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It’s an idea that sounds right — but is it possible? Every few years, another telecom strategy presentation declares that “our goal is to become a tech company.” The phrase sounds inspiring. It signals ambition, innovation, and a desire to …

Who should property owners and asset managers trust when it comes to their telecom consultants? When property owners sign connectivity deals worth millions, who’s really looking out for their interests? The multifamily telecom consulting world operates largely in the shadows …

No one has yet defined what 6G actually is, let alone how it will succeed economically Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a three-part series from Analyst Vish Nandlall. Keep an eye out for parts two and three, …

The prepaid wireless industry is healthy and growing — pick the yardstick The All Wireless & Prepaid Expo — the top prepaid event in the U.S. — took place on August 19-20 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The 2025 …

Trump blamed AT&T for a bad call on Truth Social, but today’s complex telecom networks make assigning fault less clear President Donald Trump had a quality problem on an important call, and he blamed AT&T on his social media platform, …

A single hospitality property may rely on a dozen or more vendors for Wi-Fi, voice, video, access control, and more The hospitality industry has always been a proving ground for new technologies. From the first in-room telephones to today’s AI-powered …

Executives should understand — and want to win the hearts and minds of — all three As an Industry Analyst and columnist for several decades, I have attended more client briefings than you can imagine. These are from communications companies …

What every company needs to learn to be successful going forward On Tuesday, I was a guest on the Schwab News Network discussing Verizon’s earnings. I also shared thoughts on AT&T, T-Mobile, and the shifting wireless landscape. Let me walk …

Wireless advertising has had a strong start in 2025. There are offers and initiatives, as always, but the focus on satellite connectivity is new to carrier advertising. T-Mobile’s super bowl ad T-Mobile aired this “A New Era in Connectivity” TV …

One of the most often asked questions I get these days is how to punch your way through all the noise and chaos, and be seen and heard? This is asked for trade shows like the upcoming CES 2025, MWC …

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. …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Private wireless is a relatively new space in the wireless industry. It is very different from public wireless, which is what we are familiar with. This has been with us for a few years, but both interest from various enterprise …

Over three decades as a Technology Industry Analyst, my brand has now expanded to the Tech Influencer space. Over that time, I have learned many important lessons, which every marketing executive needs to know. The marketplace is getting noisier and …

As we enter 2023, some key questions every executive struggle’s with is how to raise their company’s profile; how to become a respected thought leader in the industry; how to capture the attention of investors, the media, workers, top executives, …

Extending the 5G experience and its impact on the radio system The adoption of 5G continues to thrive in the mobile market, with a raft of device types beyond smartphones set to form part of the wider ecosystem, extending to …

September greetings from the Midwest and Southeast.  Rather than show a picture of rural America (I am building up a considerable collection), this week’s opening picture is a throwback rediscovered during our recent move back to Kansas City – the …

  All municipalities are challenged to implement a smart cities strategy. There is interest to ensure that the mobile infrastructure can provide excellent coverage and meet the ever increasing capacity demands. They also want to implement smart city applications to …

US, China, Japan and Korea are seizing global leadership in 5G with support of coherent and helpful industrial policies in those nations across the entire mobile ecosystem including technology development, spectrum licensing, site acquisition and operator consolidation. All these nations …

There are many benefits to outsourcing the management of your Wi-Fi network to experts, just as there are many advantages of outsourcing services for data storage, security services, software tools, and other services. Let’s explore these benefits in more detail. …

I recently attended my second CWNP conference called “Wi-Fi Trek” in San Diego as a member of the CWNP family myself, I felt a great sense of community with the other delegates who also have at least one vendor-neutral certification. …

The growing use of advanced networks for LTE and the upcoming introduction of 5G reflect an important growth in mobile data traffic. In this context, in order to be able to meet the needs of operators, including for wireless backhaul, …

There is plenty of enthusiasm and quite a bit of hype in various quarters about upcoming 5G; but will it be worthwhile for everyone? The outlook for 5G is promising because growing mobile broadband data demand will saturate LTE capacity …