We are told artificial intelligence is impacting every industry. That also means AI is affecting influencer marketing. So, let us take a closer look at this cottage industry and what this means to you and your company. Let’s look at …
Jeff Kagan
Jeff Kagan
Jeff is a RCR Wireless News Columnist, Industry Analyst, Consultant, Influencer Marketing specialist and Keynote Speaker. He shares his colorful perspectives and opinions on the companies and technologies that are transforming the industry he has followed for 35 years. Jeff follows wireless, private wireless, 5G, AI, IoT, wire line telecom, Internet, Wi-Fi, broadband, FWA, DOCSIS wireless broadband, Pay TV, cable TV, streaming and technology.
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Recently, I had an interesting conversation with Mikko Uusitalo who leads the private networks Europe division of Boldyn Networks, a shared networks infrastructure provider. Still learning more about them. So, let’s take a closer look at what they are doing …
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Decades ago, wireless was a new treasure trove filled with small companies with big ideas and lots of growth opportunity. Today, after years of consolidation, growth and change, things are very different. After starting with lots of small companies, today …
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Kagan: What’s up with AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon wireless performance?
by Jeff Kaganby Jeff KaganWhen will significant growth in wireless start-up once again? Today, the wireless industry seems stuck between growth steps. In fact, this problem has been haunting the industry over the past decade. Normally, this happens at the end of one G …
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Since it began in the 1970s, wireless has historically been an ever-growing, always-changing and important sector of the telecommunications industry. In recent years, we have seen it expand to new sectors like FWA with wireless broadband and to Private Wireless. …
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Where is Private Wireless or Private 5G today? Let’s take a closer look at the current state of this new segment. Look at some of what is working, what is not, the risks, challenges and the growth opportunities. There is …
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Over time, as I have consulted with CEOs, CMOs and senior executives of many communications companies, I have learned as much from them, as I have shared with them. Something different is happening now. Recently, these requests for briefings and …
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Recently, I was asked to give a keynote address to kick off a corporate conference discussing our changing industry and preparing for what’s coming next. Let me say, that as a Telecom and Wireless Analyst, and columnist who has been …
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Earlier this week, Schwab Network invited me to a TV news interview on the changing pay TV industry. AT&T had just announced they were stepping away from DirecTV. Separately, but obviously connected, DirecTV announced their acquisition of DISH Network. So, …
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Kagan: Cable TV solution to FWA wireless broadband threat found at TechExpo 24
by Jeff Kaganby Jeff KaganFWA is a competitive threat to cable TV like Xfinity, Spectrum, Altice Earlier this week, I attended the SCTE TechExpo 24 conference held in Atlanta. While this event was all cable TV, I know the cable television industry is facing …
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Yesterday, Air Wireless just popped-up on the radar. They are a new company with a top team of executives who are using a new twist of DOCSIS to help companies offer wireless broadband. This wireless DOCSIS helps cable television, broadband …
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Let’s take a closer look at how AT&T is reshuffling the cards for future and growth, and what they are doing or going to do with AI. This is what business customers, consumers, investors and workers need to know about …
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Wireless expands to Private Wireless, FWA, wireless broadband, AI, Wi-Fi 7 The past decade has seemed to be tougher than usual for the wireless industry. During the past decade, wireless has taken some strange paths in the search. Now, finally, …
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Artificial intelligence could indeed fuel the next revolution for companies and investors. The challenge today is knowing who the long-term winners will be. C3.ai released its quarterly results last week. Market reaction is a bit confusing. The company seems to …
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Every day we see companies, who in their advertising and marketing talk about how they are in the AI game. I have noticed how there are different kinds of companies who use AI in different ways. Today, there are at …
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FWA 5G wireless broadband may be the next competitive battleground Broadband seems to be gearing up to be the next competitive battleground. Traditionally, Cable TV and telephone companies offer wireline broadband. Suddenly, wireless carriers are starting to use FWA to …
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Yesterday, a new company with a breakthrough idea popped up on my radar. If it works as advertised, Air5 technology could be a solution for the cable television industry to help restart growth in their broadband business — a sector …
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Over the past decade or two, I have watched the United States first welcome, then get harsh with Huawei, the wireless network builder from China. Fear that data which travelled over their gear could be seen by the Chinese government. …
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Times are changing. Then again, they are always changing. Over the years, I have given countless briefings at a variety of meetings for CEOs, CMOs, the Board of Directors, employees, customers and investors. As an Industry Analyst, one of my …
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For more than a year, we have been hearing quite a bit about AI. How OpenAI, as well as how all the giants of the day including Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, are heavily investing in and integrating AI into their …
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Will SearchGPT help or hurt Google, Safari, DuckDuckGo search? How will the new OpenAI SearchGPT impact the search industry? Search has been around for decades from a wide variety of companies with big dreams. Then, when Google entered the space, …
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Is Transpositional Modulation a solution to wireless spectrum crunch? The wireless — and for that matter wire line industries — have a problem: limited spectrum. We use more wireless data, day after day, year after year. However, the supply of …
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Earlier this week the Schwab Network news program with Nicole Pettalides invited me on the show to discuss Verizon quarterly earnings. I took the conversation wider and deeper onto the changing wireless industry. I’ve been offering comment on the always …
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Over the past 35 years I have been privileged to have worked with and advised countless CEOs and CMOs as an Industry Analyst, advisor and columnist. Over that time, I have had many conversations and learned so much, not only …
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Here is a question to ponder. Will traditional wireline broadband be extinct in ten years? In what seems like a massive blow to existing wireline broadband providers like the cable television and telephone companies, there is speculation that the industry …