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Tag: 4G
Nokia and Axiom Space Partner on 4G LTE Connectivity in Lunar Spacesuits
This week’s super blue moon captivated earthlings with its magnificence. Meanwhile, groundbreaking technologies are bringing the ambition of lunar exploration closer to reality than ever before. Today Nokia and Axiom Space announced a partnership to…
Verizon Rethinks Cell Towers in Vertical Bridge Deal
New York – Verizon and Vertical Bridge have entered into an agreement to build cell towers across the US to expand Verizon’s 4G and 5G Ultra Wideband services. Vertical Bridge has agreed to construct these towers…
Verizon LTE Integrated Skyward Drone Now Ready for Duty
Verizon’s drone company Skyward has begun taking orders for a drone with built-in Verizon LTE. The drone comes from French manufacturer Parrot and is known as the Parrot ANAFI Ai. According to a press release,…
Wi-Fi vs. 5G Speed Report: Not All Wi-Fi (or 5G) is Created Equal
An important question for consumers is Wi-Fi vs. 5G — which is faster? According to new research from Opensignal, the answer is “It depends.” In its W-Fi vs. 5G testing Opensignal found 5G mmWave is…
Report: 5G Sees Much Faster Adoption Than 4G LTE
The number of 5G subscribers worldwide jumped by 385.5 million between the fourth quarters of 2019 and 2020 and grew at three times the adoption rate of 4G technology, according to a new report from…
Verizon Doubles Down on 5G Home Fixed Wireless After C-band Win
Verizon sees a bigger target market for its 5G Home offering now that the company has won nationwide C-band spectrum. The current Verizon 5G Home forecast also calls for higher take rates for the fixed…
AT&T Teams with KDDI to Make Cars Hot Spots and Entertainment Hubs
AT&T and Japanese telecommunications provider KDDI have agreed to provide LTE-based auto entertainment connected vehicle capabilities to 2021 Mazda CX-5 and CX-9 automobiles and other unidentified models on an ongoing basis, according to AT&T. These…
Verizon Rural Broadband Strategy Will Rely on LTE Home Internet Fixed Wireless
A new Verizon rural broadband strategy was unveiled today by the company and 4G-based fixed wireless is at its center. The carrier announced an initial launch of 3 markets for LTE Home Internet, with more…
CTIA Measures 4G Wireless Job Creation at 16.7 Million
Nearly 17 million new U.S. jobs (16.7 million) were created during the nine-year period when 4G wireless networks were deployed and became a key driver of the U.S. economy, according to a new report from…
AT&T 5G Evolution Marketing Deemed Misleading by Advertising Review Board
AT&T has lost an appeal before an advertising self-regulatory body that confirmed an earlier finding that marketing for the company’s 5G Evolution offering is misleading. The carrier said that it will cease using the controversial…
As 5G Era Begins, Consumers Have Already Experienced Vast Increases in Mobile Broadband Speed
Among the four national wireless carriers, Verizon has already increased its mobile broadband speed the most, just as the 5G era begins. RootMetrics compared mobile broadband speeds between the first half of 2014 and the…
Report: T-Mobile Average 4G Speeds More Than Double, Thanks to Spectrum Loan
T-Mobile average 4G speeds have more than doubled since the carrier began using spectrum borrowed temporarily from other carriers as an emergency measure during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new report from Opensignal, a…