T-Mobile is the first operator to have a 5G network in all 50 U.S. states
Alaskan operator GCI turned up its first 5G network in April, making good on a 2019 promise to launch 5G service in the spring of 2020. Now, GCI is working...
AT&T took, and is still taking, heat for branding its LTE-Advanced network "5GE"
For some time now, AT&T has marketed its LTE-Advanced network as "5GE," with the "E" referring to the evolution from LTE to 5G. In addition to using the phrasing in advertising and...
We measured spectrum usage in two markets and were able to verify that T-Mobile and AT&T are using spectrum licenses on loan from others to improve their wireless services.  Â
National U.S. operators T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T were loaned spectrum licenses that were not being used...
Executives lay out business, network strategies post T-Mobile, Sprint merger
Coming off a protracted but now-closed merger with Sprint and a decent Q1, T-Mobile executives this week told a story of a new power on the rise--combined with Sprint, the New T-Mobile is a value...
Mother’s Day greetings from Lake Norman and Charlotte, North Carolina, where businesses are starting to show signs of life. Pictured is Bossy Beulah’s, a Charlotte chicken establishment revived by local restauranteur Jim Noble. The lines are back at Bossy’s and, while we are physically...
T-Mobile US exec: 'SA 5G will accelerate 5G adoption and services'
T-Mobile US, assisted by Ericsson, has achieved a number of significant milestones for standalone architecture (SA) 5G. In order to achieve this string of firsts, the companies conducted tests in which SA and...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Kelly Hill, RCR Wireless News (Bonus Episode)
Separating 5G hype from reality with the benefit of hindsight
Kelly Hill, executive editor at RCR Wireless News, discusses Dorothy's heroics in L. Frank Baum's classic novel series, tempers 5G...
Verizon raised 2020 5G capex guidance as COVID-19 spread
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is unlikely to slow the pace of capital spending aimed at building out 5G wireless networks in the US, according to a recent report by Fitch Ratings.
“Although wireless leaders Verizon,...
The T-Mobile 5G network uses 600 MHz spectrum
Mere days after expanding its 5G network to seven new markets, T-Mobile has announced an additional 10 new markets to the list of locations with its next-gen coverage.
The markets added last week were: Folly Beach, SC; Lonaconing,...
Verizon recently increased its 2020 capex outlook
Speaking this week with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg detailed the shift in network usage that has come as millions of Americans work from home, businesses shutters and the economy slows in an effort to help...
FCC Chairman sees traction with Keep Americans Connected Pledge
As a growing number of people shift to working from home and officials at the local, state and federal level close schools, restaurants, bars and other businesses, the big four U.S. carriers are working to ease...
The T-Mobile, Sprint merger dragged on for far too long. Congratulations to both for finally getting it done. So, what’s next? What can we expect? What does the merger mean for these two companies and for the wireless industry as a whole? You may...
Lewisville, Texas, factory producing "Street Macro" 5G base stations
In September last year, Swedish network infrastructure vendor Ericsson announced it would invest $100 million in a U.S. smart factory to help facilitate rapid network deployments for domestic customers. Today the company announced it has produced...
Ericsson DSS solution takes CTO Award at GLOMOs
Dynamic spectrum sharing is poised to be a key technology operators will use to quickly scale out 5G coverage, ease the transition from non-standalone to standalone 5G and, as a function of both, accelerate service revenues associated...
Crown Castle expects to deploy approximately 10,000 small cell nodes in 2020, the company's CEO Jay Brown said during a conference call with investors.
“2019 was a terrific year, as we've successfully deployed approximately 10,000 small cell nodes, making it the highest year of production...
US manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker is working with T-Mobile and Ericsson to connect its industrial tools and household hardware.
The deal for airtime is with T-Mobile in Austria, and designates its narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network in Austria for low-power wide-area (LPWA) connectivity. Ericsson is...
Major US carriers are busy establishing their nationwide LTE-M and NB-IoT networks
The cellular IoT market was valued at $1,145.2 million in 2017, and is expected to register a compound annual growth rate of of 26.7% through 2026, according to a report by Persistence Market...
Greetings from Davidson/ Lake Norman/ Charlotte, North Carolina where winter has finally begun its return (picture is from earlier in the week when our dog, Abby, was chasing ~40 ducks into the Lake). Thanks again for the emails and comments on last week’s column...
Chip maker Sequans has announced a series of IoT and LTE approvals, including certification with T-Mobile, new devices for private networks, and a new tracking unit with Telstra.
The company’s Monarch dual-band LTE-M/NB-IoT solutions have been approved by various operators, including in the US, Japan,...
The next stage in advanced text messaging is RCS and it has begun. All four major wireless providers in the United States which include AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint have joined forces with Synchronoss Technologies on a new RCS messaging partnership. This...
We knew this day would come. Mike Sievert will replace John Legere as CEO of T-Mobile US in March 2020. Legere has been perhaps the most colorful and outrageous CEO the wireless industry has ever seen. With his over-the-top style and foul mouth, he...
Commercial 5G launch using low-band spectrum
While AT&T has had a 5G network for close to a year now, the service has only been made available via hot spots exclusively to business clients. However, next month, the carrier will officially launch its full next-gen network...
Greetings from Chicago, Illinois (where the pre-winter winds were tame), and Davidson, North Carolina (where it really feels like winter even though it’s mid-November). This week’s TSB is less about the week’s events and more about strategy fundamentals. Next week’s edition will focus on...
SoftBank owns 80% of co-working provider WeWork
The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter", reported on Nov. 11 that T-Mobile US CEO John Legere, who is also tapped to run a combined T-Mo/Sprint, is "in discussion...to take over leadership" of WeWork.
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