How a Small Team Rewrote Mobile for Billions

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Your phone’s most magical moments—messages turning blue, a watch pairing in seconds, an eSIM activating from Settings, a text sent from the middle of nowhere—don’t happen by accident. They ride on a quiet protocol called entitlements, and today we sit down with Emir Aboulhosn, CEO of NetLync to unpack how this invisible layer is being rebuilt for speed, security, and scale.
We start with Emir’s path from MVNO experiments to collaborating with Apple and Google on Apple SIM, eSIM orchestration, and high‑stakes deployments that touch billions of devices. From there, we demystify entitlements in plain English: device authentication against carrier backends; instant provisioning for iMessage, FaceTime, VoLTE/VoWiFi; seamless Apple Watch and Wear pairing; and eSIM downloads without QR codes or third‑party apps. If you’ve ever landed and saw your message go green, you’ve felt this system at work.
We explore what’s next: cross‑platform RCS that finally bridges iOS and Android with secure, rich messaging; number verification without SMS that kills clunky one‑time codes and lets apps verify a phone instantly; and Android satellite messaging that closes coverage gaps with carrier‑satellite integrations. Emir shares why cloud‑native entitlements are the unlock for small and large operators alike, how AI is now diagnosing misconfigurations to speed launches, and why day‑one support for new devices must become the rule. Along the way, we talk UX, fraud, quality of service, and the real‑world path to 5G Advanced, wearables, and network slicing that feels effortless to the user.
If you care about seamless connectivity, privacy‑first authentication, and messaging that just works, you’ll walk away with a clearer map of the future—and who’s building it. Subscribe, share this episode with a friend who still copies OTP codes, and leave a review telling us which feature you want to “just work” everywhere.

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Kapitel

1. Amir’s Journey And Netlink Origin (00:00:00)

2. Building With Tech Giants At Startup Speed (00:04:30)

3. Entitlements Explained In Plain English (00:06:15)

4. Rethinking eSIM: Beyond QR Codes (00:12:00)

5. Cross‑Platform RCS And Secure Messaging (00:16:20)

6. Number Verification Without SMS (00:19:30)

7. Android Satellite Messaging And Coverage (00:22:20)

8. 5G Advanced, Wearables, And Carrier Pace (00:25:20)

9. AI In Entitlements And MWC Preview (00:28:00)

10. Closing And Listener Resources (00:29:20)