The G2 on 5G Podcast by Moor Insights & Strategy Anshel Sag and Will Townsend

In this 191st episode of The G2 on 5G, we cover:
1. Samsung and O2 Telefonica vRAN and ORAN deployment
2. Qualcomm posts stellar Q1 2024 Earnings, showing significant strength in China
3. AT&T Turbo launch promises to boost 5G data connectivity
4. The FCC fines the big three (plus Sprint) $200 million for violating customers’s privacy
5. Insights from MediaTek’s Analyst Day
6. Nokia is finally sending a 4G network to the moon with NASA, SpaceX and Intuitive Machines

In this 190th episode of The G2 on 5G, we cover:
1. T-Mobile invests in fiber services with ambitions to broaden its broadband services beyond 5G FWA
2. AT&T and T-Mobile Earnings - T-Mobile completes Mint Mobile Acquisition
3. Will the FCC’s reinstatement of net neutrality impact the monetization of 5G network slicing?
4. Intel Earnings - 5G affecting networking business?
5. Verizon supports the New Orleans Jazz Fest with additional 4G and 5G capacity (nfl draft?)
6. DISH wins in court against Crown Castle over 5G site dispute

In this 189th episode of The G2 on 5G, we cover:
1. T-Mobile partners with Delta Airlines to reimagine network operations with 5G
2. Google promotes Rick Osterloh to head Android and Hardware teams to merge AI efforts
3. 5G DSS rides off into the sunset in the U.S.
4. Samsung Networks and Qualcomm hit 1024 QAM milestone with FDD and TDD spectrum
5. Industry veteran Mo Katibeh joins T-Mobile for Business as CMO
6. Moto’s new Edge 50 Ultra and Samsung’s A35 launch in the US, adding more choices to the market

In this 188th episode of The G2 on 5G, we cover:
1. AT&T may be testing some tweaks to its mid-band 5G network
2. The CHIPS Act direct funding is picking up steam: Intel ($8.5B), TSMC ($6.6B), and Samsung ($6.4B) all get funding to expand leading-node US chip manufacturing. Intel is expected to invest $100 Billion, TSMC $65 billion, and Samsung $40 billion in US facilities.
3. AST SpaceMobile hits another milestone, streaming an AT&T commercial from space to a smartphone
4. Ookla test results show major differences between Samsung’s S24 line and Apple’s iPhone 15 family in network performance, including latency and download/upload speeds
5. ViaSat jumps into the low earth orbit satellite direct to device game
6. Verizon brings 5G to NAB Show 2024 in a big way with Private 5G, Field Area Network, 5G Broadcasting and Remote Production

In this 187th episode of The G2 on 5G, we cover:
1. Casa Systems files for bankruptcy as it attempts to reorganize its 5G core, RAN and cable assets
2. Is the DoD preparing to release 3GHz spectrum for 5G or 6G applications?
3. Does Airspan’s reorgainztion breathe new life into the once high flying provider of Open RAN and small cell infrastructure?
4. Is Huawei on the road to recovery with its latest $99 Billion earnings? What does it mean for Qualcomm?
5. Reliance Jio hits 100 million 5G subs, will it double down on spectrum to maintain its lead?
6. AT&T data breach impacts 73M customers

In this 186th episode of The G2 on 5G, we cover:
1. Booz Allen, Ericsson and Nokia partner to focus on modernizing U.S. Navy communications with 5G lab and POC efforts
2. Tesla wants to deploy Private 5G, could this spur other automakers to do the same?
3. AT&T announces 5G powered Internet Air for Business and partners with Microsoft Teams for 5G & AI-infused unified communications solution
4. China Mobile plans to roll out 5G-Advanced to 300 cities across China in 2024, starting with an initial 100 cities.
5. Keysight and Viavi battle for Spirent to boost 5G design, test and measurement capabilities
6. T-Mobile Secret Baseball Button and Opening Day