

The G2 on 5G Podcast by Moor Insights & Strategy
Anshel Sag and Will Townsend
A 5G podcast about the latest inside info on what's going on in the 5G industry by two of the 5G industry's leading analysts, Anshel Sag and Will Townsend.
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Oct 2, 2020 • 21min
The G2 on 5G - Episode 23 Standalone Edition with Ericsson's Peter Linder - October 2nd 2020
In Standalone Edition Episode 23 of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will have T-Mobile’s Peter Linder, Head of 5G Marketing of North America and talk about:1. 5G Use Cases2. 5G Mid-Band opportunities and technologies3. Private Networks and enterprise 5G use cases4. The impact of Long Reach mmWave on 5G

Sep 25, 2020 • 24min
The G2 on 5G - Episode 22 - September 25th 2020
In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. MWC 21 moves to the summer of 2021- anticipated themes and 5G related announcements2. Samsung, Verizon & Qualcomm Announce 5G Small Cells for Indoor3. AT&T to deliver 5G and NaaS to three Air Force Bases in the U.S.4. Amazon Luna Cloud Gaming + AWS Wavelength adds 3 more cities with Verizon (Atlanta, NYC and DC)5. U.S. Dept of Defense investigates operating its own private 5G networks6. 3GPP Release 17 Potential Delays?

Sep 18, 2020 • 20min
The G2 on 5G - Episode 21 - September 18th 2020 - With Special Guest Mark Vena
In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel, Will and Mark Cover:1. MVNO World Congress & 5G opportunities including Fixed Wireless Access - FWA2. Netgear Mobile 5G Router on AT&T3. Qualcomm + US Cellular Hit 3 Miles at 200 Mbps with mmWave in Rural Wisconsin Settings4. AT&T COVID-19 Silver Lining – Learning to Adapt to the Unexpected5. Verizon buying Tracfone for $6B6. Apple Event – Apple Watch & iPad including potential 5G iPad

Sep 11, 2020 • 21min
The G2 on 5G - Episode 20 - September 11th 2020
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

Sep 11, 2020 • 21min
The G2 on 5G - Episode 20 - September 11th 2020
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

Sep 4, 2020 • 23min
The G2 on 5G - Episode 19 - September 4th 2020
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

Aug 28, 2020 • 22min
The G2 on 5G - Episode 18 - August 28th 2020
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

Aug 21, 2020 • 20min
The G2 on 5G - Episode 17 Standalone Edition with T-Mobile's John Saw - August 21st 2020
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?

Aug 14, 2020 • 23min
The G2 on 5G - Episode 16 - August 14th 2020
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

Aug 7, 2020 • 23min
The G2 on 5G - Episode 15 - August 8th 2020
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