Mobile operator T-Mobile has deployed a private 5G network in the City of Jacksonville, Florida, to connect a fleet of autonomous vehicles along the city’s waterfront and urban centre. The project is a part of the city’s so-called Ultimate Urban Circulator initiative to expand...
When will significant growth in wireless start-up once again?
Today, the wireless industry seems stuck between growth steps. In fact, this problem has been haunting the industry over the past decade. Normally, this happens at the end of one G cycle like 5G, before moving...
September greetings from Kansas City, Cedar Rapids, and Charlottesville where we are attending a family wedding (picture is of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia). A terrific celebration with family and friends and congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs.
There is plenty of...
In this episode of 5G Talent Talk, Carrie Charles sits down with Brian Stading, CEO of Lumos Fiber, to discuss his journey and the story of Lumos Fiber. From his start as a telecom technician, Brian shares how taking calculated risks has shaped his...
Ookla found that T-Mobile US has the fastest 5G median download speed at 265.80 Mbps
According to Ookla data from January through June 2024, T-Mobile US emerged as the leader when it comes to key mobile KPIs in the U.S, while AT&T achieved top marks...
Seeing as you enjoyed our last post so much, here is another entry based on the same report by the CTIA, the cellular industry association in the US, and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, its equivalent for the automotive industry, about how 5G connectivity...
Greetings from Denver, St. Louis, Kansas City, Charlotte/ Davidson and many points in between. Pictured is the full table of BBQ alternatives from Jim’s trip to LB Network’s annual BBQ and Dessert Competition. What an honor to be able to judge eight terrific entries (including a...
Cinco de Mayo greetings from the East Coast and the Midwest. Lots of upcoming travel in the schedule as Jim will be attending the Broadband Communities Summit in Houston this week. If you are there and would like to trade notes, feel free to reach out...
New entrant 5G facilities-based national mobile network operator (MNO) DISH Wireless selected Crown Castle to provide up to 20,000 tower collocation cell sites for a fixed monthly rental fee in a lease agreement signed November 2020. In addition to space on the towers for...
T-Mobile US noted that its new PTT offering will be commercially available in April
T-Mobile US announced the launch of its Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT) offering.
In a release, the U.S. telco said that the T-Mobile MCPTT service is integrated with the Motorola Solutions’ Critical Connect...
The members of the AI-RAN Alliance will collaborate to advance RAN capabilities through AI to improve spectral efficiency
MWC, Barcelona— Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft and other major players launched the AI-RAN Alliance, a body aimed at integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into cellular technology to...
It is always good to talk to Celona. The California scale-up has taken a position as an agitator in the excitable private networks market, positioning itself as an enterprise-friendly alternative to the likes of Nokia and Ericsson, with a cellular system born of deliberate...
T-Mobile said that the new enhancements now enable peak download speeds up to 1.2 Gbps
T-Mobile US announced 5G coverage and capacity enhancements inside the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas ahead of this year's Super Bowl, which is scheduled to take place on February 11.
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5G Americas said that releasing more licensed spectrum for the wireless industry is critical for U.S. leadership in technology, mobile communications and the economy
The rollout of 5G-Advanced and future 6G networks will required the development of a comprehensive roadmap for new commercially available spectrum,...
Holiday greetings from the Midwest, where we recently finished up a very productive trip through St Louis and several other towns. Pictured are a few folks from the LB Networks team celebrating a terrific 2023 while Jim was in St Louis last Thursday.
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Wireless is the future. That does not mean that it’s an easy business. There have been many ups and downs over time. The past decade has been rough for both AT&T and Verizon. Now, suddenly this quarter they finally both reported strong performance along...
US broadband services and cable television provider Cox Communications will resell the new multi-carrier neutral host CBRS solution from InfiniG, announced last week. It is the first channel partner for the brand new InfiniG service, which launched ahead of MWC Las Vegas last week...
The neutral host market is hotting up in the US, suddenly. Following on the heels of Celona’s tie-up with T-Mobile on extending public 4G-LTE coverage with its equipment into the CBRS band, US-based indoor connectivity specialist InfiniG has announced a double-deal with T-Mobile and...
US private networking specialist Celona has released an “end-to-end” neutral host service that operates over shared CBRS spectrum in the US. The cloud-based software solution allows organizations to extend public 4G-LTE coverage, initially with T-Mobile in the US, to environments with patchy mobile reception,...
After watching T-Mobile US emerge from its cocoon over the past decade, and after promising to create even more jobs and growth, suddenly they have announced they’ll be cutting 5,000 jobs. That is very confusing news to many investors and customers who are now...
How do users find the best wireless carrier and plan? It depends on what you are looking for. Let’s take a closer look at the choices users have today. At the difference in cost and what you get for your dollar by doing business...
T-Mobile US reported postpaid phone additions of 760,000 in Q2, the most in a quarter over the past eight years
T-Mobile US had a knockout Q2 2023, reporting postpaid phone additions of 760,000, the most in a quarter over the past eight years and much...
Soracom has introduced a new multi-carrier IoT service to cover the US market, piggybacking on the cellular networks of AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. The new data plan, called US-MAX, offers the “largest IoT coverage” in the US, plus automated-roaming between the three networks for...
Greetings from Louisiana and the Midwest. Pictured blow is the Fastwyre ribbon cutting held last week in DeRidder, Louisiana. We had a terrific time meeting hundreds of future customers frustrated with their current broadband options. There are many more Fastwyre ribbon cuttings coming to...
