Smaller network operators that have faced challenges obtaining devices to work in the 700 MHz A-block band and who have had few, if any, roaming options, should see that situation change as the result of an announcement from AT&T today…
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C Spire Announces LTE Deployment, But Not in the A-Block
C Spire said Friday it will deploy 4G LTE service in parts of south Alabama and northwest Florida that cover nearly 3,000 square miles and a population of 687,000. A company spokesman confirmed that the deployment is not being made…
Why Didn’t Verizon Sell More A-Block Spectrum?
After ignoring a previous inquiry from Telecompetitor on the topic, U.S. Cellular confirmed yesterday in an email to us that the company has deployed LTE using 700 MHz A-block spectrum in some markets. The company has A-block and other spectrum…
FCC’s A-Block Deadline Extension: Will Verizon Get Moving on its Build-out?
The Federal Communications Commission has granted 700 MHz A-block licensees extra time to build out their networks. License holders would have been required to have networks completed to at least 35% of their coverage area by June of this year….
Could Verizon Spectrum Sell-Off Drive an A-Block Interoperability Solution?
When Verizon Wireless said last year that it would sell off some of its 700 MHz A- and B-block spectrum, there was wide speculation that just about any other wireless carrier would be a bidder. With mobile data usage skyrocketing,…
T-Mobile Adds Over 8 Million Customers for Second Consecutive Year
January 06, 2016 — BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) today provided a preliminary view of key customer results for the fourth quarter of 2015, once again demonstrating that customers are choosing T-Mobile for flexibility, choice and value. “In…
Access Spectrum Electric Utility Deal Reveals Nationwide Ambitions
Plans could be shaping up for broad deployment of wireless networks dedicated to supporting electric utility companies as the utilities modernize their infrastructure to support the smart grid. The potential enabler of these plans is Access Spectrum, a company Telecompetitor…
Cincinnati Bell/ Verizon Deal Involves AWS, PCS, 700 MHz Spectrum
A spectrum sale agreement announced yesterday between Verizon Wireless and Cincinnati Bell is unusual in that Verizon will not retain the spectrum but instead will assign its rights to acquire the licenses to private equity firm Grain Management and then…
700 MHz Licensee Access Spectrum Plans Unique Data Network
Traditional cellular carriers that provide machine-to-machine connectivity will be seeing some new competition now that the Federal Communications Commission has given Access Spectrum more flexibility in how it uses 2 MHz of spectrum that the company holds in the 700…
T-Mobile/ Verizon Spectrum Rumors: How Valuable Are Low-Frequency Licenses?
A “source familiar with the matter” told Reuters yesterday that T-Mobile was considering the purchase of Verizon Wireless’s 700 MHz A-block spectrum. Neither company has confirmed the rumor. But the move would not be surprising. T-Mobile is heavily loaded with…
What’s in the FCC’s 700 MHz Interoperability Order?
An FCC order adopted on Friday and released today aims to bring a higher level of interoperability in the lower 700 MHz spectrum band – although it could take at least two to three years for key aspects of the…
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