AT&T’s announcement last week that it had chosen Ericsson to be its open RAN wireless vendor contained another news nugget that was easily overlooked: Ericsson is building the equipment in the U.S. and has received Build America, Buy America authorization…
AT&T plans to upgrade 70% of its mobile network to open radio access network (Open RAN) technology by 2026. The company said yesterday that it will use technology from Ericsson for the deployments, but also noted that deployment plans include…
In July, AT&T and Verizon were able to begin using their C-band spectrum holdings to support 5G service at some U.S. airports. Opensignal took a look at how that impacted the providers’ 5G speeds. The answer: The providers saw significantly…
The electronics/technology sector ranks second on a list of industries that elicit the most emotional language among online commenters, according to an analysis of online reviews from Trustpilot conducted by online learning provider Preply. The electronics/technology sector was outranked only…
Receiving an investment of an undisclosed amount from WillJam Ventures, a Chicago-based investor with deep cybersecurity industry, AT&T plans to create a standalone managed cybersecurity services business. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of next year….
AT&T increased coverage on tribal lands by more than 40% between 2020 and 2022, according to a blog post from Rachel Salinas, president of ICAE, the Inter-Tribal Council of AT&T Employees. The company also expanded the FirstNet mobile broadband public…
AT&T and Lawrence County, Indiana, are collaborating on a $4.3 million public–private partnership, the second such partnership in the county this year. AT&T was also selected by the county in May to build AT&T Fiber to more than 2,300 customer…
AST SpaceMobile said today that it has made the first-ever 5G connection for voice and data between an unmodified smartphone and a satellite. AT&T, a key AST partner, participated in the demonstration, along with international wireless provider Vodafone. The call…
Key executives shared their vision for the Gigapower joint venture between AT&T and Black Rock on a Broadband Breakfast webcast today, touching on everything from network technology to potential BEAD funding to how they expect to change attitudes toward open…
Dallas, Texas – September 06, 2023 – What’s the news? With FirstNet, the nation’s only network built with and for America’s first responders, AT&T is committed to driving purposeful innovation to help first responders and the extended public safety community stay mission…
AT&T wants “large technology companies, edge service providers and others that directly benefit from the nation’s universal service goals” to contribute to Universal Service Fund (USF) subsidies. Doing so will ensure that USF objectives are met, said AT&T Executive Vice…
AT&T said today that it is launching a new fixed wireless service, dubbed Internet Air, in parts of more than a dozen markets. The service will be delivered over the company’s cellular network using an approach that has had considerable…
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