
Mike Dano
Editorial Director, 5G and Mobile Strategies at LightReading
Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies for @Light_Reading from @InformaPLC mike dot dano at lightreading dot com
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5 days ago |
benton.org | Mike Dano
Fixed wireless access continues to gobble up the vast majority of growth in the US broadband industry. But that trajectory can't last forever. In the first quarter of 2025, the financial analysts at Bernstein calculated that fiber operators in the US collectively gained around 652,000 total customers. But FWA providers (mainly T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T) collectively edged them out with a total of 703,000 net customer additions during the period.
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5 days ago |
lightreading.com | Mike Dano
SpaceX said it has data showing EchoStar is barely using its Boost 5G network. EchoStar, meanwhile, claims SpaceX is trying to 'usurp critical resources from a competitor.'Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile StrategiesSpaceX recently ratcheted up its rhetoric against EchoStar and the 5G network it operates under the Boost Mobile brand.
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6 days ago |
benton.org | Mike Dano
SpaceX recently ratcheted up its rhetoric against EchoStar and the 5G network it operates under the Boost Mobile brand. In a new Federal Communications Commission filing, SpaceX alleges that the 5G network built by EchoStar's Dish Network in some cases operates at power levels that are at just 1 to 5 percent of what would be expected, as compared to operations by its rivals.
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1 week ago |
lightreading.com | Mike Dano
The fixed wireless access (FWA) services from T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T have been enormously popular, but there's a ceiling to the sector's growth. Finding it is a challenge. Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile StrategiesFixed wireless access (FWA) continues to gobble up the vast majority of growth in the US broadband industry. But that trajectory can't last forever.
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1 week ago |
lightreading.com | Mike Dano
The NTIA, an agency of the Commerce Department, released a 27-page report detailing the results of two years' worth of open RAN testing. However, the report does not identify company-level specifics in its results. Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile StrategiesThe NTIA earlier this month released the results of two years' worth of open RAN testing and concluded that open RAN products are maturing despite their complexities, but they are not yet at the level of single-vendor platforms.
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Verizon is using about 83% of its total network capacity – relative to its rivals – while T-Mobile is using around 68% of its total capacity. AT&T is using about 44% of its total capacity. https://t.co/OxoLtB6Qaw

RT @LRbroadband: Altice USA is rolling out 'FASTPASS,' a $25 per month, 100-meg broadband plan tailored to cost-conscious subs and FWA comp…

T-Mobile has an estimated 6,754 petabytes per month traveling over its wireless network. That's mainly due to its 6.8 million FWA customers; the Bernstein analysts said each of those FWA customers consume on average 30x of smartphone customers consume. https://t.co/OxoLtB6Qaw