Roger Entner

Roger Entner

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Founder, Recon Analytics; US carriers, spectrum, broadband economics.

AT&T's Growth Is a Fiber‑only Illusion
SocialApr 27, 2026

AT&T's Growth Is a Fiber‑only Illusion

.@ATT 's growth is a geographic illusion. My latest data shows they are only winning inside their "Fiber Castles" while losing customers everywhere else. The convergence narrative masks the reality of market fragmentation. 🧵🚨

By Roger Entner
Fiber Footprint, Not Ads, Wins Telecom Battles
SocialApr 27, 2026

Fiber Footprint, Not Ads, Wins Telecom Battles

Telecom is not being won by “best network” ads. It is being won by fiber footprint. Full stop. 🚨🧵

By Roger Entner
Network Speed Race Ends; Speed No Longer Consumer Priority
SocialApr 23, 2026

Network Speed Race Ends; Speed No Longer Consumer Priority

The "fastest network" war is over. .@DanSchulman is right—network superiority is becoming a vanity metric that consumers no longer care about. 📉📡

By Roger Entner
Consumers Already Won the 5G Speed War
SocialApr 22, 2026

Consumers Already Won the 5G Speed War

.@TMobile and @Verizon are fighting a war over speed that consumers already won. The only 5G killer app is the speed test app itself. Everything else runs fine on 4G. 🧵📉 #Telecom #5G

By Roger Entner
T‑Mobile’s Speed Edge Is Irrelevant to Users
SocialApr 21, 2026

T‑Mobile’s Speed Edge Is Irrelevant to Users

.@TMobile 's network strength is statistically meaningless. Being 10-20 Mbps faster than @Verizon changes nothing in user experience. The speed war is over and carriers are too busy bragging to notice the battlegrounds have shifted. 🧵🔥

By Roger Entner
Wireless Network Wars Ended; Industry Still Clueless
SocialApr 21, 2026

Wireless Network Wars Ended; Industry Still Clueless

The wireless network wars are over. And most of the industry hasn't figured it out yet. 🧵📡

By Roger Entner
5G Speed Tests Show Network Quality No Longer Matters
SocialApr 21, 2026

5G Speed Tests Show Network Quality No Longer Matters

.@verizon 's Dan Schulman nails it: best networks matter less now. They are all good enough. Speed tests are 5G's only killer app. Time to ditch the network fetish. 🧵📉 #Telecom #5G

By Roger Entner
Gigabit 5G Hype Fades as Consumers Ignore Speed
SocialApr 21, 2026

Gigabit 5G Hype Fades as Consumers Ignore Speed

The 5G speed wars are pretty much over. Carriers bragging about gigabit networks are aggressively selling a vanity metric many consumers completely ignore. 🚨📉

By Roger Entner
Speed Obsession Ends; “Good Enough” Becomes Standard
SocialApr 20, 2026

Speed Obsession Ends; “Good Enough” Becomes Standard

The network superiority era is dead. If your strategy is still focused on being the "fastest," you are serving a fetish rather than a customer. Data shows the industry has hit the "good enough" threshold. 🚨📉

By Roger Entner
Fastest 5G Hype Fades; Reliability Now Wins
SocialApr 20, 2026

Fastest 5G Hype Fades; Reliability Now Wins

Telecom is still selling “fastest 5G.” That era is over. When every network “just works,” speed bragging becomes expensive marketing, not a moat. 🚨🧵 #Telecom #5G

By Roger Entner
Wireless Is Now Sufficient; Speed Tests Are Vanity
SocialApr 20, 2026

Wireless Is Now Sufficient; Speed Tests Are Vanity

The “best network” era is over. Wireless is now good enough, and speed tests became a vanity metric. 🚨📶🧵

By Roger Entner
T‑Mobile Unifies Metro Prepaid with Main Brand
SocialApr 17, 2026

T‑Mobile Unifies Metro Prepaid with Main Brand

T-Mobile revamps prepaid brand to spruce up image: "This makes Metro and T-Mobile more of a continuum rather than two distinct brands." @Sheila_Dang https://t.co/Pq7lr8tUwW

By Roger Entner
Apple's Satellite Link Changes Hands, Prepares for Leo Integration
SocialApr 17, 2026

Apple's Satellite Link Changes Hands, Prepares for Leo Integration

Apple devices’ satellite link is under new ownership: "This lays the foundation for when Leo comes online to expand and deepen that relationship." @Computerworld https://t.co/hLhYdyuYxS

By Roger Entner
Amazon Leo Targets Commercial LEO Launch by Mid‑2026
SocialApr 17, 2026

Amazon Leo Targets Commercial LEO Launch by Mid‑2026

Amazon Leo promises commercial LEO service by mid-2026: “They all work with the same physics." https://t.co/CNO04otphl @FierceNetwork_ @lindahardesty https://t.co/CNO04otphl

By Roger Entner
Huge 5G Spend, Zero Loyalty: Network Wars Falter
SocialApr 15, 2026

Huge 5G Spend, Zero Loyalty: Network Wars Falter

.@Verizon and @ATT spent $150 billion on 5G network upgrades and it bought them zero customer loyalty. The era of competing on network seems to struggle to say it politely. 📉📵

By Roger Entner
Huge Spending, Rising Churn: Telecom Loyalty Failing
SocialApr 14, 2026

Huge Spending, Rising Churn: Telecom Loyalty Failing

.@TMobile, @Verizon, and @ATT are spending billions on networks and loyalty plans, but churn is still rising. What's going wrong? 🤔💸 #Telecom #Loyalty

By Roger Entner
5G Spending Wasted; Trust Now Drives Telecom Churn
SocialApr 13, 2026

5G Spending Wasted; Trust Now Drives Telecom Churn

.@ATT @Verizon @TMobile wasted $150B on 5G. Churn is rising. The network is no longer the product. Trust is. 📉🚨 #Telecom #5G

By Roger Entner
Network Quality No Longer Secures Telecom Customer Loyalty
SocialApr 13, 2026

Network Quality No Longer Secures Telecom Customer Loyalty

Networks are finally "good enough" and have stopped driving customer loyalty. Here is the hard data on why your current telecom strategy is failing. 🧵📉

By Roger Entner
US 5G $150B Spend Wasted as Brand Loyalty Drives Churn
SocialApr 13, 2026

US 5G $150B Spend Wasted as Brand Loyalty Drives Churn

Was the $150B US 5G build a colossal waste? Networks are "good enough" – carriers lost the only advantage they had. Now churn is rising because customers care about brands, not bars. 🧵⏬

By Roger Entner
5G Spending Soars, Yet Customer Churn Accelerates
SocialApr 13, 2026

5G Spending Soars, Yet Customer Churn Accelerates

The telecom industry just spent $150 billion on 5G networks. Churn is going UP. That's not a coincidence. It's a crisis of irrelevance. 🚨 Here's what the data reveals about why carriers are hemorrhaging customers despite record network investments. 🧵 #Telecom...

By Roger Entner
5G Spending Fuels Churn; Relationships, Not Networks, Matter
SocialApr 13, 2026

5G Spending Fuels Churn; Relationships, Not Networks, Matter

The telecom industry spent $150 billion on 5G and got rewarded with rising churn. The network is no longer the product. The relationship is. And carriers are failing at it. 🧵📡

By Roger Entner
AT&T's Pricing Blitz Signals Cable's Metric Demise
SocialApr 10, 2026

AT&T's Pricing Blitz Signals Cable's Metric Demise

.@ATT just declared total war on cable's primary growth engine. Their radical pricing shift proves an immediate need for revenue and signals the death of traditional industry metrics. Here is the competitive reality. 🧵🚨

By Roger Entner
AT&T's $90 OneConnect Plan Takes on Cable Giants
SocialApr 9, 2026

AT&T's $90 OneConnect Plan Takes on Cable Giants

.@ATT just launched a new OneConnect plan that's a game-changer. With prices starting at $90 for one line and up to 1Gbps fiber, it's a direct challenge to cable companies. 💻📱 #Telecom #Broadband

By Roger Entner
ATT's OneConnect Shifts Focus From ARPU to Account Value
SocialApr 9, 2026

ATT's OneConnect Shifts Focus From ARPU to Account Value

.@ATT is killing the ARPU metric. The new OneConnect plan prioritizes account value over per-line revenue. 📉🚀 #Telecom #Strategy #ARPU

By Roger Entner
AT&T’s OneConnect Plan Slashes ARPU, Threatens Cable Revenue
SocialApr 7, 2026

AT&T’s OneConnect Plan Slashes ARPU, Threatens Cable Revenue

.@ATT just signaled the death of ARPU. The new OneConnect plan isn't just a bundle; it is a calculated assault on cable revenue. Here is the data on why this strategy changes the competitive landscape. 🧵📉

By Roger Entner
OneConnect Dismantles Bundles, Signals End of ARPU
SocialApr 7, 2026

OneConnect Dismantles Bundles, Signals End of ARPU

.@ATT 's new OneConnect plan isn't a bundle—it's a cable killer that proves ARPU is dead. Fiber convergence is rewriting telecom's rules. 🧵⬇️

By Roger Entner
AT&T's OneConnect Shakes Up Telecom Pricing Landscape
SocialApr 6, 2026

AT&T's OneConnect Shakes Up Telecom Pricing Landscape

.@ATT just fired a convergence missile at cable AND @TMobile simultaneously. The OneConnect plan is the most significant AT&T pricing move in 3-4 years and most analysts are sleeping on what it actually means. #Telecom #Wireless

By Roger Entner
US Home Internet Splits Into Four Converging Terrains
SocialApr 2, 2026

US Home Internet Splits Into Four Converging Terrains

Fiber castles, cable forts, FWA camps and satellite warbands: The US home Internet competitive landscape is fragmenting into four distinct territorial formations, and these formations are reshaping wireless competition through convergence. @Light_Reading https://t.co/HqShaYMenU

By Roger Entner
FCC Router Ban Threatens 11.2 Million Movers' Connectivity
SocialMar 31, 2026

FCC Router Ban Threatens 11.2 Million Movers' Connectivity

.@FCC router ban kills switching. All routers are effectively banned. 11.2 million movers face a connection crisis. 🚨📉 #Telecom #Policy

By Roger Entner
FCC Router Ban Eliminates Consumer Choice, Ignores Supply Chain Realities
SocialMar 31, 2026

FCC Router Ban Eliminates Consumer Choice, Ignores Supply Chain Realities

.@FCC just killed consumer choice with their new router ban. This policy ignores supply chain reality and locks customers in. 🚨📉

By Roger Entner
FCC Router Ban Will Cripple U.S. Connectivity and Supply Chain
SocialMar 31, 2026

FCC Router Ban Will Cripple U.S. Connectivity and Supply Chain

.@FCC 's new router ban is a policy failure that will strangle connectivity. 🚫🇺🇸 We haven't built routers here in 24 years. This doesn't secure the network; it breaks the supply chain entirely. 🧵

By Roger Entner
FCC Router Ban Threatens 11.2 Million Homes' Internet Access
SocialMar 30, 2026

FCC Router Ban Threatens 11.2 Million Homes' Internet Access

The FCC router ban is a digital divide bomb hiding in plain sight. The industry isn't talking loudly enough about what this actually means for 11.2 million American households. 🧵🚨 #Telecom #Broadband

By Roger Entner
Fiber Is a Market Power Weapon, Not a Luxury
SocialMar 26, 2026

Fiber Is a Market Power Weapon, Not a Luxury

Fiber is not “nice to have.” It is a market power weapon. Where telcos have fiber, they win. Everywhere else, they bleed. 🧵📉 #Telecom #Broadband

By Roger Entner
Fiber Is the New Growth Engine—Own Your Castle
SocialMar 26, 2026

Fiber Is the New Growth Engine—Own Your Castle

Fiber is not just broadband. Fiber is the new wireless growth engine. If you do not own a “fiber castle,” your net adds are on borrowed time. 🧵📡

By Roger Entner
AT&T, Verizon Lose Wireless Share; Fiber Drives Growth
SocialMar 25, 2026

AT&T, Verizon Lose Wireless Share; Fiber Drives Growth

.@ATT and @Verizon are bleeding unbundled wireless market share. Carrier growth now relies on their local fiber footprints. Here is the concrete data exposing the raw economics of the convergence battlefield. 🚨🧵

By Roger Entner
Fiber Wins Where It Exists, Loses Everywhere Else
SocialMar 24, 2026

Fiber Wins Where It Exists, Loses Everywhere Else

The broadband war isn't about speed anymore. It's about where you built your fortress. Fiber carriers are winning where they have fiber and LOSING everywhere else. The data is unmistakable. Here's the breakdown. 🧵📊

By Roger Entner
Fiber Dominance Determines Winners in Connectivity War
SocialMar 24, 2026

Fiber Dominance Determines Winners in Connectivity War

It is a war of Fiber Castle, Cable Forts, FWA Camps and Satellite warbands. The winners are decided by infrastructure. If you are outside the fiber footprint you are probably losing. 🧵🏰

By Roger Entner
AT&T Unveils Lower Rates Amid U.S. Affordability Crisis
SocialMar 20, 2026

AT&T Unveils Lower Rates Amid U.S. Affordability Crisis

AT&T rolls out new pricing: "AT&T has heard loud and clear that Americans have an affordability crisis." https://t.co/km3IOuTacU @FierceNetwork_ @malleven33 https://t.co/km3IOuTacU

By Roger Entner
Smartphone Performance Metrics Have Been Misread for a Decade
SocialMar 20, 2026

Smartphone Performance Metrics Have Been Misread for a Decade

The device industry has been flying blind for a decade. Chipmakers, carriers, and analysts all thought they understood smartphone performance. They didn't. We just proved it. 🧵🚨

By Roger Entner
Recon Analytics' First Acquisition Redefines Telecom Analytics Landscape
SocialMar 18, 2026

Recon Analytics' First Acquisition Redefines Telecom Analytics Landscape

🚨 Big news: Recon Analytics just made its first acquisition, and it changes the game for telecom and device analytics. Here's why this matters more than most people realize. 🧵

By Roger Entner
Legacy Forecasts Missed Memory Crisis, Predict 10% Drop
SocialMar 17, 2026

Legacy Forecasts Missed Memory Crisis, Predict 10% Drop

Legacy device forecasting is structurally broken. Siloed analysts entirely missed the memory crisis, turning a projected steady smartphone growth cycle into a massive 10 percent plunge for 2026. Operating without macroeconomic integration destroys revenue projections. 📉🚨 #Telecom #DataAnalytics #MarketTrends

By Roger Entner
ReconAnalytics Acquires Atom Insights to Link Devices and Networks
SocialMar 16, 2026

ReconAnalytics Acquires Atom Insights to Link Devices and Networks

Most telecom analysts are flying blind because they ignore the intersection of hardware and connectivity. .@ReconAnalytics is ending that era with the acquisition of Atom Insights to bridge the gap between device SKUs and network performance. 🧵📊

By Roger Entner
Real Telecom AI Needs Auditable Ground Truth, Not Slides
SocialMar 16, 2026

Real Telecom AI Needs Auditable Ground Truth, Not Slides

Telecom “AI” is mostly PowerPoint. The winners will be the ones who own auditable ground truth from device to network to macro. Recon just made a move that changes the game. 🧵📊

By Roger Entner
Europe's Telecom Cuts Future for Short‑term Savings
SocialMar 13, 2026

Europe's Telecom Cuts Future for Short‑term Savings

The European telecom model is a cautionary tale, not a blueprint. While critics claim US prices are too high, the data shows Europe has traded away its future for short-term savings. 📉🇪🇺 🧵

By Roger Entner
Google Fiber Merges with Astound, Astound Becomes Majority Owner
SocialMar 12, 2026

Google Fiber Merges with Astound, Astound Becomes Majority Owner

If you were listening to my podcast you knew something like this was coming. @google 's @googlefiber merged with @astoundconnects with Astound being the majority owner. GFiber was on the market for quite some time. https://t.co/Ux7k40VGTJ

By Roger Entner
AI Offers Telcos First New Revenue Stream in Decades
SocialMar 9, 2026

AI Offers Telcos First New Revenue Stream in Decades

.@TMobile just found telecom’s biggest missed opportunity in 20 years. AI may finally create the first real new revenue stream for carriers since data plans. But it will also force telcos to compete directly with hyperscalers. 🧵📡

By Roger Entner
Charter Hires Nick Jeffery to Drive Home Internet Expansion
SocialMar 4, 2026

Charter Hires Nick Jeffery to Drive Home Internet Expansion

.@charter just made a massive power play by hiring Nick Jeffery as COO. This isn’t just a personnel change; He’s task is to expand on home internet again. 🧵🚨

By Roger Entner
Industry Analyst Education Era Ends; Telecom Influence Shifting
SocialMar 4, 2026

Industry Analyst Education Era Ends; Telecom Influence Shifting

The golden era of industry analyst education is over. @5GAmericas is winding down, signaling a massive shift in how the telecom industry wields influence and manages power politics. 🚨📉

By Roger Entner
Spectrum's Trouble Signals Warning for Telecom Rivals
SocialMar 2, 2026

Spectrum's Trouble Signals Warning for Telecom Rivals

.@GetSpectrum just admitted it has issues. The architect of the @FrontierCorp turnaround as COO. The other players should read this as a warning flare, not a simple org chart change. 🧵🔥 #Telecom #Broadband

By Roger Entner