AT&T lays claim to being first domestic operator to support international VoLTE roaming services, though U.S. support remains spotty.
AT&T expanded voice-over-LTE roaming into Japan, signing a deal with NTT DoCoMo to support AT&T’s high-definition voice service for customers traveling in the Asian...
Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati this week addressed the perennial question of a merger with T-Mobile US during the company's earnings call.
Asked if he thought the outlook for a "combination or permutation" had changed during the last two years, Robbiati responded by saying that while...
Sprint again slashes capital expense forecasts with confidence it can do more with less than rivals T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T.
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Makers of wireless infrastructure are often careful about naming the semiconductor companies that supply their chipsets, creating a tension between chip vendors who want to promote their customer wins and manufacturers who want to maintain a competitive advantage by disclosing as little as possible....
The market for small cell chipsets has not developed as quickly as vendors hoped it would, but that is probably a function of carrier and consumer choices that have little to do with the chips themselves.
Outdoors, carriers are choosing fiber-fed remote radio units more...
Verizon and AT&T may have the numbers, but T-Mobile is really the market’s leader thanks to an inability for rivals to stay focused on operations.
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3GPP work on 5G standards continues to make progress as milestones come into view, while T-Mobile 4x4 MIMO deployment posted strong results.
On this week’s Carrier Wrap we speak with Michael Thelander, founder and president of Signals Research Group, to...
Although the size of the crowd at President Donald Trump’s inauguration continues to be a source of contention between the new president and the press, testing by Global Wireless Solutions at least showed some definitive numbers for the cellular network support of the crowd....
Marketing of the next generation of wireless services has begun. That means get ready for a noisy and confusing battle of the brands. Marketing "5G" today does not mean we are using it. That is still several years away. What it does mean, however,...
AT&T might have killed off its 2G network for the benefit of 4G and 5G, but let’s not forget just how awesome that GSM/GPRS/EDGE network was.
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Forward auction bidding hits key milestone in FCC 600 MHz incentive auction, leaving broadcasters with $10B in proceeds and telecom operators to maneuver.
The Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction passed a significant milestone towards completion following four rounds of back-and-forth bidding...
Signals Research Group conducted 4x4 MIMO testing that showed a 55% speed boost on a live T-Mobile network using Samsung devices.
Claimed performance advantages of complex multiple-input/multiple-output antenna technologies appear to have been validated by recent network performance testing conducted by Signals...
Now that nearly every new smartphone sold in the U.S., Japan, South Korea and much of Europe includes an LTE modem, one might think all modems are pretty much the same. After all, "5G" smartphones are still a few years away and LTE is...
AT&T said the shut down of its 2G network on Jan. 1 will allow it to refarm spectrum in the coming months towards its LTE and 5G network plans.
AT&T said its recent move to turn down its legacy GSM-based 2G network...
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to descend on Washington, D.C., in the coming days to observe President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony as well as the pomp and circumstance that comes along with Inauguration Day. Ahead of the Jan. 20 festivities, all four...
Unlimited data fans on Verizon and AT&T being strong-armed to comply or at least pay a bit more for the privilege, but at least the FCC has a sense of humor.
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Potential impact of new administration on the telecom industry could see a green light for further M&A activity, changes to net neutrality legislation and expansion of zero-rated data.
Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across...
Straight Path to pay up to $100M in penalties tied to falsifying build out claims for 28 GHz and 39 GHz millimeter wave spectrum core to 5G plans.
Straight Path Communications is looking to restart its business as a holder of vast...
Story corrected to clarify description of 600 MHz incentive auction "set aside" provision.
President Obama renominated Rosenworcel to FCC with chairman Wheeler set to step aside and 600 MHz incentive auction scheduled for important milestone.
Leadership at the Federal Communications Commission remains in flux...
T-Mobile honed in on simplicity for its latest “Un-carrier” event, but instead has found itself cursed by growing complexity.
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DragonWave notes 5 industry trends for 2017, including more 5G, mergers between mobile operators, initial IoT deployments and a fourth major vendor.
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Three of the top four wireless carriers – AT&T Mobility, Sprint and T-Mobile US – have promised gigabit wireless speeds will begin this year. That’s incredible.
We know how gigabit speeds on the wireline side has been astounding, but to deliver these speeds wirelessly...
Citing an astronomical increase in mobile data traffic driven by video, AT&T highlighted upcoming LTE-A, 5G technology and fiber plans.
Following up on network progress reports by T-Mobile US and Sprint, AT&T highlighted its work with current LTE deployments, plans for “5G”...
Building on its movement into the internet of things (IoT) market, T-Mobile US on Monday announced a new IoT-specific pricing model as part of a promotion that includes a free Cat1 LTE module along with data services. The move came in the run-up to...
