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 in 2020. Phone delivery is the path forward, we are told, as carriers launch...
Telecom’s current AI-RAN fantasy is seductive, but the reality is a costly engineering and economic trap
There is a seductive narrative sweeping through the telecom industry right now. It promises that if we feed enough petabytes of logs, traces, and configuration data into a massive...
Target said they will start saying 'hello' to the customer again, but is it enough?
Improving customer care is different for each company. Target, the giant retailer, recently announced that it will say “hello” to customers on the sales floor. While that is good news,...
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 escape regulatory gravity. But it...
The picks include companies whose solutions are influencing how multifamily communities operate, connect, and engage residents
As one of the official OPTECH 2025 Influencers, I’m excited to attend this year’s premier multifamily technology conference in Las Vegas. OPTECH continues to be the place where innovation, investment, and...
The global economy is shifting from software intelligence to embodied AI — where algorithms meet physical production
Editor's note: This is part II of a two-part series. Read Part I: Why AI strategy is now an industrial race here.
The big idea: Software intelligence has already...
Solace Power held a webinar on doubling FWA network capacity with self-installable window CPE
5G Fixed Wireless Access is a relatively new technology that offers plenty of wireless broadband benefits to the home user. FWA is becoming a real game-changer for customers and carriers. Solace...
Telcos are betting billions on AI, but their true advantages lie in sovereignty and specialized infrastructure, not in a direct fight with hyperscalers
Telecom operators globally are rushing to build GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) platforms, promising to unlock the AI revolution. Their value proposition rests on two...
For Verizon, Starry represents a strategic solution to challenges related to how 5G-based FWA impacts cell performance
Verizon has had an eventful week with three major announcements: the departure of CEO Hans Vestberg, a direct-to-device deal with AST SpaceMobile, and the acquisition of struggling...
Verizon and T-Mobile US announced new CEOs — will AT&T?
The world of telecom and wireless investment has undergone significant changes. Now, it looks like a change of CEO leadership and rapid growth in AI, the next wave of transformation is now upon us. So,...
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 — a complex ecosystem...
AI’s future depends less on algorithms and more on the physical realities of silicon, power, capital, and geopolitics
The artificial intelligence sector has entered a new industrial phase. For two decades, the cloud business model created the illusion that computing capacity was an elastic, on-demand...
Oracle’s media investments illustrate how AI leaders are vertically integrating to control both compute supply and demand
Imagine this: Oracle’s Larry Ellison invests in Paramount Pictures and courts TikTok. At first glance, it looks like a billionaire hobby. Once aligned with Oracle’s multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure...
Survey shows internet now treated as essential utility, but gaps in strategy and service hinder performance in multifamily properties
Maravedis Research recently completed its annual Property Owners' Telecom Strategy & Sentiment Survey, gathering insights from 65 multifamily property owners, managers, and executives across the United States...
Who owns the words AI learns from?
When I first began publishing my own content, I thought of it mainly as a way to share ideas and test perspectives. But as I watched the rise of AI systems that ingest vast amounts of online writing,...
Private cellular networks — particularly those using CBRS spectrum — are emerging as critical to the Olympic wireless landscape
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will be both a sporting spectacle and a technological showcase, featuring connected and secure venues, immersive fan experiences, and world-class broadcast...
New Wi-Fi developments are shaping how IoT devices interoperate in homes, apartments, and MDUs
The connected living landscape has seen two major developments recently — the Wi-Fi for Matter certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance and the latest Matter 1.4.2 release from the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA). These initiatives are shaping...
NVIDIA's investment in Intel is built on three pillars designed to reshape the industry and represents a strategic inflection point
The $5 billion Intel-NVIDIA partnership carries echoes of another unlikely moment in technology history: when Microsoft invested in a struggling Apple to stabilize the personal...
The attack in NYC is not the first and will not be the last
The United States Secret Service deserves congratulations for finding and taking down a threat to the telecommunications systems close to the United Nations. That being said, I have quite a bit...
From fewer complaints to stronger reviews — why MSPs in multifamily sectors are beating big ISPs at their own game
When it comes to internet service, customers are frustrated. Year after year, large cable and telecom incumbents dominate the bottom of satisfaction rankings. The 2024...
For 6G, the fight is about standards, spectrum, and trust architectures — decisions today will shape tomorrow’s economics
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series from Analyst Vish Nandlall. Read the first article here and the second one here.
If 3G was the...
What does this means for you and your career in the new AI world?
During a recent speech, I mentioned the “secret list.” That quickly captured the attention and the imagination of the group. This list is made up of the top AI talent in...
A partnership between Mistral’s AI and ASML hardware addresses compute economics, energy efficiency, and chip precision
In the 1970s, Europe placed two contrasting bets on aviation. Airbus pooled fragmented national industries to create a globally competitive consortium, while Concorde, despite its technological achievement, failed commercially...
Which 6G innovations will save money, which might make money, and which are mirages?
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a three-part series from Analyst Vish Nandlall. Read the first article here, and keep an eye out for part three.
Every mobile generation has...
