Comcast and Charter, the two biggest US cable operators, are converging on a common 5G strategy by exploiting their own midband CBRS spectrum at 3.5 GHz to reduce dependency on Verizon as the wholesale network provider for their MVNO services. The two cablecos signed a 5G cooperation agreement in 2017, and enhanced it in 2018 with a deal to develop a joint back office system. This added a cellular dimension to their existing CableWiFi alliance, which saw leading cable operators building out large networks of hotspots and homespots and then providing access for one another’s customers. More recently, the two leaders formed a joint venture related to CBRS small cells, as well as modifying their MVNO agreements with…