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Tag: 4G
NSF Grant Allows Rice to Further Study Massive Multi-User MIMO Technology for 5G
The National Science Foundation awarded $2.4 million grant to Rice University researchers to conduct what’s billed as the most extensive experimental research that entails installation and use of 100 or more multiple-use MIMO antennas on…
Small Cell Forecast: 43% Annual Growth Through 2020
With mobile network operators including Verizon, Sprint, China Mobile and Vodaphone investing, ABI Research reiterated its expectations that 2015 will mark a significant inflection point for outdoor small cell deployment. ABI predicts the market will…
T-Mobile Free 4G LTE CellSpot Targets Areas Lacking Indoor Coverage
Customers who lack indoor cellular coverage are the target market for a new offering from T-Mobile called 4G LTE CellSpot, which T-Mobile in a press release yesterday described as a “mini-tower” that extends LTE coverage…
Zubie Launches In-car Wi-Fi Powered by Verizon 4G LTE Network
CHARLESTON, S.C., Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Zubie, a leading connected-car platform and service provider for consumers and businesses, today launched its new in-car Wi-Fi solution powered by the Verizon 4G LTE network. The new…
PumpAlarm.com’s Verizon Certified Home Monitoring Device Launches in Home Depot
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — PumpAlarm.com, an Indiana-based company, and Verizon, a technology leader with the nation’s largest and most reliable 4G LTE Network, announced today that PumpAlarm.com, with its Verizon network certified monitoring devices, is…
Report: Macrocell Mobile Backhaul Spending Sees Brief Decline
Wireless network operators collectively will spend $45 billion on macrocell backhaul equipment from 2015-2019, London-based market research specialist IHS Infonetics forecasts. Having reached a plateau, growth in mobile backhaul spending will resume as wireless carriers…
All 21 Verizon Rural LTE Carriers Have Deployed Service
Verizon announced today that all 21 network operators participating in the company’s LTE in Rural America (LRA) program now have deployed service. Verizon rural LTE carriers have turned up more than 1,000 LTE cellsites in…
CCA, CTIA, Carriers Create EVOLVE Coalition to Garner LTE-U/ LAA Support
Technology that enables 4G LTE wireless communications over unlicensed spectrum gained broader industry support with the announcement today of the EVOLVE coalition. In a press release EVOLVE said it “will promote the consumer benefits of…
FCC’s O’Rielly Warns Rural Carriers Not to Expect CAF Mobility Fund
Rural wireless carriers should take note of a speech that FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly made in an address to the Rural Wireless Association Friday. O’Rielly strongly suggested that as the FCC converts the traditional voice-focused…
EVP: Verizon go90 Mobile Video Aims for “Network Effect”
Driving wireless data consumption is a key goal of Verizon’s go90 mobile video offering, said Verizon Executive Vice President John Stratton at an investor conference today. His comments came in response to a question at…
T-Mobile Joins Competitive Carriers Association Data Services Hub
Washington, DC – August 27, 2015 – Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) announced today T-Mobile has joined CCA’s Data Services Hub (Hub) to help expand its relationships with competitive carriers across the United States. T-Mobile joins…
Shentel Will Acquire NTELOS in $640M Regional Wireless Tie Up
Two mid-Atlantic regional wireless providers are coming together, with news that Shentel will acquire NTELOS for approximately $640 Million, including net debt. The two providers are geographically positioned next to each other and were both…