The Week with Roger

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss troubles at Boost and how the big personalities at EchoStar might deal with them, plus news about Recon Analytics' device data collection and future projects. 00:24 Boost is in trouble 03:22 Funding and vision are needed 05:54 Don's new articles on Trump Mobile and foldable devices 07:26 Recon's advanced device data to be released 11:25 Additional anno...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the decline and fall of US Cellular, the future of its assets, as well as Recon Analytics' extensive data collection on rural telco consolidation. 00:26 DOJ greenlights US Cellular sale 02:10 The company avoided major competition 03:55 A piecemeal sale of its assets 05:57 Regional carriers are waning 07:06 Recon Analytics' rural data project 11:31 Epis...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Eric Watko, CEO of BroadbandOne, to discuss the company's innovative network solutions that are reaching a diverse range of customers all across the nation. 00:24 BroadbandOne company profile 03:30 Current and future market operations 04:50 Customer base overview 06:10 Current speeds and use cases 08:16 Unlicensed spectrum use 09:10 Millimeter wa...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by CEO of Verizon Consumer Group, Sampath, to discuss the company’s cutting-edge customer service strategies and forward-looking vision. 00:24 Enhancing customer service through technology 02:58 Proactive problem solving with AI 05:10 My Verizon app features and impact 08:31 Verizon's My Access rewards focus 09:55 Verizon's multi-tiered loyalty stra...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Peter Adderton, Founder and CEO of MobileX, to discuss the AI-facilitated, customer-centric approach to MVNO service. 00:29 MobileX overview 03:30 Breakage and overage vs. churn 05:20 Mobile data usage trends 09:45 Consumers are prioritizing value 11:29 The future of MobileX 14:03 The customer-centric approach 15:55 Consumers are network agnostic...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Iyad Tarazi, CEO of Federated Wireless, to discuss the current landscape and future prospects of CBRS spectrum in the wireless industry. 00:25 A career in wireless 01:21 Federated Wireless profile 02:27 The current state of CBRS 06:22 Impact on private wireless 08:32 Competition in the space 11:24 Military impact and the future of CBRS 14:38 Spec...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss policy changes to BEAD and spectrum policy, as well as the launch of Recon's new Spanish-language consumer insights service. 00:24 BEAD to become technology agnostic 02:38 Spectrum pipeline changes 04:47 Recon Analytics launches unique Spanish-language product 09:35 Demographic insights for carriers 12:26 Challenges in analytics expansion & episode...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss insights gleaned from the most recent round of investor conferences hosted by the leaders in telecom. 00:25 AT&T COO speaks about guarantees 01:40 AT&T's slow path to 5G 04:19 AT&T Business segment seeing improvement 05:24 Verizon CRO talks cable 06:07 FWA & cable 09:07 Sampath on churn and overall strategy 12:10 Prepaid is an industry...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Jim Patterson, CEO of CellSite Solutions, to discuss the company's current infrastructure support business as well as recent prominent mergers and acquisitions in the telecom industry. http://sundaybrief.com 00:26 Jim's career background 03:22 CellSite's current operations 07:39 Charter and Cox merger discussion 12:44 AT&T's Lumen acquisition...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the new administration's spectrum policy, as well as the details behind Charter's pending purchase of Cox. 00:24 Spectrum pipeline proposal may restore FCC authority 04:08 Broadband competition should also benefit 04:56 SpaceX and Dish differ over spectrum use 06:20 Charter's purchase of Cox to shake up cable 09:10 What's in a name? 09:55 Predictions f...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the current state of the economy and what it means for wireless and the broader telecom industry. 00:24 The current economic situation for wireless 03:47 U.S. vs. European network comparison 06:12 Prepaid may benefit from a recession 10:30 Recessions mainly affect lower income earners 11:56 Episode wrap-up Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, p...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the features and potential follies of T-Mobile's three new price plans. 00:26 T-Mobile's new plans step back from its Un-carrier ethos 04:00 The plans do have some benefits 05:12 Finances are still sound 05:53 Network comes at the expense of value 06:59 A particularly bad time to raise prices? 10:11 Free upgrades aren't exactly free 11:27 Episode wrap-...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss Q1 earnings from the major players in telecom and cable, as well as when impacts from tariffs may start to appear. 00:23 Economic headwinds affect Q1 overall 03:16 Verizon Q1 overview 04:32 Free lines are affecting the numbers 06:40 Prepaid growth should not be ignored 07:34 Verizon adjusts reporting on SafeLink and insurance metrics 09:38 T-Mobile sha...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss encouraging developments at Comcast that are likely to benefit internet users, along with Starlink’s evolving role in the broadband market. 00:25 Comcast announces new price plans and guarantee 05:26 Competition is driving service improvements 07:04 Contracts are unnecessary with quality products 07:37 Guarantees are now commonplace 10:41 Use cases for...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss Verizon's new guarantees and free phone offer, as well as the latest news on tariffs and their implications for carriers, consumers, and the nation as a whole. 00:53 Verizon's new guarantees may not be enough 3:00 Slowing growth indicates recession 05:16 Tariff implications for smartphones and carriers 10:36 Average Americans are under financial pressu...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Cory Davis, Vice President of Verizon Frontline, for a discussion on the company's ongoing commitment to public safety as well as innovative advancements on the horizon. 00:24 Verizon Frontline overview 01:44 5G network redundancy and reliability 02:59 Verizon Frontline's Crisis Response Team 03:36 Growth and innovation in the first responder mar...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Hermann Frank, CEO of Gigs, to discuss the company's facilitation of MVNO creation for tech companies. 00:24 Gigs platform overview 02:01 How Gigs actually works 04:24 Success stories 06:12 Smoothing the process 06:58 U.S. operating profile 08:04 What MVNO size is best? 09:07 Specialty MVNO cases 09:29 Gigs named as one of the World's Most Innova...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, including the Crown Castle asset sale, spectrum changing hands, and recession indicators and predictions. 00:26 Crown Castle shifts strategy with asset sale to Zayo 02:50 What's in it for Zayo? 03:58 Elusive network economies of scale 04:59 Grain Management acquires spectrum 07:34 The role of private networks 08:29 Recession...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Scott Agnew, President of AT&T FirstNet, to discuss their ongoing commitment to public safety and what first responders can expect next. 00:24 FirstNet overview 03:58 Partnership with state-level public safety 05:10 How deployables work in emergencies 07:27 FirstNet's all-band approach to spectrum 08:38 What's next for FirstNet? 11:28 Public-...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss their respective disagreements on two key telecom topics: T-Priority and BEAD. 00:24 T-Priority launches for first responders in NYC 03:26 Speed floor promises 04:08 Will this be adapted for business? 06:12 Slicing vs. private networks 06:48 BEAD qualifications are changing 07:56 Connection costs are very inefficient 09:16 Starlink vs. FWA 15:12 Episod...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Bill Long, Chief Product and Strategy Officer for Zayo, to discuss both the current and future states of large-scale data infrastructure. 00:25 Zayo as a major data infrastructure provider 01:47 AI's massive impact on fiber demand 04:03 Demand calculations 06:03 Will compute efficiency increase? 07:57 Video's impact on bandwidth 08:53 Pricing tre...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Robert Dandrea, former CMO at Tracfone, to discuss the origins of prepaid and the lessons learned that are still relevant today. 00:27 Developing prepaid from scratch 04:16 Scaling prepaid into Walmart 05:20 Robert's sudden elevation to CMO 07:12 Early learnings from prepaid operations 09:03 Keeping churn in check 11:15 Straight Talk as a custome...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Carsten Kraus, founder and CEO of Casablanca AI, to discuss the company's solution to the “eye contact problem” that plagues modern video conferencing. 00:23 Casablanca aims to solve a nagging video conferencing issue 03:00 Casablanca's origins 04:22 Technical requirements and operation 05:55 Implications for sales-oriented industries 06:26 Studi...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by CEO of Verizon Consumer Group, Sampath, to discuss the newly-released Consumer Connections Report and the various insights it provides. 00:24 Consumer Connection Report overview 02:06 Parental controls with Verizon Smart Family and Wi-Fi importance 06:28 Verizon Home app improves in-home control 07:20 Leveraging broadband experience into FWA 09:5...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss Q4 earnings from the major players in telecom and cable, as well as key personnel updates for T-Mobile and the FCC. 00:25 AT&T Q4 overview 03:06 Verizon Q4 overview 06:35 T-Mobile Q4 overview 08:04 Cable industry Q4 overview 08:53 T-Mobile to appoint Srinivasan Gopalan as COO 10:09 Telecom industry Q4 summary 10:25 FCC Chairman Carr appoints Scott...