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–…
Verizon’s Skyward business unit and UPS Flight Forward have agreed to deliver retail products via drones using LTE and to test 5G integration in The Villages in Florida. UPS Flight Forward has conducted more than 3,800 successful drone delivery flights…
12.18.2020 — BASKING RIDGE, N.J – Verizon Business continues to expand its private wireless network portfolio with the launch of On Site LTE for enterprise customers in the US. On Site LTE provides customers a private, secure and dedicated on-premises…
AT&T and Japanese telecommunications provider KDDI have agreed to provide LTE-based auto entertainment connected vehicle capabilities to 2021 Mazda CX-5 and CX-9 automobiles and other unidentified models on an ongoing basis, according to AT&T. These vehicles will use the KDDI…
Service providers now have a great opportunity to expand broadband access with fixed wireless using CBRS and LTE technology. Fixed wireless capability is greatly enhanced with these technologies, allowing service providers to deliver a great broadband customer experience. The recent…
Investment in certain Citizens Band Radio Service (CBRS) equipment will pass $1 billion in 2023, according to a CBRS equipment forecast from SNS Telecom & IT. Equipment studied includes LTE and 5G new radio (NR)-based CBRS radio access network (RAN)…
Inland Cellular, a mobile network operator serving the Pacific Northwest, will use satellite connectivity from Intelsat to provide backhaul connectivity as Inland builds out 4G LTE service to rural areas of Washington state. According to the companies, Inland Cellular had…
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