5G is definitely fast and has a lot of potential, but it's still in its infancy as far as technologies go -- it needs time to mature and get past its early growing pains, according to a new report on U.S. 5G networks from...
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...
A closer look at network automation investments from T-Mobile
The complexity of 5G network management and service delivery will require network automation. In turn, network automation and the ability to develop and launch services on the fly will require operators to re-orient their workforces, merging...
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There are 'much higher' sales of 5G devices than previously expected
Following Verizon’s announcement that it has officially turned on 5G in parts of New York City, Boise, Idaho and Panama City, Florida and as reports consistently show that 5G deployment will continue to accelerate,...
Distance to urban areas is a key factor determining the experience rural users will have, OpenSignal says
How well are mobile networks working for rural U.S. residents? OpenSignal said that there are two primary factors in rural mobile network experience: the proximity of the area...
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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5G spectrum strategy is like a layer cake, T-Mobile CTO says
Although a growing number of state attorneys general are challenging the deal as anti-competitive, T-Mobile US executives, speaking this week at an event hosted by Goldman Sachs, remain bullish on the pending $26 billion...
Verizon focused on execution as Sprint/T-Mo merger looms, DISH preps entry and Altice Mobile goes live
Cable companies entering the wireless market via mobile virtual network operator arrangements and the looming mega-merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US, along with implications that deal has for DISH's...
The CCA convention will have a real theme around a variety of issues related to 5G
The Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) annual convention is just around the corner, and CCA President & CEO Steven Berry told RCR Wireless News what to expect from this year’s...
Hurricane Dorian continues to crawl along the coast of Florida, and communications providers along the Southeast coast are braced for its impacts. The slow-moving storm has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, with winds of about 105 miles per hour, after battering the...
Operators want turnkey solutions, SQUAN VP of biz dev says
As operators pursue a co-engineering process that increasingly converges wired and wireless networks to support mobile 5G, fixed wireless and fiber-to-the-X services, they don't want to micromanage multiple vendors. They want turnkey solutions, according to...
T-Mobile US is updating its device testing capabilities to include 5G, unveiling a new, 20,000 square foot facility that will test 5G devices as well as devices which enable License Assisted Access, narrowband IoT, LTE and 3G.
The facility, known as the Launch Pad, also...
One of the first steps to combat unwanted spam robocalls is to authenticate the call and alert customers that an incoming call is -- or isn't -- actually coming from the number that comes up on Caller ID, or whether it is spoofed to...
Sprint and T-Mobile US reportedly exploring settlement of state-level lawsuits
The Department of Justice recently gave Sprint and T-Mobile US approval for a long-pending $26 billion merger with extensive concessions. And now Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has circulated a draft order...
Sprint and T-Mobile US both using dual connectivity to roll out 5G
Carrier aggregation has allowed operators to tap into noncontiguous blocks of licensed spectrum, as well as unlicensed frequencies like the 5 GHz band, to create bigger data bites and significantly improve LTE coverage....
When it comes to spectrum, T-Mobile US could hardly have found a better fit than Sprint, according to analysis from Ookla on the spectrum position of the New T-Mobile.
Milan Milanovic, Ookla's technologist evangelist, said that particularly when it comes to PCS spectrum in major...
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!
Sprint abandons a...
T-Mobile US says it has conducted the first successful North American testing of a Standalone 5G New Radio data session, and that the test was also a world-first test of a 5G SA data session in a multi-vendor environment.
The carrier plans to introduce Standalone...
American Tower expects to see long-term benefits from the merger between T-Mobile U.S. and Sprint, the company’s CEO James Taiclet said during a conference call with investors.
“American Tower continue to expect that these developments will likely result in net positive impacts on our U.S....
Divestiture of Sprint/T-Mobile US assets gives DISH market entrée
The U.S. Department of Justice last week removed a major barrier to finalization of Sprint and T-Mobile US' plan for a $26 billion merger. Including in the consent decree are conditions that require Sprint to get...
Congratulations to T-Mobile US and Sprint on finally getting DoJ merger approval. This has been one helluva ride, and it’s not over yet, but we are closer than ever. Now that the deal is done, what comes next? Let’s take a closer look at...
The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has given its blessing to T-Mobile US' merger with Sprint, saying that the merger conditions will support the entry of a new, viable facilities-based market player and that the merger will "facilitate expeditious deployment of multiple high-quality 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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
HTC underestimates demand...
