What's going on in rural broadband policy? There are a lot of moving pieces right now: the Rural Digital Opportunities Fund and the proposed Rural 5G Fund, for example, which together will account for nearly $30 billion in spending cover the coming decade to...
The New T-Mobile 5G layer cake strategy appears to be working
The multi-billion dollar T-Mobile US and Sprint merger closed on April 1, and a few weeks later, President of Technology of New T-Mobile, Neville Ray, provided a video update on network integration efforts as...
In a boost to the use of Open Radio Access Network strategies, testing company Keysight Technologies this week unveiled new emulation software, Open RAN Studio, for use in validating whether radio units (RUs) are O-RAN compliant.
Keysight is touting its early involvement with the O-RAN...
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, government orders on restriction of movement, as well as concerns about the health of employees and customers, are leading to the first wave of technology company shut-downs.
Keysight Technologies announced Wednesday that to mitigate the...
There are many ways that the novel coronavirus is being tracked as it spreads around the world: by country, by number of positive tests, by events cancelled. Crowd-sourced network data company Ookla has begun tracking the impact of COVID-19 on fixed and wireless networks...
In the wake of a series of major, damaging earthquakes in Puerto Rico, Ookla Speedtest dove into its data from before and after to get a picture of how mobile users were impacted and the current status of the networks.
The fluctuations in power availability...
Etisalat recently recognized as the fastest mobile network in MENA region
Telecom services operator Etisalat already made headlines for completing the first end-to-end standalone 5G call in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region back in October. Now, the company is back in the...
Ookla, the speed test people we all use, know and trust have once again announced the fastest wireless service in the country. This time the winner if AT&T Mobility. They are the fastest wireless network in the country. In fact, this is not the...
Which airports in the U.S. and Canada have the fastest Wi-Fi? And is it worth the cost to upgrade to a Wi-Fi SSID that you have to pay for?
Ookla Speedtest dove into those questions in its newly released annual assessment of airport Wi-Fi offerings....
As early 5G network deployments get underway, Ookla Speedtest has published an interactive online map of locations where 5G networks can be found.
The company has identified 20 operators around the world that have 303 active 5G deployments in 294 locations. That doesn't...
Sprint cites Ookla's speed test data analysis; testing by P3
Sprint is touting its network upgrades and improved data performance in the New York City metro area, based on Ookla's device-based Speedtest Intelligence data that relies on consumer-initiated cellular network tests, as well as testing...
Intel points out gigabit LTE and 5G modem product strategy
Based on an analysis of speed test data compiled by Ookla, Qualcomm is highlighting the superior performance of Android devices using its Snapdragon 845 mobile platform as compared to Apple devices equipped with Intel cellular...
Syniverse opens lab that leverages its secure network access service
Network interconnect company Syniverse opened up a testing and development center at its headquarters in Tampa, Florida that will focus on "next-generation services for the internet of things, 5G, blockchain and artificial intelligence," the company...
Boost in network speeds seen as 'indication of network capabilities to come'
Mobile network operators are significantly boosting their network speeds, and T-Mobile US came out on top in speed testing in two new reports from OpenSignal and Ookla.
"Operators are beginning to cross the 20...
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure boastful, while T-Mobile US CEO John Legere defensive
The latest network test rankings from RootMetrics drew pointed commentary from Sprint and T-Mobile US CEOs, both of whom took to their favorite medium – Twitter – to make their points.
Sprint CEO Marcelo...
