Jeff Baumgartner

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Articles

3GPP shifts focus toward 6G while continuing work on 5G-advanced

5 days ago | urgentcomm.com | Jeff Baumgartner |Mike Dano

In March 2025, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) standards team participated in a 3GPP 6G Workshop, followed by the quarterly 3GPP Plenary meetings in Incheon, Korea. In March 2025, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) standards team participated in a 3GPP 6G Workshop, followed by the quarterly 3GPP Plenary meetings in Incheon, Korea.
Xumo co-founder shifts from the FAST lane to AI

1 week ago | lightreading.com | Jeff Baumgartner

Fresh off a $4 million round of seed funding, Xumo's co-founder has booted up Fairground Entertainment, a studio that aims to reshape the entertainment industry using a model exclusively centered on AI-generated content. After pioneering the market for free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST), Xumo co-founder Colin Petrie-Norris is now looking to do the same with AI-generated, premium content.
US cable ops drive record gross mobile net adds in Q1

2 weeks ago | lightreading.com | Jeff Baumgartner

Charter, Comcast and Altice USA added 886,000 mobile lines in Q1, but also drove a record 18% of total US mobile industry gross adds. That suggests cable is now pulling from a wider segment of the market, says MoffettNathanson. Led by Charter Communications, Comcast and Altice USA, the US cable industry put another dent in the mobile market in Q1 2025 by capturing 886,000 mobile lines, improved from a year-ago gain of 804,000.
AT&T to broaden fiber footprint via Lumen deal – but is it enough?

2 weeks ago | lightreading.com | Jeff Baumgartner

By acquiring the fiber portion of Lumen's Mass Markets unit for about $5.75 billion, AT&T is poised to expand its fiber footprint and continue its pursuit of a convergence strategy centered on combining home broadband and mobile. AT&T's focus on convergence is entering the picture as its cable rivals – primarily Charter Communications and Comcast – find some success with their broadband/mobile bundles.
ROXi finds a suitor as it preps 'NextGenTV' music video channel

2 weeks ago | lightreading.com | Jeff Baumgartner

FastStream is the new company resulting from a management buyout of ROXi, a startup providing technology to deliver interactive services via ATSC 3.0 signals. Sinclair and Gray Media are among the company's backers and US launch partners. ROXi, a company that cut its teeth in the UK and is preparing to deliver a music video streaming service via broadcast TV signals, has a new owner.
ATX cuts back marketing and sales in reorg

2 weeks ago | lightreading.com | Jeff Baumgartner

ATX Networks, a supplier of nodes and amps that play a role in 1.8GHz upgrades, recently underwent a reorg as it applies more focus on R&D. ATX's sales and marketing teams took the brunt of the move, sources said. ATX Networks, a top supplier of amps and nodes, has initiated a reorganization that largely impacts sales and marketing positions as the company looks to allocate more resources toward R&D.
Unpacking the Charter-Cox deal

2 weeks ago | lightreading.com | Jeff Baumgartner

The proposed $34.5 billion Charter-Cox deal is rife with moving parts. Here we look at the regulatory risks, variances in network upgrade plans and how mobile (and even video) might contribute to the combined company. Charter Communications and Cox Communications shocked the cable world on Friday by announcing a $34.5 billion merger that is poised to unseat Comcast as the nation's largest cable operator.
Charter and Cox strike $34.5B merger

3 weeks ago | lightreading.com | Jeff Baumgartner

M&A is in play in the cable world again. In surprise deal announced Friday, Charter Communications and privately held Cox Communications have agreed to combine under a deal that values Cox at $34.5 billion. That figure comprises $21.9 billion of equity and $12.6 billion of net debt and other obligations, the companies said.
Charter just getting started in mobile, sees better days ahead for broadband, CEO says

3 weeks ago | lightreading.com | Jeff Baumgartner

Charter has 10 million-plus mobile lines, but Spectrum Mobile remains 'underpenetrated,' says CEO Chris Winfrey. He also expects Charter's broadband sub trends to improve this year and beyond as FWA growth fades. From a subscriber standpoint, Charter Communications has enjoyed the most success in mobile when compared to its US peers. Charter's mobile line growth is also outpacing incumbent mobile operators such as T-Mobile.
Comcast leans into wireless and 'convergence revenues'

3 weeks ago | lightreading.com | Jeff Baumgartner

Comcast CFO Jason Armstrong expanded on the op's greater focus on mobile, believing it will accelerate line growth in 2025. Led by a new five-year price lock, Comcast also has a 'sense of urgency' to improve broadband subs trends. Borrowing a page from Charter Communications' playbook, Comcast has been leaning harder into wireless, using mobile as a lead product in service bundles that also feature home broadband.