The Week with Roger

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 money coverage? How do we plan to fix this?

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, BEAD, broadband access, survey data, 

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 in the foreseeable future - what’s happening in the interim.

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, FCC, Congress, auctions, spectrum, T-Mobile, centimeter wave, FWA, debt limit, 

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 become an open access provider?

8:04:  When they expect to hit their subscriber goal and where they see their model heading.

10:51:  When do they expect the first markets to go live?

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Bill Hogg, Gigapower, internet, connectivity, WIFI, broadband access, fiber, Brett Clark, competition, BEAD, open access, AT&T, BlackRock,

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:  How did Boost do in Q1 compared to what Roger & Don predicted?

8:57:  Gigapower deal closed - what led up to this major announcement and will could happen in the future?

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Recon Analytics, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Connect(X), Connect Expo, AT&T, Verizon, Digital Bridge, Bright Speed, DISH, Comcast, WIFI, WIFI hotspots, Charter, CBRS, FWA, fixed wireless access, FCC, DOJ, T-Mobile, FIOS, Google, BEAD,

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