The 5G Factor, hosts Ron Westfall and OIivier Blanchard, examine the unveiling of T-Mobile Starlink to tens of millions of football fans during Super Bowl 59, which uses satellite and mobile communications technology to help keep people connected, including Verizon and AT&T customers, across the more than 500,000 square miles of the USA that's unre…

On this episode of the Six Five Webcast: The 5G Factor, hosts Ron Westfall and OIivier Blanchard, examine the unveiling of T-Mobile Starlink to tens of millions of football fans during Super Bowl 59, which uses satellite and mobile communications technology to help keep people connected, including Verizon and AT&T customers, across the more than 50…

The 5G Factor, hosts Ron Westfall and OIivier Blanchard examine the unveiling to T-Mobile Starlink to tens of millions of football fans during Super Bowl 59, spotlighting using satellite and mobile communications technology to help keep people connected, including, Verizon and AT&T customers, across the more than 500,000 square miles of the USA unr…

On this episode of the Six Five Webcast: The 5G Factor, hosts Ron Westfall and Tom Hollingsworth focus on the key 5G ecosystem developments which helped kick off 2025, including Cisco providing an update on its strategic relation with Boost Mobile. Highlights include how Cisco's Test Automation Framework (TAF) and SDN controller, Cisco Crosswork Ne…

On this episode of the Six Five Webcast: The 5G Factor, hosts Ron Westfall and Tom Hollingsworth focus on the key 5G ecosystem developments which helped kick off 2025, including Cisco providing an update on its strategic relation with Boost Mobile. Highlights include how Cisco's Test Automation Framework (TAF) and SDN controller, Cisco Crosswork Ne…

Alianza, Ericsson, and Nokia all made moves to strengthen their competitive prospects across the 5G ecosystem in 2025, assessing the overall ecosystem implications. Alianza signed a definitive agreement to acquire Metaswitch from Microsoft, aimed at advancing the path for communications service providers to enter the cloud native and AI services ec…

Qualcomm, Ericsson and AT&T all made moves that put the spotlight on driving and scaling IoT across the 5G ecosystem. We examine the ecosystem and competitive landscape implications. At Qualcomm Investor Day, Qualcomm promoted its new IoT strategy, which involves creating scalable blueprints, leveraging the Qualcomm IQ Series and 5G Redcap support,…

he White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released the National Spectrum Research and Development (R&D) Plan to serve as a tool to guide government decisions on spectrum-related research, shape private sector efforts, and help inform the National Spectrum Strategy. At the 5G Americas Analyst Forum, T-Mobile and AT&T advocated for adres…

AI was the dominant theme at 5G Americas, as shown by T-Mobile's use of AI technology and billions of data points to determine exactly how to upgrade and expand its network. Key Verizon executives unveiled plans to capitalize on computing infrastructure sales for AI operations, although specifics are pending. GenAI-enabled platforms, such as Nokia …

U.S. CSPs demonstrated their indispensable role in public safety, including providing first response support during hurricane emergencies. Verizon and its public safety arm, Verizon Frontline, have made tremendous strides in repairing cell sites damaged by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and Tennessee. T-Mobile and Starlink requested and receive…

Nokia's new Threat Intelligence Report shows cyberattacks on telecom infrastructure are accelerating as cybercriminals increasingly use GenAI and automation to increase the speed, volume, and sophistication of their attacks. Next, Qualcomm's AI Orchestrator aims to harmonize all AI functionalities to provide a meaningful interaction experience and …

On this episode of the 5G Factor, host Ron Westfall explores why the Amdocs and NVIDIA alliance is proving that CSPs can improve business incomes though GenAI. Then, he highlights Ericsson's introduction of the Ericsson Cradlepoint R980 5G Router and S400 IoT appliance, designed to support AI-driven apps, alongside the debut of the Ericsson Wireles…

On this episode of the 5G Factor, host Ron Westfall assesses why T-Mobile's Capital Market Day energized 5G ecosystem interest in AI RAN, how T-Mobile's alliance with NVIDIA, Ericsson, and Nokia can produce an AI RAN "Fantastic Four," a snapshot of the AI RAN market segment including NVIDIA’s competitive position, and why he agrees with Orange that…

On this episode of the 5G Factor, we explore Verizon's $20 billion acquisition of Frontier and its impact on the fiber/5G landscape. Then, we delve into a holographic breakthrough from Telefonica, Ericsson, and MATSUKO, as well as how Nokia is jumping on the FCC's E-Band Ruling.By fivegfactor

An Assessment of AI’s Openness Including Intel’s Guadi 3-led Enterprise AI Strategy, Qualcomm’s Responsible AI Vision, and Nokia’s Transparent AI Moves The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Olivier Blanchard examine the major mobile ecosystem moves to make AI open, responsible, and transparent including Intel’s Enterprise AI proposition emphasizing …

An Assessment of The Key 5G Ecosystem Developments Including Azure Private MEC Inroads, New VMware Telco Cloud 4.0 Moves, and Vonage Singtel API Alliance The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Tom Hollingsworth review recent high impact telco cloud, MEC, and APIs moves including the progress of Azure Private MEC in supporting manufacturer private 5G …

An Assessment of Major US Operators Q1 2024 Earnings and Implications for 5G Ecosystem, BT’s B2B Modernization, and Charter’s Residential Mobile Strides The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Olivier Blanchard review the Q1 2024 earnings of T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T and their impact on the 5G ecosystem, BT’s partnership with Global to modernize its…

An Assessment of Major Private 5G Moves Indicating New Momentum Including Cisco’s Ecosystem Progress, Tesla Onboarding, and Verizon Starts Certifying Nokia DAC The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Olivier Blanchard review new private 5G ecosystem advances including Cisco’s collaboration with Augmentir, Nokia, and Logicalis to boost adoption of the …

An Assessment of Key 5G Ecosystem Adjustments with Verizon’s Neutral Host Debut, Dell Ericsson Aiming to Spur Telco Cloud Journeys and Red Hat Open Source Strides The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Tom Hollingsworth review recent adjustments throughout the 5G ecosystem including Verizon Business’ debut in the neutral host network segment, Dell an…

The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Tom Hollingsworth examine key 5G ecosystem developments including T-Mobile’s $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular’s wireless operations, NVIDIA kicking P5G tires, AI-RAN Alliance considerations, and what Fortinet’s cybersecurity portfolio brings to wireless/mobility environments.…

Microsoft Scales Back Azure for Operators, Dell and Nokia Bolster Cloud RAN Alliance, and Ericsson Provides Perspective on P5G Boosting Airport Operations The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Tom Hollingsworth assess major 5G ecosystem developments including Microsoft’s dramatic scale back of Azure for Operators unit, Nokia and Dell strengthening t…

BT ServiceNow Expand Relation to Elevate CX, Vodafone Germany FlyNex Take to the Drone Skies, and Altice Attains Complexity Relief with Google Cloud The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Tom Hollingsworth review the deft recent moves of key CSPs including BT Group and ServiceNow expanding their relation to vastly improve CX and workforce experience,…

Oracle Debuts Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Telco Landing Zone, Google Cloud Motorola Bring GenAI to Razr Smartphones and AWS Seeks Global Roaming The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Steven Dickens examine the recent key 5G-related moves made by the hyperscale cloud providers including Google Cloud and Motorola announcing a new multi-year relationsh…

An assessment of 5G Turnaround Indicators Including Samsung’s Fiscal Q1 2024, 5G/eSIM Expansion, 5G Fund Revival, and T-Mobile’s Blink Smart Home Package The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Olivier Blanchard review potential indicators of improving 5G prospects in 2024 including Samsung’s surging Q1 2024 financial results amid AI’s rising tide, gr…