Telecom Talks 2025

Curated conversations between telecoms, startups, and investors

Telecom Talks is Telecom Council's 2025 annual meeting and draws a select group of telcos, telecom vendors, and communications startups from around the world to Silicon Valley to talk about the technologies impacting the telecom industry, the networks, and subscribers. 


Register Now for Telecom Council's 17th Annual Meeting

Telecom Talks

April 9, 2025 in Silicon Valley MatchMaker Meetings in person and online

Open Opportunities

Telco Case Studies, Startup Pitches, Technology Demos, and MatchMaker Meetings. Add a technology pitch, demo table, or sponsorship when you register online.

Startup Pitches

20 Startups Introduced

Combine an on-stage technology pitch, a great table location and curated followup meetings with our MatchMaker Service.

Telco Case Studies

Telco + Startup Successes

4 successful telco + startup partnerships take the stage together - the best way to validate a new company to other carriers.

Sponsorship

Promote your company

We offer 3 opportunities for a select company to sponsor Telecom Talks - a VIP lunch, the coffee cart, or an agenda spot.

About our MatchMaker Meeting Service

200 Curated Introductions Available - Onsite & Online

About our MatchMaker Meeting Service image
Beyond the telco case studies, curated startup introductions, tech exhibits, and investor networking, the main reason companies send executives to our annual event is to take meetings. Members and attendees use Telecom Council's MatchMaker Meeting service for private, prescheduled, personal introductions.

MATCHMAKER MEETING SERVICE -
SPEED DATING For Telcos, Vendors, Investors and Startups
Telecom Council's MatchMaker meeting service is speed dating for startups and telecom companies. During Telecom Talks, our MatchMaker will facilitate over 500 private discussions between companies with mutual interest. These pre-arranged, introductory meetings are available onsite in the afternoon of April 9th, and all day online on April 10th. More details on Telecom Council's MatchMaker Service here.


Join us in April 2025

Join Telecom Council members, telcos representing over 3B customers across 30 countries, and the vendors and investors that support innovation across the communications industry as they discuss trending topics, introduce their startup partners through cases studies, offer candid insight through executive chats, and search for new partners from the rapid-fire pitches and demo tables.

Highlights:
* Discover telco-deployed startups
* Meet the most innovative telecom operators
* Curated, private introductions available onsite and online
* Agenda focused on connecting attendees
* Community committed to partnerships