Dean Bubley

1 month ago | broadbandbreakfast.com | Dean Bubley

We’re confronted by stories about the huge impact of AI. We know it will mean more GPU chips, more energy for powering data-centers, and more fiber to connect them. We hope it will create more productivity and innovation. It’ll need more regulatory oversight and guard-rails, as well. But some in the mobile industry have gone further. They are asserting it means we need more spectrum for public cellular carriers.

1 month ago | linkedin.com | Dean Bubley

Dean Bubley 59m Edited Report this post I see a contrast (plus a few overlaps and similarities) between #Private5G and #NetworkAPIs.In theory, both are core to the attempts of the mobile industry to grow its enterprise footprint and expand B2B revenues from #5G and other infrastructure investments, including fixed connectivity. But in practise there are notable differences.

1 month ago | linkedin.com | Dean Bubley

Dean Bubley 15m Report this post My call for the central theme of next year's #MWC 2026 - and other events such as Techritory in Riga: growing links between #telecoms and #defence sectors. As well as national security, we can expect also more focus on blending telecoms and networking with public safety and resilience.

1 month ago | linkedin.com | Dean Bubley

Dean Bubley 59m Report this post Looking at #MWC25 from the outside - even if it’s just a few km down the road in the centre of Barcelona - there seems to be a surprising undercurrent. Rather than stuff the mobile industry creates and sells to others, a lot of the event & what I’m hearing from clients & friends & streamed events seems to be about stuff the MNOs *buy* or which influences them.

1 month ago | fiercewireless.com | Dean Bubley

Every four years, the ITU (International Telecommunication Union), an UN agency responsible for IT and telecoms, holds the World Radio Congress (WRC) to review and revise the international treaty governing the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits. Each nation then puts the agreement into practice through its own laws and allocation processes. The next WRC is due to occur at the end of 2027 (WRC-27).