Welcome to our sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) podcast series. Each episode features business leaders from across the technology, media and telecoms industry who discuss what sustainability and ESG means to them, their organisation and the industry as a whole.

In this episode, Analysys Mason’s Simon Sherrington, Research Director, talks with Kelsi Doran, Director of Sustainability Strategy and Business Architecture at Cisco.

Simon and Kelsi discuss:

• building the case for investment in sustainability programmes

• driving action on net-zero emissions

• leading Cisco’s circular economy strategy

• using sustainability to create new business opportunities

• driving ESG accountability within senior leadership

Find out more about Analysys Mason's sustainability and ESG-related research and consulting services here.

In this episode, Jannette Stewart, Partner and expert in spectrum policy and auction support, and Julia Allford, Consultant and expert in spectrum policy, discuss the evolving role of spectrum in mobile networks. They explore how different frequency bands are key to improving coverage, especially in rural areas, and how spectrum auctions are shifting to address coverage and investment challenges. The conversation also touches on the future of 6G, the role of advanced technologies such as AI and the importance of sustainability in network planning.

For more information, see Analysys Mason’s Harmonised timing of mobile spectrum licensing across Europe: a delicate balancing act and our Spectrum page.

Fixed connectivity remains one of the main drivers of telecoms operators' enterprise revenue and is critical to their participation in high-growth areas such as cloud and security services. Established operators are striving to maintain their dominance in this market, but it has become increasingly difficult for them to stand out from the competition.

In this episode, Tom Rebbeck and Catherine Hammond, experts in operator business services, explore actionable strategies that operators can use to gain a short-term competitive edge in fixed connectivity. Their discussion draws on insights from recent interviews with leading operators across the industry.

Read the associated free article and subscriber reports: Telecoms operator strategies for differentiating fixed connectivity for enterprises: case studies and analysis, Telecoms operator strategies for differentiating fixed connectivity for enterprises.