The carrier has started accepting sign-ups for its direct-to-cellular service with Starlink
T-Mobile US is now taking registrations for a beta direct-to-cellular service that will start early in 2025.
T-Mobile Starlink is free to any T-Mobile US postpaid voice subscriber with a compatible device, the carrier...
How is T-Mobile US positioned as it heads into 2025? Execs discussed momentum and priorities.
At this week's eighth annual Wells Fargo Annual TMT Summit, John Freier, president of the Consumer Group of T-Mobile US, and Cathy Yao, its SVP of investor relations, discussed T-Mo's...
UScellular will sell a chunk of its remaining spectrum assets to AT&T for a little more than $1 billion in cash, including 1,250 million MHz-POPs of 3.45 GHz and 331 million MHz-POPs of 700 MHz B/C block licenses.
"We are pleased with the significant value...
5G DC enables T-Mobile US to aggregate 2.5 GHz and mmWave spectrum, allowing for a huge boost to uplink throughput and capacity
T-Mobile US claimed a new world record with its 5G standalone (SA) network, leveraging an emerging feature called New Radio Dual Connectivity (5G...
UScellular says FWA customer base saw growth, a bright spot in its results
UScellular reported a continued downward slide in its total operating revenues, service revenues and net income, as it proceeds with selling assets and shifting its business into being a telecom infrastructure provider...
November greetings Cedar Rapids, Kansas City, and Iowa City. The opening picture was taken from Kinnick Stadium after the first quarter (note the “Hi Kids” sign on the scoreboard – more on the Hawkeye Wave tradition here), where the University of Iowa Hawkeyes thumped the...
October greetings from Boston, Cedar Rapids, and Kansas City. It was great to meet with Troy Doom, the CEO of Ice House America, one of Fort Point Capital’s investments (more on the company here) in Boston earlier this month. Third quarter earnings start next week...
T-Mobile US collaborated with consumer electronics manufacturer TCL on the 5G RedCap USB-C dongle
T-Mobile US has launched TCL LINKPORT IK511, a 5G RedCap USB-C dongle, in collaboration with consumer electronics manufacturer. The new device features the Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF System, offers peak data rates of...
Ericsson and SoftBank are also both working with NVIDIA on embedding AI into the RAN
The topic du jour in telecoms seems to be bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into the radio access network (RAN). The big idea is that operators could use AI for dynamic...
The direct-to-cellular service is pre-commercial, but it has been activated in parts of North Carolina to help the hurricane recovery effort
The Federal Communications Commission has given permission for T-Mobile US and Elon Musk's Starlink LEO satellite service to offer direct-to-cellular service to T-Mobile US...
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 those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Vodafone confirms talks...
Network operators are racing to restore connectivity across five Southeastern states devastated by Hurricane Helene.
Cellular networks across the Appalachian Mountains were taken out by the storm, which blew ashore in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane and then barreled northward, dumping feet of rain,...
Working with OpenAI, T-Mobile US is trying to deliver predictive, "fairly magical" customer experiences
T-Mobile US is working with artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse OpenAI on a new customer-facing “intent-driven AI-decisioning platform.” The companies expect IntentCX, which combines T-Mo’s proprietary data with OpenAI’s powerful GPT series...
Ericsson, Nokia, NVIDIA, T-Mobile US establish the AI RAN Innovation Center
As T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert pointed out during the carrier’s recent Capital Markets Day, delivering cellular connectivity is “harder than it looks.” As such, T-Mo is looking to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to...
T-Mobile US said it hopes to eventually create an AI blueprint that will applicable across industries
T-Mobile US has given ChatGPT creator OpenAI access to its customer data as part of a collaboration aimed at the development of an “intent-driven AI-decisioning platform.” The platform, called...
September greetings from Kansas City and Cedar Rapids. Pictured is the CellSite Solutions indoor gantry crane moving one of September’s remufacturing shelter projects into place (twenty tons of project in this case). The team completely rebuilds each one to customer specifications, then delivers to...
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 those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Ahead of 5G,...
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 those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Telecom APIs seen...
August greetings from Cedar Rapids and Kansas City. This week’s opening picture comes courtesy of the 49th Annual St Jude’s Sweet Corn Festival held from August 9-11 in Cedar Rapids. The weather and food were quintissential Iowa. Next up: experiencing Iowa Hawkeye football – stay...
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 those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Mobile, social media...
July and August greetings from Nashville, Boston, Cedar Rapids, St. Louis, and Kansas City. Pictured is our wonderful view from the Cardinals-Royals game on Saturday No one complained about the cooler than average August temperatures. And, after a heartbreaking loss on Friday, the Royals...
NARB concurs with recommendation that AT&T 'discontinue or modify' claims about the availability of NTN coverage
The National Advertising Review Board (NARB) has agreed with the previous recommendation made by a panel of the BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division (NAD) that AT&T “discontinue or...
T-Mobile US is acquiring a 50% stake in Metronet for $4.9 billion
T-Mobile US and investment firm KKR have entered a joint venture (JV) to purchase Metronet, an Indiana-based ISP that provides internet service to more than 2 million households across 17 states. According to...
July greetings from Cedar Rapids, Kansas City and Washington, DC. Kudos to my brother-in-law, Andrew Ashcroft, for earning his promotion to Captain in the U.S. Navy. It was an honor to join family and friends at the Pentagon earlier this month to celebrate his...
