Dean Bubley

Dean Bubley

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Disruptive Analysis founder publishing original, often contrarian takes on 5G/6G, spectrum, and policy.

Choosing WiFi and Small Cell Placement in Complex Airport Ceilings
SocialApr 15, 2026

Choosing WiFi and Small Cell Placement in Complex Airport Ceilings

Good question from Oberon Wireless: lots of airports and other locations have cool architectural features for ceilings So where do you put WiFi APs and small cells? https://t.co/7bacLm54Ui

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Mesh/Tree Industrial WiFi Challenges Private 5G
SocialApr 15, 2026

Mesh/Tree Industrial WiFi Challenges Private 5G

Interesting mesh/tree industrial WiFi solution from @PicoCELA Indirectly competes with private 5G, I think https://t.co/5PlFbmucrm

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AI and Sovereign WiFi Take Center Stage at WGC
SocialApr 15, 2026

AI and Sovereign WiFi Take Center Stage at WGC

My write-up of the first main day of @wifinowevents #WGC #wifi8 AI for WiFi WiFi for AI #Sovereign #WiFi https://t.co/nTBSVUyCUN

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Cisco CTO Highlights Blurry Line Between Wi‑Fi and Mobile
SocialApr 15, 2026

Cisco CTO Highlights Blurry Line Between Wi‑Fi and Mobile

Day 2 at @wifinowevents Congress @Cisco Wireless CTO Matt McPherson up now with an update on wireless enterprise trends I’m curious whether the survey distinguished wireless/WiFi vs mobile - it’s an area with lots of semantic blurriness https://t.co/ZwtqbCYvGB

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Waymo's Mandatory Google Login Kills User Interest
SocialApr 14, 2026

Waymo's Mandatory Google Login Kills User Interest

Downloaded @Waymo app as I was curious to try out its autonomous robotaxis Then deleted it after 10 seconds Absurd requirement to log in with a @Google account Hard no.

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WiFi Alliance Kicks Off First Full Day at WiFiNow Event
SocialApr 14, 2026

WiFi Alliance Kicks Off First Full Day at WiFiNow Event

Back at @wifinowevents in Mountain View for the first full day of the event First up is @WiFiAlliance https://t.co/1cxcpRmVqG

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Amazon Tackles Indoor Satellite D2D, Revives Private 5G
SocialApr 14, 2026

Amazon Tackles Indoor Satellite D2D, Revives Private 5G

@Amazon potentially just solved the indoor connectivity problem for #satellite #D2D. And got back into the #Private5G market as well. @Globalstar owns Xcom RAN, which has some very interesting solutions in that space https://t.co/DLmqfUvuJz https://t.co/CSCBYSvmUp

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WiFi HaLow Emerges as Ideal Mid‑range IoT Solution
SocialApr 14, 2026

WiFi HaLow Emerges as Ideal Mid‑range IoT Solution

I’m increasingly a believer in the #WiFi #HaLow story for midrange #IoT connectivity, at least for integrated “solutions”, especially for industrial, commercial and smart-city applications. https://t.co/VtEhL1bJz8 https://t.co/euVaW697Ad

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WGC2026 Kicks Off with WiFi HaLow and UWB
SocialApr 13, 2026

WGC2026 Kicks Off with WiFi HaLow and UWB

Kicking off @wifinowevents #WGC2026 in Mountain View with @HettingClaus on stage Today is the kickoff day, with a focus on WiFi HaLow today, and UWB this afternoon https://t.co/VHNowhNdbR

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FTTH, Copper Switch‑Off, and Telecom Sovereignty Explored
SocialApr 7, 2026

FTTH, Copper Switch‑Off, and Telecom Sovereignty Explored

Latest #DBTT Podcast by me & @fiberguy is out We discuss #FTTH, copper switch-off, upcoming @FTTHCouncilEU conf, the recent @BERECeuropaeu Stakeholder Forum & the importance of #WiFi & next Unthinkable Lab event on #Telecoms #Sovereignty. https://t.co/3HNNaLvV2g

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Ericsson Partners for Energy‑efficient AI and Neuromorphic 6G
SocialApr 5, 2026

Ericsson Partners for Energy‑efficient AI and Neuromorphic 6G

Fascinating annoucement from @ericsson about a collaboration with Forschungszentrum Jülich for more energy-efficient #AI and #neuromorphic techniques for #6G. https://t.co/9zhkAqaa5d

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Advising Starway’s ToasterSat: Boosting Orbital Catering Market
SocialApr 1, 2026

Advising Starway’s ToasterSat: Boosting Orbital Catering Market

Important news for the orbital catering and satellite direct-to-plate markets Delighted to be an advisor to Starway for its ToasterSat project https://t.co/CKD4fN6NAx

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Edge Hype Overrated: Telcos Aren't Ready for Real-World Inference
SocialMar 31, 2026

Edge Hype Overrated: Telcos Aren't Ready for Real-World Inference

Rolling my eyes at the EdgeWash nonsense from @opennebula panellist at @BERECeuropaeu event “Telcos in a unique position” to make edge inference happen. Not in the real world, no

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6G ISAC Sensing and Regulation Highlighted at BEREC Workshop
SocialMar 31, 2026

6G ISAC Sensing and Regulation Highlighted at BEREC Workshop

I’m at the @BERECeuropaeu stakeholder workshop. I’ll do a full write up on LI But this is cool - @6G_SNS presentation has a slide on a topic I’ve been mentioning myself for a while: 6G #ISAC sensing & regulation https://t.co/c5fLmf7HIP

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