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Telecom Top 5

by Endeavor Business Media

Telecom Top 5 is a weekly telecom news update for telecom professionals from ISE Magazine, delivering the most pressing recent developments in broadband, fiber optic, wireless, 5G, network engineering, BEAD, cloud and virtual networks, legislation, and much more. Tune in each week for a rapid news update that covers the week in telecommunications.

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Episodes

  1. Telco earnings for Q1, plus data centers and Helium hotspots

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 4/25/25. The telcos report earnings for Q1. Any surprises? Plus other top stories for the week. Email me at [email protected].

  2. BEAD/BABA Rundown: 115 state legislators wrote to Lutnick and this is what they want. Plus all the BEAD updates

    On the BEAD/BABA Rundown this week, Justine Murphy explains the letter to Lutnick, a new bill in congess, plus more BEAD updates.

  3. Good news for rip and replace, Trump's executive order, Comcast's bold move, and more

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 4/18/25. Rip and replace, M&A news, and all the other top stories for the week. Email me at [email protected].

  4. Why does Microsoft seem to be slowing down on data centers? Plus Bell Canada lobbies against Starlink and more top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 4/11/25. Microsoft delays construction in Ohio, cable subscriber drops, and more stories. Email me at [email protected].

  5. BEAD/BABA Rundown: Arielle Roth's confirmation hearing for the NTIA and all the BEAD updates

    On the BEAD/BABA Rundown this week, Justine Murphy explains what happened at Arielle Roth's confirmation hearing, plus more BEAD updates.

  6. Tariffs and telecom, legislators plead with Lutnick, and Kuiper ready to launch

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 4/4/25. What will the tariff news mean for telecom? Also, what's going on with Kuiper? Plus more stories. Email me at [email protected].

  7. Hear what Arielle Roth said in her confirmation hearing, BEAD news, and more

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 3/28/25. An overview of how Roth intends to lead the NTIA with questions over Musk, BEAD, and more. Email me at [email protected].

  8. BEAD/BABA Rundown: What was in Feinman's BEAD email and more BEAD top stories

    In addition to our regular Telecom Top 5, we are now also offering a biweekly roundup of the latest news in BEAD, adapted from our video series. In this new episode of the BEAD/BABA Rundown from ISE Magazine, Justine Murphy gives an update on Howard Evan Feinman's departure and the email he sent...

  9. Here's the action the FCC has planned in telco land, Evan Feinman has a lot to say about BEAD, plus more.

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 3/21/25. Brendan Carr takes action, Evan Feinman speaks his mind, a stunning revenue drop in telecom equipmentand more top stories for the week. Email me at [email protected].

  10. Telco troubles, AT&T breaks record, Aijit Pai returns in a new role, and more stories.

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 3/14/25. A company shuts its doors, telco stocks take a hit, and more top stories for the week. Email me at [email protected].

  11. BEAD/BABA Rundown: Big changes coming to BEAD? Plus more top stories

    In addition to our regular Telecom Top 5, we are now also offering a biweekly roundup of the latest news in BEAD, adapted from our video series. In this new episode of the BEAD/BABA Rundown from ISE Magazine, Justine Murphy gives an update on Howard Lutnick's BEAD overhaul, and more top stories.

  12. Lutnick finally talks about BEAD, with big changes to come, plus the rest of the top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 3/7/25. Lutnick to overhaul BEAD, some new bills in the legislature, more Starlink news, and more. Email me at [email protected].

  13. Starlink vies for FAA deal, Nokia buys Infinera, and more top telecom stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 2/28/25. Strong reaction to Starlink's push into the FAA, a sustainability survey with interesting results, and more top stories. Email me at [email protected].

  14. BEAD/BABA Rundown: What's Going on with Arielle Roth and BEAD, plus more BEAD top stories

    In addition to our regular Telecom Top 5, we are now also offering a biweekly roundup of the latest news in BEAD, adapted from our video series. in this new episode of the BEAD/BABA Rundown from ISE Magazine. Justine Murphy gives an update on Arielle Roth's nomination to the NTIA and more.

  15. What we now know about Salt Typhoon and how it happened, and more top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 2/21/25. Salt Typhoon update on what exactly happened, Nvidia reports on AI in telecom, and more top stories. Email me at [email protected].

  16. Stong words between wireless and cable over spectrum, BEAD update, and more top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 2/14/24. Harsh words between lobbying groups, a BEAD update in one of the states, and more top stories. Email me at [email protected].

  17. What will happen to BEAD under Roth, a quantum breakthrough, and more

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 2/7/24. Roth to take over NTIA, quantum teleportation, and more top stories. Email me at [email protected].

  18. Highlights from the telco earnings, DeepSeek, and more

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 1/31/24. Telco earnings rundown for Q4, plus DeepSeek and telecom, and more. Email me at [email protected].

  19. Half a trillion dollars for AI, and a data center on the moon

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 1/24/24. Trump announces AI investment, an update on the Cox lawsuit, and all the major stories in telecom for you this week. Email me at [email protected].

  20. TikTok banned, an AI executive order, and more top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 1/17/24. TikTok ban is upheld in the Supreme Court, New York's broadband law goes into effect, plus all the other top telecom stories for the week. Email me at [email protected].

  21. L.A. wildfires and what telecom providers are doing, another submarine cable scare, and more top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 1/10/24. A look at telecom during the L.A. fires, plus all the other top telecom stories for the week. Email me at [email protected].

  22. Net Neutrality struck down, Salt Typhoon update, and more top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 1/3/24. Net Neutrality neutralized, and Salt Typhoon update, plus all the other top telecom stories for the week. Happy New Year! Email me at [email protected].

  23. Broadband rate caps, rip and replace update, and more big stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 12/20/24. Rate caps for broadband, ripand replace, and other top telecom stories for the week. Happy holidays! Email me at [email protected].

  24. AT&T's open RAN strategy develops, public broadband comes under fire, and more top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 12/13/24. AT&T adds open RAN vendors, Verizon uses network slicing, and other telecom stories for the week. Email me at [email protected].

  25. Major concerns in telecom security, another Republican blasts BEAD, and more big stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 12/6/24. What is going on with cybersecurity? Plus an Iowa senator writes to DOGE and three other telecom stories for the week. Email me at [email protected].

  26. What Ted Cruz wrote to the NTIA, New Mexico makes a big broadband decision, and more top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 11/29/24. Ted Cruz writes a letter, New Mexico has a broadband plan, and three other telecom stories for the week. Email me at [email protected].

  27. Major movement on BEAD, severed undersea cables, and more top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 11/22/24. Talking about what's going on with BEAD, and four other major telecom stories for the week. Email me at [email protected].

  28. Buckle up, the telecom M&A rollercoaster continues, plus the BEAD director finally speaks up

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 11/15/24. Updates on some major mergers and acquisitions, plus Starlink is growing, and BEAD updates you can't miss. Email me at [email protected].

  29. Telecom in the Trump era, Ziply has a big day, and other top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 11/8/24. Telecom in the Trump era plus other top stories in telecom. Email me at [email protected].

  30. Scientists speak up about LEO satellites, Comcast considers big change, and AT&T has news, too

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 11/1/24. Find out what happened with AT&T and Corning, Comcast news, and other top stories. Email me at [email protected].

  31. Telco earnings in a nutshell, trade groups concerned about "click-to-cancel," and other top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 10/25/24. Here's what happened at the telco Q3 earnings, plus click-to-cancel and other top stories. Email me at [email protected].

  32. Crown Castle cuts small cell plans, Big BABA news, Frontier sale complications

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 10/18/24. Crown Castle scaps some plans, a BABA annuncement, and three other top stories. Email me at [email protected].

  33. Lasers for last mile? Wireless beats wired internet? SpaceX rumors

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 10/11/24. Will we finally have wireless optical for last mile? Also, J.D. Power reports survey results, and three other top stories. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  34. DirecTV and Dish, together at last, Cisco drops LoRAWAN products, and more news

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 10/4/24. DirecTV buys Dish for $1 (and some debt), some big telco executive shifts, and three other top stories. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  35. Cox sues over BEAD dispute, cyberattack targets ISPs, and more big stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 9/27/24. BEAD lawsuits, Meta and Deutsche Telekom are not happy with each other, an d three other top stories. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  36. NVIDIA goes all in on RAN AI, wireless DOCSIS technology, and... teleportation?

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 9/20/24. Check out what NVIDIA is doing with AI-RAN, find out why astronomers are mad, quantum teleportation in space, plus more top stories. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  37. 100 trillion is a big number, small modular nuclear reactors, and merger pushback

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 9/13/24. Like big numbers? How about 100 trillion? And a proposed new data center could be powered by nuclear reactors, plus more top stories. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  38. Verizon and Frontier deal, the space race, and other top stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 9/6/24. Verizon and Frontier, plus all the other top stories for the week. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  39. Charter and Comcast get a moment in the sun, satellites get a BEAD nod, and much more

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 8/30/24. Happy Labor Day weekend! A lot of big news and some big speculation this week. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  40. 4G spacesuits, broadband power users, and other major telecom stories this week

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 8/23/24. A Saturday episode! Spacesuits with 4G? Iron Man would be proud. Plus all the major stories for the week. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  41. Bad news for telecom DDoS attacks, 6G developments, AI stuff

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 8/16/24. A Saturday episode! DDoS bad news for telecom, some 6G developments, and a lot more. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  42. AI and telcom moves forward, 300 telecom drones, and other big stories this week.

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 8/9/24. AI News, telecom drones, DOCSIS 4.0, and so much more. Or at least a little more. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  43. What's the deal with these telco earnings? Plus other big stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 8/2/24. AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have all reported for Q2. So what can we learn? Plus other big telecom stories for the week. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  44. Subscriber losses for Charter, Comcast broadband and four other must-know stories

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 7/26/24. Charter and Comcast lose broadband subscribers, and all the other stories you need to know for the week. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  45. A worldwide meltdown and four other major stories this week

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 7/19/24. Big news in Big Tech causing grounded flights and four other must-know news items this week. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  46. Declining MCN revenue projection and four other stories you need to know for the week

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 7/12/24. Verizon news, a downer revenue projection, and all the stories you need to know for the week. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  47. Direct-to-cell pushes forward, and Meta makes an announcement

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 7/5/24. On this Fourth of July week, Joe talks about record-breaking speeds, Starlink and T-Mobile pressing forward, ISE EXPO, and more. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  48. All-photonics networks and Verizon gets a new logo

    Your telecom news update for the week ending 6/28/24. Joe talks about Verizon's new logo, all-photonics networks, and more. If you have a news tip, or any other comments, email me at [email protected].

  49. SPECIAL EPISODE - Interview with Gary Johnson, CEO of Paul Bunyan Communications

    ISE Magazine's Sharon Vollman interviews Gary Johnson, CEO of Paul Bunyan Communications, about why the company’s GigaZone Gaming Championship & TechXpo annual event checks many boxes for his team and the community. Hear his realization that being transparent, available, and communicating better…

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  50. SPECIAL EPISODE - Interview with Kristi Westbrock at Consolidated Telephone Company

    This week on Telecom Top 5, editor Sharon Vollman from ISE talks to Kristi Westbrock from Consolidated Telephone Company (CTC).

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Telecom Top 5 is a weekly telecom news update for telecom professionals from ISE Magazine, delivering the most pressing recent developments in broadband, fiber optic, wireless, 5G, network engineering, BEAD, cloud and virtual networks, legislation, and much more. Tune in each week for a rapid news update that covers the week in telecommunications.

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