Laura Borgstede
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Fractional CMO, CEO of PR & marketing agency Calysto Communications. AI, IoT, mobile, wireless & telecom. Owner & editor of industry intel source PR Vibes.
Atlanta, GA
Joined May 2008
As of 2025, total number of deployments sits between 7k and 8k. Read more on this story in @RCRWirelessNews:
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There will be over 40,000 private 5G (and 4G) networks in 2030, representing growth of nearly 500 percent to the end of the decade, according to Kaleido Intelligence.
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According to @KaleidoIntel, there will be more than 40k private 4G and 5G networks in 2030, representing growth of nearly 500% to the end of the decade.
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It offers lower power, larger messages, and faster deliveries versus both its IDP forebear, as well as satellite IoT services based on standardized cellular NB-IoT. Read more on this story in @RCRWirelessNews:.
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Viasat has launched IoT Nano, a low-power satellite IoT service using Orbcomm's OGx tech with broad hardware compatibility and global enterprise coverage.
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Called IoT Nano, it is essentially a repackaging of Orbcomm’s proprietary OGx technology, which uses Viasat’s own L-band satellite constellation, and is an evolution of the US IoT provider’s IsatData Pro product.
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US satellite provider @Viasat has launched a new NTN IoT network service for remote tracking and monitoring in industries such as agriculture, transport, utilities, and mining.
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On Monday, AST asked the regulator for permission to use satellite services to enhance the FirstNet service that provides connectivity to first responders via Band 14 spectrum. Read more on this story in @Light_Reading:.
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New FCC filings show AST and AT&T's FirstNet are pushing ahead with their plan to expand first-responder cell coverage under FirstNet with AST's satellites.
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.@ATT and @AST_SpaceMobile are progressing in their aim to enhance FirstNet's first-responder wireless communication in the US with direct-to-cellular D2C satellite connectivity, according to a set of new @FCC filings.
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RWA says the loss of UScellular as a reciprocal roaming partner will increase costs for rural carriers, possibly to the point where they go out of business. Read more on this story in @FierceNetwork_:
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UScellular is an important roaming partner for rural carriers and it will soon be part of T-MobileThe Rural Wireless Association (RWA) tried to get the FCC to | The Rural Wireless Association (RWA)...
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The @RWAwireless is speaking out about the recent approval of @TMobile’s $4.3B acquisition of UScellular, particularly around the subject of roaming for rural carriers.
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@STLPartners A quarter of the projects have been launched, 28% are in the trial or proof-of-concept stage and 35% have been announced, while the remaining 12% represent an investment. Read more on this story in @Light_Reading:
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With 29 telcos worldwide involved in a quantum project of some kind, there is a big focus on security, according to STL Partners' research.
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@STLPartners The biggest focus is on optimizing operations and creating new revenue streams, with around 80% of the projects currently underway aligned with these objectives.
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According to @STLPartners, telcos are increasingly paying attention to what risks and opportunities quantum computing will bring.
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Why are federal, state, and local authorities a step behind with their emergency weather alert systems? The @WSJ’s Drew FitzGerald takes a deep dive into this issue and examines the dangerous consequences of ineffective alert systems.
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Residents increasingly tune out phone messages about floods and fires—if the alerts make it to them at all.
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If signed into law, California would be the first state to impose meaningful transparency requirements onto leading AI developers, likely including OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and xAI. Read more on this story in @TechCrunch:
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California state Senator Scott Wiener issued new amendments to his AI bill, SB 53, that would require AI companies to publish safety reports.
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California State Senator Scott Wiener this week introduced new amendments to his latest bill, SB 53, that would require the world’s largest AI companies to publish safety and security protocols and issue reports when safety incidents occur.
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In a special video edition of Calysto's PR Vibes, @TransformaTweet's Jim Morrish examines how companies can overcome challenges. Watch what he has to say below:
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@FCC In March 2023, the Commission lost its authority to auction the nation's airwaves – the first time this has happened since the agency's authority was first initiated in 1993. Read more on this story in @Light_Reading:
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President Trump's infamous big beautiful bill has restored authority to the FCC to administer spectrum licenses after more than two years of inaction.
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President Trump's sprawling budget bill was signed into law last week after it passed a final vote in the House. For the telecoms sector specifically, the Bill has restored authority to the @FCC to conduct spectrum auctions and award licenses for the use of spectrum frequencies.
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