AT&T will retain an ownership stake and board representation in the new entity
AT&T announced an agreement to create a standalone managed cybersecurity services business.
In a release, the telco also announced a capital investment in that business from WillJam Ventures, a Chicago-based investor with cybersecurity...
For Industry 4.0, business case development and technical considerations are clearly important but maybe market catalyzation will come from leaps of faith
Uptake of industrial 5G solutions has been a bit of a mixed bag. While the vision of Industry 4.0 hasn’t yet been relegated...
Current tests are laying the groundwork for RedCap to be commercialized in the 2024-2025 timeframe
Carriers and network equipment manufacturers have stepped up tests and trials of 5G New Radio Reduced Capability (RedCap) in recent months. Geographically, these tests are taking place around the world,...
Greetings from Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana. Pictured is the state capitol building for the Bayou State (full history here). This week’s Brief will focus on a wide-ranging interview with Liberty Media’s John Malone. Rather than dive into earnings results, we thought that John’s insights (especially given the...
Dish Network CEO is also leaving EchoStar merger nears completion
As the company reinvents itself to be a mobile network operator augmented by satellite capabilities brought in by EchoStar, Dish Network stock plummeted to a 25-year low following weak Q3 earnings. The Wednesday earnings call,...
Wireless is the future. That does not mean that it’s an easy business. There have been many ups and downs over time. The past decade has been rough for both AT&T and Verizon. Now, suddenly this quarter they finally both reported strong performance along...
Research and development efforts around the world are already honing in on what will constitute future 6G systems, from candidate spectrum bands to potential capabilities such as joint communications and sensing, and intelligent reconfigurable surfaces.
6G is also expected to herald a massive increase...
Greetings from Missouri, where, as our multi-color weather radar picture clearly shows, we are experiencing the “summer-to-winter” weather change this weekend. And just on time, the last two weeks have been full of earnings news, some of which was received as frostily as November...
AT&T raised guidance for the year based on a strong third quarter performance, emphasizing that its 5G and fiber-focused strategy is enabling the company to drive profitable customer growth and "healthy" revenue gains across its mobility and fiber segments.
Here are key takeaways from...
AT&T and the Rural Wireless Association are taking issue with SpaceX's plans to launch and test a new satellite with cellular capabilities, part of Starlink's collaboration with T-Mobile US to leverage T-Mo's midband spectrum for satellite-based direct-to-cellular communications, including emergency SMS.
The carrier and the...
Greetings from Florida (pictured) and Missouri. The last two weeks were full of news, and we will have a larger than average market commentary as a result. Our Sunday Brief analysis will be focused on Verizon as we explore how they emerge from a...
“Welcome to the fourth quarter” greetings from Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and Missouri (picture is of the Atlantic Ocean from Virginia Beach the morning after Tropical Storm Ophelia – the ocean was still churning). The Patterson Advisory Group “back in business” tour is in full...
US broadband services and cable television provider Cox Communications will resell the new multi-carrier neutral host CBRS solution from InfiniG, announced last week. It is the first channel partner for the brand new InfiniG service, which launched ahead of MWC Las Vegas last week...
The neutral host market is hotting up in the US, suddenly. Following on the heels of Celona’s tie-up with T-Mobile on extending public 4G-LTE coverage with its equipment into the CBRS band, US-based indoor connectivity specialist InfiniG has announced a double-deal with T-Mobile and...
US private networking specialist Celona has released an “end-to-end” neutral host service that operates over shared CBRS spectrum in the US. The cloud-based software solution allows organizations to extend public 4G-LTE coverage, initially with T-Mobile in the US, to environments with patchy mobile reception,...
"True growth (aka monetization)" of the network depends on easier API access for developers, says AT&T's Igal Elbaz
AT&T sees its network as the killer 5G app—and monetizing it means exposing more of the network to developers through standardized and reusable APIs, says Igal Elbaz,...
Mid-September greetings from Missouri, where fall is beginning to break out. The close of the Royals season is coming soon (opening pic), football is back (although the Chiefs’ opening game left much to be desired) as well as apple cider, pumpkins, and the new...
AT&T and Comcast are joining 5G OI Lab as founding partners
5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) announced that U.S. operators AT&T and Comcast have joined its innovation ecosystem as founding partners.
The two companies join the 18 founding and corporate partners, 5G OI Lab...
AT&T President of Network Chris Sambar says the "network is the killer app" and details 5G SA services
Killer application? We don't need your killer application. Or rather ... the network itself is the killer application, in that it enables multiple services and lets users...
AT&T says its 'AT&T Internet Air' home Wi-Fi services takes five steps and 15 minutes to self-install
AT&T is expanding its new Fixed Wireless Access internet service called "AT&T Internet Air," which it has already rolled out to copper-network customers and is now offering more...
Greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska and Missouri. Pictured are several of my colleagues and various city and civic officials cutting the ribbon in Nevada, Missouri. This represents the fifth new Fastwyre market launch in the Show-Me state in 2023 and the eighth overall. Kudos to the...
What does it take to hyperscale 5G and telecom services to the next level?A combination of multi-vendor relationships, hyperscale infrastructure, platform and process and smart network data management. For telco-grade transformation, data, performance, agility and security are key to building sustainable architecture and services.
AT&T,...
How do users find the best wireless carrier and plan? It depends on what you are looking for. Let’s take a closer look at the choices users have today. At the difference in cost and what you get for your dollar by doing business...
Lahaina being served by temporary site solutions in the wake of wildfire damage
Of the 21 sites taken down by wildfires in Maui, all but five are back in service as of today, according to figures from the Federal Communications Commission.
The agency is tracking...
