US telecom retail remains resilient, but Wave7 Research’s Jeff Moore questions whether Starlink can become a national mobile operator. SpaceX could bypass the traditional retail model, but building a competitive …
Jeff Moore
Jeff Moore
Jeff Moore is Principal of Wave7 Research, a wireless research firm that covers U.S. postpaid, prepaid, smartphone, and fixed wireless competition. Carriers’ retail presence is covered thoroughly. The reports provide original information based on industry sources, store visits and surveys, and access to a comprehensive advertising database. Jeff Moore writes a column for RCR Wireless. He speaks at telecom industry conferences and is also the Conference Director of the All Wireless & Prepaid Expo.
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Prepaid wireless is still expanding, with store growth, broadband bundling and shifting retail fortunes reshaping the market – while Las Vegas remains the industry’s essential networking hub. The All Wireless …
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The U.S. broadband duopoly of cable and telcos is fading as fixed wireless, Starlink, WISPs, and fiber overbuilders expand rapidly. Increased competition from carriers and alternative providers is giving consumers …
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The acquisitions of UScellular and Cox Communications largely spell the end of the medium-sized carrier There are no more medium-sized wireless carriers and soon, there will no longer be any …
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As of mid-2025, there were 17.4K postpaid carrier stores, down from 17.6K stores in mid-2024 We hear a lot about the evolution of telecom retail. Stores going away, we heard …
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All Wireless & Prepaid Expo recap: Innovation amid consolidation (Analyst Angle)
by Jeff Mooreby Jeff MooreThe 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 …
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A federal judge in 1983 ordered the breakup of the Bell System A federal judge in 1983 ordered the breakup of the Bell System. Through 1983, the U.S. telecom system …
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Fixed wireless has been comprising close to 100% of broadband net additions in recent years. How can this be true? I believe that fiber is the greatest telecom invention ever …
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Wireless advertising: Strong start to 2025, with new attention to satellite connectivity (Analyst Angle)
by Jeff Mooreby Jeff MooreWireless 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 …
