AT&T has announced that Indianapolis is the seventh city that will get 5G service this year. Previously, the carrier has said that AT&T 5G markets to launch in 2018 would include Atlanta; Charlotte and Raleigh, NC; and Dallas; Oklahoma City…
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AT&T Names Three More of First 2018 5G Markets But Isn’t Talking Spectrum Bands
AT&T today announced three more cities for its 2018 5G buildout – including Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C. and Oklahoma City. The company previously said it would deploy service to a dozen AT&T 5G markets in 2018 and announced that Dallas,…
Dramatic Expansion of AT&T’s 5G Evolution Lays Groundwork for Real 5G
AT&T announced today an expansion of their 5G Evolution technology to an additional 117 markets across the U.S., bringing the total 5G Evolution markets to 141. The term 5G Evolution is more of a marketing term, since the underlying technology…
Bell the First Wireless Provider in Canada To Achieve Gigabit LTE Speeds
MONTRÉAL, Feb. 2, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Bell today announced its LTE Advanced (LTE-A) wireless network has delivered data speeds of a Gigabit per second (Gbps) in recent deployment testing, another network first for Canada’s largest communications company. “Canada’s Best National Network keeps…
5G: Maybe We’re Getting Ahead of Ourselves
The broadband industry is in the midst of figuring out the impact and implications of the next evolution of wireless, 5G. And the hype machine is in full swing. Some might argue it’s off the charts, especially in comparison to…
T-Mobile LTE Advanced Now in More Than 920 Markets, Gigabit LTE Available in Nearly Half of Them
T-Mobile has expanded the T-Mobile LTE Advanced footprint to more than 920 markets. T-Mobile claims the 920 markets surpass those of other carriers that have deployed LTE Advanced technology. T-Mobile also said it has three speed-boosting technologies – carrier aggregation, 4X4…
David-vs-Goliath Battle Ahead for CBRS Spectrum, Better Fixed Wireless Broadband in Play
The FCC will vote later this month to explore rule changes for the 3550-3700 MHz spectrum band, known as the CBRS band, including the possibility of larger license areas for longer time periods. According to supporters, CBRS spectrum rule changes…
T-Mobile Surpasses Gigabit LTE Speeds in Lab Trials, Gains Bragging Rights for Now
T-Mobile, Nokia and Qualcomm Technologies have broken the 1 Gbps barrier with commercially available LTE equipment. The gigabit LTE tests were conducted at T-Mobile’s labs, achieving download speeds of 1.175 Gbps, the companies said. “We are helping customers maximize the…
Verizon CBRS Demo Ups Ante on Big Carrier Efforts to Change License Rules
Verizon’s news today that it has demonstrated mobile wireless service using LTE Advanced carrier aggregation in the CBRS spectrum band ups the ante on large mobile carriers’ efforts to establish new rules for that spectrum band – rules that opponents…
Verizon Gigabit LTE Trial Breaks the Gigabit Speed Barrier
Following a recent Verizon Gigabit LTE field test, Verizon announced a new speed breakthrough in a lab trial. Working with Ericsson and Qualcomm again, Verizon says they reached 1.07 Gbps download speed in this latest lab test. “These efficiencies will…
AT&T 5G Evolution Speeds Are Twice That of 4G LTE, Points to Indianapolis for a Glimpse
With a launch today in Indianapolis, AT&T is claiming AT&T 5G Evolution speeds that are double that of traditional 4G LTE. Although the service is not based on 5G standards, which are still being established, an AT&T press release notes…
