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Over the next 20 years, the telco industry will radically change as we move the entire IT estate to the public cloud to use AI. Are you ready?

Telco in 20 helps telecom execs drive transformative change through the savvy use of public cloud and AI. Host Danielle Rios and high profile guests from across telecom share their vision for the industry’s future, the impact of artificial intelligence, and what telcos need to do to thrive.

☑ Created in 2020
☑ 100+ episodes
☑ Over 250,000 downloads
☑ Ranked in top 5% of podcasts globally by Listen Notes
☑ Global audience spanning 163 countries
☑ Celebrated Latina host in male-dominated industry

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Latest episodes

Telco in 20 Featured Guest Chris Penrose NVIDIA
Ep 105 – NVIDIA’s vision for AI and the RAN

AI is poised to help telcos turn underutilized network capacity into a new revenue stream. NVIDIA's Chris Penrose shares how AI-RAN is helping operators unlock this potential and transform their business.

Telco in 20 Episode 104
Ep 104 – Get ready for re:Invent with AWS

AWS and TelcoDR explore how Totogi partnered with Zain Sudan to restore mobile services to 20 million subscribers using AWS’ powerful cloud infrastructure.

Telco in 20 Featured Guest Jim Abolt
Ep 103 – How to build an AI-first organization

Most companies are getting AI transformation backwards. Here’s a practical framework for using AI to achieve breakthrough business results.

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Telco in 20 Neerav Kingsland Anthropic
Ep 101 – Anthropic’s BIG PLANS for telco

Anthropic's Neerav Kingsland shares the latest on what’s happening with AI in telco, and explains why it's critical for operators to prepare for the future today.

Telco in 20 100th Episode
Ep 100 – The SPECIAL 100th episode of Telco in 20

In this milestone episode, we take a look at telecom's journey to the public cloud over the past four years and recap the game-changing moves that have pushed the industry forward.

Telco in 20 Guest Anna Yip Singtel
Ep 94 – Are you ready for Singtel?

Singtel, a leading MNO in AsiaPac, has a reputation for innovation. Anna Yip, CEO of business development and deputy CEO for Singapore, shares insights into the telco’s efforts to build new revenue, customer satisfaction, and subscriber loyalty.

Telco in 20 Jaime Tatis TELUS
Ep 96 – How TELUS turned its data swamp into an AI oasis 

Canadian telco TELUS is using AI to drive efficiency and innovation across its business. Chief Insights Officer Jaime Tatis shares key learnings and success stories from the company's transformation journey.

Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA, talks Open Gateway

GSMA Director General Mats Granryd sits down to talk about how Open Gateway could spark a massive shift in the telco industry and what needs to happen for it to succeed.

Telco in 20 Featured Guest Rick Lievano, CTO WW Telecom Industry, Microsoft.
Ep 76 – Into the Nexus of GenAI with Microsoft

Rick Lievano, Microsoft CTO for Worldwide Telecommunications Industry, talks about telco and the public cloud, Azure Operator Nexus, and how GenAI is changing everything.

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What our listeners are saying

I have recently discovered and listened to all episodes of your podcast (and shared a few with members of my team). I especially loved the one with Juha about his work at Zain, as it’s very relevant to what we’re doing.

Telco Digital Transformation Director

I’m hearing your podcast episode, ‘The paradox of the public cloud’ and just read about your CLOUD CITY initiative at MWC. Love the clarity in your fanfare and vision for the industry.

Hyperscaler Global Account Director

As a telco exec…I really enjoy your podcast…Highly engaging!

Telco Executive General Manager

Love your TelcoDR podcast, thanks for sharing!!!

Hyperscaler Global Account Director

I’ve recently found and enjoyed Telco in 20 … not only is host Danielle Royston an accomplished telecom pro with a terrific track record, she is a woman in telecom. Even in 2023 that is still such a rarity…

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Our host, Danielle Rios

Danielle Rios (who goes by DR) is the founder and CEO of TelcoDR and the acting CEO of Totogi, the world’s most advanced telco SaaS software company purpose-building products for the public cloud. She has over 30 years of enterprise software experience and 15+ as a CEO specializing in turnarounds.

Widely recognized as a thought leader, DR has been asked to speak on some of the biggest stages in the industry, including keynote stages at MWC ‘21, ‘22, ‘23. She has also been featured in numerous publications including Forbes, TelecomTV, Light Reading, and Fast Company.

As telecom’s leading public cloud evangelist, DR has been the driving force behind the industry’s adoption of the public cloud, most notably as the creator of CLOUD CITY at MWC Barcelona in 2021. She has raised $1 billion to fundamentally transform telco software, propelling the industry to new heights with the power of the public cloud. She resides in Austin, TX, and holds a B.S. in computer science from Stanford University.

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