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Will Townsend

  • Chief Analyst, LoneStar Advisory & Research
  • Contributor, Forbes
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I'm looking forward to Connected Britain and another panel moderation opportunity! See you next week London! | Will Townsend

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By Will Townsend
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⚡ The telecom industry spent years debating the potential of disaggregated networks- now comes the hard part: executing at scale. Transitioning Open RAN and cloud-native architecture from controlled pilot environments into mission-critical, mass-market infrastructure requires a fundamental shift in how operators manage integration, security, and supply chains. The Connected Networks stage at #ConnectedBritain presents Open RAN and cloudification: Moving from trials to mass deployment in the UK.
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Qualcomm 6G Leadership Day, AI-Powered Accessibility, and New Qualcomm Dragonwing Platforms

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By Will Townsend
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I had the opportunity to attend Qualcomm's 6G Leadership Day and thank Tony O'Connor and the analyst relations team for the sponsored travel. My big takeway was the company's vision for 6G moving from a device centric application model to an agentic centric multi-device experience. That tracks based on what I'm observing across mobile infrastructure providers and operators.
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OpenAI's ad business shows blistering growth, hits $1 billion annualized revenue run rate | Will Townsend

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By Will Townsend
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Excited to announce that our ChatGPT ads business has surpassed a $1B annualized run rate, less than 200 days since launch. Our team has done it with a careful focus on user experience and trust. When I started in early April we were live in the US only. We’re now live in 40 countries. I’m grateful for the advertisers, agencies and partners who’ve been with us from the start, and are now scaling in substantial ways.
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