This article focuses on the technology approaches T-Mobile and AT&T are taking to 5G deployments based on their presentations at a conference on June 4 2021
The (Technical) Future of 5G: AT&T vs. T-Mobile
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Ten Interesting Reads (or Listens or Views) for Your Fourth Holiday
Hi everyone - there will be no Sunday Brief on the 5th due to the Holiday, but I put together an anthology of interesting reads and items (divided into COVID-19, Tech, and Telecom), some of which were covered in previous Briefs. I am sure you have others you...
Four Earnings Questions
** Note - I will be at MWC-Americas on Wednesday (all day) and Thursday morning. Please send a note to sundaybrief@gmail.com if you would like to catch up. Thx, Jim ** Greetings from Lake Norman, NC (picture of a recent sunrise is shown). This week, we will discuss...
Third Quarter Earnings – What Could Dislodge Wireless?
Greetings from Charlotte, North Carolina (picture is, from left, Frank Cairon, formerly of Verizon Wireless and Ryan Barker, currently with Verizon Wireless enjoying some good Mexican food on Friday in the Queen City with yours truly). This week’s TSB examines the...
Deeper: CBRS – Share and Share Alike
The following articles provide a good overview of CBRS. There are a lot of things changing with CBRS each day, and we will be sure to keep the list updated as new developments occur. One of the best government sites is the NTIA CBRS page here. Included in this is the...
CBRS – Share and Share Alike
Greetings from Lake Norman/ Davidson, North Carolina, where the college football season has started. We took in the Davidson College home opener and the Wildcats (red jerseys) defeated Georgetown 27-20 to a crowd of more than 2,300. It was an exciting part of the...
Deeper – Fiber Always Wins (Until it Doesn’t)
The following articles provide a good overview of the role fiber plays in the telecommunications ecosystem today (there’s some good details on Google Kansas City and Louisville setbacks as well): An RCR Wireless article that details Verizon’s “integrated engineering...
Fiber Always Wins (Until it Doesn’t)
Greetings from Davidson, North Carolina, where the hazy days of summer will soon give way to the bustle of orientation. There’s plenty to cover in this week’s TSB, and our main topic will be on the importance of fiber in the telecom industry. But first, a brief...
President Obama and the Set Top Box
Tax Day greetings from Washington DC (where I chaired a terrific discussion at INCOMPAS), Chicago, Charlotte, and Dallas. Thanks to everyone who showed up at the panel and participated – all of the speakers on Monday were great, including Chairman Tom Wheeler...
Some Questions for Netflix (and the FCC)
April greetings from Dallas, Charlotte, and Effingham, South Carolina (home of Margaret Holmes’ Peanut Patch Hot Boiled Peanuts – sign pictured). The past two weeks have been busy; rather than diving too deep into one event, we’ll cover several important items...