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The episode discusses major developments in 5G/6G technology, including T-Mobile's leadership changes, Telstra's outage, and SpaceX's satellite plans.

Episode 255 of the 6G Podcast features Anshel Sag and Mike Dano discussing major 5G/6G and satellite developments. They cover Verizon’s standalone 5G winning BMW telematics business via KDDI, highlighting shifting connected-car partnerships and growing connectivity demands for autonomy and V2X. The biggest news is T-Mobile’s leadership reshuffle under incoming CEO Srini Gopalan, expanding John Saw’s responsibilities, hiring former AT&T FirstNet architect Chris Sambar as chief enterprise officer, and signaling Mike Katz’s exit. They examine Telstra’s nationwide outage in Australia tied to network timekeeping software, which disrupted emergency calls and broader services. Research notes include Analysys Mason finding mobile data traffic growth rebounding to 22% by end of 2025, driven by fixed wireless access and adaptive bitrate streaming. The episode also reviews SpaceX’s FCC request for up to 100,000 Gen3 Starlink satellites, plus Ookla analysis suggesting US networks allocate relatively little uplink capacity, a potential issue as AI increases uplink demand. 00:00 Welcome and Catch Up 01:17 Verizon BMW Connected Cars 04:17 T-Mobile Leadership Shakeup 10:24 Telstra Outage…

People in this episode

Hosts: Anshel Sag, Mike Dano

Topics covered

• T-Mobile leadership
• Telstra outage
• SpaceX satellites
• 5G developments
• mobile data traffic
• connected cars
• AI networks

Keywords

• T-Mobile
• Telstra
• SpaceX
• 5G
• 6G
• satellites
• mobile data
• connected cars
• AI networks
• Verizon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: T-Mobile, BMW, KDDI, Telstra, Analysys Mason, SpaceX, FCC, Ookla

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