Will the Real 4G Please Stand Up?
We are all aware of grade inflation where teachers give out more high grades than are deserved. But US cellular marketers have been doing the same thing to customers and have inflated the performance...
View ArticleThe Skinny on U.S. 4G Data Speeds
I am a statistic freak and I read any and all statistics I can find about the telecom industry. A lot of statistics are interesting but require a lot of heavy lifting to see what is going on beneath...
View ArticleThe History of Cellphones
This is another blog that looks at the history of the industry and that today I look at the history of the cellphone. Cellphones are arguably the most successful product in the history of our industry,...
View ArticleVerizon’s Strategy
The news coming out of Verizon lately is really interesting and set me to musing about their long-term strategy. First, they are selling off $10 billion in landlines in Texas, California, and Florida...
View ArticleWireless is Not a Substitute for Wireline
Any time there is talk about government funding for broadband, arguments arise that wireless broadband is just as good as wireline broadband. But it is not the same and is not a substitute. I love...
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Rural Cellular Coverage
There has been a lot of recent news about rural cellular coverage and competition. Hopefully this will mean that rural cellular voice and data coverage will be getting better, but I suspect it’s going...
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