{"id":7678,"date":"2026-03-15T12:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T12:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/?page_id=7678"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:11:14","slug":"tantras-mantra-podcast-episode-66","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/podcast\/tantras-mantra-podcast-episode-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Tantra’s Mantra Podcast – Episode 66"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row fullwidth=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1655705755086{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1656333669175{padding-right: 110px !important;padding-left: 110px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Podcast_Background_02_TantraAnalyst-1.jpg?id=4022) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”65″][vc_single_image image=”6577″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/podcast\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_single_image image=”7689″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link”][ucaddon_uc_minified_audio_player background_color=”#1b69df” audio_file=”wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Podcast_66_MWC_Recap__Analysis.mp3″][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”50″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Listen & Subscribe On<\/strong><\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\n \n
\n\n
\n\n \n \n
\n\n
\n \n \n\n \"amazon\n \n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n \n \n
\n\n
\n \n \n\n \"IOS\n \n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n \n \n
\n\n
\n \n \n\n \"Spotify_Podcast\"\n \n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n \n \n
\n\n
\n \n \n\n \"Pandora\"\n \n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n \n \n
\n\n
\n \n \n\n \"TuneIn\"\n \n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/strong><\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_btn title=”Previous Episode” color=”primary” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-angle-double-left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tantraanalyst.com%2Fta%2Fpodcast%2Ftantras-mantra-podcast-episode-65%2F|title:Tantra%E2%80%99s%20Mantra%20Podcast%20%E2%80%93%20Episode%2065|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_btn title=”All Episodes” color=”primary” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-microphone-alt” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tantraanalyst.com%2Fta%2Fpodcast%2F|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_btn title=”Next Episode” color=”primary” size=”lg” align=”center” i_align=”right” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”{“margin-bottom“:“22px“}” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tantraanalyst.com%2Fta%2Fpodcast%2Ftantras-mantra-podcast-episode-67%2F|title:Tantra%E2%80%99s%20Mantra%20Podcast%20%E2%80%93%20Episode%2067|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_separator color=”sky” style=”shadow” el_width=”30″][vc_custom_heading text=”Index” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:26|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_separator color=”sky” style=”shadow” el_width=”30″][vc_column_text css=”{“margin-bottom“:“35px“}”]<\/p>\n

00:00 – Intro<\/span><\/h6>\n
00:35 – Guest intro (Neil Shah,<\/a> Leonard Lee<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n
01:10 – MWC attendance<\/span><\/h6>\n
02:23 – Major themes of the event – #5GAdvanced, #AI, #GenAI, #AutonomousNetworks & #6G<\/span><\/h6>\n
07:00 – AI Ops for operators (AI for Telco) – #CustomerCare, #Marketing, #Billing, HR, #NetworkManagement, etc. IBM claims ~20% efficiency improvement<\/span><\/h6>\n
14:43 – AI for Network Ops – Challenges,(data for AI) opportunities, progress so far<\/span><\/h6>\n
17:38 – Autonomous Networks – Chinese operators at Level-4 (in pockets), others at Level-2\/2.5<\/span><\/h6>\n
21:30 – Current status of AI – Myth busting by Samsung Networks executives<\/span><\/h6>\n
23:14 – Challenges of extending Autonomous Networks beyond China (by Chinese vendors), need for monetization opportunities<\/span><\/h6>\n
25:56 – Can the 5G Advanced monetization use cases, successful in China, work in the US\/Europe?<\/span><\/h6>\n
29:42 – RAN for AI, feasibility of #GPU at Base stations, & challenges (power, weight, space)<\/span><\/h6>\n
33:29 – 6G – Qualcomm #sensing demos, Ericsson \/Apple – #5G\/6G spectrum sharing (MRS) demo, uplink, need for monetization going beyond wireless services<\/span><\/h6>\n
41:25 – Are operators better positioned to offer #Sovereign AI #DataCenters – Deutsche Telekom Cloud Services’s strategy, similar approach by Middle East \/Korea, Is #sovereignty about data or also includes models?<\/span><\/h6>\n
50:50 – Did #MWC26 move the needle for operators?<\/span><\/h6>\n
52:35 – Closing<\/span><\/h6>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”blue” style=”shadow” border_width=”2″ el_width=”50″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\u00a0If you want to read more articles like this and get an up-to-date analysis of the latest mobile and tech industry news, sign-up for our monthly newsletter at\u00a0TantraAnalyst.com\/Newsletter<\/span><\/a>, or Read our Tantra Analyst Insights Articles<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row fullwidth=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1655705755086{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1656333669175{padding-right: 110px !important;padding-left: 110px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Podcast_Background_02_TantraAnalyst-1.jpg?id=4022) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”65″][vc_single_image image=”6577″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/podcast\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_single_image image=”7689″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link”][ucaddon_uc_minified_audio_player background_color=”#1b69df” audio_file=”wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Podcast_66_MWC_Recap__Analysis.mp3″][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”50″][vc_column_text] Listen & Subscribe On [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_btn title=”Previous Episode” color=”primary” size=”lg” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7681,"parent":2304,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7678","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7678"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7787,"href":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7678\/revisions\/7787"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tantraanalyst.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}