The G2 on 5G: T-Mobile's $5 Billion Fiber Investment, AST SpaceMobile's Satellites Are Ready, CrowdStrike's Outage, Apple's 5G Modem Shift, AT&T's Earnings, and T-Mobile for Business Awards

Welcome and Introduction

- Will Townsend welcomes listeners to episode 199 of the G2 on 5G podcast.

- Discussion about the upcoming milestone of episode 200 and a call for listener feedback on how to celebrate it.

T-Mobile's Fiber Investment

- Will Townsend discusses T-Mobile's $5 billion investment in a joint venture with KKR to purchase Metronet.

- The strategic move aims to enhance T-Mobile's 5G fixed wireless access services and provide fiber backhaul for radio towers.

- Anshel Sag adds insights on Metronet's regional focus, particularly in the Midwest and Texas, and the potential benefits for T-Mobile's rural coverage.

AST SpaceMobile's Satellite Deployment

- Anshel Sag covers AST SpaceMobile's announcement of the completion and upcoming launch of its first five commercial satellites, Bluebirds ...