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Tag: CDMA
Dish, T-Mobile Spar Over CDMA Sunset at FCC
Dish and T-Mobile have submitted opposing comments to the FCC about T-Mobile’s plan to shut down its CDMA network by January 2022. It’s an important issue for Dish, whose Boost prepaid offering relies on a…
U.S. Cellular Taps IoT for Smart Agriculture Services
U.S. Cellular next month plans to launch several smart agriculture services in partnership with Internet of Things America, a company that specializes in agricultural IoT, said U.S. Cellular Director of Emerging Product and Services Management…
NewCore, RINA Partner with Rural Wireless Carriers on Shared Infrastructure, IMS Core First Up
A group of more than 40 rural wireless carriers led by NewCore Wireless and RINA Wireless hopes to find strength in numbers in a wireless market that has become increasingly challenging for smaller carriers. Both…
Chariton Valley Wireless Services Selects Globecomm for Advanced Wireless Services
Hauppauge, New York — October 11, 2016 — Globecomm, a leading global communications solutions provider, today announced that Chariton Valley Wireless Services, a rural service provider, will expand its wireless services contract under a 5-year…
Pioneer Cellular Works with TNS to Establish LTE Roaming Network
September 13, 2016 – Pioneer Cellular is significantly expanding its LTE coverage and offering new 4G roaming opportunities to subscribers, thanks to a multi-faceted agreement with telecommunications specialist Transaction Network Services (TNS). The deal will…
GSA: Global LTE Subscriptions Surpass 1 Billion
The number of global LTE subscriptions surpassed the 1 billion mark in 4Q 2015, the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) confirmed in a March 7 announcement. LTE subscription growth continues at a faster pace than…
Separate Core LTE Network Part of Verizon IoT Strategy, $495 M Revenues So Far This Year
After being shut out of some segments of the machine-to-machine market during the time its network was based primarily on CDMA technology, Verizon is making major inroads in the m2m and Internet of Things (IoT)…
Ovum: Thanks to 4G, Carriers Could Shut Down 3G Before 2G
Wireless network carriers’ growing interest in, and deployment of, 4G LTE infrastructure, products and services raises the prospect of shutting down or ‘refarming’ GSM or CDMA spectrum to accommodate growing demand. Determining “the sweet spot”…
Should Smaller Wireless Carriers Sell Towers?
At least one nationwide wireless carrier, T-Mobile, has sold some of its wireless towers in order to free up money for investment– and other large carriers reportedly are considering that option. Does this move make…
Chicago CIO Shares Internet of Things Success Stories
The Internet of Things is becoming a reality in the city of Chicago, where sensors send an alert when trash cans get too full and sensors at city beaches report hourly on water temperature and…
ABI: LTE to Cover 57% of World Population by 2018
Another 123 LTE commercial networks will launch over the next two years, according to a new forecast from ABI Research. The new networks will be added to the base of 193 that have already been…
iDEN Nextel National Network on Schedule to Shut Down June 30
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – June 5, 2013 — Sprint remains on schedule to decommission the iDEN Nextel National Network beginning at 12:01 am Eastern time on June 30. iDEN devices will then no longer receive voice…