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Inside the race to put 'Made in the USA' on 5G
News Analysis | 5/31/2023 | Post a comment 'We have no radio manufacturing in China,' Mavenir wrote in response to questions from Light Reading. Other 5G equipment vendors made similar assurances, but the devil remains in the details.
An app store for 5G network operators could open – eventually
DanoVision | 5/30/2023 | Post a comment Smartphone app stores gave birth to a range of apps such as Angry Birds, Instagram and even Fart World. Now, open RAN technology may create a similar marketplace for xApps and rApps for 5G networks.
How AT&T won DFW's $10M private 5G business
News Analysis | 5/26/2023 | Post a comment Dallas Fort Worth airport hosts 72.2 million passengers a year and employs 30,000 people across 26.9 miles. 'We really need a private wireless network,' said Mike Youngs, the airport's VP for IT.
Voice calling is finally making its way onto 5G
News Analysis | 5/25/2023 | Post a comment AT&T is testing VoNR in its labs and plans to move to early field validation later this year. Meanwhile, T-Mobile and Dish Network are also moving forward with deployments.
Cable's Wi-Fi hotspots aren't for wholesale
News Analysis | 5/25/2023 | Post a comment 'We ... don't offer wholesale access to our Wi-Fi network,' a Comcast representative confirmed after MobileX sought access to the Wi-Fi networks operated by Comcast and Charter. 
Napatech: It's the software
LRTV Interviews | 5/24/2023 | Post a comment 'We give them a true IT experience,' says Napatech's Charlie Ashton about the company's customers. Napatech sells hardware and software for networking chips.
Vestberg, Sievert and Stankey all promise 5G growth
News Analysis | 5/23/2023 | Post a comment Verizon's Hans Vestberg, T-Mobile's Mike Sievert and AT&T's John Stankey said they would grow their 5G business. But they're all facing competition from cable and a slowdown in new wireless customers.
Big evolutions in the private 5G race
LRTV Interviews | 5/23/2023 | Post a comment Omdia analyst Pablo Tomasi discusses recent developments in private 5G networks.
Open RAN is mostly secure, finds government report
News Analysis | 5/22/2023 | Post a comment Open RAN 'does not fundamentally alter the security risk landscape for telecommunications, compared to more traditional RAN,' according to a report backed by the US, Japan, Australia and India.
T-Mobile's 5G network threatened by Pennsylvania home security system
News Analysis | 5/22/2023 | Post a comment Last week the FCC said it might fine the operator of a home security system – identified as Luis Martinez – up to $23,727 per day for interfering with T-Mobile's 5G network in 2.5GHz spectrum.
AT&T blasts T-Mobile's SpaceX plans as 'woefully insufficient'
News Analysis | 5/19/2023 | Post a comment AT&T argued that neither T-Mobile nor SpaceX has done its homework. The operator said they haven't provided the details necessary to support connections between T-Mobile phones and SpaceX satellites.
Cisco: The demand is still there
News Analysis | 5/18/2023 | Post a comment 'If you ask what's driving the growth, it's that, it's end-user demand,' said Cisco CFO Scott Herren, in reporting undimmed demand for the company's networking products.
Paradise prepares a 5G platform for developers
LRTV Interviews | 5/18/2023 | Post a comment Paradise Mobile CEO Sam Tabbara said the company will kick off the next step in its broad strategy: opening operations to developers.
T-Mobile touts 5G network sustainability, efficiency
News Analysis | 5/17/2023 | Post a comment Chad Wilkerson, the director of sustainability and infrastructure sourcing at T-Mobile, said there are plenty of benefits awaiting the mobile network operators that focus on the environment.
Verizon's new 5G monetization strategy 'a losing battle'
News Analysis | 5/17/2023 | Post a comment Verizon released new pricing plans that put 5G at the center of the operator's strategy. However, some analysts aren't convinced that Verizon will be able to rekindle customer growth.
Ericsson targets US military as its next big 5G customer
News Analysis | 5/16/2023 | Post a comment 'There's a lot of interest in the US government now for adopting 5G,' said Mike Murphy, Ericsson's top technology executive in North America, during a keynote at the Big 5G Event.
Cambium, a fixed wireless vendor, to expand into fiber
News Analysis | 5/16/2023 | Post a comment Cambium Networks said it will release a fiber product later this year. The company provides fixed wireless equipment to network operators, but appears keen to chase government subsidies for fiber.
American 6G hopefuls start chasing government partnerships
News Analysis | 5/15/2023 | Post a comment The Next G Alliance is working to set up public-private partnerships to promote 6G testing and innovation. It's the next phase of the group's efforts to promote American wireless technology development.
Could Dish try to push out its 2025 buildout deadlines?
News Analysis | 5/15/2023 | Post a comment 'We believe the most likely path forward for Dish near term is to negotiate an extension on its 2025 FCC coverage requirement,' wrote the financial analysts at Wells Fargo.
The top 7 questions hanging over the Connect X show
DanoVision | 5/12/2023 | Post a comment Was 5G worth it? And what are Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile going to do next? These were some of the issues discussed in New Orleans this week at the Wireless Infrastructure Association's big show.
Verizon kickstarts 5G network expansion effort
News Analysis | 5/12/2023 | Post a comment 'We believe a key driver of their [Verizon's] activity ramp is to maintain its claim of network superiority compared to AT&T and especially T-Mobile,' according to the Wells Fargo analysts.
AT&T to lease spectrum to AST SpaceMobile for D2D
News Analysis | 5/11/2023 | Post a comment AT&T is looking to give startup AST SpaceMobile a lease to some of its 850MHz A and B Block spectrum as well as some of its lower 700MHz B and C Block spectrum.
EchoStar teases LEO constellation for '5G wideband' services
News Analysis | 5/11/2023 | Post a comment EchoStar plans to launch hundreds of additional low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in the coming years that the company's CEO said would provide '5G wideband service.'
Dish's 'pause' looms over cell tower industry
News Analysis | 5/10/2023 | Post a comment 'We see the announcement of Dish's 'pause' on expansion capex as negative for tower stocks,' wrote the financial analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets in a recent note to investors.
UScellular poised for big growth in FWA
News Analysis | 5/10/2023 | Post a comment 'It's been super successful,' said Mike Irizarry, UScellular's CTO, of the company's growing fixed wireless access (FWA) service. He added: 'We don't have any [network] capacity issues.'
Charter's wireless ambitions get bigger and clearer
News Analysis | 5/9/2023 | Post a comment Gary Koerper, SVP of emerging technology for Charter Communicaions, outlined the company's mobile ambitions during a keynote at the Connect X trade show.
Globalstar hints at life after the iPhone
News Analysis | 5/9/2023 | Post a comment Globalstar's top executive said the company is now in 'deal mode' following a successful expansion of its emergency messaging service with Apple. He said two deals are already in the pipeline.
Dish pledges to slow 5G network spending this year
News Analysis | 5/8/2023 | Post a comment Dish spent around $672 million building its 5G network during the first quarter, on top of the $4.4 billion it's already spent. But the company says it will slow spending later this year.
LunaNet: 5G players debate an Internet for the moon
News Analysis | 5/8/2023 | Post a comment 'The need urgently exists to accommodate the planned communications and data transmission requirements of long-term and continuous commercial and scientific operations on and around the moon,' said the FCC.
Apple loses the Q1 battle, but may be winning the smartphone war
News Analysis | 5/5/2023 | Post a comment Apple managed to grow its iPhone sales year-over-year even as the broader smartphone industry contracted nearly 15% during the same time.
Dish meddles with T-Mobile's $3.5B deal for 600MHz spectrum
News Analysis | 5/5/2023 | Post a comment T-Mobile could 'inhibit other competitors' if it is allowed to purchase Columbia Capital's 600MHz licenses, according to Dish Network. However, there's more at play between the two companies.
Infinera CEO: The 'R' word is dampening carrier demand
News Analysis | 5/4/2023 | Post a comment Infinera CEO David Heard said service providers are in the process of reviewing their overall spending amid tightening economic conditions and the threat of a recession.
'There is pain coming' in fiber, DigitalBridge CEO says
News Analysis | 5/4/2023 | Post a comment The CEO of DigitalBridge said he believes the US market for residential fiber connections is heading for trouble. That's why DigitalBridge has avoided purchasing a residential fiber provider in recent years.
5G operators' D2D strategies start getting clearer
DanoVision | 5/4/2023 | Post a comment Rogers announced new partnerships with SpaceX and Lynk Global in a move demonstrating one of the strategies operators can pursue in the direct-to-device (D2D) satellite race.
Verizon's Nicki Palmer announces retirement
News Analysis | 5/3/2023 | Post a comment 'It is rare these days to find that kind of career longevity with a single company but I found it with Verizon,' wrote Nicki Palmer, Verizon's CTO from 2013 and 2017.
Lumen's new CEO restarts fiber buildout amid turnaround
News Analysis | 5/3/2023 | Post a comment Lumen's fiber operation is now 'up and running fast,' according to the company's new CEO, Kate Johnson. But 'it's still early days in our transformation journey,' she acknowledged.
ATN International teases another big carrier deal
News Analysis | 5/3/2023 | Post a comment As ATN works to wrap up its buildout of AT&T's FirstNet network in rural parts of the US, the company is hinting at a deal with 'another national carrier' that could boost its revenues.
AT&T quietly resolves lawsuit against T-Mobile's senior ad campaign
News Analysis | 5/2/2023 | Post a comment 'The parties have reached a mutually agreeable resolution,' AT&T confirmed. However, T-Mobile's 'Banned Seniors' website still appears to be accessible following a legal challenge from AT&T.
T-Mobile reports another hack affecting hundreds of customers
News Analysis | 5/2/2023 | Post a comment 'We take these issues seriously and have taken steps to proactively protect the impacted customer accounts and to help prevent recurrence,' T-Mobile said of the hack.
NTIA delivers ammunition to spectrum sharing advocates
News Analysis | 5/2/2023 | Post a comment An NTIA report found that the number of CBRS devices grew by 121% over a 21-month period. That could give leverage to players that support spectrum sharing, including the US military.
Charter, T-Mobile face off over free lines
News Analysis | 5/1/2023 | Post a comment T-Mobile blasted Charter's mobile customer figures as 'low calorie.' Financial analysts seemed mixed on the topic, but ongoing questions over mobile customer growth remain.
Verizon could be a sleeping giant in US fiber expansions
News Analysis | 5/1/2023 | Post a comment Verizon indicates interest in using government funds to increase its fiber buildout and some analysts think Verizon is under-appreciated as a fiber player.
Debate rages over Dish's financial future
News Analysis | 4/28/2023 | Post a comment According to some analysts, Dish is a 'distressed security' and a 'liquidation story.' But other players argue that it's not yet time to count Dish out.
T-Mobile CEO talks up pricing strategies
News Analysis | 4/27/2023 | Post a comment T-Mobile's Mike Sievert said he intends to retain a price advantage over rivals. But he left open the possibility of reactions to things like inflation.
American Tower starts selling unwanted businesses
News Analysis | 4/27/2023 | Post a comment American Tower said it sold its fiber business in Mexico to Flō Networks for $253 million. And that could just be the beginning of the company's efforts to divest unwanted operations.
Dish may have a FWA win in 12GHz
News Analysis | 4/27/2023 | Post a comment A new FCC proposal would prevent mobile operations in the 12.2-12.7GHz band. However, the agency would 'propose further investigation of expanded terrestrial fixed use' in the band.
AI to drive data center investments
News Analysis | 4/26/2023 | Post a comment Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet plan to invest in data center technologies to support new AI services. That's an important development for the telecom industry.
Operators' COVID hoarding starts biting telecom vendors
News Analysis | 4/26/2023 | Post a comment Corning reported a 6% quarter-over-quarter decline in its fiber business, and it's not the only company fretting over 'inventory absorption' among telecom operators.
How serious is AT&T's FWA ambition?
News Analysis | 4/26/2023 | Post a comment If AT&T managed to convert 60% of its DSL customers onto its 5G FWA offering by 2025, it would count a total of 3.6 million customers. That would put it in the same league as T-Mobile and Verizon.
Vestberg keeps the wireless focus on Verizon's revenues, not customers
News Analysis | 4/25/2023 | Post a comment Verizon lost 263,000 retail postpaid phone customers among consumers, almost as many as it lost in the same quarter a year ago. But CEO Hans Vestberg said the company's focus is on wireless service revenues.
Meta helps change the game for indoor cellular
News Analysis | 4/25/2023 | Post a comment Meta worked with AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to use small cells and the 3.5GHz CBRS spectrum band to build a neutral host indoor wireless network for its office employees.
Spectrum leasing market moves forward, albeit sporadically
News Analysis | 4/24/2023 | Post a comment Anterix said the Lower Colorado River Authority agreed to buy its 900MHz spectrum holdings for a total of $30 million. The company is one of several hoping to ink such deals.
Dish's HR chief to leave
News Analysis | 4/24/2023 | Post a comment David Scott, Dish's EVP and chief human resources officer, will leave the company next month. He's one of several top executives that have left Dish in recent months.
In 5G and 6G, Biden is starting to make Trump look good
DanoVision | 4/24/2023 | Post a comment The Biden administration is developing policies for 6G networks, but its time may be better spent fixing its 5G problems.
AT&T's 'Internet Air' looks to be its FWA replacement for DSL connections
News Analysis | 4/21/2023 | Post a comment 'AT&T DSL Internet customers, upgrade to AT&T Internet Air," AT&T urges in a new video on its website. 'Internet Air is our new, fast home Internet delivered over the reliable AT&T wireless network.'
Iridium CEO touts autos as another D2D opportunity
News Analysis | 4/21/2023 | Post a comment CEO Matt Desch said the satellite operator is 'working on the details and planning' for direct-to-device in cars but added 'that's a few years away.'
Another top Dish executive heads for the exit
News Analysis | 4/20/2023 | Post a comment Stephen Stokols will leave Dish Network in May. Stokols, retail wireless EVP, oversees Dish's Boost Mobile and Boost Infinite brands.
AT&T's CEO opines on spectrum and Dish
News Analysis | 4/20/2023 | Post a comment 'When there's valuable spectrum available, through any form or fashion ... we think that we always want to make those investments,' AT&T's John Stankey said in response to a question about Dish Network.
T-Mobile expands pricing options with new Go5G plans
News Analysis | 4/20/2023 | Post a comment T-Mobile's most expensive unlimited plan now costs slightly more than its previous offerings, and its cheapest unlimited plan is now a little less expensive than its previous offerings.
5G FWA networks in the US could be overloaded by 2027 – study
DanoVision | 4/19/2023 | Post a comment In a report commissioned by the US wireless industry's trade group, the Brattle Group calculates 5G operators could reach a 'spectrum deficit' within the next few years.
AT&T touts progress on path to standalone 5G
News Analysis | 4/18/2023 | Post a comment AT&T said it managed to boost upload speeds on its 5G network to 120 Mbit/s via the combination of standalone (SA) and carrier aggregation (CA) technologies.
T-Mobile rumored to be eyeing 5G equipment from Samsung
News Analysis | 4/18/2023 | Post a comment 'We have heard speculation that Samsung would win something at T-Mobile, most likely at Nokia's expense,' wrote the Raymond James analyst. Officials from Nokia and Samsung aren't talking though.
Verizon hints at network slices for public safety
News Analysis | 4/18/2023 | Post a comment Maggie Hallbach, the president of Verizon's Frontline business, said the company has no firm timeline for launching network slices for public safety users but is actively working on the technology.
Another telecom vendor warns of Q1 troubles
News Analysis | 4/17/2023 | Post a comment Viavi predicted a shortfall in its quarterly revenues due to a 'higher than expected pullback' in product orders. The warning follows similar cautions from Adtran and Lumentum.
Verizon's Tracfone launches free unlimited service via ACP
News Analysis | 4/17/2023 | Post a comment Up to 50 million US households – or around 40% of Americans – now qualify for a free smartphone and unlimited services from Verizon's SafeLink Wireless brand, part of its TracFone business.
AT&T claims the lead in public safety, but Verizon balks
News Analysis | 4/17/2023 | Post a comment AT&T said it is now the leader in the market for public safety wireless services, based on two new surveys. However: 'Our statistics don't corroborate what AT&T is saying,' said Verizon's Maggie Hallbach.
Mavenir confirms marketing overhaul
News Analysis | 4/14/2023 | Post a comment Mavenir's marketing chief Maryvonne Tubb will depart the company as part of its shift from a centralized to regional approach to marketing, the company confirmed.
Calix to ban ChatGPT
News Analysis | 4/14/2023 | Post a comment 'This is a big deal,' wrote Calix's Michael Weening of the company's decision to ban employee use of ChatGPT. However, he said the company eventually plans to use large language models (LLMs).
Commnet rethinks rural wireless strategy
News Analysis | 4/14/2023 | Post a comment Commnet Wireless previously sought to make roaming revenues from its rural wireless networks. Now it's supporting the rural expansion of some of the market's bigger operators.
T-Mobile: 'We've upheld our jobs commitment' following Sprint merger
News Analysis | 4/13/2023 | Post a comment 'We've upheld our jobs commitment,' T-Mobile told GeekWire. 'We said we'd have more employees as a combined company than the two standalone companies ... and we have done just that.'
Meet T-Mobile's new networking team
News Analysis | 4/12/2023 | Post a comment It appears that Ulf Ewaldsson will spearhead T-Mobile's network operation, backed by John Saw, while Abdul Saad will depart the company.
There are rumblings of a macro slowdown in telecom
News Analysis | 4/12/2023 | Post a comment 'It feels like there is a macro slowdown happening, and it would not be overly surprising, in our opinion, if macro weakness were to be the next shoe to drop,' wrote the Rosenblatt Securities analysts.
Automakers' shifting strategies could open doors for 5G providers
News Analysis | 4/12/2023 | Post a comment GM is moving away from Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in some of its vehicles in the future. That could create another opportunity for 5G providers to sell their connections.
Toronto's subway highlights the difficulties of neutral hosting
News Analysis | 4/11/2023 | Post a comment Canada's Rogers will purchase the wireless network in Toronto's subway system. The network was built by BAI, but Freedom Mobile has been the only user.
5G infrastructure still demands subtlety, care and common sense
DanoVision | 4/11/2023 | Post a comment T-Mobile has the rights to install 5G antennas near the playground of Washington Elementary, in Wyandotte, Michigan. But a group of parents is not too happy about it.
T-Mobile outpacing Verizon in customer satisfaction – survey
News Analysis | 4/10/2023 | Post a comment 'Verizon, the historical industry leader, fell behind T-Mobile ... and has remained so into February '23,' wrote the financial analysts at Evercore in their assessment of consumer perception and satisfaction.
Why T-Mobile's Intrepid fiber deal with Brookfield is worth watching
DanoVision | 4/10/2023 | Post a comment T-Mobile plans to offer fiber in Colorado through Intrepid Fiber. That startup is backed by Brookfield, a massive investment company that owns infrastructure all over the globe.
'Rip and replace' lobbying grows louder
News Analysis | 4/7/2023 | Post a comment 'For the security of every American, Congress must act now to fully fund 'rip and replace,'' argued a top Democratic senator and one of the nation's two Democratic FCC officials.
Lumentum's warnings drag at Ciena
News Analysis | 4/6/2023 | Post a comment Lumentum said a top customer stopped ordering its optical products, cutting millions of dollars from its expected revenues. Analysts believe Ciena is the culprit.
Charter throws some static on Samsung's CBRS/C-band radios
News Analysis | 4/6/2023 | Post a comment Charter said that the 'publicly available record in this proceeding is insufficient' to determine whether Samsung's proposed CBRS/C-band radios will cause interference to CBRS operations.
Germany's Deutsche Telekom finally buys a majority of T-Mobile US
News Analysis | 4/5/2023 | Post a comment Last year, Germany's Deutsche Telekom commanded a 48% ownership in T-Mobile in the US. This week, the company's CEO confirmed DT managed to push that figure past 50%.
5G race to space picks up (network) speed
News Analysis | 4/5/2023 | Post a comment A Morgan Stanley analyst asked if AST SpaceMobile would offer phone-to-satellite speeds in the range of 30 Mbit/s. 'In that order, yes,' CEO Abel Avellan replied. But questions remain.
Cable's wireless efforts to hit an 'all-time high' in Q1
News Analysis | 4/4/2023 | Post a comment KeyBanc analysts expect Comcast, Charter and Altice to collectively account for close to half of all US net postpaid wireless customer additions in the first quarter.
A closer look at the Dish 5G/satellite effort for the US military
DanoVision | 4/4/2023 | Post a comment Hughes is the prime contractor for an $18 million open RAN 5G network for the US military. Charlie Ergen, the billionaire owner of Dish Network and Hughes' parent EchoStar, celebrated the network's launch.
5G providers offer C-band proposal to address aircraft interference
News Analysis | 4/3/2023 | Post a comment Representatives from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and USCellular told the FCC they would implement 'voluntary commitments' to 'minimize the operational impact on our C-band operations' on airplanes.
T-Mobile expands fiber service to two Colorado cities
News Analysis | 4/3/2023 | Post a comment T-Mobile Fiber launched in New York City in 2021. And now, T-Mobile appears to be expanding its fiber ambitions with planned launches in two more cities: Pueblo and Northglenn, Colorado.
Aura builds nationwide 450MHz wireless network for cargo drones
News Analysis | 4/3/2023 | Post a comment Founded in 2020, Aura has raised close to $100 million in funding to build a nationwide wireless network across roughly 57 transmission sites. And it's targeting aircraft of the future.
It's official: Rogers completes purchase of Shaw in Canada
News Analysis | 3/31/2023 | Post a comment Rogers Communications' buyout of Shaw Communications received final approvals, in part thanks to the sale of Shaw's wireless business, Freedom Mobile, to Quebecor's Videotron.
US government publishes federal 5G purchasing guidelines
News Analysis | 3/31/2023 | Post a comment The document touches on several hot-button issues, including 5G security and open RAN operations. It also offers a few pointers on how federal agencies could use advanced 5G services.
Lumen hacked
News Analysis | 3/30/2023 | Post a comment 'A malicious intruder had inserted criminal ransomware into a limited number of the company's servers that support a segmented hosting service,' Lumen said in describing one of two separate hacks.
Satellite companies hunt for cash
News Analysis | 3/30/2023 | Post a comment Telesat, Ligado, Rivada Space Networks and Lynk Global face multiple challenges as they try to raise additional funding. But there is money out there: Just ask Globalstar and OneWeb.
Colorado muni fiber operator unlocks smart city options with private wireless
News Analysis | 3/30/2023 | Post a comment The city of Longmont, Colorado, now owns a private wireless network covering roughly half of the city. It runs on equipment from vendor Baicells in the unlicensed 3.5GHz CBRS spectrum band.
Lumen to explore wireless partnerships 'if it makes sense'
News Analysis | 3/29/2023 | Post a comment 'If the need arises, we'll explore wireless partnerships if it makes sense. But right now we don't see the customer demand for it,' said Lumen Technologies' Maxine Moreau.
Wall Street is fed up with Dish Network
DanoVision | 3/29/2023 | Post a comment 'We are downgrading Dish,' wrote the financial analysts at UBS in a report to investors this week. They aren't alone, and the list of reasons for the downgrades is long.
T-Mobile starts spending political capital to get its 2.5GHz spectrum
News Analysis | 3/28/2023 | Post a comment According to the financial analysts at New Street Research, T-Mobile isn't afraid to 'spend some political and financial capital to demonstrate that it has a strong argument' for its 5G spectrum.
Here's why Paradise Mobile chose AWS for its 5G cloud
News Analysis | 3/28/2023 | Post a comment Paradise Mobile, which is planning to build a 5G network in Bermuda, said it will run its network operations almost completely within the AWS cloud.
IoT consolidation continues via KORE's new Twilio deal
News Analysis | 3/27/2023 | Post a comment Longtime Internet of Things (IoT) player KORE announced that it will acquire Twilio's IoT business. The transaction shines more light on the tumult enveloping the IoT space.
Glance still planning US launch, at some point
News Analysis | 3/27/2023 | Post a comment Glance has not yet launched its services in the US. That's noteworthy considering reports last year indicated the startup's US launch was imminent.
Why Intel ditched 5G laptops, and what to expect next
News Analysis | 3/24/2023 | Post a comment Intel is exiting the market for 5G-capable laptops, a clear blow to 5G network operators. But there may still be hope in Qualcomm's 5G laptops – unless a lawsuit from ARM upsets the situation.
Apparently, the metaverse will run just fine on 5G
DanoVision | 3/24/2023 | Post a comment 'The development of the metaverse will not require telecom operators to grow capital expenditures for greater network investment,' according to Meta executives. Last year, the company offered a different story. |
