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5G interference fears for US airlines are dubious

January 21, 2022

Executives from the largest U.S. airlines asked the Biden administration for "immediate intervention" in the planned rollout of 5G technology near major airports on Wednesday. Aija Leiponen says it’s time for the U.S. aviation industry to show their technical evidence about 5G interference, because in many other countries where it’s been launched there have been no detectable issues.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

With WarnerMedia deal, AT&T abandons losing strategy

May 17, 2021

On Monday, AT&T announced a $43 billion deal to merge its content unit, WarnerMedia with rival Discovery. The merger, still pending regulators’ approval, signals a change in AT&T’s years-long strategy of combining its communications networks with content production and distribution. Aija Leiponen, professor at the SC Johnson College of Business and an expert in telecom industries, says that AT&T’s reversal validates what observers have been witnessing in recent years: that telecom ownership of content business is not a value added.

Economics and Business

COVID-19 hits economy hard but sets digital tech up for market boom

March 17, 2020

Aija Leiponen, an expert in the telecommunication industry, comments on American's response to the spread of COVID-19 and what it means for digital tech.

Economics and Business
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Disney Plus vies for viewers in unstable, fragmented market

November 14, 2019

This week, Disney made its foray into streaming with a new platform, Disney Plus, that offers viewers the entertainment giant’s trove of original content for a $7 monthly subscription rate.  Aija Leiponen, professor of applied economics at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, says that Disney Plus further fragments an already packed market of streaming services.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Economics and Business

By shrinking playing field, Sprint and T-Mobile merger may enhance competition

February 11, 2020

Critics say that the deal between T-Mobile and Sprint will ultimately limit competition in a market already dominated by very few players. But Aija Leiponen, professor of applied economics and an expert in the telecommunication industry, says that on the contrary the merger will increase competition, by not leaving Sprint’s assets up for grabs for the industry’s monoliths.

Economics and Business
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

As Apple hints at foray into TV streaming, biting competition awaits

March 12, 2019

Rumors abound about Apple’s likely foray into TV streaming. In confirming the date for its next event, Apple tagged the March 25 invitation with a sentence that hinted at an upcoming video service, reigniting speculation on the company’s streaming plans. Aija Leiponen, professor of applied economics at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and an expert on digital markets, studies the way data is commercialized on the internet. She says that Apple will need big hit shows to convince consumers to subscribe to yet another streaming service.

Economics and Business
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

5G wireless tech to give spark to virtual reality, autonomous vehicles and more

October 2, 2018

Aija Leiponen, professor at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, comments on the launch of the Verizon Wireless 5G wireless connectivity service for the home.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

AT&T-Time Warner deal made worse by repeal of net neutrality

December 11, 2017

Aija Leiponen, professor at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, comments on the possibility of a AT&T-Time Warner merger and its impact on consumers.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Computing & Information Sciences
Law, Government & Public Policy
Washington D.C.
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Trump's plan for government-operated 5G network is illogical and irrational

January 29, 2018

Aija Leiponen, professor at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, says that the the Trump administration's proposal to nationalize the 5G network will likely not restore the technological leadership that the U.S. has lost. 

Law and Policy
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

In discussing 5G technology, regulators eye privacy concerns

November 15, 2017

Aija Leiponen, professor at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management studies the telecommunication industry and has written extensively about the management and governance of big data. Leiponen says regulators discussing 5G systems need to set standards not only on spectrum allocation, but also on privacy protection – given the big data nature of these networks.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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