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The Connectivity-Cognition Flywheel: AI Adoption is Not Correlated with Internet Access, It Is Caused by It—And Is Now Remaking the Broadband Market

The prevailing discourse on Artificial Intelligence adoption and internet access has been fundamentally flawed. It posits a simple correlation: technologically savvy users who adopt AI also happen to…

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The Fiber-AI Nexus: Decoding the New High-Value Customer and the Next Revenue Cycle

For senior executives and investors in the telecommunications and technology sectors, identifying the next wave of growth is a matter of survival. The prevailing narrative has focused on…

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The AI Connectivity Chasm: How Network Superiority Defines the Next Competitive Battleground

The New Competitive Divide: Connectivity as the AI Gatekeeper The competitive narrative in the U.S. telecommunications and cable industry will be fundamentally shifting. The long-standing battle for broadband…

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Adult Content in AI: Risky Business

OpenAI and xAI’s dalliance with adult content is a flirtation with disaster. It is an attempt to court a low-value, transient market segment at the direct expense of…

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The End of an Era, The Dawn of a New War

The U.S. wireless industry has officially entered a new era, catalyzed by a landmark transaction that confirms the final collapse of EchoStar’s long-held ambition to become a fourth…

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BEAD: Secretary Lutnik is right – The US needs to be telecom technology-neutral

Commerce Secretary Lutnik signaled in an interview with Broadband Breakfast on March 5th, 2025 that the US government will rethink the BEAD program so that Americans “get the…

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Fixed Wireless is America’s Preferred Next Internet Connection

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…

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Impact of AI on Storage Requirements

AI Adoption Will Impact Corporate Storage Requirements By Mitch Klaassen AI adoption is expected to drive exponential growth in data storage demand through 2028. In response to a…

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Amdocs uses its North America analyst conference to layout its path to ongoing success

By Mitch Klaassen and Daryl Schoolar During the week of September 22nd, Amdocs hosted a two-day North America Analyst Event at its Plano Texas location, just north of…

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Starlink – The Customer Perspective

As you are likely aware, Recon Analytics runs the fastest, largest, most flexible customer insights service in the market. We survey over 200,000 mobile consumers, over 200,000 home…

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