidth, just th...