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This Week: The Status of OpenRAN with Alok Shah of Samsung Networks
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Analysts Daryl Schoolar and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology with special guest Alok Shah Vice President, Networks Strategy, BD, & Marketing at Samsung Electronics America. 1:25 Samsung’s approach to OpenRAN and VRAN 4:00 OpenRAN vs VRAN and how are operators choosing between the two 7:30 Samsung’s view on what…
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:30 The Whitehouse announces new spectrum policy, but where is the beef? 5:00 The economic benefits of licensed and unlicensed spectrum Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, cellular phone, wireless spectrum, FCC, whitehouse, Recon Analytics, Do…
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This Week: Net Neutrality Back in the News
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:45 Reintroduction of Net Neutrality rules 2:45 Recent history of FCC implementing Net Neutrality 6:30 Regulations on ISPs and Operators vs Tech companies 8:15 Greater threats to free and open internet 11:20 Impact on Network Operators…
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This Week: Innovations in Telecom as a Service with Nico Girard of Oxio
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology with special guest Nico Girard, CEO of OXIO 0:45 What is Oxio and how is it different? 3:05 How Oxio got started 4:30 How Oxio delivers advanced services for MobileX 8:00 How can Oxio help invigorate the MVNO market and extend telephony services across b…
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This Week: Cable's Continued Growth in Wireless, Verizon Names a Permanent CFO
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:24 - Altice releases information about how much of their free mobile customers are converting to paid plans 6:00 FWA a discussion of FWA bundling versus cable bundling 8:45 Verizon names a new CFO Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless,…
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This Week: Q3 Earnings Spectacular- AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Comcast & Charter
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:40 An overview of AT&T’s earnings 3:25 Roger’s article on who is winning on iPhone 15 so far https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/whos-leading-iphone-upgrade-game-entner 7:15 Verizon’s Q3 ‘23 earnings 10:37 Discussion on Verizon’s prepaid strategy …
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This Week: Joe Russo on the Future of Verizon's Network
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology with special guest Joe Russo, EVP and President of Global Networks & Technology at Verizon. 0:45 An update on the state of the Verizon network 1:40 Verizon’s network gets high grades on the Recon Analytics Pulse tool- particularly for FWA and mobility in…
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This Week: Impressions of the 5G Americas Event with the Recon Team and Peter Linder of Ericsson
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. This week Roger and Don are joined by the Recon Analytics team, live from the 5G Americas analyst forum: Brett Clark, Mitch Klaassen, Jake Hawkridge and Jared Chavez. Peter Linder of Ericsson also joined the podcast to talk about what he saw at the even…
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This Week: The Future of Distributed Cellular Networks with Frank Mong of Nova Labs
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology with Frank Mong, COO of Nova Labs. 0:40 What is Nova Labs trying to solve for? 4:34 Building a hybrid distributed cellular infrastructure on CRBS spectrum alongside WiFi and the T-Mobile macro network 6:50 Where are we on the adoption curve for a distrib…
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:20 MobileX is launching in Walmart. What are the implications for the prepaid ecosystem? Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, DISH…
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This Week: The Dish 800MHz Spectrum Saga Continues, The First 5G Call from Space, Verizon C-Band Deployment Details
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:30 Dish is back in the news, this time the DoJ is backing an extension for the 800 MHz spectrum purchase from T-Mobile 3:50 AST Makes the first 5G voice call from space 6:30 Verizon provides more details around the C-Band deployment progress 12:00 Ver…
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This Week: T-Mobile gets more 600 MHz Spectrum
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:35 T-Mobile is going to buy Comcast's 600 MHz spectrum 3:30 Will we see a return of the spectrum screen? Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, AT&T, Verizon…
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This Week: Dish and T-Mobile Disagree Over 14 MHz of Spectrum, Verizon Announces New FWA Plans
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:30 T-Mobile and Dish are having trouble coming to an agreement about Dish buying 14 MHz of T-Mobile's 800 MHz spectrum 7:00 Verizon announces new Fixed Wireless Access plans Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellul…
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This Week: The State of Prepaid with John Dwyer of AT&T
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology with special guest John Dwyer, President of Prepaid and Cricket Wireless at AT&T. 0:48: John shares a “State of the Union” in prepaid and specifically for Cricket. 3:10: How have customer expectations changed today versus before the pandemic? 4:33: AT&T …
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This Week: Remaining C-Band Spectrum Clears Early
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:26: Verizon just released news about their C-Band deployment - what is their news and how it affects the rest of the industry. 1:44: How Verizon compares to T-Mobile currently. 3:41: What are the real-world uses for mid-band spectrum right now? 4:49: …
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This Week: Dish and Echostar joining forces, Changes at Rakuten Mobile and the Future of OpenRAN
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology joined by special guest and new analyst at Recon - Daryl Schoolar. 1:23: DISH and Echostar are joining forces - what this could mean for both companies. 3:57: Building a 5G OpenRAN network from scratch is expensive and tough. 5:10: T-Mobile has shared th…
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: US Cellular reported their Q2 earnings along with some surprising news. 3:51: US Cellular could be an interesting acquisition for someone. 6:44: US Cellular owns their own towers - the problem with that from an acquisition standpoint. 8:35: Could …
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:41: Q2 Earnings reports are out - what Verizon’s numbers tell us. 4:17: How did AT&T do? 5:10: T- Mobile continues to report very strong numbers. 6:58: What did Comcast and Charter do well and not so well? 9:42: The Wall Street Journal ran an article …
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:25: The newest updates to streaming and the difference between paid, borrowed, and bundled. 1:55: How many streaming customers are sharing passwords and how that’s affecting each of the platforms. 3:24: Customers don’t seem to care for AppleTV. 5:07: …
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This Week: All About Fixed Wireless Access
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:25: Fixed Wireless Access - an introduction. 1:55: The connection between mobile and FWA and why FWA is a threat to everyone. 6:03: What the model shows us about fallow capacity currently and into the future. 8:52: What the net promoter scores show in…
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This Week: Comparing Wireless CEOs - Which Strategies are Working?
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: Roger and Don recently co-authored an article comparing the CEOs of the top three wireless companies - how are they comparing them? 2:00: An interesting find when comparing postpaid net-adds. 5:36: The difference in strategies between the companie…
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This Week: More C-Band Mess with the FAA, China Allocates 6 GHz to 5G and 6G
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: The latest update on the conflict between the airlines’ altimeters and C-Band deployment. 2:12: Is there actually a safety risk to airline customers? 3:51: Spectrum news from China regarding 5G & 6G - how does it compare to what the US is doing? 7…
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This Week: Owners Economics Across Network Types: MNO, MVNO and Hybrid
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:28: Examining the different facets of Owner’s Economics. 3:35: The logic behind T-Mobile & Verizon implementing FWA. 5:44: What happens when the idle capacity has been used up? 6:59: Empty network Owner’s Economics. 10:09: Examining the MVNO business …
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This Week: Dish Hits an Important Milestone, but What Does the Future Look Like?
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: DISH recently hit an important milestone. 1:55: VONR is difficult to set up - is DISH living up to its commitment to the government? 4:00: The problems DISH is facing with this buildout. 7:55: How the small carrier buyouts have changed - and looki…
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This Week: Apple Vision Pro - Has AR/VR Finally Arrived?
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:26: Apple held the Worldwide Developer Conference and rolled out a new product - Apple Vision Pro - what is it? 3:52: Where this is likely heading in the future and possible use cases. 7:09: Where could this fit in with Mobile Edge computing and the l…
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This Week: The Happiest and Unhappiest Broadband Customers
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:30: Roger is looking at survey results: Who are the happiest and unhappiest broadband customers in the U.S.? 4:43: Taking a look at some examples and analyzing the data. 7:21: Unexpected findings in relation to population density. 9:30: What does this…
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This Week: Why the FCC's Spectrum Authority Matters
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:26: Former leaders of the FCC sent a letter to Congress about reinstating auction authority to the FCC again - the history behind this request. 3:01: Will this actually happen or not? How long could it possibly take? 4:54: Without spectrum auction aut…
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This Week: The Future of Fiber with Gigapower CEO Bill Hogg
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Analysts Brett Clark and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology with special guest Bill Hogg, CEO of Gigapower. 0:34: Bill shares details about the Gigapower Joint Venture. 1:47: The markets they are targeting - why they are working on those markets. 3:04: The strategy they are using to test out their features. 5:31:…
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In this episode, we'll be discussing the AirFuel Alliance, a global non-profit organization that aims to promote the development and deployment of wireless power technology. First, we'll delve into the history of wireless power technology and the challenges it faces. Although wireless charging has been around for several years, it has yet to become…
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This Week: News from the ConnectX conference, Gigapower deal closes
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:26: Roger just got back from Connect(X) and he shares how it went. 1:10: Roger hosted a panel on Convergence. 4:07: Nicki Palmer announced her departure from Verizon the day before the Expo. 5:34: Dave Mayo made an announcement about Dishes’ buildout …
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This Week: Closing out Q1 Earnings, Mint and the DoJ
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:26: What the earnings report for U.S. Cellular looked like for Q1. 1:12: Altice and Frontier also reported for Q1. 2:08: Everything gets better with speed 3:55: What the new handset data shows. 5:34: The role brand perception plays in customer satisfa…
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This Week: Q1 Earnings roundup - Verizon, T-Mobile, Comcast & Charter
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: Earnings reports are out - what do Verizon’s numbers show for Q1? 6:02: A rundown of how T-Mobile did in Q1. 7:27: What Charter and Comcast’s numbers show. 10:27: The “Technological Gap Year” for 2023 and what could happen as BEAD money hits. 13:1…
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This Week: T-Mobile's New Uncarrier Event, AT&T releases Q1 Earnings
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: AT&T released its earnings report for Q1 - what did the numbers reveal? 3:30: How AT&T could have improved their presentation. 7:30: T-Mobile released an Uncarrier announcement. 9:07: The truth about subsidies and how phones are paid for. 14:59: C…
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This Week: Inside Verizon's New Innovation Lab
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: Don attended the opening of Verizon’s new Innovation Center in San Francisco. 3:00: The interesting connection between the military and its applications for spectrum and cellular tech. 4:43: How Dreamworks is leveraging 5G 6:40: Use cases for priv…
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Delivering IoT Solutions with Walt Maclay of Voler Systems
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As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to transform industries and businesses around the world, companies like Voler Systems are leading the charge by providing innovative and customized services for IoT solutions to meet the unique needs of their clients. In this episode I'll be joined by Walt Maclay, we'll discuss the state of the industry, ke…
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This Week: Verizon Expands C-Band Coverage; An In-Depth Look at the National Broadband Map
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:35: Verizon shared an update on their C-Band progress. 1:41: The difference between mid and low-band 5G. 4:18: What does the research on the FCC maps reveal and what questions does it raise? Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellu…
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Wireless charging technology from FreePower.io - a discussion with Simon McElrea
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In this episode, we're discussing wireless charging. Most of us are familiar with Qi chargers for our mobile phones. FreePower is setting a new standard for wireless charging through its elegant hardware and software solution that offers complete freedom of placement across surfaces. Their innovative technology supports all Qi versions, and today w…
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:26: Roger moderated several panels at the inaugural Connected America Conference - what did he learn while he was there? 2:48: Some of the interesting topics that were brought up at the conference. 3:55: The true scope of the needs surrounding creatin…
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An Introduction to Wireless Power - With Dinesh Kithany of WAWT
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In this episode on we will provide an Introduction to Wireless Power. In today's world, we rely heavily on electronic devices such as smartphones, laptops, and wearables that require constant charging. But what if we could charge our devices without plugging them in? This is where wireless power comes in. Wireless power, also known as wireless char…
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This Week: Did Huawei and Deutsche Telekom try to evade US Sanctions?
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:32: News from the business press in Germany about a contract between Deutsche Telekom and Huawei 2:22: Discussions on how to remove Huawei from networks in Europe 3:48: What this timing means for Deutsche Telekom taking a controlling interest in T-Mob…
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: Mint Mobile has just announced their sale. 3:04: Competition for the wholesale market - what’s going on there? 4:14: Mint was unique in the market, but is its value really that great? 6:45: What Recon’s data collected on Mint says about customer s…
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RF Wireless Power - With Charlie Greene of Powercast
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Welcome to today's episode, part of our Wireless Power Series, where we will be exploring the fascinating world of RF wireless power. Radio Frequency (RF) wireless power technology has rapidly evolved in recent years and has become a promising solution for powering various devices and applications without the need for cords and cables. I recently h…
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This Week: Value vs Premium Players in Wireless - a Deep Dive on ARPU & ARPA
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: A recent analysis of ARPA and ARPU has revealed some interesting things over the last few years. 2:18: What did Roger learn when he compared ARPA between Verizon and T-Mobile? 3:42: What Roger saw when he compared ARPU. 4:46: T-Mobile’s success wi…
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Mobile World Congress Recap with Prakash Sangam of Tantra Analyst
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Welcome to this special episode of our podcast, where we will be discussing the Mobile World Congress 2023. The Mobile World Congress is the world's largest gathering for the mobile industry, where top mobile brands, operators, and technology companies come together to showcase their latest products, services, and innovations. Held annually in Barc…
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: Verizon has had some leadership changes 2:28: How Verizon has typically handled leadership changes. 5:20: What does it mean that Verizon is appointing someone who’s very technical to such a leadership position? 9:18: How long does it take for sign…
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A Deep dive into 3Ghz Spectrum - With Andy Clegg & Richard Bernhardt
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Welcome to today's episode Connections!, where we will be exploring the world of 3Ghz. In recent years, 3Ghz has become an increasingly important topic as we rely more and more on wireless technology in our everyday lives. But what exactly is 3Ghz, and why is it so important? In this episode, I'm joined by Andy Clegg of Google, and Richard Bernhard…
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This Week: Dish Makes Progress, but is it Enough?
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: DISH has a new agreement with Samsung for openRAN gear. 1:15: What are the implications of this? 2:18: DISH’s earnings call - the key takeaways. 3:40: DISH announced that they have solved their VONR issue and are deploying it strategically. 5:14: …
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2022 - A Look back at what happened in Wireless - With Prakash Sangam of Tantra Analyst
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2022 was an interesting year in wireless. Prakash Sangam of Tantra Analyst and the WCA Board of Directors, joins me to discuss a wide range of topics, from 5G, Private Networks, CBRS, to WiFi 6, 6E and 7. We had some interesting talk about how the 3GPP and the industry are beginning to look at 6G. Finally, at the end of 2022 there was a downturn in…
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This Week: Neville Ray Retires, Xfinity follows Spectrum's Lead
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: Neville Ray of T-Mobile is retiring. What he has accomplished during his tenure at T-Mobile. 3:16: Who is going to be taking over? 6:09: Spectrum One plan has been very successful, who’s rolling out a similar plan and what the details are. Tags: t…
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Episode 41 - The crew talks ChatGPT and what it changes in networking
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Join The Net crew as they discuss everyone's favorite artificial intelligence topic, ChatGPT. How will this impact network engineers? Is your job at risk from our new AI overlords? Listen as the crew does a quick discussion and touches on how this will impact networking.
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