Dean and Ben Talk Tech

In this 10th episode of the podcast (recorded on August 26th), Ben & Dean discuss US telecom policy on 6G, spectrum and broadband, new data on IP Interconnect from French regulator ARCEP and have a broader debate on whether Gigabit speeds are just an arbitrary round, politician-friendly number. We also give a readout on Dean's recent Indoor Wireless workshop and what it means for policymakers and telcos.

00:50 - Dean has written...

In this episode (recorded on June 8), Ben & Dean discuss Telecoms Sovereignty, a growing emphasis on Quality of Experience and new metrics and measurements,the new EU CADA proposals on cloud and AI especially for public-sector procurement, and various recent conferences and events in Europe, the US and Canada. We also cover Indoor Wireless and regulatory shifts towards assuring end-user and application performance, rather than ...

In this episode (recorded on April 27), Ben & Dean discuss Wi-Fi and the recent Wi-Fi Now Global Congress in California, takeouts from the FTTH Council conference in London and what's next for the fibre & optical sectors, thoughts on Network Automation and the FutureNet summit in London and quick takeouts from last week'sUnthinkable Lab event on Telecoms Sovereignty.

00:30 - Wi-Fi trends, including Wi-Fi 8, AI + Wi-Fi

06:00 -...

In this episode (recorded on April 1), Ben & Dean discuss FTTH, copper switch-off and the upcoming FTTH Council conference in London, the recent BEREC Stakeholder Forum event in Brussels & EU DNA Digital Network Act readouts, the importance of Wi-Fi and the Upcoming Unthinkable Lab event on Telecoms Sovereignty.  

2.00 – Gigabit broadband, FTTH, VHCN, Cable, Copper Switch-Off and more European fixed broadband issu...

DNA, MWC & P5G

In this episode, Ben & Dean discuss the recent Connectivity Summit event in Brussels and what it told us about the EU DNA Digital Network Act proposals. Dean gives a preview of what to expect in Barcelona at MWC, and also a quick update on the state of Private 5G markets. Benoit highlights an upcoming BEREC event about FTTH and copper switch-off.

00:33 - Last week, Dean and Ben met in Brussels at the Forum Euro...

Hot takes on the EU DNA proposals

In this episode, Ben & Dean give their initial opinions on some of the most important elements in the official European Commission DNA document, as well as the tone of the official press conference and speech by EVP Henna Virkunnen.

We'll be honest - we haven't yet read every last word of the 340 page document, together with its annexes and impact assessments. There's certainly going to be a lot ...

In this 2026 New Year edition of DBTT we give analysts' takes on what to expect this year, in the areas of:

• Connectivity: What to expect in the evolution path of 6G (and spectrum, standards and AI-Native), FTTH uptake and Copper Switch-Off in Europe, and Satellite constellations, D2D and broadband
• Datacentre Infrastructure: We talk about the likely continued buildout of DCs, with multiple factors influencing location and investme...

In this edition of DBTT we give analysts' takes on a number of recent events, news and trends in telecoms including: 

• Dean has been to several industry events lately, including the Mplify NaaS event, FYUZ and Wi-Fi Now (write-ups are here, here & here). Benoit has been thinking about fibre take-up and personal data ownership.
• The recently published Final Opinion on the Upper 6GHz spectrum band by Europe's Radio Spectrum ...

In this edition of DBTT, we cover a number of recent events and industry developments, including:

- Some thoughts on the Nvidia / Nokia partnership and investment, including the possible implications for 6G, edge compute and datacentres

- A recent report by French regulator ARCEP about Internet traffic trends and dynamics, not just on the access network but also in the transport / interconnect domain. (Link to English version). Benoi...

Introducing Dean & Ben Talk Tech. Two well-known industry analysts talk about telecoms, cloud, AI and adjacent sectors' technology and regulation / policy.

The first episode covers:

• 5G evolution
• FTTH market structure & Benoit's new report on the French fibre market
• Dean's takeouts from the recent Techritory conference in Riga, Latvia
• Developments with the upcoming European Commission Digital Networks Act
• Thoughts on the recen...