Windstream will emerge from Chapter 11 as a privately held company
Arkansas-based Windstream, which is in Chapter 11 proceedings, said this week that a court has approved its financial restructuring plan. The telco expects to emerge from bankruptcy as a privately held company in late...
Verizon tests DSS in Minnesota and Texas
Verizon said that it has successfully completed tests of Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) technology in its live network in Minnesota and Texas, adding that the testing "showed effective completion of data sessions with both LTE and 5G ...
Summer greetings from Charlotte and Lake Norman, NC. This has been a news-filled week. In our Q1 2020 preview, we described a “bingo card” that a few Sunday Brief faithful use as more of a tongue-in-cheek way to manage through hours of earnings calls. ...
FirstNet board votes to direct $218 million in network reinvestments
The First Responders Network Authority board has approved $218 million in network investment to support 5G and additional deployables for first responders using the FirstNet-AT&T network.
The FirstNet Authority said that the funds will support "initial...
Nokia exec says open RAN marked by both merit and hype
Nokia and AT&T today announced a successful trial of a Radio Intelligent Controller (RIC) on the carrier's millimeter wave 5G network in New York City. Nokia's Sandro Tavares, global head of mobile networks marketing,...
AT&T is proceeding with a three-year, $6 billion cost-cutting effort that includes asset sales and layoffs
AT&T has confirmed that it will lay off around 4,700 employees and close 250 retail stores permanently.
The Communications Workers of American union said that it was informed by AT&T...
Greetings from Lake Norman, North Carolina, where temperatures are not waiting for the official start of summer (June 20) – school is out, commute times are more often measured in feet for many of us than miles, and many boats and swimmers (as pictured)...
Dynamic Spectrum Sharing key to scaling 5G network coverage
AT&T has previously discussed its plans to use Dynamic Spectrum Sharing to add 5G network coverage by using software to dynamically share the same spectrum between 4G and 5G transmissions, side-stepping the massive exercise of re-farming...
Germany-based Software AG has struck a deal with IT consultancy Tech Mahindra to provide technical support and integration platforms, alongside networking and analytics tools, to enable mobile operators to deliver IoT services to enterprise customers.
They are also targeting enterprise customers in the manufacturing space...
Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida in the US has deployed an IoT solution for waste water management to mitigate regulatory issues, prevent sewer overflows, improve water quality, and ensure safety for the public.
Tech company Itron, based in Washington state, has been drafted in by...
Verizon's network has provided it a consistent advantage over its competitors over the years. The differences are narrowing, according to data from RootMetrics, but the carrier still shows "consistent and excellent performance across the board" and has been stepping up its network speeds in...
AT&T took, and is still taking, heat for branding its LTE-Advanced network "5GE"
For some time now, AT&T has marketed its LTE-Advanced network as "5GE," with the "E" referring to the evolution from LTE to 5G. In addition to using the phrasing in advertising and...
We measured spectrum usage in two markets and were able to verify that T-Mobile and AT&T are using spectrum licenses on loan from others to improve their wireless services.
National U.S. operators T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T were loaned spectrum licenses that were not being used...
Every wireless carrier is looking for new ways to offer new services that will solidify their relationship with customers. That’s why AT&T recently announced the AT&T Personal Cloud. This is a new service for AT&T Mobility wireless customers. This gives them the chance to...
Goal is to time broad 5G availability with 5G iPhone availability
Speaking May 12 at the MoffettNathanson Media and Communications Summit, AT&T SVP and CFO John Stephens acknowledged that COVID-19's impact on the economy has changed the calculus related to 5G device purchases. But, he...
AT&T is a company in transition. Then again, it has always been a company in transition for the last 15 years and that is only continuing. So, let’s pull the camera back and take a look at who they were, who they are today...
Loon has secured fly over approval for its high-altitude internet balloons in more than 50 countries and regions
AT&T has partnered up with Alphabet’s Loon division, whose aim is to provide internet connection using high-altitude internet balloons, or more technically, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
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Last week on a CNBC interview, Steve Mollenkopf, CEO of Qualcomm discussed how the company is dealing with the challenges of Covid-19 and how the pace of 5G wireless transformation is not slowing down. Let’s discuss how Qualcomm and the entire wireless industry are...
AT&T execs say that the pandemic is building awareness of FirstNet services
FirstNet now has 1.3 million connections, AT&T executives say, which reflects a 30% increase from the 1 million that the carrier reported in December.
FirstNet is now serving around 12,000 agencies, according to AT&T,...
By 2025, almost one quarter (23 percent) of all private LTE and 5G networks will be deployed by smart cities, either at local or national government level. Other major industrial sectors to negotiate their own spectrum and manage their own wireless networks will be,...
Some major urban business hubs of the U.S. are seeing less traffic, and what traffic there is, is moving faster. Hot spots of mobile activity have shifted from the heart of city centers into more diffuse areas, and Wi-Fi usage has spread out across...
Homebound April greetings from Lake Norman, where North Carolinians are beginning to come out for Chick-fil-A (pictured is the drive-thru at the Mooresville location last Friday evening). So much for sheltering in place. This week, we’ll examine the earnings of two telecom leaders, Verizon...
As someone who has been following AT&T for decades, I see an interesting pattern in the change from Randall Stephenson to John Stankey as CEO of AT&T. While the future direction and success of AT&T is up to Stankey, the next hand has been...
