Digitel Talk
Digitel Talk is a podcast promoting doing good in the mobile, telecoms and related technology industries. The heart of the podcast is about the people, what they have done, how it has affected them, others and the planet and what great things we can expect.
We aim to share the stories of those champions who want to help others and have found a way of using mobile, telecoms and technology to achieve this.
As hosts who work in telecoms, if nothing else, the podcast aims to broaden the audience for these projects with hopes it might resonate with others who will be inspired to do something good themselves.
Digitel Talk
Network X Wrap-Up: Industry Leaders Discuss Key Themes and Takeaways
In this special Network X wrap-up episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn brings together three industry leaders — Diana Gorelik (Omdia), Markus Kümmerle (Deutsche Telekom / CAMARA), and Jason Walls (QA Café) — to unpack the biggest themes shaping Network X 2025.
This episode dives into:
- The state of fibre deployment across Europe — and why some markets are still falling behind
- How Wi-Fi 7/8, standardisation, and smarter home networks are redefining customer experience
- Network APIs and CAMARA: new telco revenue models, real use cases, and global adoption
- The rise of agentic AI, automation, and data standardisation
- Digital sovereignty, cloud strategy, and the evolving role of hyperscalers
This episode's sponsor is Tarana Wireless, the next-generation fixed wireless access platform helping to close the digital divide—visit taranawireless.com
Guests Bios:
Diana Gorelik leads European Service Provider Markets Research for Omdia’s Service Provider EMEA Markets Intelligence Service team. She analyzes service provider strategies across mobile, fixed, and convergence domains. Diana also examines innovative AI solutions that service providers use to enhance customer propositions and optimize services. She serves as a judge for the GSMA’s GLOMO Awards.
Markus Kümmerle leads Engineering and Production for Magenta API Capabilities Exposure at Deutsche Telekom. Joining in 1995 (via debis Systemhaus), he previously served as an Executive Program Manager and focused on quality for automotive clients like BMW and VW at T-Systems. Since 2020, he has focused on DT's API program. He is a key driver behind the industry's CAMARA initiative and represents DT in GSMA Open Gateway.
Jason Walls is Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe and host of the Epik Mellon podcast. A protocol geek at heart, he's been involved with testing technologies like TR-069 since its inception and has spearheaded the creation of the User Services Platform (USP/TR-369). Jason has more than 20 years of computer networking experience, helping to develop internet and communications technology and translate it into value opportunities for organizations and the industry as a whole. Catch him at any event and he’ll happily talk all things about networking and philosophy over a beer.
Podcast credits:
- Host: Ian Ginn
- Editor: Francis Wright
- Designer: Rebecca Ginn
- Project manager: Ivana Duric
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