The FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction drew high bids from T-Mobile US, Dish and Comcast, with Verizon failing to garner a single winning bid.
T-Mobile US, Dish Network and Comcast walked away as the highest bidders in the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive...
Verizon Wireless earned roughly half a billion dollars in IoT-related revenue during the second half of last year, and the company hopes that's just the beginning. At the Enterprise IoT Summit in Austin, Texas, Uzair Siddiqui of Verizon's product management team for IoT and...
LTE Broadcast technology looks set to take on the streaming video challenge of mobile networks ahead of expected 5G deployments.
On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak with Expway on the current state of LTE Broadcast technology and how it can help mobile operators...
Operators looking to unlock the true potential of SDN and NFV need to focus on OSS and BSS integration.
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Fate of auction winners, which could include the likes of Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, not expected to be announced for several weeks.
One year after it began, the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction drew to a close late yesterday, with bidding...
Verizon Wireless activated its Category M1 LTE network, making it the first U.S. carrier to launch a nationwide LTE network dedicated to the internet of things. The carrier said it will offer IoT data plans for as little as $2 per month per device,...
Sprint and T-Mobile US were engulfed in a size battle, while reports indicated Apple and Samsung were partnering on iPhone models … 2 years ago this week.
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Approximately 17,000 CWA members protested last week at AT&T locations across California and Nevada, which resulted in a quick settlement on worker claims.
AT&T last week quickly reached an agreement with approximately 17,000 workers represented by the Communications Workers of Americas...
Rule change should benefit AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint
Five years after opening up the 800 MHz spectrum band for mobile broadband, the Federal Communications Commission says it has taken steps to enable operators to deliver service more efficiently while safeguarding public safety systems.
The...
RootMetrics' latest performance report claims overall cellular improvements, though T-Mobile call blocking issues doomed last-place markets.
U.S. wireless carriers improved their performance game across the country’s 125 largest metropolitan markets during the second half of last year, according to the latest insight and...
Verizon said it’s more cautious on deployment of mobile 5G services than rivals coming out of MWC, though does expect technology to be a game changer.
Verizon Communications is seen by many in a leadership position in terms of the move towards...
The FCC is set to begin the final phase of its 600 MHz incentive auction process, with the assignment portion starting on March 6.
Winning bidders that picked up spectrum licenses in the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction process are...
Was the strong showing at the recent MWC event by Sprint a sign of maturation or more cynically an attempt to attract attention?
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Verizon buys S.F. spectrum from MetroPCS, Sprint launches EV-DO modem and Qualcomm puts the brakes on EV-DV … 12 years ago this week.
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T-Mobile US attracts the most customers in 2016, while Verizon excelled in retail churn.
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Qualcomm Technologies is leading the charge to accelerate "5G" deployments into 2019, with the company using this week's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, to highlight an update to its 5G modem and a coordinated effort among more than 20 companies to support...
Unlimited data is back, with Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile all going ape over the new marketing opportunity, to the benefit of consumers.
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Sprint's chairman is reportedly ready to do a deal with T-Mobile US as soon as the U.S. spectrum auctions conclude, but analysts are not confident the two companies will merge this year, citing timing and possible resistance from Washington as factors that could delay...
On the heels of FCC device certification, T-Mobile US said it would use 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band for LTE-U deployment.
T-Mobile US is getting a jump on using unlicensed spectrum to bolster network performance, announcing it has...
Verizon Wireless again came out on top in RootMetrics latest nationwide network testing regime, scoring top marks across all five categories.
Verizon Wireless continued to dominate RootMetrics network performance testing, with the carrier yet again getting the best of its rivals AT&T...
Ruckus Wireless has agreed to be acquired by video and broadband hardware maker Arris, following weeks of rumors and negotiations. Arris will buy the Wi-Fi equipment maker for $800 million in cash, plus the additional cost of unvested employee stock awards.
Less than one year...
AT&T and Nokia said the 5G network trial showed the viability of the 39 GHz band to support low latency, high throughput services.
The “5G” race continues at full boil with AT&T noting a recent trial of next-generation network technology to stream its DirecTV Now...
Formula One fans spend hundreds of dollars to see fast cars and Verizon Wireless knows these mobile subscribers expect a fast network at the event. What isn’t fast is the process of testing a cellular network ahead of an event at a 5,000-acre venue....
Verizon 5G plans to focus on fixed wireless internet, VoIP services using millimeter wave spectrum and routing through a virtualized core.
Verizon Communications is looking to begin fixed wireless “5G” trials in April across a handful of U.S. cities as it continues to progress its...
