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Enterprises, hyperscalers and governments are actively investing billions into new AI data center builds, infrastructure modernization and energy optimization to accommodate surging AI workloads. As these facilities become increasingly critical to economic resilience, the challenge of securing them — both …

March greetings from Iowa and Missouri.  This week’s picture is a throwback to what we were all doing five years ago.  Humans and dogs looked for any opportunity to get out, and both received plenty of steps in 2020 and …

Wireless and broadband are top services today for cable TV as competition heats up The Cable Television Industry has grown, crested and now is falling. This predicament has been happening for two decades and counting. So much so that believe …

Commerce Secretary Lutnik signaled in an interview with Broadband Breakfast on March 5th, 2025 that the U.S. government will rethink the BEAD program so that Americans “get the benefit of the bargain.” He elaborated that it could mean that homes …

March greetings from Iowa and Missouri.  Pictured is Jim with his colleague Marty Smith during a recent facility tour of Blue Star Power Systems manufacturng facilty in North Mankato, Minnesota (more on them here – a high durability product). As many of …

With amusement I read a note by a cable advocate on spectrum. The note seems to be mostly hung up on the definition of what is low-, mid- and high-band spectrum. It completely ignores the history of the terms and …

I have spent the better part of the last three months using the OnePlus 13 daily, and ithas only impressed me more the longer I have used it. You can read my review of theOnePlus 12 from last year to …

In a recent webinar, industry leaders came together to discuss a game-changing approach to Wi-Fi innovation and convergence: an API-first strategy. The conversation shed light on the pressing challenges Managed Service Providers (MSPs) face today, the increasing demand for vendor-agnostic …

AI is transforming companies, technologies, industries and life itself The world around us is rapidly changing. New technology is radically changing and frankly, improving the way we do everything. I recently spoke with Dave Gentry, CEO of RedChip Companies, about …

What is the current state of private wireless, and where is it heading? Private wireless has been with us for several years and has gone through several periods of growth and change. Today, it appears Private 5G networks are showing …

February greetings from Boston (pictured), Iowa, and Missouri.  The last two weeks have been filled with earnings releases, economic reports, and general news.  We will do our best to cover the most salient parts of the past fortnight in 2,200 …

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 …

The mobile industry has been camped out in the winter of 5G like it’s Valley Forge.   Getting pretty hungry here and the old boots have holes in them. The end of 2023 was painful, and 2024 was worse. During …

The United States is a proud country. We wear our pride on our sleeves for everyone to see. Why not? We are proud to be known as the worldwide leader in AI. Or is that just a figment of our …

Returning home from a client meeting, I was thinking about what they said they needed. In fact, I have heard the same thing from others over many years. Executives want their company to become a better-known brand name in their …

Success in media relations has changed for companies, and in fact keeps changing. Do you understand the new rules and how to be successful going forward with both old media and new media? Some companies are making a serious mistake. …

January greetings from Minnesota, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio and Iowa — back on the road drumming up business for CellSite Solutions even with Arctic Chill weather.  But never too busy to stop for lunch with Jeff Moore (pictured), founder of Wave7 Research and a former …

For more than nearly four decades, I have sat on panel discussions and given speeches at trade shows, corporate meetings, conferences and more. I have watched the ITEXPO #TechSuperShow grow, year after year for roughly a quarter century. So, I …

CTIA and some of its mobile-industry members continue to push policy messaging and commissioned studies claiming that the US has a significant “gap” in mid-band commercial spectrum compared to other countries, especially in China and Europe, which undermines US 5G …

With the networking industry shifting toward API-first principles, Wi-Fi is set to undergo significant transformation, following the path of advancements already seen in 5G. The API-first approach, which emphasizes building network systems and applications with APIs at their core, unlocks …

Learning the good and bad about the coming AI growth wave AI is coming on quickly and President Trump wants the United States to be the leader. He had a major announcement on building AI infrastructure. The new company is …

AI, Quantum and Satellite will transform smartphone, wireless industry Think of how AI, Quantum and satellite will transform the wireless industry, for network providers, for smartphones and for apps. That means networks like AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. That …

2025 is turning into a very important year in progression of the wireless and tech worlds. Thanks to new technologies like AI, quantum, IoT and more, this year looks to be full of new ideas, new thinking, new growth, new …

There is little question that network APIs will be a big topic in 2025. As we approached the end of 2024, the telco tech echo chamber was already reverberating with the sound of network APIs. Vendors continue to expand and …

Americans love the internet, accessing it from home and on the road. Until 2007, Americans essentially had two choices when it came to home internet: cable internet or DSL. To the cable industries great credit, they were the first to …