124: The Irrelevance of Telcos in IoT

Welcome to IoT Coffee Talk #124 where we have a chat about all things IoT over a cup of coffee or two with some of the industry's leading business minds, thought leaders and technologists in a totally unscripted, organic format. Thanks for joining us. Sit back with a cup of Joe and enjoy the morning banter. 

This week, we have a special guest, Afzal Mangal of T-Mobile and IoT Creators, joining us to talk about his book, "How Telcos Destroy Their Future Relevance". It's a great book. Straight talk and some sobering perspective on why telcos do what they do and don't do what we think they might be able to do.

It's a great debate with Rob taking on Marc Pous' role as Chief "I disagree with you" Officer! It's pandemonium on Zoom as the gallery debates topics from the role of ecosystems to the stifling influence of standards in innovation. It gets hot up in here!

Oh, and Rob does some amazing air drums! It's simply ridiculous!

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