Japan's SoftBank, which owns roughly 80% of Sprint, said it is creating a U.S. infrastructure joint venture in partnership with Australia's Lendlease. Called Lendlease Towers, the company will develop and acquire rooftop and tower assets. The JV's goal is a $5 billion telecom asset...
Qualcomm is prepping to support 600 MHz as the spectrum repack continues
HONG KONG--Qualcomm Technologies announced new additions to the RF front-end (RFFE) portfolio that is designed to provide comprehensive support for devices operating in the 600 MHz spectrum.
The announcement was made during the...
Massive network repairs underway in Puerto Rico, USVI; wildfires keeping network teams busy in CA
Wireless network operators' ability to respond to natural disasters and keep networks running, or restore operations as quickly as possible, continues to be tested with the ongoing hurricane recovery efforts...
In conjunction with FOX, T-Mobile is accelerating deployment of new spectrum
T-Mobile US continues its effort to aggressively deploy its 600 MHz holdings. Following activation of rural sites in Maine and Wyoming, the carrier is now focusing its efforts on the high-value, high-density New York...
Mobile network operators will assist Alphabet
Project Loon, the ambitious project launched by Google parent Alphabet to use balloons to deliver internet service, will get a real-life test in Puerto Rico. The Federal Communications Commission has given Alphabet the green light to use the balloons...
Major issues apparently unresolved
Sprint and T-Mobile US hope to announce a merger before the end of the month, according to Bloomberg. Companies often couple merger announcements with earnings releases, and T-Mobile is planning to report earnings October 23, while Sprint is scheduled for the...
Qualcomm identifies gigabit LTE and 5G as 'mega technology trends'
As the 3GPP continues work on the standalone variant of the 5G New Radio standard, which is tracking for release mid-2018, the telecom industry is poised for gearing up for rapid commercialization. A big part...
The internet of things may someday deliver a world of robots and intelligent machines that control all manner of devices, but for now, most connected devices are ultimately controlled by humans. Humans need information - we demand data, and then we want data about...
The United States is big--around 3.8-million-square-miles--and has widely varied geography. As such, providing true nationwide broadband service is a heavy lift. And, naturally, service providers only have so much money to invest in network builds meaning that population centers take priority over rural areas....
T-Mobile US picks up remaining interest in regional carrier Iowa Wireless
T-Mobile US is expanding its footprint in the Midwest by buying out the remaining interest in regional carrier Iowa Wireless. iWireless, as it's called, was founded in 1997 and is a partnership between T-Mobile...
LTE for IoT was the subject of a panel discussion that was part of 151 Advisors' App-solutely IoT conference at Mobile World Congress Americas. The conference focuses on end user applications for IoT technology, and the LTE panel focused primarily on ways that cellular...
Apple touts iPhone 8, iPhone X and a cellular Apple Watch
Apple continues to cater to the high-end smartphone customer, introducing its iPhone X (pronounced "ten") yesterday with a price tag of a whopping $1,000 and going full Dick Tracy by enabling cellular connectivity on...
T-Mobile, Nokia, Qualcomm hit 1.175 Gbps in test
Who says you have to wait for 5G to get gigabit-plus-per-second speeds to your mobile device? As operators continue to advance their LTE networks with carrier aggregation, 4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM--an imperative in the unlimited data...
Another week, another potentially catastrophic hurricane -- is this what the rest of the 2017 hurricane season is going to look like? Let's hope not (stay away, Jose!).
Irma has reportedly taken out all of the cellular towers on some Caribbean islands, on its path...
T-Mobile US adds Netflix to its unlimited family plans
As AT&T inches toward finalizing its purchase of Time Warner and Verizon busies itself with its new Oath digital media operations from the purchase of Yahoo, T-Mobile US is taking a partnership tack when it comes...
T-Mobile US will test FDD with Ericsson 5G equipment
The network infrastructure community remains laser-focused on facilitating the customer transition from LTE to 5G with pre-standard equipment that can be upgraded to the next-generation standards once it's agreed to by 3GPP. Ahead of Mobile World...
T-Mobile plans for nationwide 5G are hinged on 600 MHz spectrum
After an initial activation of its 600 MHz spectrum at sites in Wyoming, T-Mobile US today said it is expanding its build-out to Scarborough, Maine. In the same announcement, the operator said it will...
The internet of things is the next frontier for mobile network operators, as smartphone growth slows down and new mobile chips enable low-cost connections for all manner of assets and equipment. Companies in almost every industry are investigating the IoT, and carriers want them...
AT&T and Verizon pick up some steam, while T-Mobile makes adjustment in wholesale numbers
It is that time when we reflect on the carriers' results for Q2. Compass Intelligence just completed the final assessment of Q2 2017 and also compared this quarter’s results to those...
Hurricane Harvey leads to massive flooding, power outages; carriers offer free service in impacted areas
As Houston continues to be deluged with rain, the four national wireless carriers are waiving customer fees for voice, data and/or text in the most heavily impacted areas, as they...
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Steve Jobs steps...
Yesterday, wireless carriers AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile US were all headed in the same direction. However, today they all seem to be heading in different directions. Let’s take a closer look at each and at the industry in general. At the...
The country has gone eclipse-crazy as it gears up for the big event on Monday. Eclipse glasses are sold out everywhere. Airfares to cities within the "path of totality" have skyrocketed. Mobile carriers are boosting coverage along that path in preparation for the expected...
Less than two weeks after informing the Federal Communications Commission that is plans to "rapidly deploy" its 600 MHz spectrum, T-Mobile US today followed through, using Nokia equipment to light up sites in Cheyenne, Wy., according to the carrier.
In an Aug. 4 “ex parte...
