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Apple has just shown its new lineup of iPads including Pro models with “outrageously powerful AI chips.” The company said the M4’s neural processing unit is more powerful than any …

Cinco de Mayo greetings from the East Coast and the Midwest.  Lots of upcoming travel in the schedule as Jim will be attending the Broadband Communities Summit in Houston this week.  If …

New entrant 5G facilities-based national mobile network operator (MNO) DISH Wireless selected Crown Castle to provide up to 20,000 tower collocation cell sites for a fixed monthly rental fee in …

Greetings from Atlanta and the Midwest.  Pictured is a vintage t-shirt (from the Royals 2003 season) proclaiming what die hard fans are saying as team continues to be a contender …

Private wireless will work with, not replace Wi-Fi and public wireless US Cellular is focused on growing their business in the private wireless space. They may be the largest wireless …

Private wireless has been one of the areas with so much growth potential and promise. Many smaller companies entered the space with big ideas. The problem was many were smaller …

Greetings from the Carolinas and the Midwest.  Our Davidson dinner included local telecom/ tech leaders as well as many Davidson students.  A great way to get caught up with several of …

Wireless has been with us for half a century already. In the 1990s, it switched from analog to digital. Then the iPhone and Android started the wireless data rush over …

After several rocky years, Huawei is once again showing growth. Over the past year, they have performed well. That being said, I have a few new questions. Is their recovery …

At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) this year, virtually all industry players exhibiting at the show centered their messaging around Artificial Intelligence (AI), presenting modular Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and …

Coopetition is when competitors work as partners and both win Over the years, we have been watching the wireless and telecom industry change and expand into new technologies like Private …

Coopetition with 5G and AI will impact wireless and other industries A few decades ago, there was something new and interesting happening and we gave it a name. We called …

Cable Television faces serious growth threats and growth opportunities Samsung recently asked me to give a presentation to their CEO, senior executives and others in the company, worldwide, about how …

Wireless speed and security increased on 5G, 6G, satellite and NFC At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, I look for interesting companies and stories. TM Technologies and Quantum Resistant Cryptography …

Greetings from Spain, Florida, and the Midwest.  Pictured is Jim wearing a replica Roman emperor helmet while visiting filmmaking friends in Madrid.   This has been an action-packed two weeks with …

Next: private wireless, 5G-Advanced, satellite, FWA home internet As wireless is changing and expanding, it is important to understand what is happening. New areas include 5.5G, AI, 5G-A or 5G-Advanced, …

Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are overhauling networks for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) future: investing heavily in AI solutions to address current challenges, collaborating across organizations (e.g., Artificial Intelligence Operations (AIOps)), …

Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile partner on satellite wireless MWC24 will be full of wireless news and announcements on what’s coming Satellite-to-mobile wireless service is beginning. Now, Rakuten Mobile says …

Industries reinvent themselves with new tech like 5G, wireless and AI How strong is your company brand? Is it vibrant and well known, or is it time for a re-fresh? …

Greetings from the Midwest as we get ready for the Big Game. This week, after a full market commentary, we will resume our earnings analysis as we look at the …

Ongoing losses continue with cable TV, broadband to streaming and FWA Traditional cable television and broadband services are continuing their slide. Is there is nothing the cable TV industry can …

Private wireless is a great idea for both enterprise customers and telecom investors. However, there are multiple issues that first need to be ironed out to reach its potential. First, …

Cable TV used sticky bundle over last decade to slow change Cable television growth has crested and is now declining. Streaming TV is changing the way we get and pay …

Mobile World Congress coming to Barcelona end of February 2024 Wireless has been with us as an industry for decades. During that time, it has always been an industry in …