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Artificial Intelligence
5G Standalone
5G Monetization
5G Advanced
Cloud Native
Mobile World Congress Barcelona
AI In Telecom
Token Economy In Networks
Sovereign AI / Edge AI
Gpu-As-a-Service / AI Compute In Telcos
Guardrails and Trust In AI
Ai-Native Networks / 6G
Network Time As a Service
Resilience
Spirent
Direct-To-Device Communications
Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)
Global Time Synchronization / Timing
Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC)
Private Networks

The Path to 6G takes you inside the evolution of telecom — from today’s 5G and 5G-Advanced deployments, to the innovations shaping the 6G future. Hosted by Spirent, now part of Keysight Technologies, The Path to 6G provides an insider’s view across the global telecom ecosystem, spanning operators, hyperscalers, network equipment providers, and enterprise innovators. We explore the technologies dri... more

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The Path to 6G this week leads to China as, fresh from speaking at MWC Shanghai, Steve shares his thoughts with MJ about robots and embodied AI, the token economy, 6G experimentation and innovation, and sore feet!

The GSMA’s Shanghai event continues... more

There are plenty of flashy headlines about what 6G will bring, but for this episode The Path to 6G team consider some of the potentially overlooked capabilities that could quietly shape what 6G becomes.

MJ and Steve explore why identity may need to ... more

As a spectacular summer of World Cup soccer approaches, The Path to 6G team take a look at some of the network technology that will share the world’s biggest sporting tournament with fans across the globe.

With 16 host stadiums across Canada, Mexico... more

The Path to 6G takes MJ and Steve to the cloud this time round to consider how if 6G is evolving into a cloud and AI native distributed computing fabric, what must we do to create value now while safely building the foundations for tomorrow's monetiz... more

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Bill Clark
Cloud native and telecoms expert behind Spirent's cloud native infrastructure test and benchmarking solutions
Spirent
Episode: To the Cloud – and Beyond!
Jeremy Bennington
Vice President of Business Development for the Positioning Group
Spirent (Positioning Group)
Episode: The New Telecom Frontier: NTN, AI & Space-Based Networks
Anil Kollipara
General Manager for Automated Tests and Assurance
Spirent (Automated Tests and Assurance business)
Episode: Building the intelligent network for AI
Ross Cassan
Senior Director of Assurance Strategy at Spirent
Spirent (now part of Keysight Technologies)
Episode: Back from Barcelona
Stephen Douglas
Head of Market Strategy, Spirent
Spirent Communications
Episode: From 5G to 6G: What’s Happening Now?

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Host with technical depth and monetization focus, providing perspectives on 5G/6G capabilities and network testing.

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The New Telecom Frontier: NTN, AI & Space-Based Networks
Q: How could Leo satellites contribute to PNT and potentially become a backbone for next-gen navigation?
Leo signals can be authenticated and used for integrity checking against GNSS data. They may embed PNT capabilities, providing a complementary navigation source when GNSS is degraded, with ongoing work to determine the optimal balance and integration strategy between Leo PNT and GNSS for various use cases.
The New Telecom Frontier: NTN, AI & Space-Based Networks
Q: What are the main challenges for large-scale D2D deployments from space, and how are they being addressed?
Key challenges include spectrum coexistence and interference with terrestrial networks, device compatibility with unmodified handsets, and power and Doppler/latency issues. The industry is addressing these with 3D interference mapping, dynamic beamforming, network-side keep-alive signaling, and end-to-end interoperability testing between terrestrial and non-terrestrial links.
The New Telecom Frontier: NTN, AI & Space-Based Networks
Q: If you're not familiar with it, P&T is an overarching umbrella term covering global navigation satellite systems like GPS and Galileo, and it's used to figure out where you are, where you're going, and what time it is. What is the role of NTN in 6G?
NTN is envisioned as a native, integrated part of 6G, not just an add-on. It blends satellite, high-altitude platforms, and terrestrial networks from day one, enabling ubiquitous, global coverage and resilience across Earth, oceans, and airspace, with radio cells able to serve space and Earth simultaneously.
Building the intelligent network for AI
Q: Will trust and security become the biggest differentiator in AI-driven networks?
Yes, absolutely, as trust and security become critical differentiators for customers relying on AI-enabled networks.
Building the intelligent network for AI
Q: Are telecom operators moving fast enough to capture the AI opportunity?
Not today, but they can accelerate; the hosts suggest staying tuned for future discussions to explain how.

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The show centers on the evolution of telecom from today's 5G and 5G-Advanced to 6G, with a strong emphasis on monetization, AI-enabled networks, edge compute, and how enterprise and operator ecosystems are deploying and testing new capabilities. Episodes frequently feature senior engineers, product leaders, and strategic executives from Spirent/Keysight and industry guests who discuss testing, assurance, AI orchestration, non-terrestrial networks, and real-world deployments at scale (such as large events and edge-enabled services). Noteworthy themes include token economies for networks, AI-native architectures, network slicing, and practical demonstrations of next-generation capabilities. The format blends technical depth with market insigh... more

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