Greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and Florida (Ft. Lauderdale, the location of this year’s MetroConnect conference, is pictured). It’s been a full week of Telco Top Five earnings, and we will devote most of this Brief to results analysis. For those of you...
With colocation, Crown Castle sees double the per site activity at 10% the incremental cost
Based on commentary from Crown Castle EVP and CFO Dan Schlanger at the Citi 2023 Communications, Media and Entertainment Conference, 2023 will be a big year from small cell densification...
T-Mobile US has suffered another data breach, with the company disclosing that a single Application Programming Interface (API) was used to "obtain limited types of information" on some of its customers.
T-Mo said it was in the process of informing those customers, and that...
Mint Mobile is an MVNO that operates on T-Mobile US' network
According to recent Bloomberg reports, T-Mobile US is considering purchasing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Mint Mobile. Mint does not run its own network; instead, it operates on T-Mobile US' network, which would likely...
With 260 million PoPs covered on mid-band and 320 million on low-band, T-Mobile US holds to 2023 capex guidance
T-Mobile US has a 5G spectrum strategy it sees as a major differentiator that has put it ahead of competitors. Speaking with Mike Rollins at the...
Verizon originally planned its 3G shutdown for 2019
Verizon officially turned down its 3G network on the final day of 2022. It had been the last holdout among national mobile network operators, with AT&T and T-Mobile US already having completed their 3G shutdowns.
Verizon first...
India-based IoT provider Quantela has signed a deal with T-Mobile in the US to bundle the carrier's cellular IoT airtime with its smart-city solutions. Quantela is focused on cities and utilities in the US, it said, particularly in the smart street-lighting space.
The firm said...
All wireless carriers may look equal, but there is a difference. In fact, I have made plenty of mistakes over the years in choosing the best carrier and plan. So, let me share with you some of what I have learned so you can...
The 4G/5G converged core has improved network speed and latency by more than 10%, says T-Mobile US
T-Mobile US and Cisco say they have launched the world’s “largest” highly scalable and distributed nationwide cloud-native converged core gateway. The carrier has already moved all its 5G...
T-Mobile US is also re-farming its 1900 MHz spectrum, which was previously used on Sprint and T-Mo legacy networks
“Consider the mic dropped,” T-Mobile US said in a press release announcing that its Extended Range 5G service — which uses 600 MHz spectrum — now reaches...
Verizon has always been one of the United States premier telecommunications providers. However, during the past decade, not so much. Years ago, they were on a growth track under CEO Ivan Seidenberg until he retired. Since that point they have struggled to find a...
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-Mobile US turns...
The midband spectrum is mostly available in rural areas
The Federal Communications Commission has officially granted the first batch of recently auctioned 2.5 GHz overlay licenses, from an auction which was dominated by T-Mobile US.
T-Mobile US was already the dominant license and lease-holder in...
Expanded relationship gives T-Mo more and speedier access to large venues, including MGM properties
T-Mobile US has struck an expanded deal with network infrastructure provider ExteNet that provides the carrier with additional access to telecom infrastructure in large venues as well as decommissioning overlapping network...
T-Mobile’s IoT developer kit includes a complete software development kit (SDK), built on the Zephyr Real-time Operating System
T-Mobile US announced the launch of its first IoT developer kit, which will enable developers to connect to the carrier’s network and create connected IoT solutions.
The kit...
T-Mobile US's Ultra Capacity service is offered via spectrum in the 2.5GHz band
T-Mobile U.S. said it has activated its "Ultra Capacity" 5G offering via 5G Standalone architecture nationwide.
The telco’s "Ultra Capacity" offering provides higher speeds compared to its regular 5G service and is offered...
Greetings from New York City (pictured), Lake Charles (Louisiana), Nevada (Missouri), and other points across the Midwest. It’s been great being out on the road and seeing fiber deployments finally coming into shape (Fastwyre’s recent 9-area fiber expansion coverage from Diana Goovaerts at Fierce...
Carrier says it has expanded service in three Midwestern states
T-Mobile US continues its expansion of access to the Home Internet service that utilizes its 5G network, saying this week that it has extended availability of the service in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
The carrier...
T-Mobile US is looking into the possibility of building a fiber network, either as part of a joint venture or a commercial partnership, according to reporting by Bloomberg.
AT&T and Verizon have significant fiber networks, both to support fiber-to-the-premise enterprise and residential services...
Mid-September greetings from the Midwest, Georgia and Alabama, where we are wrapping up our Moundville Telephone Company acquisition. Pictured is Tuska, a 7-ton elephant statue that was recently moved to the Bryant-Denny stadium in Tuscaloosa. Legend has it that the association with elephants dates back...
Beyond RF challenges, US midband spectrum has limitations built into service rules
As demand for various wireless services has grown, however, it has gotten harder and harder for federal regulators to come up with bands that can be (relatively) easily repurposed—either the cost or the...
Cradlepoint noted that its 5G Wireless WAN solutions enable IoT firms to immediately deploy solutions with the security and remote management capabilities needed to support IoT deployments at scale
Cradlepoint announced a collaboration with T-Mobile U.S. and the Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners to enable...
T-Mobile US said the new suite "manages all the connectivity, compute, devices and applications" for enterprise and smart city use cases
T-Mobile US has launched a new end-to-end suite of connectivity, compute, devices and applications targeting smart cities, retailers and autonomous factories, among others.
The new...
The deal will provide subscribers with access to the peer-deployed Helium 5G network, as well as T-Mobile US' 5G network
Amid preparations for the launch of Helium Mobile, a mobile service that will enable subscribers to earn crypto rewards for using the network, Nova Labs has announced a...
