Telecom Top 5
Telecom Top 5 is a weekly telecom news update for telecom professionals from ISE Magazine, delivering the most pressing recent developments in broadband, fiber optic, wireless, 5G, network engineering, BEAD, cloud and virtual networks, legislation, and much more. Tune in each week for a rapid news update that covers the week in telecommunications. Your host, Joe Gillard, is Executive Editor of ISE Magazine, a print and online publication for telecom professionals. In this podcast, Joe will curate the latest breaking stories, industry trends, research, and tech innovations and summarize it for you in a digestible format. Occasionally, Joe will also feature interviews with industry professionals who can add color, context, and industry knowledge to what’s going on and how it affects you and your colleagues. Telecom Top 5 hopes to save you time by allowing you to soak in the telecom news you need to know quickly, whether you’re in the car, at the office, or taking a walk.
Episodes

Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
BEAD/BABA Rundown: Big changes coming to BEAD? Plus more top stories
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
In addition to our regular Telecom Top 5, we are now also offering a biweekly roundup of the latest news in BEAD, adapted from our video series. In this new episode of the BEAD/BABA Rundown from ISE Magazine, Justine Murphy gives an update on Howard Lutnick's BEAD overhaul, and more top stories.

Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Your telecom news update for the week ending 3/7/25. Lutnick to overhaul BEAD, some new bills in the legislature, more Starlink news, and more. Email me at jgillard@endeavorb2b.com.

Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Your telecom news update for the week ending 2/28/25. Strong reaction to Starlink's push into the FAA, a sustainability survey with interesting results, and more top stories. Email me at jgillard@endeavorb2b.com.

Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
In addition to our regular Telecom Top 5, we are now also offering a biweekly roundup of the latest news in BEAD, adapted from our video series. in this new episode of the BEAD/BABA Rundown from ISE Magazine. Justine Murphy gives an update on Arielle Roth's nomination to the NTIA and more.

Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Your telecom news update for the week ending 2/21/25. Salt Typhoon update on what exactly happened, Nvidia reports on AI in telecom, and more top stories. Email me at jgillard@endeavorb2b.com.

Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Your telecom news update for the week ending 2/14/24. Harsh words between lobbying groups, a BEAD update in one of the states, and more top stories. Email me at jgillard@endeavorb2b.com.

Friday Feb 07, 2025
What will happen to BEAD under Roth, a quantum breakthrough, and more
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Your telecom news update for the week ending 2/7/24. Roth to take over NTIA, quantum teleportation, and more top stories. Email me at jgillard@endeavorb2b.com.

Friday Jan 31, 2025
Highlights from the telco earnings, DeepSeek, and more
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Your telecom news update for the week ending 1/31/24. Telco earnings rundown for Q4, plus DeepSeek and telecom, and more. Email me at jgillard@endeavorb2b.com.

Friday Jan 24, 2025
Half a trillion dollars for AI, and a data center on the moon
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Your telecom news update for the week ending 1/24/24. Trump announces AI investment, an update on the Cox lawsuit, and all the major stories in telecom for you this week. Email me at jgillard@endeavorb2b.com.

Friday Jan 17, 2025
TikTok banned, an AI executive order, and more top stories
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Your telecom news update for the week ending 1/17/24. TikTok ban is upheld in the Supreme Court, New York's broadband law goes into effect, plus all the other top telecom stories for the week. Email me at jgillard@endeavorb2b.com.