Hurricane Harvey leads to massive flooding, power outages; carriers offer free service in impacted areas
As Houston continues to be deluged with rain, the four national wireless carriers are waiving customer fees for voice, data and/or text in the most heavily impacted areas, as they...
5G fixed wireless access growth as a wireless alternative to last mile fiber
5G fixed wireless access is poised to be the first phase of commercial 5G deployments with major operators including Verizon and AT&T testing service delivery using high-capacity millimeter wave spectrum. Given this...
If cable TV is on the falling side of the growth wave, why then is Comcast Xfinity continuing to grow, even as others struggle? The growth wave I often talk about always rises, crests then falls. This creates both new growth opportunities and huge...
Internet access is vital to the ability for students to complete homework, adults to search for jobs and for people to stay connected in work, education and life. The digital divide, or relative lack of internet access among people with low incomes, means fewer...
AT&T leverages network to tackle causes customers care about
AT&T is using its network to enable customers to take action on a number of social issues, from carbon emissions to high school dropout rates, as part of its Connect to Good initiatives.
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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!
Steve Jobs steps...
Engineering challenges abound in 5G testing and trials
AT&T has been testing a variety of technologies as it moves toward gigabit Long Term Evolution and 5G. In June, the carrier announced the results of License Assisted Access testing that it conducted in San Francisco as...
The evolution of enterprise IoT services may be in its early days, but it is already clear that business models must be built around technology that can react in real time to quality of experience factors. IoT initiatives will not be successful based...
AT&T this week expanded the reach of its home broadband services with a combination of new fiber deployment and leveraging G.fast to improve data speeds in multiple-dwelling units using existing coaxial cabling.
Residents in Biloxi, Miss., and Savannah, Ga., now have access to AT&T's fiber...
AT&T may sacrifice its Digital Life business to raise cash as it prepares to purchase Time Warner for more than $85 billion. With consummation of the mega-merger looking increasingly likely, analysts say AT&T may need to convert some of its other businesses into cash...
AT&T may sacrifice its Digital Life business to raise cash as it prepares to purchase Time Warner for more than $85 billion. With consummation of the mega-merger looking increasingly likely, analysts say AT&T may need to convert some of its other businesses into cash...
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has wrapped up its annual conference and exhibition that tackled issues facing agencies fielding the nation's 9-1-1 communications operations. Held in Denver, Colorado, the event brings together 9-1-1 public safety answering point (PSAP) telecommunicators, supporting government...
Eclipse experience is part of AT&T Aria project, which connects visually impaired with a human agent
James Boehm remembers seeing an eclipse when he was in middle school. Then, when he was 30, Boehm lost his sight. Now, using an Aira wearable connected to the...
Yesterday, wireless carriers AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile US were all headed in the same direction. However, today they all seem to be heading in different directions. Let’s take a closer look at each and at the industry in general. At the...
The country has gone eclipse-crazy as it gears up for the big event on Monday. Eclipse glasses are sold out everywhere. Airfares to cities within the "path of totality" have skyrocketed. Mobile carriers are boosting coverage along that path in preparation for the expected...
Drones are already inspecting cell towers, testing network connections, and photographing tower access routes after natural disasters. Now, AT&T wants to automate tower inspections, and at least one U.S. carrier is also looking at drones as a way to evaluate new tower sites from...
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!
Vegas, Atlanta and...
As state's continue to opt in to the $46 billion plan for AT&T and governmental partners to build a nationwide LTE network dedicated to public safety communications, Verizon has moved from signaling its continued dedication to public safety to articulating its intention to build...
Continuing efforts to gain a better understanding of RF transmission in high-band frequencies, both Verizon and AT&T--who are already testing a fixed wireless access application of 5G using 28 GHz spectrum--have asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to keep that R&D work going.
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Improving rural broadband access is an issue getting renewed attention from government and the telecom industry.
While about 10% of the total American population doesn't have access to broadband speeds between 3 and 25 megabits per second, that figure rises to 40% of the population...
City governments are inundated with smart city proposals from citizens, technology vendors and even academics who want to use city technologies to help solve some of the world's most pressing urban problems. Engineers who have turned their attention to making cities cleaner, safer and...
City governments are inundated with smart city proposals from citizens, technology vendors and even academics who want to use city technologies to help solve some of the world's most pressing urban problems. Engineers who have turned their attention to making cities cleaner, safer and...
To add network capacity and coverage reach in dense or underserved area, carriers are increasingly looking to small cells, which are also viewed as a key underlying infrastructure element for 5G. But, as small cell technologies are increasingly used to improve network performance, carriers...
Once again, J.D. Power just announced their award for wireless purchase experience, and, once again, for the 9th consecutive time, AT&T Mobility wins. Also, MetroPCS wins for non-contract, full-service carriers and Consumer Cellular wins for non-contract value carriers. And, at the same time, AT&T debuted...
