The techUK podcast: Reflecting on the DSIT International Telecoms Summit
techUK’s new podcast invites back some of the key speakers from the recent International Telecoms Summit to reflect on the topics, themes and key challenges discussed at the conference, which took place at techUK for London Tech Week.
techUK’s Sophie James is joined by The Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP, Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries and Minister of State (Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure) from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), Brian Larkin from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in the US, and Mavenir’s John Baker. Our guests share their reflections on the Conference itself, some of the key topics and themes that were explored, and the importance of international collaboration in the global telecoms sector.
The Minister recaps the key announcements shared during his keynote speech, why DSIT is committed to an ambitious set of interventions for UK telecoms, the diversification of the telecoms supply chain and other key activities his department is leading on, such as Project Gigabit. From the US, Brian shares the NTIA’s perspectives on international collaboration, and the industry viewpoint comes from leading telecoms software company Mavenir. John reflects on the state of open and disaggregated networks, and the transition the telecoms market is undertaking with Open RAN.
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves is Head of Programme for Communications Infrastructure and Services at techUK, and oversees the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie was promoted to Head having been Programme Manager for Communications Infrastructure and Services, leading techUK's telecoms activities, engagement and policy development. Previously, Sophie was Programme Assistant across a variety of areas including the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Central Government, Financial Services and Communications Infrastructure programmes.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
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Tales Gaspar
Tales Gaspar
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
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