Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom

Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom is a monthly lunchtime discussion series led by Jennifer Fritzsche and Carolyn Brandon featuring national, international, and local experts from business, law, policy, and economics. Each month, we will pose a “What If?” question to analyze different scenarios and factors impacting our sector as we try to imagine new solutions to old problems in tech, telecom, and beyond.

Since we know time is precious, we’ll only occupy your screen for 30 minutes as we and our guests challenge the status quo on hot topics like how to close the digital divide, the myths of spectrum sharing, and the emerging use cases for 5G that might drive a new wave of growth and innovation in the United States.

We will serve you small, digestible bits of good ideas on some of the more interesting headlines driving broadband and tech policy changes in the new administration.

Upcoming Little Nuggets

Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom: Aligning Spectrum Policy with Actual Needs featuring Richard Bennett, Founder and Publisher of High Tech Forum and Co-Inventor of WiFi 802.11

Date: September 25, 2024 | 12:00 – 12:30 pm ET

Please join Carolyn and Jen on Wednesday, September 25th for the September Lunch Nugget webinar featuring Richard Bennett, Founder and Publisher of High Tech Forum and co-inventor of WiFi 802.11.

Richard will share the findings and conclusions in his forthcoming research note, “Aligning Spectrum Policy with Real Needs: Lessons from the History of Wi-Fi.” Richard will remind us of the origins of WiFi, its technical capabilities and limitations and where unlicensed fits into the puzzle of U.S. spectrum policy. This is a particularly timely discussion as the FCC, White House, NTIA and the Pentagon work through the National Spectrum Strategy and the ongoing work under PATHSS 2.0.

We look forward to you joining us on September 25th.

Previous Little Nuggets

Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom: July Discussion Featuring Tom Hazlett

July 24th, 2024

During this webinar, Tom Hazlett, H.H. Macaulay Endowed Professor of Economics at Clemson University, joined Carolyn Brandon and Jennifer Fritzsche to discuss all things spectrum.…

Little Nuggets of Tech & Telecom: May Discussion Featuring Diana Eisner

May 7th, 2024

Date: May 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET In this webinar, Diana Eisner, VP, Policy & Advocacy at USTelecom, joined Carolyn Brandon and Jennifer Fritzsche to discuss all things broadband,…

Our April guest is Alex Besen, Founder & CEO of the Besen Group

April 9th, 2024

Please join Carolyn and Jen on Wednesday, April 17th for the April Lunch Nugget featuring Alex Besen, Founder & CEO of the Besen Group…

Our March guest is CTIA’s SVP of Spectrum, Umair Javed

March 20th, 2024

Watch our LNTT with guest Umair Javed, CTIA’s Vice President of Spectrum, to discuss the newly introduced Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2024…

Beltway Policy Priorities with Recon Analytics’ President, Roger Entner

January 31st, 2024

During this episode, Recon Analytics LLC founder Roger Entner, joined Carolyn Brandon and Jennifer Fritzsche to discuss Recon Analytics’ industry dashboard tool to learn what U.S. consumers are looking for when it comes to broadband, internet access, mobile devices and more.…

2024 Kickoff with Principal of LaPerch Consulting, Bill LaPerch

January 16th, 2024

During January’s webinar, Principal of LaPerch Consulting, Bill LaPerch, joined Carolyn Brandon and Jennifer Fritzsche to discuss the latest developments in the digital infrastructure space and the outlook for 2024. …

Year in review and a preview of 2024 with Former FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly

December 14th, 2023

Former FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly joined Carolyn Brandon and Jennifer Fritzsche for a review of 2023 and a preview of 2024 for the tech and telecom sectors. See below for highlights.…

Second Annual Spectrum Summit

September 22nd, 2023

Our Second Annual Spectrum Summit took place on October 17, 2023. Watch the full event on YouTube. …

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