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:  DISH was hacked and had a long outage - how that will likely affect their numbers when they finally report their Q1 earnings and how they are doing overall.

9:20:  The DOJ is investigating the Mint Mobile acquisition by T-Mobile.

10:50:  Mint customers have been among the happiest in the industry.

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Frontier, Altice, Qualcomm, US Cellular, NPS, DISH, earnings, quarter 1 earnings, DOJ, FCC, MVNO, Ting, Mint Mobile, Verizon, Tracfone, T-Mobile, 

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 all mean in Q2.

14:44:  Does T-Mobile have too many plan choices?

17:30:  What the competitive response should be to T-Mobile’s plans.

18:53:  Last thoughts about the competitive environment between the carriers.

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, earnings, Q1, Verizon, FIOS, DSL, T-Mobile, Charter, Comcast, fiber, fixed wireless, DSL, AT&T,

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 pricing realities that the carriers face and a comparison of the different offerings.

20:37:  A new leader at Dish

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, AT&T, earnings, Q1, T-Mobile, Verizon, 5G, Boost Mobile, DISH

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:  What the center is designed to do and what are the practical applications of these innovations?

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Verizon, technology development, Lockheed, Lockheed Martin, drone technology, AR, VR, Virtual Reality, remote learning, private networks, slicing, network slicing, T-Mobile, AT&T, fixed wireless,

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, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Verizon, C-Band, T-Mobile, 5G, FWA, fixed wireless access, millimeter wave, FCC, FCC maps,

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:  The show participants’ views on funding and BEAD.

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Connected America Conference, Comcast, Idaho, Gigapower, AT&T, Dallas, connectivity, BEAD, Broadband Equity Access and Deployment

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 the allegations? What comes next?

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:  What is the long term outlook for MVNOs?

13:25:  What Mint has done well to attract a buyer.

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Mint Mobile, T-Mobile, MVNO, DISH, Boost, Tracfone, Comcast, Charter, Consumer Cellular, Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds, acquisition,

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. 

6:08:  How Verizon compares to T-Mobile and AT&T.

8:07:  Who do consumers say is the best value for price?

10:28:  What German and American consumers really value most.

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, ARPA, ARPU, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, MobileX

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 through the organization?

11:57:  An overview of historical performance and where they seem to be heading.

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Verizon