Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Jim Patterson, CEO of CellSite Solutions, to discuss the company's current infrastructure support business as well as recent prominent mergers and acquisitions in the telecom industry.

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00:26 Jim's career background

03:22 CellSite's current operations

07:39 Charter and Cox merger discussion

12:44 AT&T's Lumen acquisition discussion

16:18 Merger implications for Gigapower

17:48 Merger implications for fiber

18:55 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Jim Patterson, CellSite Solutions, data centers, sustainability, merger, M&A, Charter, Cox, cable, AT&T, Lumen, Verizon, T-Mobile, divestiture, fiber, Dycom, Gigapower, BEAD

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the new administration's spectrum policy, as well as the details behind Charter's pending purchase of Cox.

00:24 Spectrum pipeline proposal may restore FCC authority

04:08 Broadband competition should also benefit

04:56 SpaceX and Dish differ over spectrum use

06:20 Charter's purchase of Cox to shake up cable

09:10 What's in a name?

09:55 Predictions for the new entity

11:54 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, spectrum, FCC, 5G, 6G, FWA, SpaceX, Dish, AWS-4, Charter, Cox, cable, Liberty, John Malone, Chris Winfrey, Comcast, Altice

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the current state of the economy and what it means for wireless and the broader telecom industry.

00:24 The current economic situation for wireless

03:47 U.S. vs. European network comparison

06:12 Prepaid may benefit from a recession

10:30 Recessions mainly affect lower income earners

11:56 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, recession, MSO, MobileX, cable, Verizon, inflation, Europe, network, ARPU, net adds, MetroPCS, Lifeline