Personal news! I’m happy to announce that I’m starting a new job as Lead Industry Analyst at @Speedtest .Details here:

"For many other Caribbean nations, however, expanding and fortifying existing 4G LTE networks remains a more pressing and pragmatic priority than investing in 5G.". Check out the latest from my new @Ookla colleague Kerry Baker:.

"EchoStar Chairman Charlie Ergen may be angling to combine Boost Mobile with the business of one of the original founders of Boost, MobileX." via @malleven33 $SATS and @peter_adderton .

Interesting! Now that Tesla is testing robotaxis in Austin, it looks like they're starting to worry about cellular attacks and hacks: $TSLA.

RT @Ookla: We're thrilled to announce that @mikeddano has joined Ookla as a Lead Industry Analyst!. With 25 years of experience as a teleco….

So. I've been trying to use $TMUS @TMobile SpaceX D2D satellite texting for the past month. Without much luck. Here's my story:.

A new report indicates no 'meaningful ramp in activity from Apple despite the expectations of the data center industry.' That's important to some telecom companies.

Wow. A Trump pick for FCC commissioner just wrote that $SATS "is at risk of suffering an unprecedented and unpredictable punishment" from @BrendanCarrFCC investigation:

"SmartLess" podcast hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes launch mobile phone company - via CBS News

"we believe additional uncertainty at the top will not be well-received by investors already focused on how the telco-cableco convergence battle will unfold," @MikeSievert $TMUS.

EchoStar said it has made multiple attempts to set up a meeting between company executives and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. "All of these requests . have gone unanswered," the company said.

According to EchoStar, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has been avoiding a meeting with the company's top executive, Charlie Ergen. The situation could spell trouble for EchoStar. .$SATS.

RT @caro_milanesi: Protests have become a daily occurrence at tech conferences, how speakers respond is different. I appreciate @ChuckRobbi….

ABI Research: "mobile data traffic is expected to increase by a 23% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2025 to 2030, reaching over 5,241 exabytes (EB) by the decade's end."

. @MikeSievert $TMUS is due to step aside before the end of his current contract, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Monday. via @Reuters.

Helium says T-Mobile customers can offload to its Wi-Fi network. But T-Mobile said it 'does not have a carrier offload agreement with Helium Network.'

Senators appear to have reached an agreement to allocate up to 800MHz of spectrum for 5G and other commercial uses. But the lower 3GHz band is not included in that allocation.

How to watch Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote, via @verge . Please keep in mind nothing Apple announces today or ever will be as cool as this picture (generated by AI):

The OnGo Alliance – a US trade association built around shared-spectrum operations in the 3.5GHz CBRS spectrum band – said it plans to shift its focus from technology validation to industry-wide commercialization.

With 5G network operators hoping to gain control of CBRS spectrum, a trade association built around shared-spectrum operations in the 3.5GHz band is hoping to ramp up commercial operations.