23 States Use Reverse Preemption for One‑
My street cred really got a jolt today when the @Verizon crew heard me say one touch make ready (OTMR) and that 23 states and the District of Columbia have exercised reverse preemption under section 224 the Communications Act. @FCC https://t.co/3EokgKZ79s
Vero Fiber Acquires TEC, Expands Across Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee
"Vero Fiber ...today announced the completion of its acquisition of Telephone Electronics Corporation ("TEC"), expanding its presence across Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee." #fiberRollup https://t.co/ACap8is2Eg
Copying Senior Staff in FCC Complaints Is Standard Practice
I don't like the complaints that @danielsuhr and @center_amrights file with @FCC or his desire to turn broadcasting into AM radio. But copying senior staff when you file a complaint is normal process, it isn't "routing...around...staff." https://t.co/a59HdipN0P
Amazon Leo to Launch LEO D2D Network by 2028
A logical, but still unconfirmed, conclusion is that this is what @Amazonleo referenced by having its own LEO D2D constellation starting in 2028 and operating alongside Globalstar's network.
Netgear M7 eSIM Routes Traffic Through Israeli Provider
I finally had a chance to look at why I keep getting directed to a UK address on Netgear M7. I wanted to use my physical Verizon sim but even though Netgear is advertising it would be ready by the...
Future of Agents, 6G, and Data Centers Unveiled
Great discussion with @ReedAlbergotti at @Semafor World Economy this week. A few key takeaways from our conversation on agents, 6G, data center, and what’s coming next 🧵👇 📸: Lexi Critchett/Semafor https://t.co/8qLRVi6N86
Trump Pledges U.S. Lead in Next‑gen Satellite Connectivity
President Trump is restoring U.S. leadership in technology & connectivity. America will be first out of the gate with multiple competitors offering fast, next-gen connectivity straight from satellites to your smartphone anywhere in the country. Starlink, Amazon, & others are now empowered...
FCC Chair Signals Approval for Amazon-Globalstar Deal, Encourages Competition
Basically yes he said he’s very open to it, and wants to see more competition, mentioning @SpaceX @amazon and @AST_SpaceMobile
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
Higher-Frequency Ka-Band Boosts Bandwidth, Shrinks Antennas, Worsens Propagation
To understand the Amazon acquisition of Globalstar start with physics. The wavelength becomes shorter as you move from L-band up to Ka-band spectrum which provides more hertz for moving bits and enables smaller antennas, but higher frequency means worse propagation. https://t.co/YcG2qfwol2
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
WBA Unveils Framework to Boost Wi‑Fi Security, Privacy
WBA's new Wi-Fi Security Guidelines report defines "a new industry framework designed to strengthen security, privacy and trust across Wi-Fi networks, including public, enterprise, IoT and roaming environments." https://t.co/vlrgPy3QiH
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
TaaraConnect Expands Free-Space Optics to Video Distribution and Data Centers
. @TaaraConnect , a Google X Moonshot Factory grad focusing on free space optics, has opened up a new video distribution use case and is exploring its role in both terrestrial and orbital data centers. @Light_Reading https://t.co/SzaYL7n8uq
Jay Monroe's Satellite WiFi Bet Made Him Billionaire
The big winner is Globalstar controlling shareholder Jay Monroe who has believed in satellite WiFi for years. When I first wrote about him 12 years ago, his kids had no idea he was already a billionaire from $GSAT
Apple Skips C‑3 Services as Amazon Plans 2028 Constellation
This doesn't specifically say what's happening to the C-3 constellation, but Apple is not getting the more advanced services intended as part of that constellation and Amazon is building its own constellation in 2028. Looks to me like C-3 may...
From PSTN to SIP: The Cloud Communication Revolution
How did we move from traditional phone lines to today’s flexible, cloud-based communication? 📞➡️☁️ In our latest article from the Communications Then and Now series, we explore the shift from PSTN to SIP and why it changed everything. For over a century,...
Amazon Leo to Enable Satellite Service on iPhone, Apple Watch
AMAZON X APPLE PARTNERSHIP Amazon $AMZN and Apple $AAPL just announced a new agreement for Amazon Leo to power satellite services for supported iPhone and Apple Watch models
Tanzania Urges More Spectrum for Satellite D2D, Cites Interference Concerns
.@GSMA @GSOA_SAT @Ofcom Tanzania #TCRA on @ITU proposal to release more terrestrial spectrum for satellite D2D at @ITU #WRC27. Cross-border signal interference remains an issue for many nations.https://t.co/8WrxIctTmQ https://t.co/s2CjjJDPSe
DePIN Infrastructure Scales, yet Monetization Remains Unclear
how profitable will depin networks actually get? hivemapper has 100,000+ user-funded dashcams mapping ~34% of world roads. geodnet has 20,500 user-funded RTK stations, now the largest precision GPS network on earth. helium mobile has 120K user-deployed hotspots with large carriers offloading...
Local ISPs Lobby to Block Starlink, Echoing US Influence
Business HEAVILY influence Public Policy…. Rich people like @elonmusk hold sway over politicians in the United States…. But what the folks in the US forget is that there are also businesses in other countries & they influence policy there. Starlink...
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
Questioning SpaceX, Starlink Subscriber Numbers for BEAD Program
Aren't @SpaceX and @Starklink behind trend in reporting new subscriber totals, @elonmusk ? Asking for @NTIAgov's BEAD program. https://t.co/mqR6fUsklF
Nokia Poised for Growth via Hyperscalers, 800G, Nvidia AI‑RAN
"Analyst Oliver Wong and his team are positive on Nokia $NOK due to hyperscaler-driven growth in optical systems, inflection in pluggable revenues on shift to 800G... a potential advantage in AI-RAN with an Nvidia (NVDA) partnership." https://t.co/rQSQErgiEK
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
Starlink Poised to Eclipse Combined Windows, Netflix, Spotify Users
Starlink will be the largest subscription product ever created. Bigger than windows (400m) Netflix (300m) and Spotify (260m) — combined. @grok remind me of this is ten years @grok build a model that shows the path of a 1B...
Verizon’s mmWave Dominates Denver, Atlanta, Philly, Boston
Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Boston are top mmWave cities for Verizon. Roughly 60% of RootMetrics’ outdoor testing samples landed on Verizon’s mmWave in these cities in the second half of 2025. https://t.co/EWgcr9yWVs https://t.co/wyFUWfyn7U
Better In‑Flight Wi‑Fi Will End Guilt‑Free Reading
starlink/leo competition is going to solve airline wifi and that means i will no longer be able to simply read a novel sans guilt while flying
AI Consumes 4.2% of US Wireless Traffic, Costing $3B
"WIA estimates that AI traffic on U.S. wireless networks accounts for at least 4.2 percent of total wireless traffic. ...this means that AI in 2025 accounts for just under $3 billion of wireless network operational expense and capital expenditure" https://t.co/QgFk7mLHrm
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. 🧵📉
Amazon's Faster, Single-Dish Wi‑Fi Wins Delta over Starlink
This may explain why Delta went with Amazon instead of Starlink. 3X the download speed and only a single dish required for each aircraft. $AMZN $DAL
T‑Mobile to Deploy 4,000 New CDC Cell Sites in 2026
T-Mobile plans to build roughly 4,000 new cell sites in 2026 using its customer-driven coverage (CDC). Via @FierceNetwork_ https://t.co/OehQlRtcXQ
Russia Covertly Sabotaged Subsea Cables Amid Middle East Distraction
Russia launched a covert operation to sabotage subsea cables while the world was distracted by the Middle East. https://t.co/9Hvq1fhjhY
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
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. 🧵⏬
MmWave Offers Gigabit Speeds Within 150‑meter Range
Most mmWave samples were obtained within 150 meters (about 500 feet) of a mmWave transmission site, reflecting the spectrum’s relatively diminutive coverage area. However, download speeds over mmWave connections reached beyond 1 Gbps in some markets. MORE: https://t.co/EWgcr9zuL0 https://t.co/KTRa0V1kfr
Wireless CPI Rebounds 0.6% After Recent Declines
After showing some serious declines in recent months, the Consumer Price Index for Wireless telephone services between Feb. 2026-Mar. 2026 rose 0.6%. https://t.co/jLkjJC61OX
Verizon Leads mmWave 5G Rollout; AT&T and T‑Mobile Lag
MY LATEST Across all of RootMetrics’ testing in the second half of 2025, in both urban (metro) and rural (state) areas, mmWave 5G showed up in 2.2% of Verizon’s samples. For AT&T, that figure was 0.2%. For T-Mobile, that figure was...
Merger Odds Between Charter and Comcast Rise Significantly
"We think the odds of a Charter-Comcast merger are higher today than just a month ago," says New Street's Vikash Harlalka $CMCSA $CHTR https://t.co/MMBitMjhZw
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...
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. 🧵📡
Bill C‑22 Expands Production Orders for Subscriber Data
The second of a series on what's in Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act of 2026 (Canada's new #LawfulAccess bill). A close look at Production Orders for Subscriber Information in Part 1 of the bill, new on my YouTube channel:...
FCC Bans Foreign Routers, Households Stuck with Insecure Devices
FCC rules restrict new foreign routers, leaving ISP-controlled households stuck with existing devices despite security concerns and no immediate replacement options https://t.co/IRSztufKkU
AI Coding at 30k Feet Proves Clarke’s Magic Reality
Currently building with Claude Code at 30K feet in the air, via Starlink. Arthur C. Clarke was right. We are living in a world increasingly "indistinguishable from magic." 🪄🤯
Satellite Internet Surges After Argentina Lifts Provider-Protecting Ban
Argentina: "satellite internet use exploded once the government lifted its ban, which had, until then, benefited a politically powerful local internet provider." https://t.co/AgkhhECtJH https://t.co/LkfF5ZGwAx
South Africa’s Viable Alternatives Ease Starlink Licensing Pressure
Emotions are boiling… The issue of @Starlink in South Africa has been a thorn in the flesh for @elonmusk … South Africa has the potential to be one of the biggest markets for Starlink in Africa… South Africa has reliable &...
Michel's Stance Signals End of Fair EU Roaming
Michel is not backing down. ⚡️⚡️⚡️ I'm guessing this could mean (fair) roaming in Europe is actually dead. #alwaysbefaircharging #AFIR 🇪🇺 #FAIRADHOC https://t.co/GorDuuzY8m
SpaceX Valued Near $15 B, Not $16 B, with Starlink $11‑12 B.
The legacy Twitter business was supposed to be $2.9B last year and xAI was hoping for $500M. That would mean SpaceX itself is just over $15B (not the $16B many have been stating) and Starlink is in the region of...
Amazon Leo to Deploy Ka‑Band mmWave by 2026
Amazon Leo plans to launch services commercially by mid-2026 according to Andy Jassy. The spectrum for user links is millimeter wave (Ka band). Shannon-Hartley Theorem: C = B \log_2(1 + S/N) Where: •C = channel capacity (bits per second) •B = bandwidth (Hz) •S/N =...
Masters Crowds Overload Networks, Most Obey Cellphone Ban
When each round ends, the cell networks in Augusta get slammed so much it’s akin to what carriers experience in the minutes after a disaster. So, per my sources, the vast majority of those at the Masters are following the...
