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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.

In this episode, Anshel and Will Cover: 1. FCC immediately cuts off Universal Service Fund for US rural operator maintenance of Chinese cellular infrastructure - is it too abrupt? 2. T-Mobile 60-Mile 5G Connection, Deactivates Sprint’s 2.5 GHz 5G and closes sale of Boost to Dish 3. Dish embraces ORAN but picks puzzling partners including Fujitsu - and a shoutout to Mavenir! 4. South Korea has almost 7 million 5G subscribers (SKT 3.11, KT 2.08, LG U+ 1.68)5. EC (European Commission) sets small cell rules adoption - what is the impact on future 5G buildouts? And a shoutout to Airspan Networks!6. AT&T expands 5G deployment to 28 more cities, employs DSS available in 335 total markets and covering 160 million pops

In Episode 9 of The G2 on 5G, Anshel Sag and Will Townsend Cover: 1. New Nokia CEO to take helm one month early and my recommendations for his initial priorities 2. GSA Report - 97 Operators in 17 countries hold mmWave spectrum for 5G with 24-29 GHz being the most commonly held bands 3. HPE Discover and HPE Edge Orchestrator announcement - what it means for operators deploying 5G networks and edge services 4. China Mobile claims 55.6 million 5G subscribers 5. The Linux Foundation and Frankfurt ONAP release - how will operators leverage open source to drive agility and 5G network automation 6. The Whitehouse (according to WSJ) wants large US tech companies to acquire European companies like Ericsson or Nokia, but nothing is concrete and these ideas have been thrown around before.

In Episode 8 of The G2 on 5G, Anshel Sag and Will Townsend Cover:T-Mobile outage and FCC Chairman response - why he is dead wrong!Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and RB5 launch, bringing 5G to new segments AND Verizon adds Lenovo 5G PC to lineupGSMA cancellation of MWC Americas and why a virtual event could have finally cemented its relevanceNokia taps Broadcom for 5G chipsetsUS moves to subsidize Brazil’s 5G deployment to push Huawei out - is this too extreme?The Ericsson June 2020 Mobility Report - 190M 5G Subs expected by end of year

In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel And Will cover a broad array of topics including:1. China Unicom operates 130,000 5G base stations nationwide, one report states, another states China may end the year with 600,000 5G base stations among all carriers; China Unicom Americas appears to become first restricted foreign entity in US2. Finland 5G Operators all get 800 MHz in mmWave in 25 GHz to 27 GHz bands, Start July 1st3. Canada Postpones 3.5 GHz spectrum auction due to COVID-19 for 6 months to allow operators to focus on essential services but is the coronavirus becoming a 5G scapegoat for operators as well? e.g. Rakuten delays, etc4. Twitter starts to fact check 5G misinformation related to COVID-195. Nokia research identifies FWA as a big opportunity for 5G for consumers and SMBs based on surveys of US, UK, and South Korea - Captain obvious?6. FCC 5G Developments - 5G Deployment Streamlined & Exploring use of 70/80/90 GHz for backhaul