Dan Jones

Aug 6, 2026

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5 min read

Special report: From a novel (crazy?) 5G terrestrial strategy to a big plan to take over most of the global internet, SpaceX's first earnings call was a doozy

Or as one analyst told us, 'Elon Musk is nuts'

Dan Jones

Verizon hands out more pink slips, preps for SpaceX buyout

Aug 4, 2026

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7 min read

Verizon hands out more pink slips, preps for SpaceX buyout

Also in our latest weekly newsletter focused on telecom tech, business and policy, Elon Musk collects more Brendan Carr favors with the FCC's new ban on foreign-made robots

Dan Jones

So SpaceX won't be taking over the U.S. telecom business this week, after all?

Jul 28, 2026

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9 min read

So SpaceX won't be taking over the U.S. telecom business this week, after all?

Also in our latest weekly newsletter focused on telecom tech, business and policy, we look at Nokia and Ericsson's latest push for military 5G contracts

Daniel Frankel, +1

Jul 21, 2026

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6 min read

Mobile operators poised for huge drone detection opportunity via Massive MIMO, and T-Mobile finally adds C-band to its spectrum quiver

Also in our latest weekly newsletter focused on telecom tech, business and policy, SpaceX powers through a Starship launch delay

Dan Jones

Analyst puts 'wireless fill-in service' Starlink in its place, while AT&T and Ericsson team up on 5G Advanced trials ... and demo of 6G drone-sensing tech at the World Cup

Jul 14, 2026

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7 min read

Analyst puts 'wireless fill-in service' Starlink in its place, while AT&T and Ericsson team up on 5G Advanced trials ... and demo of 6G drone-sensing tech at the World Cup

Also in our latest weekly newsletter focused on telecom tech, business and policy, Verizon formally announces its big deal to integrate 5G cellular into BMW Group vehicles built in the U.S.

Dan Jones

Is SpaceX building a D2D phone for all that AWS-4 and H-block spectrum it just purchased? And is T-Mobile about to enter its MIMO phase?

Jul 7, 2026

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7 min read

Is SpaceX building a D2D phone for all that AWS-4 and H-block spectrum it just purchased? And is T-Mobile about to enter its MIMO phase?

Also in our latest weekly newsletter focused on telecom tech, business and policy, we examine the huge expansion of private network spending

Dan Jones

Jun 30, 2026

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7 min read

Verizon cleans up on EchoStar's forfeited AWS-3 Spectrum, and U.S. and Euro railways take a slow ride to easier, safer 5G communications

Also in our latest weekly newsletter focused on telecom tech, business and policy, is Elon Musk really going to build America's fourth wireless network?

Dan Jones

FIFA-fi-fo-fum, we smell the money of an American telecom: An up-close look at Verizon's ambitious 5G stadium renovations for the World Cup

Jun 23, 2026

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8 min read

FIFA-fi-fo-fum, we smell the money of an American telecom: An up-close look at Verizon's ambitious 5G stadium renovations for the World Cup

Also in our latest weekly newsletter focused on telecom tech, business and policy, we look at Verizon's new partnership with Ericsson on enterprise campus edge

Dan Jones

Jun 16, 2026

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7 min read

Building the bones of 6G

Also in our latest weekly newsletter focused on telecom tech, business and policy, we look at Apple's slow but steady AI approach, and we grok SpaceX's post-IPO plans

Dan Jones

Get ready for the $200 billion humanoid-android invasion ... and AI RAN field trials ... but don't look for Amazon Leo to catch Starlink

Jun 9, 2026

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7 min read

Get ready for the $200 billion humanoid-android invasion ... and AI RAN field trials ... but don't look for Amazon Leo to catch Starlink

Also in our latest weekly newsletter focused on telecom tech, business and policy, we get ready for Friday's $1.75 trillion SpaceX IPO

Dan Jones

Elon Musk's Starlink faces $75 billion crossroads: Somehow convince Big Wireless to lease it 5G terrestrial distribution, or build its own

Jun 2, 2026

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7 min read

Elon Musk's Starlink faces $75 billion crossroads: Somehow convince Big Wireless to lease it 5G terrestrial distribution, or build its own

Both options have their challenges. But with parent company SpaceX hoping for a $2 trillion valuation on its upcoming IPO, it would sure help to have the long-term fate of its biggest revenue driver decided

Dan Jones