Down The Wire Podcast

Oct 31 2022 20 ep. 26 mins 2

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How to save money on your telecoms network and services

Oct 31 2022 20 mins

This episode of TNC’s Down The Wire Podcast features TNC telecoms experts Clare Tyndall and Adrian Joyce. Clare and Adrian are talking about saving money and how to do it in the telecoms space. The topics of discussion include: Why is cost saving such a hot topic in the telecoms industry now?Why are supplier costs increasing?What is the impact of lack of internal resource to mana

How To Manage Network Transformation And Optimise Your Business Case

Aug 10 2022 21 mins

Joining TNC’s podcast host, CEO John Waterhouse, to share her expertise is TNC’s Head of Managed Services, Clare Tyndall. In this episode Clare answers a series of questions on the topic of network transformation and optimising your business case: Why should large organisations be thinking about transforming their networks? We all know that transforming networks is complex, and

What You Need To Know About Creating Your ZTNA Strategy

Jul 12 2022 30 mins

Joining TNC’s podcast host, CEO John Waterhouse, to share his expertise is TNC’s CTO, Craig Northveth. In this episode John and Craig discuss what key steps you need to take to develop your strategy for ZTNA (Zero Network Trust Architecture). We’re living in an age where cyber security has never been more in the spotlight. With so much reliance on digital it’s becoming incr

Enterprise Network Design for the Cloud Revolution

May 05 2022 28 mins

Joining TNC’s podcast host, CEO John Waterhouse, to share his expertise is TNC’s CTO, Craig Northveth. In this episode John and Craig discuss what key steps organisations need to take to ensure their network is effectively and optimally designed to enable their cloud application strategy. It pays to remember that proactively designing your network ready for cloud enablement is

4 Key Considerations For Your CX Strategy

Feb 22 2022 25 mins

Joining TNC’s podcast host, CTO Craig Northveth, to share her expertise is TNC’s Principal Consultant, Clare Tyndall. In this episode Craig and Clare discuss TNC’s 4 key considerations for your CX strategy. This subject is topical now because customer expectations are changing, and legacy technology has serious limitations in our digital world. There are several lenses throug

The End Of The Line – UK ISDN And PSTNs To Be Retired

Feb 02 2022 28 mins

Joining TNC’s CEO, John Waterhouse, to share his expertise is one of TNC’s very own Head of Consulting, Adrian Joyce. In this episode John and Adrian talk about Openreach’s analogue network being completely switched off by the end of 2025, which inevitably means organisations need to review their telecoms estate to understand the impact and plan their response. Topics covered

How Network Transformation Goes Wrong…And How To Prevent It

Dec 08 2021 27 mins

Joining TNC’s CEO, John Waterhouse, to share his expertise is one of TNC’s most experienced Principal Consultants and lead deployment expert, Jonathan Copley. In his episode John and Jonathan discuss how badly network transformations can go wrong, why they do so often and how to avoid the pitfalls. Topics covered include: 3 shocking statistics that paint the picture of how badl

Mobile Procurement – There’s a Storm Coming…

Nov 16 2021 25 mins

Joining TNC’s CEO, John Waterhouse, to share his expertise is TNC’s Head of Consulting, and lead mobile expert, Adrian Joyce. This topic is incredibly interesting and very timely - from Brexit and its impact on EU roaming, to 5G use cases, post-COVID changes, and lots in between. Over the years mobile procurement has assumed almost a utility feel as prices were reduced, Tech Fu

Planning A Successful Network Transformation

Oct 21 2021 25 mins

TNC's CTO, Craig Northveth, discusses how to plan a successful network transformation with TNC’s Principal Consultant, Clare Tyndall, in this episode of TNC’s Down The Wire Podcast. Some of the points covered include: Establishing a baseline is an essential first step in the network transformation process, which naturally leads to requirements gatheringSome suppliers promise th

Procurement Expert, Karl Walton, on Whether to Re-negotiate or Re-tender your Telecoms Contracts

Sep 07 2021 31 mins

We are delighted to welcome special guest, Karl Walton, to the podcast. Karl is one of the highest profile IT procurement professionals in the UK. Karl has led the development and execution of market-leading procurement strategies across a very broad range of IT, network, telecoms and mobility services, delivering technology and operational transformation, as well as lowest lifetim