About this podcast
Digitel Talk is a podcast promoting doing good in the mobile, telecoms and related technology industries. The heart of the podcast is about the people, what they have done, how it has affected them, others and the planet and what great things we can expect.
We aim to share the stories of those champions who want to help others and have found a way of using mobile, telecoms and technology to achieve this.
As hosts who work in telecoms, if nothing else, the podcast aims to broaden the audience for these projects with hopes it might resonate with others who will be inspired to do something good themselves.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 83 episodes
- Network X Unwrapped: The Biggest Telecom Trends · 60 min · Season 3 Episode 14In this special episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn is joined by Slavomir Psenak, CTIO of O2 Slovakia, and Ronan De Renesse, VP of Telecom Research at Omdia, for a…
- Rethinking Business Mobile with Simpler, Smarter and Fairer Connectivity · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 13Business mobile has become essential to modern organisations, yet many businesses still face unnecessary complexity, rising costs and poor customer experiences when managing…
- Can Plants Talk? Decoding Crop Communication with AI and Biosignals · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 12Artificial intelligence is transforming agriculture in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago. In this episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn is joined by Nigel…
- Inside Network X 2026: The Trends Shaping the Future of Connectivity · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 11In this episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn is joined by Christopher Lycett, Event Director of Network X, to explore the biggest trends shaping the future of telecoms…
- How ConnectHear is Giving Deaf Communities a Digital Voice · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 10In this episode of Digitel Talk, Ian Ginn speaks to Azima Dhanjee, Co-founder and CEO of ConnectHear, about using AI and technology to make digital communication more accessible…
- Happywhale's AI-Powered Approach to Ocean Conservation · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 9In this episode of Digitel Talk, Ian Ginn speaks with Ted Cheesman, Co-Founder and Director of Happywhale, about how artificial intelligence, whale conservation, citizen science…
- SmartViser Setting Consumer Energy Standards in Smartphone Battery Design · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 8In this episode of Digitel Talk, Ian Ginn speaks with Susie Siouti, Chief Commercial Officer at SmartViser, about the technologies and testing methodologies shaping the future of…
- Kimberly Brown (GSMA) on Saving Lives Through Mobile Early Warning · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 7In this episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn is joined by Kimberly Brown, Head of Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation and Emerging Tech at the GSMA, to explore how mobile…
- How Love Mobile Disrupts Telecom by Giving Back · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 6In this episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn sits down with Wade and Koddi Dunn, the dynamic co-founders of Love Mobile®. Redefining what it means to be a modern telecoms…
- FarmerChat - Channelling AI to Help Agricultural Smallholders Prosper at Scale · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 5In this episode of Digital Talk, host Ian Ginn sits down with Alex Mwaura, the Kenya Country Director for Digital Green. With over 24 years of experience in the humanitarian and…
- Empowering Parents to Raise Digital Savvy Children in 2026 · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 4How do we prepare the next generation for a world where AI and connectivity are a given? In this episode, host Ian Ginn welcomes Martine de Leeuw, Co-founder and CMO of Chat…
- Dots for Inc. Closing the Digital Divide Through Local Connectivity · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 3How do you connect the 3.5 billion people currently facing a "usage gap" in global connectivity? In this episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn catches up with first-ever return…
- Fairphone: Designed for Ethics. Built to Last. · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 2What happens when a protest campaign decides to build its own smartphone? In this episode of Digitel Talk, Ian Ginn welcomes Monique Lempers, Chief Impact Officer at Fairphone, a…
- From GSMA to Boardrooms: Mats Granryd on Leading with Purpose · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 1In the opening episode of Season 3, Ian Ginn is joined by Mats Granryd, former Director General of the GSMA and one of the most influential voices in global telecoms, to explore…
- Connecting People, Not Just Networks: A Digitel Talk Year in Review · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 32In this special Season 2 wrap-up episode, Digitel Talk host Ian Ginn is joined by telecoms industry leader Chris Hogg to reflect on a remarkable year of conversations exploring…
- Orange Energies - Improving Life Through Clean Affordable Energy · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 31In this episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn is joined by Nat-Sy Missamou, VP at Orange Energies, to explore how connectivity, mobile money and clean energy are coming together…
- Safety Drones from Citymesh Saving Lives, Property and the Environment · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 30In this episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn speaks with Hans Similon, General Manager of Citymesh Safety Drone, about the world’s first nationwide drone network designed to…
- Dr Omar Bakr: Reimagining Cost Effective Wireless Connectivity · 1 h 14 min · Season 2 Episode 29Fibre speeds without the fibre build? In this episode, Ian sits down with Dr. Omar Bakr, Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of Tarana Wireless, whose mission is to accelerate global…
- FYUZ Unpacked: Leaders Discuss The Big Shifts in Disaggregation · 1 h 20 min · Season 2 Episode 28Recorded live at FYUZ, this Digitel Talk wrap-up brings together three industry powerhouses — Stéphane Téral, Geoff Hollingworth, and Vishal Mathur — for a fast-paced, insightful…
- Network X Wrap-Up: Industry Leaders Discuss Key Themes and Takeaways · 1 h 3 min · Season 2 Episode 27In this special Network X wrap-up episode of Digitel Talk, host Ian Ginn brings together three industry leaders — Diana Gorelik (Omdia), Markus Kümmerle (Deutsche Telekom /…
