In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. EU/ EC investigation of 6G2. Qualcomm Snapdragon X65, X62 modems, and QTM545 and QTM547 mmWave Modules, new FWA reference design3. Spirent Communications 5G report key insights4. GSA Report - 144 Operators in 61 Countries Have Live 5G Networks5. Nokia’s Open RAN push in Brazil and its potential to accelerate 5G applications6. Eric Schmidt and Nokia’s Ed Cholerton are concerned about C-Band auction

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. Nokia and T-Mobile earnings insights2. CTIA US Economic Report - Boston Consulting Group - 5G Impact of $1.4 to 1.7 Trillion over next 10 years and 3.8 to 4.6 million jobs during that period3. John Deere acquires CBRS mid-band spectrum- what does it mean for 5G fueled AgTech in the U.S.?4. Omnispace Hybrid 5G IoT company gets $60 million in funding which will help it get more 2 GHz S-Band for satellite to combine with terrestrial spectrum to improve coverage and speeds5. Verizon plans to lean into its 5G Ultra Wide Band service for the Super Bowl - will it demonstrate the true promise of 5G?6. T-Mobile Super Bowl LV 5G deployment utilizing 600, 2.5 GHz and 39 GHz bands and includes 80 MHz of spectrum for 2.5 GHz alone

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. AT&T, Verizon earnings insights, T-Mobile to announce next week on Feb 4th2. IDC Reports Global smartphone market share vastly affected by 5G, down 5.9% full year, up 4.3% Q4 YoY3. Ericsson reports strong earnings buoyed by 5G and Huawei ban - can they continue their momentum?4. 5G Modems more than doubled in 2020 according to GSA5. Dell Tech, VMWare, and SK Telecom team to deliver a simplified platform to facilitate private 5G networking and edge computing6. 5G Fastest Network Shenanigans - Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile all claim the fastest networks

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. OnGo Wireless/ CBRS expand spectrum access footprint globally - what does it mean for 5G private cellular networking?2. Ookla’s SpeedTest Finds AT&T is the fastest 5G network in Q4 20203. Nokia and China Mobile trial AI RAN - can it deliver efficiencies for future 5G service delivery?4. Snapdragon 870 and MediaTek Dimensity 1100 and 1200 announcements for 5G Phones5. Verizon & Unity 5G MEC Partnership - what it could mean for future consumer and enterprise 5G services6. Dept of Commerce - National Telecommunications and Information Administration - National Strategy to Secure 5G Plan - 7 Part Plan

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. Will’s recent top three predictions for cellular networking in 2021 Forbes article recap2. Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2021 - Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, S21+ and S21 Ultra3. T-Mobile signs new multi-billion dollar 5G deals with Ericsson and Nokia - what does it mean for the “Uncarrier”?4. Verizon 5G CES 2021 Keynote with Hans Vestberg5. Verizon embraces Open RAN - or do they?6. T-Mobile and Nokia Sign 5-year Deal Extension for 2.5 GHz 5G Massive MIMO

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. Private 5G networking ramps in 20212. Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Chipset & New CEO3. SK Telecom and AWS partner to deliver edge cloud services with Wavelength to supercharge 5G services4. 5G Chip in COVID Vaccine - Actually A Guitar Pedal5. FCC C-Band Auction Breaks $80 billion - what are the implications?6. T-Mobile is preparing for 5G FWA after testing with 4G Pilot

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. Will Open RAN have a demonstrable impact on 5G deployments?2. China Mobile claims 147 million 5G Subscribers, up from 6.7 million in January3. Ericsson aims to bring disruption to maritime communication with 5G4. 3GPP Anticipates Release 17 will be complete in 20225. US military aims to make 5G the center of communications with JADC26. C-Band Auction, now in its 30th round, has raised over $50 billion

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. Microsoft Azure and DT strike 7 year strategic partnership2. Jio launching 5G network in 2H 20213. AWS ReInvent 5G takeaways4. Qualcomm and NTT DoCoMo commercially launch first commercial Sub-6 Carrier Aggregation with speeds up to 4.2 Gbps5. Marvell announces end to end 5G OpenRAN portfolio6. 5G mmWave developments - AT&T Falling Behind Verizon and LG U+, LG Electronics and Qualcomm bring mmWave to South Korea.

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. Nokia helps Bosch Global launch 250 private 5G networks2. Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 with X60 5G Modem launch3. Dish pulls in its 5G deployment timeline with new fiber plan4. 5G Faraday Cages on Amazon and upset users5. Where is my 5G? Will speaks to NPR Marketplace this past Monday6. Open Signal Reports 5G Speeds are similar across all 3 carriers

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. House passes $750M Open RAN bill- what does it mean for adoption?2. Nokia, Qualcomm and Elisa show off 8 Gbps mmWave with two devices3. Start-up Celona and HPE Aruba partner to deliver integrated private networking solutions - how is it different than Nokia and Federated Wireless offerings?4. Qualcomm was given permission to sell Huawei 4G chipsets, not 5G5. Dish leases space on ~20K cell towers with Crown Castle - how does it impact its 5G rollout? (Dish may lose $3.3 billion in spectrum)6. Verizon & Apple Enterprise partnership to swap entire fleets of iPhones to iPhone 12 to get users on 5G at no cost.