Analysys Mason Podcast

Data centres are under increasing scrutiny as their energy and water demands grow alongside the expansion of AI and cloud infrastructure. In this episode, Simon Sherrington and Grace Langham discuss how governments are responding through stricter sustainability requirements, planning restrictions and new reporting obligations. 

They explore how policies are evolving across Europe, North America and Asia–Pacific and examine the innovations helping operators improve efficiency and resilience. Topics include energy storage, on-site power generation, microgrids, heat reuse and advanced cooling technologies. Their discussion also highlights what these trends mean for data centre operators and investors seeking to balance growth ambitions with sustainability and regulatory expectations.

Earthquakes, floods… when disaster strikes, staying connected can save lives. In this episode, Charles Murray, Partner at Analysys Mason, is joined by Rob Fyfe from Motorola Solutions and Sébastien Gillet from Télécoms Sans Frontières to discuss how communications technologies and response models help emergency services, communities and critical infrastructure organisations prepare for, respond to and recover from crises.

Drawing on both mission-critical and humanitarian perspectives, they share real-world insights into what happens when communications are at their most important. From emergency response and humanitarian recovery to long-term resilience planning, the conversation explores how different organisations, technologies and investment decisions come together to keep people connected when it matters most.

In this episode, Analysys Mason analysts Adaora Okeleke, Joseph Attwood, Michelle Lam and Patrick Serberis discuss the key themes that emerged from DTW Ignite 2026.

Listen to explore how telecoms operators are moving beyond AI experimentation towards real-world deployment in the OSS and BSS domains, the growing importance of trust and governance in agentic AI systems and how AI-native architectures, ontologies and data platforms are supporting progress towards autonomous networks.

Our experts also examine other key themes including operators' expectation to generate more value from AI besides operational efficiency improvements, especially around new revenue opportunities.

The IoT connectivity market is changing rapidly. Ibraheem Kasujee, Senior Analyst at Analysys Mason, and Jon Connet, Chief Product Officer at Aeris, explore what is driving this evolution, and its impact.
 
Topics for discussion include:

the new IoT eSIM specification, known as SGP.3, and how it will disrupt the IoT value chain

how operators and IoT connectivity providers need to adapt their propositions

the impact of AI on the IoT market. 

For more analysis on IoT, see our IoT Services research programme.

Starlink is the engine behind the SpaceX IPO story, but what do the numbers really say?

In this Analysys Mason podcast, our experts break down the IPO filing document, the S-1, to understand how Starlink is growing, how it is pricing its services and whether its margins can last. They also explore what the filing reveals about the future of satellite and telecoms competition.

To learn more about our work in this area, explore Analysys Mason’s expertise in fixed services, satellite broadband and satellite D2D.