
Episode 13: Is 5G (still) a technology looking for a use case?
Welcome to Episode 13! This episode is recorded at #Insights2025, the yearly analyst event of Orange Business. Our guest is Pablo Tomasi, Principal Analyst - Private Networks at Omdia
5G has been around for a while and at the time of launch of this "new G", there were many promises around this next iteration of the mobile network. What has become reality sofar and what can we expect in the future? Pablo shares his views with us, and we share our views with him.
Guest:
Pablo Tomasi, Principal Analyst - Private Networks at Omdia
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablo-tomasi-2a808b94/
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About the hosts:
Frank de Jong
Frank has over 30 years of experience in the world of telecommunications and IT. Having held several roles at several different telecom operators and technology companies, he now works as Program Director and Tech Evangelist at Orange Business. In his spare time, Frank flies planes, does nerdy stuff and even recently started learning woodworking and furniture restoration.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fjdejong/
Email: frank.dejong@orange.com
Kerem Arsal
Kerem has spent nearly 20 years in telecoms and IT as an analyst, consultant, and strategist at multiple companies, including several years at British Telecom most recently.Now, he covers networks and edge computing at Omdia, a part of Informa plc. Kerem holds a PhD in Information Systems from Boston University, but he is also a failed rock singer, an ex-music journalist, and a defunct live sportscommentator.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerem-arsal-phd/
Email: kerem.arsal@omdia.com
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