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Will Townsend

@WillTownTech

Chief Analyst, Top @ARInsights global rank, @Forbes contributor featured on #NPR, #WSJ, #CNBC, #TodayShow & ❤️🚴

Bastrop, TX Katılım Mart 2017
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Will Townsend
Will Townsend@WillTownTech·
After nearly a decade with @MoorInsStrat, I’m excited to announce that in the new year, I will establish myself as an independent industry analyst. LoneStar Advisory & Research will continue to focus on my historic practice areas of enterprise and data center networking, telecommunications, and cybersecurity, with new extensibility into universal communications and end device security. Additionally, I am launching a new practice area focused on optical networking infrastructure, interconnects, underlying silicon, and services. The need for highly performant networking has never been more important, especially in today’s modern AI era. Those solution providers that can deliver scale up, out, and across will reap the rewards of the networking infrastructure gold rush. I want to thank @PatrickMoorhead for the opportunity to help build the depth of his firm through my personal contributions and analyst recruitment over the years. His mentorship has been instrumental in my journey. Another shout out to Dan Pickens, the firm’s retired business development lead who provided me with a wealth of advice that continues to sharpen my analysis and writing. Finally, many thanks to the clients that I will continue to work with, and to the new ones that I will work with soon! lonestar-ar.com
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Shooter McGavin@ShooterMcGavin·
On this Memorial Day 18 years ago, Derek and his family delivered one of the greatest car karaoke performances of all-time.
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Cherry on the cupcake this morning was having to walk a mile back to the ticket counter at LAX after a 13 hour flight, wait in line for 30 minutes to wait another 30 minutes as the gate agent called the help desk to figure out out to print a boarding pass because of a current issue with complimentary upgrades. This is pretty standard stuff AA.....
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We’re very sorry for the repeated maintenance delays you’ve experienced, and understand how frustrating it is when this starts to feel like a pattern, especially across multiple trips and locations. That’s not the level of reliability we aim to deliver. You’re right that maintaining aircraft readiness is critical, and while modern systems help identify potential issues, there are still times when unexpected mechanical concerns must be addressed before departure to ensure safety. We know that doesn’t make the disruption any easier, particularly when it happens more than once.
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Hey @AmericanAir what on earth is going on with the fleet? I've had mechanical issues on nearly every flight lately both domestic and international. Stranded at @flyLAXairport a week ago based on TWO issues with different aircraft and now a two hour delay at @SydneyAirport with another. Is predictive maintenance even a thing? You can do better......
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Really enjoyed running into @robertherjavec earlier this week while traveling internationally. Bummed we didn't have a chance to discuss cybersecurity given it was one of his early business ventures 🤓
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Will Townsend@WillTownTech·
For a $400 @Swatch plastic pocket watch 😬 ......⬇️
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Will Townsend@WillTownTech·
I provide my three big takeaways from @ExtremeNetworks Connect 2026 in this LoneStar Advisory & Research note ⬇️
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Will Townsend@WillTownTech·
Another episode of Beyond the Network with @seankinneyRCR has dropped - tune in! ⬇️
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A small group of industry analysts including myself were pre-briefed on this very unconventional joint venture between @ATT, @TMobile and @Verizon. Eliminating dead zones is a noble endeavor to bridge the digital divide and to support first responders. I also like the potential to accelerate the deployment and scale of non-terrestrial networks utilizing low earth orbit satellite connectivity. However, I also view this alliance as a defensive move to mitigate the impact of any NTN service provider that might wish to more directly compete with mobile network operators. It's yet another interesting development in the race to space connectivity 🚀🛰️ ⬇️
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Will Townsend@WillTownTech·
Fun and I love pocket watches and the 80s but not for me @Swatch and @AudemarsPiguet - although I respect this highly unconventional collab with a non-Swatch Group watchmaker ⬇️
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@ThabisoMuziMbat @PaloAltoNtwks @CyberArk The company will employ dual path branding in the short term but a new brand allows it to incorporate other agentic elements and align it to family members Strata (Network), Prisma (Cloud & SASE) and Cortex (SecOps)
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This is big news for @PaloAltoNtwks as it launches IDIRA to address identity security across humans and machines in the agentic era. @CyberArk is a powerful acquisition that will accelerate the company's opportunities to add identity to its platform. I provide my insights in this press release ⬇️
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