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Private wireless is a relatively new space and now it is evolving to the next level. US Cellular just announced they are partnering with Betacom to deliver private wireless service …

Mid-September greetings from Missouri, where fall is beginning to break out.  The close of the Royals season is coming soon (opening pic), football is back (although the Chiefs’ opening game …

Bloomberg has reported that Qualcomm has just suffered another significant stock decline. They have in fact been struggling for several different reasons over the past several years. The good news …

Labor Day weekend greetings from Louisiana, Texas and Missouri.  Pictured is the Venture Global LNG plant in Cameron, Louisiana.  Over the last two years, we’ve passed by many times and …

After watching T-Mobile US emerge from its cocoon over the past decade, and after promising to create even more jobs and growth, suddenly they have announced they’ll be cutting 5,000 …

The wireless industry continues to grow and to change. Yesterday, the focus was on the consumer wireless marketplace. As that sector slows, to continue to show growth for the investor, …

A strange thing seems to be happening in the wireless and chip industry. Some players seem to be doing better than others. Huawei, Nokia and ZTE are showing growth, while …

China has successfully established itself as a global leader of 5G deployments. In the past two years, 5G user penetration in China has jumped from 18% to 36%. Similarly, China’s …

Just like everything else in our world, 9-1-1 Emergency Services are rapidly moving from voice to data. Yesterday, it was a big job simply connecting every landline to the emergency …

Congratulations to Betacom, Federated Wireless and Boingo Wireless as VMware just announced they selected these three as service providers for their Private Mobile Network. VMware is focused on accelerating the …

Greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska and Missouri. Pictured are several of my colleagues and various city and civic officials cutting the ribbon in Nevada, Missouri. This represents the fifth new Fastwyre market …

How do users find the best wireless carrier and plan? It depends on what you are looking for. Let’s take a closer look at the choices users have today. At …

Perception is an important piece of the puzzle for every successful company. It is vital to communicate your story so investors, customers, the media, regulators, and in fact, everyone perceive …

mmWave infrastructure deployments are starting to gain traction as operators increasingly recognize the technology’s high-speed data throughput and low-latency capabilities. One standout application is 5G FWA mmWave, a promising alternative …

We all know how Cable TV is on the decline. It is slowly switching over to other technologies including wireless pay TV. In recent years, we have seen AT&T, T-Mobile …

Frontier Communications has been facing pressure to show growth for several years. While they still face that pressure, when it comes to business services, they seem to be doing something …

Across the globe, 5G deployments are ramping up rapidly. According to Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) intelligence, there were more than 220 5G networks deployed as of the …

The Huawei Pangu-Weather Model uses artificial intelligence to improve global weather forecasting. It is now used in the ECMWF, which is the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts website. Global …

Greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, the home of this year’s Independent Show.  Pictured are Sally Daniels from the National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC), Steve Leavitt …

For Communication Service Providers (CSPs), the mobile network must ensure ubiquitous coverage and provide the necessary capacity to its users. Base station (BTS) antennas are more than just “components of …

Once again, the cable television industry is struggling through another episode of cord cutting. This time, cable TV companies are not only losing pay TV customers, but now they are …

As a long-time independent technology analyst, I cover a lot ground and follow a lot of companies. Communications technology is my main focus, and the wireless world has increasingly become …

Just like the move from 2G to 2.5G meant a faster wireless connection before 3G came, so does the move from 5G to 5G-Advanced or as Huawei calls it, 5.5G. …

How many different faces does AI have? It seems talk of Artificial Intelligence is everywhere today. It has been with us for more decades than we can count. Suddenly, Chatbot …

The cellular radio system for mobile devices has seen a substantial transformation over the past few years from one that is based on individual component assembly to a complete, modem-to-antenna, …