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 trial shows huge benefits to Wi-Fi performance, up to 1.8 Gbps in Seoul

5. AT&T and Corning fiber deal - what is the impact on AT&T's broadband business and 5G deployments?

6. New York State opens a 5G drone testing range/corridor to improve 5G UAS technologies in a 100-square-mile testing zone

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. Samsung Partners with t3 with a focus on CBRS and FWA for rural

5. T-Mobile expands its 5G FWA service footprint - is it winning the FWA battle against Verizon?

6. Ericsson introduces a smaller AIR 3268 Massive MIMO radio which weighs 40% less than its predecessor weighing only 26 pounds and packing 200W of output, designed specifically for mid-band deployments

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. 3.45 to 3.55 GHz 5G spectrum auction being dubbed the Andromeda Auction, how much are carriers willing to spend, and who will be bidding?

5. Telefonica partners with a Spanish VC to fund disruptive tech tied to 5G, IoT, and AI - can it facilitate meaningful new use cases and services?

6. Dish is seeking permits from the FCC to test 5G using its 600 MHz Spectrum

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?

5. Ericsson 5G energy saving trial with Vodafone UK using 32t32R radio

6. IAA 2021 - Qualcomm’s 5G Vision for Automotive and ADAS

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 raise ~$3B through an equity transaction to prepare for upcoming 5G spectrum auctions - what are the longer-term ramifications?

6. Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone partner with BMW to bring 5G to cars with eSIM

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 increasing the cost of equipment? Wouldn’t freeing up more low-band spectrum make more sense?

5. The South Korean government plans to incubate nearly 2,000 5G service-oriented companies over the next 5 years - could this extend the region’s 5G leadership?

6. LG 6G Terahertz Trial & Samsung announces investment of $200B over 3 years into chips, biotech and 6G. 155 to 175 GHz Band across 100M/300 Feet trial.

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 of Open RAN?

4. Renewed concerns regarding CBAND spectrum interference with airplane altimeters, how does this impact Verizon and AT&T’s rollout?

5. KT points to growing 5G adoption for its recent Q2 double digit growth - are discrete services fueling its momentum?

6. Qualcomm RB5 5G Drone Platform

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 recent earnings dip?

4. Google Announces Tensor SoC for Pixel, dropping Qualcomm but no mention of 5G or who might supply modems?

5. Will’s recap of his conversation this week with OnGo Alliance/ CBRS

6. International 5G Update: Chinese Operators have deployed 961,000 5G base stations and 365 million 5G-connected devices (22.8%), South Korea hits 16.48 million 5G subscribers or 23% total market penetration

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 devices affect that

5. Vodafone UK pegs the private 5G networking opportunity at ~6B pound sterling in the U.K by 2030 - is it a realistic prediction?

6. Huawei P50 Series uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888, but no 5G