In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. Cisco’s rural broadband efforts - can Open RAN help?2. Casa Systems AurusAI High-Power mmWave CPE for 5G3. Samsung and Verizon partner on a $6.6B infrastructure deal to support next-generation 5G services4. T-Mobile MU-MIMO 2.5 GHz 5G - 8 Users @ 700 Mbps, Peak throughput of 5.6 Gbps with a 16-layers of MU-MIMO (currently only 8 streams, expected in 2021)5. U.S. government to invest $1B in 5G and other emerging technologies with lab efforts at major universities6. nReal raises $40 million, is partnered with LG U Plus on 5G. LG U Plus spearheaded an XR content alliance on 5G networks with Qualcomm, KDDI, Bell, China Telecom and Felix and Paul

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. Telefonica Germany partners with AWS for 5G core virtualization2. Qualcomm IFA 2020 - Snapdragon 4 Series 5G, Acer 8CX 5G, Live Nation Partnership3. The SoftBank fire sale continues4. StarLink and OneWeb Developments5. Verizon and Dish spend big bucks in recent PAL 3.5GHz auction to shore up 5G gaps6. T-Mobile rolls out 2.5 GHz Mid-Band in 81 cities

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. CBRS PAL auction recap2. Qualcomm & Ericsson 5G SA CA Interoperability test @ 2.5 GHz hits 2.5 Gbps3. British Telecom braces for takeover defense4. Open signal shows that the US has some of the slowest 5G in the world5. Dish teases with dynamic pricing models for 5G - does it make sense?6. Verizon will stream NASCAR in 360 over 5G from the infield

In Standalone Episode 17 of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will have T-Mobile’s John Saw, EVP of Advanced and Emerging Technology and talk about:1. Vision for compelling 5G use cases2. How does your Sprint experience benefit the new T-mobile from an enterprise services perspective (talk to Will’s Forbes contributions highlighting this point)3. How do the recent SA announcement and broad-spectrum footprint (layer cake reference to Anshel article) drive real digital transformation?4. Have there been any unique challenges with the 2.5 GHz rollout with the Sprint spectrum assets?

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. White House Orders Freeing of 100 MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G2. White House Orders Freeing of 100 MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G Cont’d3. Rakuten 2Q financials and insights into its 5G deployment journey4. Ericsson hits 100 5G deals5. Huawei feels the effects of the semiconductor blockade with TSMC and will cease production on a key piece of silicon6. T-Mobile Thousands of 2.5 GHz 5G Sites

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. T-Mobile earnings recap and SA announcement; preview of John Saw debut on the SA Edition on Friday, Aug 21st2. South Korean Average 5G Download is 656.6 Mbps which is 4x faster than Typical Korean LTE speeds, SKT 788.97 and KT at 652.1 and LG U+ at 528.63. Intel and VMware vRAN announcement T-Mobile 5G Analyst Call About 2.5 GHz and Standalone 5G4. Dish buys Ting, further indicating they are really serious about being competitive5. AWS Wavelength and Verizon announcement6. Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Galaxy Note20 5G, Galaxy Z Fold 5G and Galaxy Tab S7 5G

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:Deutsche Telekom 5G deployment progress Qualcomm & Apple Earnings & 5G iPhone DelaysCBRS PAL auction update and what it means for enabling future 5G private networking use cases T-Mobile 5G Analyst Call About 2.5 GHz and Standalone 5GLow orbit satellite “space race” involving OneWeb rescue plans and what it means for 5G backhaul OpenXR Momentum and what it means for 5G

In the latest episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. The Chinese government is mulling sanctions against Nokia & Ericsson - is it rational despite the ongoing pressure by the United States? Across the pond the United Kingdom is exploring 5G assistance from Japan given the Huawei void - but are NEC and Fujitsu capable?2. T-Mo 5G Update, Standalone 5G in Q3 and Adding 2.5 in Houston, Chicago and LA3. AT&T 2Q earnings and 5G pricing announcement4. 5G at MCAS Miramar, First 5G on Military Base, San Diego already has a few spots of VZW 5G5. HPE 5G lab announcement and what it means for advancing open, multi-vendor 5G solutions6. China Mobile adds 14.4 million 5G Subs in June, Claims 70 million 5G Subs

In the latest episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. Samsung lays out its vision and initial plans for 6G - key takeaways from its recently published white paper 2. Verizon stops using certain 5G ads that were found to be inaccurate based on Verizon's actual coverge3. Deconstructing the impact of Open RAN - Will’s Forbes article this week4. UK Bans Huawei 5G Infrastructure Nationwide5. T-Mobile announces ScamShield service - how does it compare to offerings from AT&T and Verizon - Will and Anshel’s Forbes article this week6. Reliance Jio announces own 5G platform for deployment in 2021

In this episode, Anshel and Will Cover:1. Nokia ORAN announcement and promise of a complete solution in 20212. 3GPP Release 16 Released, Quick Recap, Will Cover Deeper in next Podcast.3. AWS Telco Symposium - impressions and insights4. GSA Reports there are now 317 5G devices, up from 112 in May (135 phones (95 unveiled) plus 85 CPE, 49 modules, 22 hotspots, 5 laptops and 21 other devices. 76% support Sub6, 26% support mmWave and 20% support both.5. Verizon 5G standalone core trial - a step closer to the promise of 5G6. Ericsson’s 5G SA software, upgradeable Radio System Equipment from 2015 and newer. Privately released last month, T-Mobile and Telstra are already testing. Ericsson claims that SA 5G devices can connect to an SA 5G network six times faster than NSA mode.