Over the past 15 years, there have been several government initiatives to expand the adoption of broadband in the United States. At the same time, industry has been busily focused on extending the reach and capacity of both fixed and …
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European Lessons on Broadbroad — A Look at Germany
For a country that is known for being as efficient, organized, and technologically advanced as Germany, its state of mobile networks constitutes a rare black mark. Germany is the third largest economy in the world with 82 million inhabitants (double …
Mobile is Colorblind
Stay-at-home orders, school closings, and social distancing have raised the issue of the digital divide in the United States. While the availability and affordability of connectivity is important, owning a device to access the internet is equally important. Broadband without …
Tales of two continents and the Internet During COVID-19
A few weeks ago, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton made headlines when he asked Netflix, Google’s YouTube and Disney to voluntarily reduce their video quality from High Definition to Standard Definition in order to “secure Internet access for all.” Is this …
Audio conference: Will the U.S. Tech, Telecom and Mobile Sectors Survive Election Year 2020 and COVID-19?
Is U.S. missing a big 5G opportunity at 6 GHz?
The FCC is on a rampage trying to make as much spectrum available for 5G as it can. But in so doing, is it creating an imbalance in spectrum allocations in the U.S., and if so, what will that mean …
Mid-Year Assessment of the Risks and Opportunities for U.S. Wireless Industry – It’s All About Data
If you missed our analyst call on Wednesday with Roger Entner, Peter Rysavy and Avi Greengart you can listen in now! Topics discussed included 5G network deployment, the future of smartphones in a 5G world, cloud computing, use cases for …
Can Rivada succeed where the U.S. government has failed?
President Trump’s re-election campaign recently spun the wireless industry into turmoil again. Kayleigh McEnany, national press secretary for President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, told Politico that “A 5G wholesale market would drive down costs and provide access to millions of …
World’s Fastest Mobile Internet
More spectrum! is the rallying cry among participants in the global race to be the first country to deploy 5G networks. Generally speaking, deploying more spectrum into a network means faster speeds and more capacity to handle consumer demands. But …
How America’s 4G Leadership propelled the U.S. Economy
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