Another event worth keeping an eye on.
November 26th, the @GSMA is hosting its Connected Fintech & Commerce Forum #21, focused on how telecom operators can get involved in blockchain, stablecoins, digital payments, and financial services.
David Palmer (@Metaversebizz) is listed as Blockchain Lead at @Telcoin and will be discussing @TelcoinTAO, @TelcoinDAB, and what they're building for the telecom industry.
Also speaking are Isadora Arredondo and Greg Scullard from @Hedera, Stephen Browne from @SortedWallet, and Brian Gorman from the GSMA.
What's interesting is that Telcoin and Hedera have both contributed to the GSMA's stablecoin whitepaper, and now they're appearing at the same forum discussing the future of telecom-based financial services.
Not suggesting there's a partnership here, but it's another connection worth keeping an eye on.
November 26 | 1:00–2:30 PM | Virtual
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Telcoin Association at the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley
Last week in Palo Alto, Telcoin Association Founder Parker Spann and Strategic Telecom Advisor David Palmer presented to the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley, whose members include AT&T, BT, Swisscom, and Telefónica.
Their presentation walked the Council through three parts of the Telcoin Platform:
•Telcoin Network: the blockchain standard for GSMA mobile network operators, powered by TEL.
•Digital Cash: multi-currency stablecoins built to power cross-border payments and remittances.
•Network-based identity: KYC built on the phone numbers operators already manage, for AI agents, telecom operators, and stablecoins.
@telcoin@TelcoinTAO@P4Cap@Metaversebizz
Less than a month away from @mobileeurope's Telecoms in Focus event on December 10th.
Not a huge speaker lineup, but some pretty notable names attending.
@Telcoin’s Parker Spann (@p4cap) and Telecom Advisor David Palmer (@Metaversebizz) are listed alongside executives from @Orange, @VEON, @chinateleglobal, @BTBusiness, @Telefonica and others.
These events are generally attended by telecom executives, industry analysts, and people involved in network operations and business development.
Should be interesting to hear what Telcoin has to say, especially with the direction they're taking @TelcoinTAO
Always good to see base:0x09be1692ca16e06f536f0038ff11d1da8524adb1 getting exposure in these circles.
Final preparations for Telcoin Network mainnet are underway.
Launch is slated for December with the first set of validators.
Mainnet Schedule
November 16: Code freeze
December 2: Genesis launch
Mid-December: Public launch
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Telcoin is sponsoring Mobile Europe's Telecoms in Focus on 10 Dec, and Parker Spann is on stage with David Palmer.
For context, Mobile Europe is an independent telecom trade publication that's been around for 20+ years and reaches operator CTOs and tech teams across Europe and MEA.
Telecoms in Focus is their virtual year-in-review, morning looking back at 2026, afternoon looking ahead to 2027. AI, digital sovereignty, autonomous networks, 6G and new operator business models are the main topics.
Telcoin's session is at 14:25 UK (9:25 AM ET), "Connectivity everywhere: who captures the value?" Parker is Founder of the Telcoin Association and EVP of Business Development & Strategy.
Attending with Parker is David Palmer, who joins as Strategic Telecom Advisor for Telcoin after leading Vodafone's IoT blockchain work and co-founding Pairpoint, a Vodafone and Sumitomo venture.
Sharing the session are Olivier Simon (VP Smart Networks and Data, Orange) and Inanç Çakiroğlu (Group CIO, VEON).
Rest of the lineup is BT Business, China Telecom, Telefonica, Vodafone, e& and A1 Telekom Austria, with Red Hat, Enea, Celfocus and Tallence sponsoring.
Telcoin is the only blockchain sponsor or speaker listed.
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Thank you to everyone who tuned in to last week's X Space with David Palmer (@Metaversebizz) and Parker Spann (@P4Cap).
One question from David stayed with us: when did you last make a normal phone call, or send an SMS? Most of that traffic now runs through apps built on top of the network, and so does most of the value.
For mobile operators, he sees one big area left:
"So I think the last frontier of that is payments, right?"
Listen below.
"So, part of the challenges for MNOs, telco operators [...] has been for the last 15 years, how we move up the value chain, right?"
Strategic Telecom Advisor David Palmer makes the case for payments as the next step for mobile operators.
Listen below at @TelcoinTAO@Metaversebizz
"So, part of the challenges for MNOs, telco operators [...] has been for the last 15 years, how we move up the value chain, right?"
Strategic Telecom Advisor David Palmer makes the case for payments as the next step for mobile operators.
Big news as @Starlink may have competition in Europe where the leading telecoms companies @vodafone@Telefonica@orange@deutschetelekom have signalled their intention to bid for the spectrum, this following @Starlink successfully bidding for a complimentary ground spectrum in the USA last week.
What does this mean? It means connecting people is becoming strategically important, and that sovereignty is beginning to become a factor.
Telecoms companies currently connect 8 million people and over 20 million machines. Is satellite an evolution or revolution?
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@Cronistacom We moved from desk top apps to mobile apps,
But agents don’t need a mobile OS, and the Agentic OS will be voice driven and even work with rules and outcome based autonomous systems
@hrswatigupta It is about transformation. But how is AI getting the business data for these jobs. In 12-18 months we will still need a human in the loop and people will make the difference