We 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 during the rise of the new, and in fairness not well off, Irish state.
Finally, we get on to the last decades when there was huge investment in Telecoms and there was the tremendous growth of Mobile and the Internet and Ireland became a leader in many ways.
Deryck is a great raconteur and he tells the story with clarity and insight that I found fascinating.
I couldn’t quite find the music that Deryck wanted but you’ll see I got a close second with a famous clip of Albert Reynolds talking about a plane hijacking. The other voice briefly in the background is the late great Charlie Bird, journalist.
Enjoy
Matthew Hewston - Co-Founder PassionFruit - talks about a fresh new approach to marketing Telco services for the Creator Economy
James Williams of XConnect talks about the power of Operator Brands and the SME Sector Messaging Potential
Luke Kehoe - Telecoms Analyst, talks about studying in Beijing, the State of European Telecoms, and the need for consolidation
Niall Norton ex_CEO of Openet tells us how the company became one of the most successful Irish Software Companies
Neil Wisdom of Siprotect talks about Voice / VOIP Fraud and how his company protects Operators and Entreprises
Sheila Kavanagh - CNO of Vodafone Ireland - talks about Sustainability, 5G, MPN, ORAN and her career
Bill Dudley on Apple announced support for RCS - making Android and iMessaging interoperable
Patrick Lopez, of Core Analysis, talks about how 5G #Network-as-a-Service provides Operators with a new market
John Strand - of Strand Consult Copenhagen talks about the risk of using Huawei and the future of the Mobile Industry
Luke Kehoe - analyses the Irish Telecoms Market as a typical mature market, Who wins between Big Tech and the Mobile Industry
Bill Dudley of Sinch talks about the positive impact of the 10DLC Long Code in the North American Market
Michael Becker - Advisor, Author, Speaker - talks about Online Identity and Authorisation in a wide ranging and expert Podcast
Eileen Carroll, CEO Púca and Co-Founder Prommt (Remote Payment Communications) talks about business and her music
Cian Ó Cuinneagáin, Chief Product Officer at Cubic Telecom, explains the High Value Mobile IoT Market and why Cubic is successful there
Roslyn Layton, Regulatory Strategist and Analyst, talks about the Unintended Consequences of Over Regulation
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Pamela Clark-Dickson - Principal Analyst with Omdia talks about CPaaS, A2P, Disruption and Google
Stuart Mitchell, Global Business Development at Sinch talks about the Messaging Business and his love of Music
Chris Horn - Entrepreneur, Investor and Academic - talks about Ireland’s early Computer Pioneer, Percy Ludgate
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