Ookla has released the Speedtest Global Index Market Analysis for the first quarter of this year. T-Mobile had the fastest mobile speeds and Charter Spectrum had the fastest fixed broadband. T-Mobile had a download speed category with a speed of…
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T-Mobile Takes 5G Out to the Old Ballgame
T-Mobile and Major League Baseball (MLB) have extended and expanded their partnership for six years. The deal enables T-Mobile to continue expanding its 5G network to MLB stadiums and help the league test automated ball-strike (ABS) technology during select games…
Report: 5G Connections Jumped 76% in 2022
5G had another year of fast growth in 2022, adding 455 million connections globally, according to data from Omdia and 5G Americas. The rate of 5G increase was 76% in 2022 compared to the previous year and will continue to…
Report Sees Looming Mid-Band Spectrum Problem for 5G
Mid-band spectrum, the optimal range of frequencies for 5G, is facing a shortage that could leave the United States behind in cellular capabilities, according to a recent report from 5G Americas. Combining the range of low frequencies with the data…
Verizon Launches Two Free Offerings: 30-Day 5G Trial and Conferencing
Verizon has announced two free offerings: a thirty-day trial of unlimited data on its 5G Ultra Wideband network and BlueJeans Basic, a free conferencing service. The thirty-day Ultra Wideband offer, which is open to those with unlocked and compatible phones,…
How AT&T Spent More than $140B From 2018 to 2022
AT&T says that it spent more than $140 billion between 2018 and last year, mostly on its domestic wired and wireless network. Much of the spending was in capital investments—including the FirstNet first responder network – and wireless spectrum acquisition….
AAA Chooses T-Mobile as Exclusive Wireless Partner
Bellevue, Washington & Orlando – (BUSINESS WIRE) – T-Mobile: T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced that AAA has selected the Un-carrier to be its exclusive wireless partner to help keep their drivers and members safe when minutes count. Under this long-term agreement,…
Verizon Expands Fixed and Mobile 5G Services
Verizon today announced expansions of its 5G Ultra Wideband fixed wireless service in the Northeast and its 5G Ultra Wideband wireless service in Iowa. Ultra Wideband is the brand name that Verizon uses for its fastest 5G service, which uses…
Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband Now Available to 200 Million People
Verizon says that its 5G Ultra Wideband service is available to about two out of every three Americans. That translates into 200 million people. “Passing this new milestone provides more customers in more places with Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband mobile…
Verizon Makes Executive Changes
Verizon Communications shuffled some of its key executives today. The company appointed Sowmyanarayan Sampath, currently leading Verizon Business Group, as executive vice president and CEO of Verizon Consumer Group (VCG). The company said that Sampath’s extensive telecom experience and “distinct…
How T-Mobile Achieved 3.3 Gbps Speeds in a Commercial Network Test
T-Mobile said today that it reached a download speed of 3.3 Gbps on a commercial device operating on the company’s standalone 5G (5G SA) network using four-carrier aggregation. The company also said it has expanded its voice over new radio…
5G Revenue Analysis: FWA Ranks Last Out of 8 Services, At the Top is…
Fixed wireless access (FWA) generates the least revenue of eight 5G service types studied by professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in a 5G revenue analysis. The researchers estimate that FWA service generates just 14 cents of revenue per gigabyte (GB)…
