Nearly 800 organizations are deploying LTE or 5G Private Mobile Networks, according to a report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). Additionally, GSA has identified more than 70 telecom network operators involved with Private Mobile Network projects. The GSA’s…
The idea of using private wireless to support the smart farm gained further traction this week with the news that Federated Wireless has deployed a private wireless network using CBRS spectrum to support a 2.1 square mile vineyard. Federated Wireless…
Verizon’s drone company Skyward has begun taking orders for a drone with built-in Verizon LTE. The drone comes from French manufacturer Parrot and is known as the Parrot ANAFI Ai. According to a press release, the drone can start data…
By 2027, 5G will be the dominant mobile access technology, according to a 5G forecast from the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. At that time it will have 4.4 billion subscribers globally, according to the report. Also by 2027, 5G will…
The U.S. Air Force has selected FirstNet to provide priority communications and preemption for first responders on 15 bases nationwide. The actual bases were not disclosed. The agreement, which was struck between FirstNet and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center…
DigitalC, a Cleveland non-profit organization, plans to use private LTE to support an internet service in low-income areas of the city. The offering will use spectrum in the CBRS band. With private LTE, a network operator or enterprise installs its…
Although LTE is still used for most private wireless networks, 5G’s private wireless share is increasingly quickly, according to a new report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). GSA tracks at least 370 companies around the world that have…
As what is forecast to be an above average hurricane season gets under way, C Spire is reminding subscribers about its priority voice and priority data service for emergency first responders’ mobile communications. Both services are available for free to…
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 28, 2021 — Dude, Where’s My Bike? Did you know the average American spends 2.5 days a year looking for lost items, collectively costing U.S. households $2.7 billion annually in replacement costs1? Today, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS)…
Verizon will decommission its 3G CDMA network on December 31 of next year. The carrier says that the final shutdown will end a process of transitioning to newer technology that began in 2016. That transition already has been undertaken by…
The number of 5G subscribers worldwide jumped by 385.5 million between the fourth quarters of 2019 and 2020 and grew at three times the adoption rate of 4G technology, according to a new report from the 5G Americas trade group….
SHOW LOW, Ariz., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Smith Bagley, Inc. (SBI), the Northern Arizona company that owns Cellular One and Sunstate Technology Group, is proud to announce that it has been awarded 13 new projects– covering 23 site locations–…
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