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The Sunday Brief: Fourth quarter earnings—out of favor

Greetings from the Midwest as we get ready for the Big Game. This week, after a full market commentary, we will resume our earnings analysis as we look at the state of traditional cable providers Comcast and Charter. As we mentioned in last week’s interim Brief,...

#TBT: Android displaces Symbian; Verizon’s billion-dollar cloud buy; Obama calls for wireless broadband expansion … this week in 2011

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Android takes top...

Dell, Ericsson, others combine on private 5G for port enterprises at Tacoma Tideflats

A new private 5G network at Tacoma Tideflats, surrounding the Port of Tacoma on Puget Sound in the US state of Washington, has been deployed to support five enterprises, initially, to modernize their operations, including support for port infrastructure, freight movement, supply chains, and...

The Sunday Brief: Same as it ever was (3Q earnings preview)—part 3

Greetings from Florida (pictured) and Missouri.  The last two weeks were full of news, and we will have a larger than average market commentary as a result.  Our Sunday Brief analysis will be focused on Verizon as we explore how they emerge from a...

AT&T, Comcast join 5G Open Innovation Lab

AT&T and Comcast are joining 5G OI Lab as founding partners 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) announced that U.S. operators AT&T and Comcast have joined its innovation ecosystem as founding partners. The two companies join the 18 founding and corporate partners, 5G OI Lab...

Citing CBRS strength, Comcast to sell $3.3B in 600 MHz spectrum to T-Mo

'Lease to purchase' arrangement allows Comcast a window to reclaim the airwaves Comcast is feeling so confident about its ability to make use of the CBRS band for mobile 5G services that it is willing to let its 600 MHz licenses go, in a $3.3...

Comcast set to turn up cellular offload in Philadelphia

60% of Comcast's network traffic comes from 3% of its geography, CEO says Comcast is getting ready to activate Philadelphia as a trial market for cellular offload, as it explores what combination of its existing MVNO relationship with Verizon and its own cellular CBRS network...

The Sunday Brief: Labor Day edition—what makes Comcast and T-Mobile US great?

Labor Day weekend greetings from Louisiana, Texas and Missouri.  Pictured is the Venture Global LNG plant in Cameron, Louisiana.  Over the last two years, we’ve passed by many times and continue to be amazed at the scale of their operation.  This week’s Labor Day edition...

Kagan: Spectrum Mobile has an edge over Xfinity Mobile in 5G wireless

Spectrum Mobile from Charter costs less and offers a more reliable connection to wireless data service compared to Xfinity Mobile from Comcast. The problem is these two companies do not compete. That means there is zero competitive pressure to keep all competitors at their...

Comcast debuts Verizon-backed ‘Storm-Ready Wi-Fi’ with cellular failover

Comcast has debuted a new internet option for Wi-Fi with cellular back-up using Verizon's mobile network, so that customers don't have to lose their home Wi-Fi access in a service or power outage. For $7 a month for 36 months or an upfront payment...

The Sunday Brief: He said, he said (Part 1)

Greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, the home of this year’s Independent Show.  Pictured are Sally Daniels from the National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC), Steve Leavitt from Connectbase, and Jim.  The NCTC Connectivity Exchange creates a selling consortium of smaller broadband...

The Sunday Brief: Lead balloon

Greetings from Nebraska and Missouri, where we finally cut the ribbon at the historic Fox Theater in Sedalia.  We are pleased to be bringing fiber to more than 11,000 homes and businesses in and around Sedalia with additional expansions to be announced.  Our reception...

MachineQ expands BLE/LoRaWAN indoor IoT tracking portfolio, targets life sciences

MachineQ has launched a number of new active RFID asset tracking tags for indoor positioning, along with a new IoT occupancy monitoring solution. They are an extension of its hybrid Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and LoRaWAN real-time location system (RTLS) combo-solution, launched last year....

#TBT: Crown Castle adds a Lightower; Comcast eyes enterprise IoT; AT&T tests 5G mmWave FWA … this week in 2017

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Crown Castle to...

The Sunday Brief: What they said—second quarter clues from analyst conferences (Part 1)

Greetings from Nebraska and Missouri.  Pictured are the balloons from the Friday night glow at the Sedalia Hot Air Balloon and Kite Festival this past weekend.  It was spectacular, and Fastwyre was proud to be a sponsor.  Fortunately, the rains held off for most...

The Sunday Brief: First quarter earnings in five words or less (Part 2)

Greetings from Georgia, Nebraska, Missouri and Louisiana.  We look forward to cutting the ribbon and launching service in Warrensburg and Knob Noster (home of Whiteman AFB) this week.  If you are in the area, please join us in celebrating competition and choice at 4...

The Sunday Brief: First quarter earnings questions (Part 2)

Tax weekend greetings from Missouri, Nebraska, Louisiana, Texas and Jamacia.  No, Fastwyre is not going global, but the staff of the Brief took part in a long-needed vacation to one of the largest and friendliest islands in the Caribbean.  Pictured is the sunset from Rick’s...

The Sunday Brief: The dust settles—telecom after COVID

Greetings from the Southeast and the Midwest as winter transitions into spring.  In this Brief, after a full market commentary, we will provide a retrospective on larger macro trends since the 2020 shutdown (pictured is Bossy Beulah’s, a favorite lunch spot during COVID that...

Comcast and Celona supply CBRS private 4G/5G system to California fairgrounds

Comcast and Celona have deployed a private 4G/5G network using the CBRS band at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California. The network has already provided support for back-of-house operations at a number of events, including the annual Sonoma County Fair last August....

The Sunday Brief: Cable’s transition from home to hand

Thanksgiving weekend greetings from the Midwest.  Pictured is a flock of wild turkeys near the farm in Willard celebrating the “day after” (if only we had audio – they are not quiet!). This week, we will continue our discussion of key themes exiting 3Q...

‘America’s inventive spirit at its finest’ – CBRS model must be extended, says industry

Twenty-six organizations and alliances in the US with active interests in private and shared cellular for enterprise usage have jointly written to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to hail the “success” of the Citizens Broadband Radio...

Kagan: Altice USA new CEO Dennis Mathew is focused on growth

Dennis Mathew is the new CEO of Altice USA, one of the nation’s largest cable television companies. The good news is he comes from Comcast, the nation’s largest and most successful cable TV giant. So, the hope is, the lessons he learned there over...

The Sunday Brief: Competitive responses matter (3Q 2022 earnings review)

Halloween weekend greetings from the Midwest, where fall colors are in full show and temperatures are still above freezing.  Pictured is my neighbor’s Trick-or-Treat Treehouse moments before a dozen costumed boys showed up for their annual party.  With each of the Fab Five and Telco...

The Sunday Brief: So many questions for third-quarter earnings

Mid-September greetings from the Midwest, Georgia and Alabama, where we are wrapping up our Moundville Telephone Company acquisition.  Pictured is Tuska, a 7-ton elephant statue that was recently moved to the Bryant-Denny stadium in Tuscaloosa.  Legend has it that the association with elephants dates back...