The Great Indoors

Join host Matt Roberts in insightful conversations with industry experts on the forefront of data and AI innovation. In the first segment, Matt is joined by Matt Dugan, EVP for Data at AT&T, as they delve into the complexities and potentials of big data utilization. They explore the challenges companies face in harnessing vast amounts of information effectively, and discuss the potenti...

Welcome back to MWC Barcelona! Today Matt is joined by guest host Gil Rosen to interview Iris Meijer, Chief Product & Marketing Officer at Verizon Business. They discuss Verizon’s B2B offerings and marketing strategies, the ways in which Generative AI is changing the telecom landscape, and dive into Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) at Verizon and beyond.  To continue the FWA conversa...

Join host Matt Roberts as he takes listeners on a journey spanning from the Philippines to the United States and all the way to Kazakhstan. First up, Matt and guest host Gil Rosen delve into the world of solving societal challenges beyond connectivity with Darius Jose Delgado, Head of Consumer Mobile at Globe. They explore Globe's content strategy and market penetration in the Philippine...

Join Matt Roberts and guest host Galit Dan, Head of SaaS Business Development at Amdocs as they sit down with Antonello Arpino, Head of Operations Simplified at AWS, to explore the impact of cloud technology on digital brands and MVNOs. Antonello elaborates on how digital transformation is now fully enabled by the advanced capabilities of cloud technology. Later, Matt and guest host Tome...

Matt Roberts and guest host Sarit Assaf sit down with Silvia Candiani, VP Telco and Media at Microsoft to discuss the exciting partnership between Microsoft and Amdocs. They discuss the evolution of the product and creating a frictionless experience for customers. Then hear from Jillian Kaplan from Dell and Jared Carl from Nvidia as they dive into some exciting real life uses cases of Ge...

Join host Matt Roberts in this episode of the Great Indoors, where he delves into the realm of digital connectivity with industry experts from Winity and MTN. First, Matt sits down with Sergio Bekeierman and Estevam Araujo from Winity, a pioneering wireless infrastructure platform based in Brazil. Recognizing the challenges of providing comprehensive coverage in a vast country like Brazil, the Winity team shares their innovative so...

Join host Matt Roberts for this series of interviews direct from MWC Barcelona! Tune in as he sits down with industry leaders Caroline Chan and Bhupesh Agrawal from Intel, diving into the intricacies of 5G monetization, Open RAN, and beyond. Later, Matt sits down with Chris McKenna, GM at AWS...

Welcome back to the Great Indoors season 8! We are back in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress 2024. In this inaugural episode, you’ll hear from four exciting guests, one of whom is Gil Rosen, joining Matt Roberts as a guest host. They will be joined by Lara Dewar, CMO at GSMA to discuss the conference itself, the implications of new technology like GenAI and how MWC is engaging young...

In the finale of season 7, Matt welcomes back Shelly Palmer to discuss the biggest story of 2023: Generative AI. Shelly is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at the Newhouse School of Public Communications, CEO of The Palmer Group and a technology expert and advisor. He and Matt discuss the history and legacy of artificial intelligence, the impact of the explosion of Gen AI, and the space left for humans in the equation. ...

In April of 1945, Canadian soldiers liberated swaths of the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. John A. Brink was five years old when his village was liberated, and the experience convinced him he would one day move to Canada. He fulfilled this dream in 1965, and eventually became a serial entrepreneur. Matt sits down with John to discuss his incredible journey, including his path to becoming President and CEO of the Brink Group of C...

Welcome back to the Canadian series of The Great Indoors! Host Matt Roberts is joined by Stephanie McLarty to discuss the circular economy and e-waste in the telecommunications industry. Stephanie is the Head of Sustainability at Quantum Lifestyle Partners, a company that operates state-of-the-art recycling and re-using programs for e-waste. She is also a speaker, lecturer and host of The Circular Future podcast. Because of the rap...

In the final episode from MWC Las Vegas, guest host Mike MacDade dives into interviews with guests from two very different companies, to uncover their differences and similarities. First he speaks with Brandon Simas, the founder of Continuously, a stealth communications company that is only a year old. He then speaks with Amber Kerr of Union Wireless, which was incorporated in 1914. Continuously distinguishes itself by providing se...

Welcome back to MWC Las Vegas. In this episode, guest host Mike MacDade, Chief of Staff to the CPO, is joined by two special guests!  First, he sits down with Caroline Chan, VP of the Network and Edge Group at Intel to discuss the use cases and human value to 5G, the intersection of evolution and taking a conservative approach, and the future of 5G edge.  He is then joined by Matt Hatton, founding partner of Tranforma Ins...

Explore the path ahead for private networks and 5G over the next 12 months and beyond. Join The Great Indoors at MWC Las Vegas for a conversation with Joe Constantine, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer at JMA Wireless. In this episode, Joe, alongside guest host Mike MacDade, provides insights into the telecom industry in the United States and globally.  Discover JMA Wireless's efforts to restore US leadership in telecommun...

Welcome back to MWC Las Vegas! Guest host Mike MacDade, Chief of Staff to the CPO and co-host of Amdocs’ Your Career: Is it choice or chance? podcast is back! In this episode, he sits down with Juan Carlos Garcia, SVP of Technology Innovation and Ecosystems at Telefonica. Juan’s title contains both the words Ecosystem and Innovation- but how are these related to each other and to the broader telecommunications industry? Mike and Ju...

Welcome to our first interview at MWC Las Vegas 2023, with guest host Mike MacDade, Chief of Staff to the CPO and co-host of Amdocs’ Your Career: Is it choice or chance? podcast. Mike and his colleague Jacob Thomas, VP, Account Business Executive, Amdocs sit down with Massimo Peselli, the Chief Revenue Officer of Global Enterprise & Public Sector, Verizon Business. They dive into all things 5G. How it can solve problems across ...

In this episode focusing on Canadian Telecommunications, host Matt Roberts sits down with Robert Ghiz, President and CEO of the Canadian Telecommunications Association and former Premier of Prince Edward Island. Robert and his organization promote the industry to government, policymakers and the general public. Canada is a country that is huge in landmass, but small in population, which presents unique challenges regarding telecomm...

Welcome to Season 7 of The Great Indoors! This season host Matt Roberts is joined by a new and exciting roster of guests. In this episode, he sits down with Chris Madan, Director, Digital Sales at TELUS and Saeed Otufat-Shamsi, Director of Information Services at TELUS. Matt is also joined by co-host Neeraj Kanojia of Amdocs. They discuss how the TELUS team is ‘internally disrupting’ its...

In this episode, host Matt Roberts of Amdocs sits down with their last three guests at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 in Barcelona, Spain: Lara Dewar, CMO at GSMA, Jillian Kaplan, Telecom & 5G Thought Leadership at Dell Technologies, and Sandro Tavares, Director of Telecom Solutions Marketing at Dell Technologies. They discuss the importance of bringing a diversity of voices to...