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SpaceX is pushing deeper into mobile, while South Korea is betting big on AI data-centre infrastructure and telecom operators continue to rethink their role in the wider technology ecosystem. Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt explore Starlink’s femtocell strategy, satellite spectrum and rural connectivity, the power and cooling demands of AI, MTN’s approach to tower infrastructure, Intel’s involvement in latest 6G research, including a robot dog mapping the radio environment. This episode of Intelligence and Noise looks beyond the headlines to separate the intelligence from the noise.00:00 — Welcome to Intelligence and Noise02:21 — SpaceX’s ambitions for small cells and mobile09:00 — Satellite spectrum, coverage and capacity15:14 — Starlink and the potential for greater satellite efficiency17:00 — Rural connectivity and the mobile opportunity20:20 — South Korea’s push for AI data-centre infrastructure23:17 — Power, cooling and the wider AI ecosystem25:27 — AI RAN vs. the bigger AI infrastructure opportunity29:53 — MTN and the changing role of tower infrastructure33:00 — Intel joins the Linux Foundation’s initiative36:12 — Optus, upper 6 GHz and the future of 6G38:35 — A robot dog maps the radio environment39:00 — Wrapping up
Hosted by Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt, every week we cover what's moving in mobile, connectivity, and emerging tech and why it matters.