Today, 5G wireless is getting so much attention in the media and the marketplace. It raises the question, which wireless carrier offers the best, fastest and most consistent 5G connection? …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Who has the fastest 5G signal today? >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: How Verizon is reinventing and transforming >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
Everyone knows Verizon and Verizon Wireless. They are an industry leader. Their stock is one of the strongest in the industry. However, according to users, the last several years have …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The role of Wi-Fi among 5G and others RATs (Analyst Angle) >
The focus of the wireless industry in 2019 has been heavily on cellular technologies because of the first deployments of 5G networks in markets like the USA and South Korea. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FTC vs. Qualcomm: Who benefits and suffers the most from the court decision? (Analyst Angle) >
The telecom industry is still digesting the surprising and far-reaching decision by Judge Koh of the U.S. Northern California District Court. The expansive court order is as hard to digest …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">A novel approach to tackling home Wi-Fi waste (Analyst Angle) >
Wi-Fi has become king in the home with an ever-increasing number and type of devices connected to Wi-Fi. Today consumers experience their home broadband mostly though Wi-Fi. Home devices from Smart …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: AT&T SHAPE gives taste of what’s coming with 5G >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
After spending the weekend at the AT&T SHAPE 2019 event at Warner Brothers studio in Hollywood, I am both excited and full of anticipation with how AT&T is growing and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Private LTE deployments will dominate CBRS indoor deployments during the next five years (Analyst Angle) >
Maravedis and EJL Wireless have partnered to provide a unique and thorough market analysis of the CBRS indoor opportunity which provides a reality check to all the marketing buzz currently …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Facebook, Amazon, Google face antitrust investigation >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
The mistakes companies make over time put them in the crosshairs of the U.S. government for antitrust and monopoly action. Suddenly the heat is being turned up for successful tech …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The chronicles of 3GPP Rel. 17: Part 1–Sowing the seeds (Analyst Angle) >
Have you ever felt the joy and elation of being part of something that you have only been observing, reading, writing about, and admiring for a long time? Well, I …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Wireless carriers focus on digital experience for growth >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
In order to grow, wireless carriers are expanding into a variety of new digital experiences like pay TV, entertainment, news, digital advertising and much more. Each is taking a different …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cellular IoT – Device security is as important as infrastructure security (Analyst Angle) >
As the awareness of the transformative nature of 5G is increasing, the industry is slowly waking up to the enormous challenge of securing not only the networks, but also all …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Demystifying cellular patents and licensing Part 3: All patents are not created equal (Analyst Angle) >
The statement “All patents are not created equal” seems like a cliché, but is absolutely true! The differences between patents are multi-dimensional and much more nuanced than what meets the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: 5G wireless patent quality counts more than quantity >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
Let’s clear up some confusion. There is a battle being fought in the wireless industry over leadership with 5G patents. Some companies say the quality of patents is most important. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CBRS PAL spectrum–Will it be cheap enough (Analyst Angle) >
I attended the Connectivity Expo event earlier this month for the first time. It was an informative gathering of infrastructure players that make up the “OPEX” side of the mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The 5G vision holds steady while the forecast adapts (Analyst Angle) >
With 5G NR now a reality and preliminary estimates indicating that 5G NR comprises a tangible portion of the overall RAN market, some reflection to better assess how the vision …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Influencer marketing is changing >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
Once again, the game of influencer marketing is changing. In recent years, I have met quite a few very interesting and successful people called social media influencers. They are regular …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Large differences in cellular patent royalty rates and payments are legitimate and pro-competitive (Analyst Angle) >
Cellular technology companies with substantial device businesses — including Huawei and Samsung today, and Nokia until it sold its handset business in 2014 — generate no more than modest net …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Keep your company’s AI investment on target >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
Companies have begun investing in AI, the next transformative technology. However, many are wasting money focusing on the wrong areas at this early stage. True, in coming years the AI …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Xfinity Mobile is growing but not a threat to wireless >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
A few years ago, the cable television competitors like Comcast Xfinity Mobile, Charter Spectrum Mobile and Altice Mobile said they would re-enter the wireless space. The question was, would they …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The fate of FTC’s case after Qualcomm’s settlement with Apple >
While the final decision on the FTC vs. Qualcomm case is still pending from the last two months, the new developments have put the very premise of FTC’s case in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Wireless carriers must evolve for 5G growth >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
5G will usher in a new age to the wireless industry. There are several different levels or sectors where 5G will play a transformative role over the next decade. Carriers …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The looming 5G price wars and industry path to monetization (Analyst Angle) >
When I think about innovation to come, it’s hard not to consider the underlying technology that will be the foundation of the products and services we haven’t even imagined. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Can T-Mobile, Sprint merger be saved? >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
Last week I gave an interview to Bloomberg about my thoughts on the trouble the T-Mobile, Sprint merger is suddenly having. Plus, we are learning that Sprint is in much …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Making America great in 5G (Analyst Angle) >
America is becoming more joined up in its pursuit of global 5G leadership, with presidential vision and objectives, complementary corporate strategies and the FCC’s plans to Facilitate America’s Superiority in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: AT&T Ready to Go improves wireless customer experience >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
AT&T Ready to Go is a great service idea whose time has finally come. Instead of you going to the store to buy your next smartphone or tablet, what if …