Ian Fogg
@ianfogg.bsky.social
Tech industry analyst – Director, Network Innovation at CCS Insight. Also: XR, AI, mobile & more.
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@ianfogg42 on threads (same username, but now inactive on twitter)
Signal: ianfogg.42
@ianfogg@mastodon.social
@ianfogg42 on threads (same username, but now inactive on twitter)
Suspects spotted at Louvre before today's robbery, hat tip to a Douglas Adams
October 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Suspects spotted at Louvre before today's robbery, hat tip to a Douglas Adams
Unusual to see someone using #VR at an airport (or in any public place). This is why smart glasses are a much bigger opportunity than are VR headsets like Quest or Vision Pro. Pic was taken at Heathrow airport yesterday
October 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Unusual to see someone using #VR at an airport (or in any public place). This is why smart glasses are a much bigger opportunity than are VR headsets like Quest or Vision Pro. Pic was taken at Heathrow airport yesterday
This is Shanghai, but these are Alice in Borderlands vibes.
September 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is Shanghai, but these are Alice in Borderlands vibes.
Satellite connectivity comes to Apple Watch Ultra 3 (as well as 5G). Impressive to put such long distance communication into such a small form factor #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Satellite connectivity comes to Apple Watch Ultra 3 (as well as 5G). Impressive to put such long distance communication into such a small form factor #AppleEvent
Hear me speak later today on satellite connectivity at the free virtual NTN Forum. Especially topical on #AppleEvent day with updates likely about iPhone satellite messaging & perhaps add NTN to Apple Watch too. Sign-up here: www.ntn-forum.com/home
September 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Hear me speak later today on satellite connectivity at the free virtual NTN Forum. Especially topical on #AppleEvent day with updates likely about iPhone satellite messaging & perhaps add NTN to Apple Watch too. Sign-up here: www.ntn-forum.com/home
So could San Diego FC beat Grimsby? Hope this Qualcomm sponsorship does better than the Man Utd one
August 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So could San Diego FC beat Grimsby? Hope this Qualcomm sponsorship does better than the Man Utd one
Getting ready for kick-off at GTC / Vivatech Paris, Jensen Huang Nvidia keynote shortly
June 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Getting ready for kick-off at GTC / Vivatech Paris, Jensen Huang Nvidia keynote shortly
So, I was pondering how using text LLMs was like an old text adventure game, so I tried a new prompt, "let's play zork" and it worked
May 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
So, I was pondering how using text LLMs was like an old text adventure game, so I tried a new prompt, "let's play zork" and it worked
How AI affects network requirements according to Nokia #mwc25 Upshot - better management with AI but also more usage pressure on networks from AI apps and AI devices
March 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
How AI affects network requirements according to Nokia #mwc25 Upshot - better management with AI but also more usage pressure on networks from AI apps and AI devices
Removing Advanced Data Protection from UK users, simply means that the the data of UK residents, including government officials and politicians, will be accessible to foreign governments via cloud backdoors... "not ideal" given recent events
February 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Removing Advanced Data Protection from UK users, simply means that the the data of UK residents, including government officials and politicians, will be accessible to foreign governments via cloud backdoors... "not ideal" given recent events
About to start, #EricssonMWC pre-briefing
February 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
About to start, #EricssonMWC pre-briefing
Happy lunar new year, and year of the snake [image is AI-created, of course]
January 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Happy lunar new year, and year of the snake [image is AI-created, of course]
Creative writing test, ChatGPT 4o vs DeepSeek R1. Prompt: "write a short story about the Culture in the style of Iain M Banks"
January 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Creative writing test, ChatGPT 4o vs DeepSeek R1. Prompt: "write a short story about the Culture in the style of Iain M Banks"
Wasting no time, Samsung S25 pop-up at Kings Cross station this morning, just a few hours after yesterdays's launch #GalaxyUnpacked
January 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Wasting no time, Samsung S25 pop-up at Kings Cross station this morning, just a few hours after yesterdays's launch #GalaxyUnpacked
All Samsung S25 models use Snapdragon 8 Elite globally. Good win for Qualcomm. Means network support for 5G-A etc. will be more consistent helping operators & network vendors #GalaxyUnpacked
January 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
All Samsung S25 models use Snapdragon 8 Elite globally. Good win for Qualcomm. Means network support for 5G-A etc. will be more consistent helping operators & network vendors #GalaxyUnpacked
Delighted to be a judge in the GSMA GLOMO awards again, this time in the Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough category. Also, do send me briefing invites for MWC Barcelona — I will be there!
January 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Delighted to be a judge in the GSMA GLOMO awards again, this time in the Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough category. Also, do send me briefing invites for MWC Barcelona — I will be there!
Interesting. Maybe they added that fix after going to print. Here's the para:
January 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Interesting. Maybe they added that fix after going to print. Here's the para:
Mavenir CEO Pardeep Kohli talking up Open RAN innovation potential, esp for edge compute, as drivers for Open RAN. Attached see overall benefit view. Striking to see vendor choice dropping down the positioning vs a few years ago #MavenirAnalystEvent
December 11, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Mavenir CEO Pardeep Kohli talking up Open RAN innovation potential, esp for edge compute, as drivers for Open RAN. Attached see overall benefit view. Striking to see vendor choice dropping down the positioning vs a few years ago #MavenirAnalystEvent
"You are number six."
"I am not a number. I am a free man."
"I am not a number. I am a free man."
December 6, 2024 at 7:35 AM
"You are number six."
"I am not a number. I am a free man."
"I am not a number. I am a free man."
At #GreatTelcoDebate Good to see the return of throwable microphones. Full agenda attached. Watch livestreams here: https://www.telecomtv.com/content/the-great-telco-debate/
December 5, 2024 at 9:17 AM
At #GreatTelcoDebate Good to see the return of throwable microphones. Full agenda attached. Watch livestreams here: https://www.telecomtv.com/content/the-great-telco-debate/
Massive attendance for the CCS Insight Predictions event with CEO Geoff Blaber kicking-off the presentations
November 7, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Massive attendance for the CCS Insight Predictions event with CEO Geoff Blaber kicking-off the presentations