The Week with Roger

The Week with Roger


Latest Episodes

This Week: AT&T Analyst & Investor Day
December 09, 2024

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss insights from the recent AT&T Analyst & Investor Day, which Roger attended.00:24 AT&T Investor Day overview 02:14 Leadership & company turnaround 03:24 Fiber and convergence 06:04 Tech stack si

This Week: The Dish/TPG Deal Falls Through, T-Mobile Bids on BEAD
December 02, 2024

AnalystsDon Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss new developments surrounding DirecTV's shaky deal with TPG, as well as T-Mobile's acquisition of Louisiana BEAD funding and its overall strategy.00:48 DirecTV's TPG deal falls through 02:55 Are TV satellites ob

This Week: Titans of Prepaid with Nancy Clark of Verizon Value
November 25, 2024

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Nancy Clark, President of Verizon Value, to discuss the company's commitment to revitalizing prepaid. 00:24 Verizon's turnaround of prepaid brands 02:51 Brand differentiation 04:47 Straight Talk's brandi

Ep 218: Q3 Earnings Recap
November 18, 2024

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner break down Q3 earnings from the major players in telecom and cable, and offer predictions for Q4 as well.00:58 AT&T Q3 overview 2:36 Industry upgrade cycles 04:34 T-Mobile Q3 overview 07:29 T-Mobile vs. Verizon 08

This Week: ZTE's Perspective on 5G Across the Globe with Daryl Schoolar
November 11, 2024

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Daryl Schoolar to discuss his recent experience at ZTE's 5G Summit & User Congress in Istanbul, Turkey.00:24 Conference overview 02:36 A global view of the industry 03:51 Telco-to-techno journey 04:4

This Week: AI's Impact on Telecom Customer Service wth Anthony Goonetilleke of Amdocs
November 04, 2024

Analysts Brett Clark, Mitch Klaassen, and Roger Entner are joined by Amdocs Group President, Technology & Head of Strategy Anthony Goonetilleke to discuss AI's massive impact on customer service in the telecom industry.00:42 Businesses are ready for A

This Week: Verizon Q3 Earnings, Sell Side Analyst Day
October 28, 2024

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss Verizon's strategy as per their recent Q3 earnings call and sell-side analyst meeting.00:25 Verizon's Q3 breakdown 01:20 The metrics that truly matter03:23 Investor Day fiber discussion 05:33 Investor Day FWA

This Week: Verizon Spends $1B on Spectrum from US Cellular
October 21, 2024

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss Verizon's recent acquisition of spectrum from US Cellular and what it means for the telecom industry.00:25 Details of the deal 02:12 Spectrum properties 02:41 US Cellular's decisions inevitably led to the sale

This Week: CBRS and Mid-Band: What is the Optimal Solution?
October 14, 2024

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the ongoing battle over CBRS, spurred by a recent AT&T proposal to shift the band's frequency range.00:24 CBRS overview 01:24 Military use of CBRS 04:46 The television incentive auction as a useful model 0

This Week: The next chapter for Dish?
October 07, 2024

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss recent announcements regarding Dish, TPG and DirecTV that may result in a satellite TV shakeup.00:23 Details of the announcements and potential deals 04:24 Is Dish's spectrum truly valuable? 05:46 Challenges p