The Week with Roger

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology joined by special guest and new analyst at Recon - Daryl Schoolar. 1:23:  DISH and Echostar are joining forces - what this could mean for both companies. 3:57:  Building a 5G OpenRAN network from scratch is expensive and tough. 5:10:  T-Mobile has shared their first bits of their 5G OpenR...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27:  US Cellular reported their Q2 earnings along with some surprising news. 3:51:  US Cellular could be an interesting acquisition for someone. 6:44:  US Cellular owns their own towers - the problem with that from an acquisition standpoint. 8:35:  Could there be an MVNO that woul...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:41: Q2 Earnings reports are out - what Verizon’s numbers tell us. 4:17:  How did AT&T do? 5:10:  T- Mobile continues to report very strong numbers.  6:58:  What did Comcast and Charter do well and not so well? 9:42:  The Wall Street Journal ran an article on the wireless...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:25: The newest updates to streaming and the difference between paid, borrowed, and bundled. 1:55:  How many streaming customers are sharing passwords and how that’s affecting each of the platforms. 3:24:  Customers don’t seem to care for AppleTV. 5:07:  ESPN+ does not make customers ha...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:25:  Fixed Wireless Access - an introduction. 1:55:  The connection between mobile and FWA and why FWA is a threat to everyone. 6:03:  What the model shows us about fallow capacity currently and into the future. 8:52:  What the net promoter scores show in Don & Roger’s data. 1...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: Roger and Don recently co-authored an article comparing the CEOs of the top three wireless companies - how are they comparing them? 2:00:  An interesting find when comparing postpaid net-adds. 5:36:  The difference in strategies between the companies. 6:24:  What does the profitabi...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27: The latest update on the conflict between the airlines’ altimeters  and C-Band deployment. 2:12:  Is there actually a safety risk to airline customers? 3:51:  Spectrum news from China regarding 5G & 6G - how does it compare to what the US is doing? 7:34:  How the spectrum...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:28: Examining the different facets of Owner’s Economics. 3:35:  The logic behind T-Mobile & Verizon implementing FWA. 5:44:  What happens when the idle capacity has been used up? 6:59:  Empty network Owner’s Economics. 10:09:  Examining the MVNO business model. 12:10:  Wh...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27:  DISH recently hit an important milestone. 1:55:  VONR is difficult to set up - is DISH living up to its commitment to the government? 4:00:  The problems DISH is facing with this buildout. 7:55:  How the small carrier buyouts have changed - and looking closer at T-Mobile’s ac...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:26:  Apple held the Worldwide Developer Conference and rolled out a new product - Apple Vision Pro - what is it? 3:52:  Where this is likely heading in the future and possible use cases. 7:09:  Where could this fit in with Mobile Edge computing and the like? 9:00:  The information...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:30:  Roger is looking at survey results:  Who are the happiest and unhappiest broadband customers in the U.S.? 4:43:  Taking a look at some examples and analyzing the data. 7:21:  Unexpected findings in relation to population density. 9:30:  What does this data mean for BEAD...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:26:  Former leaders of the FCC sent a letter to Congress about reinstating auction authority to the FCC again - the history behind this request. 3:01:  Will this actually happen or not? How long could it possibly take? 4:54:  Without spectrum auction authority, nothing new is happening...

Analysts Brett Clark and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology with special guest Bill Hogg, CEO of Gigapower. 0:34:  Bill shares details about the Gigapower Joint Venture. 1:47:  The markets they are targeting - why they are working on those markets. 3:04:  The strategy they are using to test out their features. 5:31:  Why have they chosen to b...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:26:  Roger just got back from Connect(X) and he shares how it went. 1:10:  Roger hosted a panel on Convergence. 4:07:  Nicki Palmer announced her departure from Verizon the day before the Expo. 5:34:  Dave Mayo made an announcement about Dishes’  buildout schedule. 6:08:&nbsp...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:26:  What the earnings report for U.S. Cellular looked like for Q1. 1:12:  Altice and Frontier also reported for Q1. 2:08:  Everything gets better with speed  3:55:  What the new handset data shows. 5:34:  The role brand perception plays in customer satisfaction. 6:08:&n...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27:  Earnings reports are out - what do Verizon’s numbers show for Q1? 6:02:  A rundown of how T-Mobile did in Q1. 7:27:  What Charter and Comcast’s numbers show. 10:27:  The “Technological Gap Year” for 2023 and what could happen as BEAD money hits. 13:11:  What this could a...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27:  AT&T released its earnings report for Q1 - what did the numbers reveal? 3:30:  How AT&T could have improved their presentation. 7:30:  T-Mobile released an Uncarrier announcement. 9:07:  The truth about subsidies and how phones are paid for. 14:59:  Current prici...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27:  Don attended the opening of Verizon’s new Innovation Center in San Francisco.  3:00:  The interesting connection between the military and its applications for spectrum and cellular tech. 4:43:  How Dreamworks is leveraging 5G 6:40:  Use cases for private networks. 9:00:&...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:35:  Verizon shared an update on their C-Band progress. 1:41:  The difference between mid and low-band 5G. 4:18:  What does the research on the FCC maps reveal and what questions does it raise? Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Rec...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:26:  Roger moderated several panels at the inaugural Connected America Conference - what did he learn while he was there? 2:48:  Some of the interesting topics that were brought up at the conference. 3:55:  The true scope of the needs surrounding creating connectivity.  6:59:&nbsp...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:32: News from the business press in Germany about a contract between Deutsche Telekom and Huawei 2:22: Discussions on how to remove Huawei from networks in Europe 3:48: What this timing means for Deutsche Telekom taking a controlling interest in T-Mobile USA 6:40: How have DT and Huawei responded to...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27:  Mint Mobile has just announced their sale. 3:04:  Competition for the wholesale market - what’s going on there? 4:14:  Mint was unique in the market, but is its value really that great? 6:45:  What Recon’s data collected on Mint says about customer satisfaction.  10:45:&...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27:  A recent analysis of ARPA and ARPU has revealed some interesting things over the last few years. 2:18:  What did Roger learn when he compared ARPA between Verizon and T-Mobile? 3:42:  What Roger saw when he compared ARPU. 4:46:  T-Mobile’s success with its Magenta Max plan.&n...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27:  Verizon has had some leadership changes 2:28:  How Verizon has typically handled leadership changes. 5:20:  What does it mean that Verizon is appointing someone who’s very technical to such a leadership position? 9:18:  How long does it take for significant changes to ripple...

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 0:27:  DISH has a new agreement with Samsung for openRAN gear. 1:15:  What are the implications of this? 2:18:  DISH’s earnings call - the key takeaways. 3:40:  DISH announced that they have solved their VONR issue and are deploying it strategically. 5:14:  How did DISH’s metri...