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The G2 on 5G Podcast - Episode 79 – December 17th, 2021 In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. FCC considers satellite deregulation for LEO deployments - what’s the impact for service providers? 2. Verizon adds Google Cloud to 5G MEC lineup, bringing compute and storage to the edge 3. Ericsson, Telstra, and Qualcomm team up to set a new 5G uplink record of 986 Mbps using NR-DC,...

The G2 on 5G Podcast - Episode 78 – December 10th, 2021 In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. T-Mobile surpasses its initial 5G FWA goal - can it lead to other subscriber revenue pools? 2. FAA sets flight restrictions in poor weather conditions around 5G C-Band deployment areas - is this the near-nuclear option the FAA had to deploy? 3. Verizon’s CEO makes bold 5G leadership c...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. AWS announces its Private 5G as a Service at re:Invent 2021 - is it a game-changer? 2. Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit - Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 8cx Gen 3, and Snapdragon G3x Chip and Handheld Developer Platform with Razer 3. Japan readies Open RAN trials for 5G deployment in 2022 - are they late to the party? 4. Implications of Verizon and AT...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Ericsson announces its intention to acquire Vonage - what does it mean for their push into enterprise? 2. MediaTek Launches Dimensity 9000 5G Flagship SoC, New Pentonic SoC & Commits to mmWave for mid-range by 2022. 3. CTIA speaks to the power of 5G FWA in Accenture study - is it a foregone conclusion? 4. Canada establishes mid-band 5G...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Vodafone expands fiber partnerships - how will it position them in the United Kingdom for broadband opportunities and will 5G play a role? 2. RootMetrics analysis of T-Mobile 5G speeds - what’s the inside scoop? 3. Germany announces ~$350M fund for Open RAN projects - is it enough to move the needle? 4. Aviation Industry wants longer delay...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. T-Mobile is growing its 5G FWA footprint - how is its business services portfolio coming together? 2. FAA Notice Causes AT&T and Verizon to Delay 5G CBAND Mid Band rollout 3. Verizon points to IoT as a multi-billion dollar opportunity - but is their strategy optimized to monetize? 4. T-Mobile hits almost 5 Gbps in a world-first Standalone...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Movandi makes 5G mmWaves at MWCLA 2021 with a handful of announcements 2. Samsung announces two new Massive MIMO Dual Band radios at MWCLA2021 3. IBM speaks to 5G industrial applications at MWCLA 2021 4. 3.45 GHz Auction is now at $21 billion 5. Nokia Q3 earnings - have they turned the 5G ship around? 6. AT&T Partners with Ford to bring 5G...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson claim the first end-to-end 5G network slicing with on-demand QoS control- what’s the impact on enterprise use cases? 2. Google Pixel 6 Event, Band Support and Carrier Promos, T-Mobile out of the gate with the most aggressive. 3. ZTE is ringing the 5G profitability bell - what’s fueling their success? 4. New Qu...

The G2 on 5G Podcast - Episode 70 - October 8th, 2021 In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel, Diana and Will Cover: 1. Dell Technologies Summit telecom announcements and recent Open RAN wins - is Dell finally moving the needle on 5G? 2. Softbank and KDDI tap Nokia for shared 5G network build 3. Qualcomm, Verizon, and Samsung achieve 711 Mbps upload speed on 5G mmWave 4. AT&T and Ericsson team up...

The G2 on 5G Podcast - Episode 70 - October 8th, 2021 In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Ericsson and Nokia miss out on China Mobile 5G tender - is it surprising? 2. Movandi 5G mmWave Repeaters Hit 2.7 Gbps in a moving vehicle demonstration while also successfully streaming HD video over Blue Jeans, Zoom and Webex. 3. Ericsson announces POC use of lasers with PowerLight to...

The G2 on 5G Podcast - Episode 69 - October 3rd, 2021 In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Will’s insights into the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerate Event 2. New Dish 5G Phone - Celero5G for Boost and comes with a year of free service up to 35GB a month 3. BT seems bullish on drone trials and use cases with Project XCelerate - how will 5G play a role? 4. Samsung mmWave subway...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Ericsson looks to more M&A beyond Cradlepoint to penetrate the enterprise market - can it be a successful plan? 2. OpenSignal 5G Report - Average 5G Downloads hit 447 Mbps, T-Mobile US wins most 5G availability 3. IBM and Airspan Networks partner to form a private 5G Open RAN testbed for EU operators - what are the potential benefits? 4. S...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Dell Technologies is posting multiple Open RAN deals in the EU - can they materially impact 5G deployments? 2. Apple iPhone 13 Launch 5G Support, iPad Mini 5G no mmWave, Aggressive Carrier Deals 3. US Cellular chooses Nokia for 5G SA core that builds upon prior 5G RAN mmWave trials - what’s the potential impact on US rural connectivity 4....

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel, Diana and Will Cover: 1. AT&T and Oneweb partner up to extend reach into remote areas - could it be successful? 2. Dish’s 5G delays 3. NFL and Verizon Ink rumored $1B 10-Year Partnership Deal Extension with 5G as focus 4. Cisco partners with a handful of companies in Austria for a remote piloted racing car POC- could it represent a future 5G powered service...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Will’s observations and insights from the live Big 5G Event 2021 2. Midband battles continue, AT&T pushes FCC to limit T-Mobile’s holdings 3. Nokia and Ericsson pump the Open RAN brakes - what does it all mean? 4. AT&T 3G Sunset still going forward, necessary for making more of its low-band 850 MHz available. 5. Bharti Airtel plans to rais...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. AT&T and Cisco announce a partnership supporting 5G IoT - what are the implications and use cases? 2. GSA Report - 176 Mobile Carriers have deployed 5G in 72 countries 3. China’s 5G rollout slows in the first half of 2021 - what’s to blame? 4. Is India’s DoT Slowing 5G with too much regulation with its 5Gi push? Is LMLC worth possibly incr...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Dish casts out bold timelines for its 5G network deployment - will it deliver? 2. AT&T 5G News: Automotive GM Deal in 2023, University of Tennessee mmWave Test Bed for AR & VR and FirstNet 5G expands to 10 more cities 3. Rakuten losses soar as it blames 4G and 5G base station investments - is this reality given the operator’s embracement o...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Rakuten announces its intent to acquire Open RAN player Altiostar - is it a smart move? 2. T-Mobile Makes New 5G Use Cases Real With Sarcos Robotics and Fisk University’s VR Cadaver Lab powered by Victory XR and HTC Vive with 5G 3. Huawei invests $100M in Asian Pacific startups - could it be a diversification strategy on the heels of its r...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Nokia announces 2Q earnings - have they turned the 5G ship around? 2. Whitehouse Infrastructure Deal, $65 billion agreed to for broadband 3. Samsung Networks and Verizon trial a fully virtualized 5G session using MIMO over C-band - can it help accelerate the operator's mid-band spectrum deployment? 4. Qualcomm & Apple Earnings, how 5G devi...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Spain nets a billion euros in recent 5G low band spectrum auction - was it a success? 2. Apple iPhone SE 3rd generation might come with 5G in 2022? Does this really mean it could launch its own 5G network? 3. AT&T, Verizon earnings recap - T-Mobile preview 4. Open Signal – European 5G Smartphone Speed Race Results 5. AT&T and Dish strike $...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Samsung Networks helps Korea Telecom deploy the first commercial Standalone 5G network in South Korea - what does it mean for new service delivery? 2. Verizon Expands 5G FWA business offering to 42 cities, up from 24 and offers up to $1,500 for early terminations and 10-year contracts 3. AT&T 5G Event in New York this week - Will recaps hi...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. T-Mobile and Halo partner to deliver 5G remote piloted cars - is this the killer use case we’ve been waiting for? 2. AT&T, Samsung and Qualcomm help launch UT’s 6G Research Center 3. AT&T and Google Cloud announce edge tie up - can the third place hyperscaler step up? 4. 5G Services are available in 1,662 cities across 65 countries accordi...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. AT&T announces that it will move its 5G mobile network to the Azure for Operators cloud - is it a wise move? 2. New 5G Chipsets - Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ and 2nd Gen 5G RAN Small Cell FSM200xx Platform - Marvell Octeon 10 DPU with ARM Neoverse N2 CPU Cores and Custom ML Engine 3. Ericsson and Google partner for edge enablement - can it he...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Nokia refreshes its AirScale 5G RAN portfolio - can it better compete with Ericsson and Samsung Networks? 2. Samsung Announces New 5G Chipsets & RFICs for Infrastructure at Samsung Networks: Redefined 2021 3. RootMetrics identifies South Korea as a leader in 5G deployment - what’s the advantage for the country and its operators? 4. China M...

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. Reliance Jio commences 5G SA trials ahead of spectrum auctions in India - will it give it a leg up against competitors? 2. Dish/Dell 5G edge cloud tie-up 3. Dish Project Gene5is - Sign Up for Dish’s 5G Network has begun! 4. Ericsson weighs in on expected 5G subscriber numbers through the end of 2021 as well as future projections - how does...