Nearly one out of every seven smartphones sold in the U.S. in August was 5G capable, according to new 5G phone ownership research from Counterpoint. The research firm said 14% of the smartphones sold during the month were 5G devices,…
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Verizon 5G Stadium Service Will Put Mm Wave 5G + Edge Computing to the Test
A new Verizon 5G stadium offer intends to target sports and entertainment venues with a potentially “safer in-person experience” – and hopefully a more fun one. The offering relies on a combination of two technologies that Verizon has been touting…
Vermont Awards Wireless Partners $762K Grant To Develop 5G Network
Montpelier, Vermont — October 7, 2020 — The Vermont Department of Public Safety announced that Wireless Partners has received a $762,000 grant to connect 668 locations in the Northeast Kingdom to 5G cellular and broadband. The grant was awarded as…
AT&T Announces 5G+ Service for Downtown Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — October 05, 2020 — AT&T* just introduced its 5G+ service in parts of Downtown Milwaukee. 5G+ is AT&T’s name for 5G service delivered using high-band or millimeter wave spectrum, which delivers unprecedented performance, such as download speeds…
FCC Set to Adopt 5G Fund for Rural America Rules — and the Decision on Eligible Areas is . . .
The FCC plans to vote later this month on rules for the $9 billion 5G Fund for Rural America. The plan is to use a two-phase reverse auction to award funding to cover some of the costs of deploying mobile…
Report: Postal Service Facilities Could Support Rural Broadband
At a time when U.S. Postal Service revenues are in decline and some have questioned its future viability, the organization is looking for ways to monetize or to enhance the value its assets – and some of those assets could…
Analyst: Not Sold on Rakuten O-RAN Benefits Yet, Implications for 5G
Rakuten Mobile, a Japanese wireless carrier that operates a network based on open radio access network (O-RAN) standards, has gotten a lot of attention in recent months, with many people touting the lower network construction costs that result from the…
Shentel Adds CBRS Spectrum, Launches Beam Internet
Regional broadband provider Shentel announced the launch of Beam Internet, a new fixed wireless service to be offered in parts of Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio. Beam internet will use both existing 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum and CBRS spectrum. The…
FCC Expands Access to and Investment in the 4.9 GHz Band
Washington — September 30, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules permitting expanded use of 50 megahertz of mid-band spectrum in the 4.9 GHz (4940-4990 MHz) band that is currently underused. Under the new rules, states are allowed…
FCC Seeks to Facilitate 5G in the 3.45-3.55 GHz Band
Washington — September 30, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission today proposed to make 100 megahertz of mid-band spectrum in the 3.45-3.55 GHz band available for 5G deployment across the contiguous United States. The Commission also adopted rules for, and…
T-Mobile Mid-Band 5G Markets Hit 210
T-Mobile yesterday announced that it has launched mid-frequency spectrum band 5G in an additional 121 markets, bringing total T-Mobile mid-band 5G markets to 210. In a test earlier this month, T-Mobile and Ericsson said they had demonstrated 5G speeds of…
Verizon Launches New Hardware for 5G Home Fixed Wireless in the Twin Cities
Verizon will launch 5G Home fixed wireless in Minneapolis and St. Paul on Thursday. And with it comes yet another new customer premises device for use with the service. Verizon initially launched 5G Home fixed wireless in 2018 in four…