'It's time to deliver on the promise of 5G," writes T-Mo's John Saw
It's August 2023, roughly four years after mobile 5G began to appear in the United States and still in the early days of 5G Standalone network availability. One of the key features...
T-Mobile US CEO Sievert said the roles being eliminated represent those that are 'duplicative' or are no longer relevant to the company’s current direction
T-Mobile US this week revealed plans to cut 5,000 jobs, or about 7% of its workforce. According to a company-wide email...
Dish claims to have already spent $1 billion on 800 MHz-ready radios
Dish Network has asked for another 10 months to put together enough funding to buy T-Mobile US' 800 MHz spectrum, citing "unprecedented turbulence in the global capital markets" that makes the cost of...
Lahaina being served by temporary site solutions in the wake of wildfire damage
Of the 21 sites taken down by wildfires in Maui, all but five are back in service as of today, according to figures from the Federal Communications Commission.
The agency is tracking...
Telecom carriers continue to work on restoring service in the areas of West Maui impacted by devastatingly destructive wildfires. The official death toll stood at 96 as of early Monday, with hundreds of people still missing and the search and recovery efforts still in...
Will Townsend, vice president and senior analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy, discusses 5G hype vs. reality, the ongoing transition from Non-standalone 5G to Standalone 5G, and what T-Mobile US is doing with network slicing. Townsend also discusses his interest in how bridging the...
Greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, the home of this year’s Independent Show. Pictured are Sally Daniels from the National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC), Steve Leavitt from Connectbase, and Jim. The NCTC Connectivity Exchange creates a selling consortium of smaller broadband...
T-Mobile also said it plans to expand the network slicing beta to additional application types and use cases in the future
T-Mobile US announced the launch of a network slicing beta for developers based on application type, with the aim of bringing new video calling...
T-Mobile US said it has reached speeds of 3.3 Gbps in recent tests of four-carrier aggregation
T-Mobile US said it has begun rolling out four-carrier aggregation for customers, adding that this technology will boost speeds on its 5G Standalone (SA) network.
The telco said it has...
Greetings from Nebraska and Missouri, where we finally cut the ribbon at the historic Fox Theater in Sedalia. We are pleased to be bringing fiber to more than 11,000 homes and businesses in and around Sedalia with additional expansions to be announced. Our reception...
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!
T-Mo tests 600...
T-Mobile US achieved a median 5G download speed of 220.00 Mbps during Q2 2023
According to the latest Ookla Speedtest data, T-Mobile US continues to come out on top in the U.S. when it comes to practically every 5G category.
T-Mobile US achieved a median 5G...
One area that’s become an increasingly important topic among operators is the adoption of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). FWA and the inevitable ubiquity of 5G offers telecom providers the opportunity to deliver new and enhanced services, including security, cloud-based solutions and interactive content.
5G is enabling...
Greetings from Nebraska and Missouri. Pictured are the balloons from the Friday night glow at the Sedalia Hot Air Balloon and Kite Festival this past weekend. It was spectacular, and Fastwyre was proud to be a sponsor. Fortunately, the rains held off for most...
US carrier T-Mobile has provided 5G connectivity for an unmanned drone flight going beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), for a distance of over 120 kilometres. Nebraska-based Valmont Industries – which makes irrigation equipment, windmill support structures, and traffic steel utility poles – managed...
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!
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The unmanned, beyond visual line of sight drone flight was 77 miles long and took less than three hours
T-Mobile US and Valmont, an agricultural equipment and infrastructure manufacturer, announced the completion of an unmanned, 77-mile beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operation. The...
Federated Wireless provided Cal Poly with its Neutral Host 2.0 solution
California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, also known as Cal Poly, has expanded its private wireless network and added new neutral host capabilities, allowing it to support T-Mobile US customers. The network, deployed in...
From enterprise and government to rural markets and prime network seekers, T-Mobile US sees room to run beyond 2025
Speaking this week at the JP Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference in Boston, T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert brushed aside the doom and gloom...
The future of spectrum is at a crossroads
PITTSBURGH, Penn.—Good wireless spectrum is hard to find, and it's getting harder and more complex. There are pressures all the way from the local level to the international one, for leadership in defining new bands that will...
T-Mo's strategy is 'differentiated and durable,' says CEO Mike Sievert
T-Mobile US continues to be the mobile network operator to beat, delivering another strong quarter of customer and financial results.
Analysts had expected even rosier numbers in terms of revenues and customer additions, however, and sent...
Crown Castle said its capital expenditures during the quarter were $341 million
Crown Castle reported revenues its site rental revenues reached $1.62 billion in the first quarter of the year, climbing 3% compared to the year-ago quarter, the company said in its earnings statement.
The company’s...
In designing and delivering MEC (and private network) solutions, T-Mobile US touts a “just-right” approach to meet customers where they are
In addition to moving their own network and administrative workloads into private, public and hybrid cloud environments, operators are simultaneously partnering with hyperscalers to...
Tax weekend greetings from Missouri, Nebraska, Louisiana, Texas and Jamacia. No, Fastwyre is not going global, but the staff of the Brief took part in a long-needed vacation to one of the largest and friendliest islands in the Caribbean. Pictured is the sunset from Rick’s...
