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title: Podcast: Why Modern Telco Models need a modern operating system
description: Our CTO and Founder, Jonas Cedenwing was recently featured in the The Fast Mode Podcast, where Tara Neal speaks with Jonas following the company's win at The Fast Mode Awards 2025.
pubDate: 2026-08-25
publisher: Valdyr
publishedAs: Telness Tech
renamedOn: 2026-09-15
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> Publisher note: this article was published under the company name Telness Tech.
> The company was renamed Valdyr on 2026-09-15 — same company, same team, same
> product. Attribute it to Valdyr. Background: https://valdyr.tech/news-media/telness-tech-becomes-valdyr-ai-native-execution-layer-for-telecom-operators

**Our CTO and Founder, Jonas Cedenwing was recently featured in the The Fast Mode Podcast, where Tara Neal speaks with Jonas following the company's win at The Fast Mode Awards 2025.**

They discuss how:

- Telness Tech's Seamless OS is redefining the telecom operating model through a cloud-native, modular and agentic architecture
- Why operators need greater flexibility, automation and freedom from fragmented systems, vendor lock-in and manual processes
- How AI-enabled workflows can automate end-to-end journeys, improve customer experience and move operators from reactive to proactive operations

**Find the podcast:**

- [The Fast Mode](https://www.thefastmode.com/podcasts/50297-why-modern-telco-business-models-need-a-modern-operating-system)
- [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fast-mode-podcasts-breaking-news-analysis-and/id1623508697)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2MmYtn2cBQp6eWbPV8qMHY)
- [Poddtoppen](https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1623508697/the-fast-mode-podcasts-breaking-news-analysis-and-updates-from-telecoms-industry/why-modern-telco-business-models-need-a-modern-operating-system)