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This Week: The Dish/TPG Deal Falls Through, T-Mobile Bids on BEAD Dec 02, 2024

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Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss new developments surrounding DirecTV's shaky deal with TPG, as well as T-Mobile's acquisition of Louisiana BEAD funding and its overall strategy.

00:48 DirecTV's TPG deal falls through

02:55 Are TV satellites obsolete?

04:15 T-Mobile secures large BEAD grant

05:45 T-Mobile's capital allocation strategy

07:00 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, DirecTV, TPG, AT&T, EchoStar, Dish, Charlie Ergen, satellite, T-Mobile, BEAD, LLFC, rural, Conexon, Gigapower

This Week: Titans of Prepaid with Nancy Clark of Verizon Value Nov 25, 2024

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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Nancy Clark, President of Verizon Value, to discuss the company's commitment to revitalizing prepaid.

00:24 Verizon's turnaround of prepaid brands

02:51 Brand differentiation

04:47 Straight Talk's branding

05:50 Customer service's impact on strategy

07:36 Blurring of market segments

09:53 Churn success

11:04 Competition assessment

12:07 Distribution networks

12:52 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Nancy Clark, Verizon, Verizon Value, TracFone, Visible, Straight Talk, Total, rural, MVNO, MNO, churn, T-Mobile, Mint, distribution

Ep 218: Q3 Earnings Recap Nov 18, 2024

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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner break down Q3 earnings from the major players in telecom and cable, and offer predictions for Q4 as well.

00:58 AT&T Q3 overview

2:36 Industry upgrade cycles

04:34 T-Mobile Q3 overview

07:29 T-Mobile vs. Verizon

08:20 Verizon Q3 overview

09:05 Comcast Q3 overview

09:48 Altice Q3 overview

10:00 Cable industry predictions

11:20 Dish Q3 overview

13:19 US Cellular Q3 overview

14:02 Q4 predictions

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, earnings, AT&T, net adds, churn, fiber, convergence, upgrades, T-Mobile, FWA, cable, Verizon, Frontier, Comcast, Charter, RDOF, Altice, SOGA, Dish, ACP, US Cellular, elections, Apple, iPhone

This Week: ZTE's Perspective on 5G Across the Globe with Daryl Schoolar Nov 11, 2024

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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Daryl Schoolar to discuss his recent experience at ZTE's 5G Summit & User Congress in Istanbul, Turkey.

00:24 Conference overview

02:36 A global view of the industry

03:51 Telco-to-techno journey

04:40 ZTE's optimization focus

05:53 ZTE company profile

07:27 Total cost of ownership metrics

08:40 ZTE's capacity focus and spectrum issues

12:24 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Daryl Schoolar, ZTE, Turkey, 5G, AI, Ericcson, Nokia, India, MIMO, 6G, spectrum, elections, capacity

This Week: AI's Impact on Telecom Customer Service wth Anthony Goonetilleke of Amdocs Nov 04, 2024

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Analysts Brett Clark, Mitch Klaassen, and Roger Entner are joined by Amdocs Group President, Technology & Head of Strategy Anthony Goonetilleke to discuss AI's massive impact on customer service in the telecom industry.

00:42 Businesses are ready for AI results

03:15 Amdocs' Gen AI applications

05:32 Are customers satisfied with AI service?

09:48 AI cost savings as a game changer

12:29 Telecom deserves more credit

13:15 Applications across industries

14:15 AI accuracy is improving rapidly

15:20 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Brett Clark, Mitch Klaassen, Roger Entner, Anthony Goonetilleke, Amdocs, AI, KPIs, Gen AI, Agentic AI, customer service, LLM, net promoter scores, Nvidia, FWA, accuracy

This Week: Verizon Q3 Earnings, Sell Side Analyst Day Oct 28, 2024

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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss Verizon's strategy as per their recent Q3 earnings call and sell-side analyst meeting.

00:25 Verizon's Q3 breakdown

01:20 The metrics that truly matter

03:23 Investor Day fiber discussion

05:33 Investor Day FWA discussion

09:18 What's behind bundling?

10:38 Verizon's strategy vs. AT&T and T-Mobile

15:13 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Verizon, earnings, churn, EBIDTA, net adds, Frontier, FiOS, broadband, FWA, rural, BEAD, bundling, satisfaction, AT&T, T-Mobile, cable, capital-light

This Week: Verizon Spends $1B on Spectrum from US Cellular Oct 21, 2024

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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss Verizon's recent acquisition of spectrum from US Cellular and what it means for the telecom industry.

00:25 Details of the deal

02:12 Spectrum properties

02:41 US Cellular's decisions inevitably led to the sale

04:08 The impact of rural markets

05:36 Upcoming elections will impact spectrum policy

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, spectrum, Verizon, US Cellular, AWS, T-Mobile, AT&T, EchoStar, Boost, Dish, FCC, TDS, cable, fiber, C Spire, RDOF, BEAD, elections

This Week: CBRS and Mid-Band: What is the Optimal Solution? Oct 14, 2024

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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the ongoing battle over CBRS, spurred by a recent AT&T proposal to shift the band's frequency range.

00:24 CBRS overview

01:24 Military use of CBRS

04:46 The television incentive auction as a useful model

05:24 Power requirements and interference mitigation

07:40 Licensing and interested parties

09:56 Arguments for and against the shift

12:35 The issue's resolution will take time

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, CBRS, spectrum, radar, AT&T, Wi-Fi, licensing, Verizon, cable, FWA, FCC

This Week: The next chapter for Dish? Oct 07, 2024

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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss recent announcements regarding Dish, TPG and DirecTV that may result in a satellite TV shakeup.

00:23 Details of the announcements and potential deals

04:24 Is Dish's spectrum truly valuable?

05:46 Challenges persist regardless of the deal

07:14 Charlie Ergen remains an adept businessperson

07:50 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Dish, EchoStar, DirecTV, TPG, AT&T, satellite television, Charlie Ergen, Boost, Spectrum, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Mint

This Week: Another Lifeline for Dish Sep 30, 2024

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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the FCC's recent extension for Dish's

buildout requirement, as well as the uphill battle the company faces as a whole.

00:25 Dish's FCC decision overview

03:05 The FCC has flip-flopped on this issue

04:11 Other commitments are already underway 06:20 Dish's network is not its main problem

10:55 The FCC shows Dish considerable leeway

12:10 Other companies are not as lucky

13:30 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Dish, EchoStar, FCC, buildout, 5G, data, Release 17, AT&T, interest rates, customer acquisition, marketing, Mint, Verizon, T-Mobile, spectrum, 12 GHz, DirecTV, Elon Musk, Charlie Ergen, Starlink, BEAD

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