Ahead of House Judiciary Committee hearing, T-Mobile pushes home broadband and rural coverage
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on March 7 again paused its 180-day review of the proposed $26 billion T-Mobile US/Sprint merger; according to FCC documentation, the review period will resume on April...
Reps: Sprint/T-Mobile US merger will reduce jobs, hurt competition
In a Feb. 28 letter to U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and Makan Delrahim, an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, 37 members of the U.S. House of Representatives express opposition...
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Members of the House's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology grilled T-Mobile US CEO John Legere and Sprint Chairman Marcelo Claure on everything from the commitment of a merged Sprint/T-Mo to the Lifeline program and covering rural America, to trying to discern what the long-term...
FCC makes another $68.1 million available for broadcasters' transition costs
The clearing and repacking of 600 MHz spectrum in the wake of the incentive auction is ahead of schedule, according to the Federal Communications Commission. The commission made another $68.1 million available to support broadcasters'...
Verizon keeps the national network crown that RootMetrics bestowed upon it in the first half of last year, with outright wins in most of the benchmarking company's six categories which held firm in its testing during the second half of 2018.
AT&T, the test company...
John 8:7--'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone...'
Last week Sprint filed a federal lawsuit against competitor AT&T alleging that the latter's "5GE branding" is false advertising crafted to deceive customers as to what 5G is. AT&T's 5G Evolution...
AT&T, Verizon and now T-Mobile US all exploring 5G fixed wireless opportunity
Verizon's initial go-to-market for 5G is residential broadband offering. AT&T made clear on an earnings call last week 5G as a viable alternative to fixed-line broadband. And now T-Mobile US is planning to...
T-Mo CEO calls "bullshit" on 5Ge
T-Mobile US executives, speaking today on an earnings call, reiterated the importance of the operator's 600 MHz spectrum portfolio to its plan to offer nationwide 5G service in 2020.
According to the company, its 600 MHz spectrum is deployed in...
If the proposed merger isn't anticompetitive, why make that promise, analyst wonders
After the $26 billion proposed merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint was stalled due to the government shutdown, T-Mo CEO John Legere, who has been tapped to lead the combined company--the New T-Mobile--assured...
Ahead of the Super Bowl, T-Mobile US sent out a delightfully ambiguous press release titled "T-Mobile Announces They're Gonna Announce Something." What could it be? Clarity on their long-touted television offering; the availability of 5G-compatible handsets; why CEO John Legere went dark on Twitter...
T-Mobile US refined focus on customer care earns J.D. Power recognition
In August last year T-Mobile US launched "Team of Experts," its answer to the ubiquitous complaints about poor customer care from telecom companies. Now the operator, looking to win approval from lawmakers for its...
The city of Bellevue, Washington, is preparing for 5G with the adoption of a new process to make small cell deployment easier.
The city, where T-Mobile US is headquartered, said that its reexamination of its city code and processes were a response to the new...
As mobile operators prepare for 5G, their existing 4G networks are benefiting from the increased densification, faster speeds and the extension of LTE's reach, according to OpenSignal's most recent report.
Though the first true 5G mobile network — one using 5G 'new radio' technology — has yet...
Much of the activity on 5G spectrum in the US to date has focused on millimeter (mmWave) spectrum, but it is not clear that mmWave spectrum will be suitable for mobile 5G network deployment in the near to mid-term future. High-band spectrum offers higher...
Ulf Ewaldsson named T-Mobile US SVP of Technology and Transformation
Last year Ericsson consolidated its business units and Ulf Ewaldsson left his role as heading Business Area Digital Services to serve as an advisor to the network infrastructure vendor's CEO. Now Ewaldsson has followed former...
T-Mobile US CEO John Legere was in DC this week; it's not clear where he's staying
Lobbying groups aligned with Saudi Arabia and Cyprus, the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Vietnamese resort developers and executives from T-Mobile US have all been guests at...
The Consumer Electronics Show is ... well, both consumer and electronics-focused, and this year's CES highlighted everything gaming to smart glasses for augmented/virtual reality to new advances in the connected car.
Some telecom-related news tends to get lost in the wave of shiny new gadgets,...
Exec defended controversial '5Ge' indicator during CES keynote
Last week, AT&T pushed a new indicator to devices connected to its LTE-Advanced network, which drew significant criticism from competitors, the media, analysts and other industry stakeholders. AT&T has branded its LTE-Advanced network as "5G Evolution," and...
There seems to be quite a bit of confusion around 5G so let’s try and clear things up. AT&T Mobility say’s it’s here now since they are the first carrier to offer mobile 5G services. Verizon say’s it’s here since they offer 5G Home....
Sprint and T-Mobile US also weighed-in on 5G marketing
With AT&T and Verizon both in-market with commercial 5G services and Sprint and T-Mobile US working toward network activations this year, the 5G marketing cycle has (somehow) been elevated this week with all four carriers weighing-in...
With support from Intel and Ericsson, T-Mobile US says it has completed the first 5G data and video calls using 600 MHz spectrum, as it aims to build out nationwide availability of 5G service by 2020.
The calls were conducted on a live, commercial network,...
5G branding gets a chilly reception from some
AT&T activated a limited, standards-based mobile 5G service in parts of 12 markets last month; the launch device is a mobile hot spot that can connect to the carrier's millimeter wave spectrum and AT&T has touted two...
Wireless pay TV is growing, and that growth will only accelerate with 5G in the next couple years. AT&T DirecTV NOW started the party by offering wireless pay TV over the last year or two. Based on their success, Verizon says they will follow....
