Verizon already has used three different generations of customer premises equipment (CPE) for its 5G Home fixed wireless offering. And the company is currently working on the fourth generation, according to Verizon Chief Technology Officer Kyle Malady. The fourth-generation offering…
The FCC released the final C-band bidders list late last week. Fifty-seven companies qualified to bid in the auction for coveted mid-band spectrum suitable for supporting 5G services. Although some companies plan to bid under unfamiliar names, the identities of…
T-Mobile said today that it is expanding its Home Internet fixed wireless service to 130 more cities and towns in nine states. T-Mobile fixed wireless Home Internet service is based on LTE for now, but the company expects to add…
During today’s earnings conference call, new UScellular CEO Laurent Therivel updated investors and analysts on the regional wireless carrier’s 5G plans, which include figuring out rural 5G fixed wireless. In so doing Thrievel also discussed elusive 5G use cases beyond…
T-Mobile just squeaked by the 100 million subscriber mark at the end of 3Q 2020 thanks to subscriber net adds of 2.035 million. Those additions gives T-Mobile 100.4 million total subscribers across all its wireless categories, placing it firmly behind…
On Thursday, November 5, Verizon’s 5G Home Internet will expand to parts of Atlanta, Dallas, Denver and San Jose. That brings the number of cities where the fixed wireless service has a presence to 12. The service, which offers speeds…
OCT 22, 2020 — The Rural Independent Network Alliance (RINA Wireless), in partnership with Ericsson is pleased to announce its CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) buildout solution. RINA Wireless and Ericsson have been working together for years to provide rural…
Nearly 75 entities have applied to bid in Auction 107, an auction of 280 MHz of coveted mid-band spectrum in the C-band between 3.7-3.98 GHz. The list of would-be C-band bidders reads like a “Who’s Who” of service providers and…
True to form, T-Mobile is seizing on a competitor’s recent move, and aiming to capitalize on it. T-Mobile announced today an expansion of its fixed wireless markets, bringing the service to 450 additional cities and towns. T-Mobile claims many of…
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…
Watch Communications has acquired West Central Ohio Internet Link (WCOIL), an ISP that focuses on central Ohio. Financial details of the Watch Communications West Central Ohio Internet Link deal were not disclosed. WCOIL, which is based in Lima, OH, has…
Verizon announced today a dramatic expansion of its 4G LTE fixed wireless service, which targets more rural markets. The service is now available in 189 markets across 48 states. Verizon initially launched the 4G LTE fixed wireless service back in…