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 fastest over all Wi-Fi and…
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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 the 5G Americas trade group….
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 wireless service At a virtual…
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 vehicles will use the KDDI…
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 to come. Verizon’s LTE Home…
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 wireless industry association CTIA. At…
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 verbiage. The National Advertising Review…
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 second half of last year….
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 company focused on mobile network…
Yahoo and Verizon Join Forces to Launch Yahoo Mobile
03.11.2020 — NEW YORK, NY – March 11th, 2020 – Yahoo, part of the Verizon Media portfolio, unveiled its first-ever unlimited phone plan, Yahoo Mobile. Yahoo Mobile will bring together the capabilities of Verizon’s assets including its superior 4G LTE…
Atlantic Broadband LTE Backup Offers SMB Customers 99.9% Uptime SLA
Integration of 4G LTE backup services from Altaworx is enabling Atlantic Broadband to offer 99.9% uptime in the service level agreements offered to its small and medium business (SMB) Internet customers. Atlantic Broadband, which claims to be the eighth largest…
Analyst: Not All Mid-Band Spectrum is Created Equal; Sprint Has the 5G Edge
Mid-band spectrum has gained a lot of attention since carriers began deploying 5G over the last year or so. While high-frequency millimeter wave spectrum provides the fastest speeds, its range is limited. And while low-frequency spectrum has great coverage, 5G…
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