Mike Dano

Lead Industry Analyst at @Ookla. Previously a telecom journalist.

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

Cash App, which lets users send, receive, and store money, "is opting to use AT&T's network to give those in the US an all-new MVNO choice." via @AndroidPolice
https://t.co/IxEYYdp2du

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

Looks like Google is exiting the CBRS SAS market.
"RETIREMENT NOTICE Google Cloud Spectrum Access System (SAS) is being retired."
https://t.co/Hed2CxtrHv

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

"SiFi Networks America, LLC, a Wilmington, DE-based developer and operator of citywide open-access fiber networks, filed for Chapter 11 protection on Jun. 5 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware."
https://t.co/7Ov79ciNFr

[Roger Entner @RogerEntner]

.@Verizon naming Abdu Mudasir to lead its network operations marks the latest move in a growing talent pipeline from @Telekom to the US carriers. Mudasir replaces Joe Russo and brings a global perspective on Open RAN and AI automation that @Verizon needs to modernize its infrastructure. #Verizon #Telecom #Wireless

[Paul Kirby @PaulKirby7]

Days before the AWS-3 reauction commences, the @FCC and @EchoStar have reached a settlement on EchoStar's financial obligations arising from the original AWS-3 auction defaults.

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

"Cogent Communications' (CCOI) wholly owned subsidiary Cogent Fiber will sell 10 data center facilities for $225M in cash to a newly formed entity sponsored by I Squared Capital."
https://t.co/2eswCAzQBF

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

"Shares of rocket and satellite companies are rallying in premarket trading Tuesday, extending a recent surge in the sector after SpaceX (SPCX) publicly filed for what could become the largest IPO in history."
https://t.co/1ZUIgb35ky

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

Benedict Evans on the ability of telcos to capture internet profits:
https://t.co/tDUoeLLpqS

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

"The US House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday allowing shark attacks to be considered as emergency events for which the FCC can transmit warnings through wireless emergency alerts. It now heads to Trump’s desk to be signed into law."
https://t.co/qlFo9rGyCv

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

AT&T: "Customers can connect with confidence to America’s largest wireless network,1 now with the lowest entry price compared to T-Mobile and Verizon."
https://t.co/YOLgQT9P0A

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

$1.5B on mobile gas turbines? Holy moly

[Ed Gubbins @EGubbinsAnalyst]

"If you are a @TMobile customer and dial *87* during a call, you can now have that conversation translated in your own voice in real time with over 80 supported languages...This is a glimpse into the future of network-native AI..." https://t.co/UH3EaJtUbn

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

As of March 31, 2026, Starlink Mobile included 650 V1 Mobile satellites providing services to 7.4 million monthly unique devices across approximately 30 countries.
More: https://t.co/j9zLqZ4k8e

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

Should mobile network operators sell AI tokens?
That’s one of the more interesting questions coming out of the #NetworkX show here in Dallas this week.
MORE: https://t.co/IyGBHQsIWu

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

Here’s the Wireless Broadband Alliance OpenRoaming coverage map for the US. Coming at you here from #NetworkX

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

"In April 2026 alone, the secondary market saw 141 critical applications progress through the FCC pipeline, triggering sweeping changes across every layer of the spectrum ecosystem." via @SpektrumMetrics
https://t.co/5MYFW6l1iq

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

AT&T's Yigal Elbaz is all about AI during his keynote here at #NetworkX in Dallas. He said AT&T isn't seeing any major extra traffic from AI… yet

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

"Qualcomm's decision to disable 5G NR-NTN on new chipset for lack of commercial satellites to test on shows state of play for broadband D2D services." via @mpdonegan
https://t.co/7M9ChxgI4s

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

"A LEO would essentially only compete on price, and while US wireless is ripe for disruption given the relatively (very) high ARPU's, we already have a pricing maverick today with Cable. The more disruptive play would be for a LEO to purchase T-Mobile." via TD Cowen

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

"Lynk Global ... today announced that the FCC has approved an experimental license to explore the use of Lynk’s satellite direct-to-device communications network in Anterix’s licensed 900 MHz broadband spectrum."
https://t.co/bZof8mwEq7