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: Assessing the State of Technology Convergence in the Telecom Market

Date: February 26, 2025 | 12 – 12:45 pm ET

Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom Assessing the State of Technology Convergence in the Telecom Market 2/26/2025 12-12:45 p.m.

Please join us on Wednesday, February 26 for the next Lunch Nugget discussion with NERA Director, Dr. Hector Lopez and John Cankar, Co-Founder and COO of WIVERSE and Managing Director at GravityPath. The discussion is going to explore the state of convergence among different access technologies and what the trend portends for the companies in the mobile and fiber business(es).

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Previous Little Nuggets

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.…

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Understanding the Connection Between Best in Class Mobile Broadband Infrastructure and U.S. National Security
July 19, 2023 12pm to 12:30pm


A Summer of Spectrum with Dr. Paroma Sanyal
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 12:00pm

Looking into the world of wireless with James Eisenstein, former Chairman & CEO of Grupo TorreSur
Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

2023 Regulatory and Policy Hot Topics with Professors John Mayo and Glenn Woroch
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

March Discussion Featured Former FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

All Things Mobile with Doug Brake of CTIA
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Getting Perspectives on the Communications Sector
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Closing the Digital Divide
Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Inaugural Spectrum Summit
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Broadband Tech Industry Updates
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Mobile Market Update – A Deep Dive with Mike Dano, of Light Readin
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Demand for Spectrum in the U.S. – A Deep Dive with Grace Koh, Nokia
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Will Demand for Wireless Connectivity in the U.S. Outpace Supply? with Peter Rysvay
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Enabled by 5G? with Tim McDonald Wednesday, April 27, 2022

USF Reform: Learning from Prior Efforts with Scott Wallsten
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

New Ideas for Closing the Digital Divide with Sindy Benavides
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

A Year in Review and A Look Ahead at 2022 with Former FCC Chair Ajit Pai Wednesday, December 15, 2021

The Future of Home in the 5G Era with Jefferson Wang 
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Digital Infrastructure with Marc Ganzi
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Closing the Digital Divide in the Rural South with Dominique Harrison
Wednesday, September 22, 2021