Among the four national wireless carriers, Verizon has already increased its mobile broadband speed the most, just as the 5G era begins. RootMetrics compared mobile broadband speeds between the first half of 2014 and the second half of last year….
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Report: T-Mobile Average 4G Speeds More Than Double, Thanks to Spectrum Loan
T-Mobile average 4G speeds have more than doubled since the carrier began using spectrum borrowed temporarily from other carriers as an emergency measure during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new report from Opensignal, a company focused on mobile network…
COVID-19 Report: Broadband Traffic Plateaus in Quarantined Areas
The growth of broadband usage driven by the COVID-19 pandemic may be plateauing in quarantined areas, according to a COVID-19 broadband traffic report from OpenVault. The firm said that during the March 30 to April 3 week, downstream data usage…
Report: 5G Connections Reached 17.7 Million as of 4Q19, Just a ‘Tad’ Behind 4G’s 5.3 Billion
5G is the fastest growing cellular wireless technology when measured in terms of new subscriptions, according to a new report from 5G Americas. Based on data from Omdia, there are now more than 17.7 million 5G connections globally as of…
T-Mobile Connect Low-Cost Service Launches Early
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, T-Mobile is launching its T-Mobile Connect service ahead of schedule and at half the price of the company’s lowest smartphone plan, the carrier announced today. T-Mobile Connect was originally announced in November in connection…
205 More Providers Take the Keep Americans Connected Pledge
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2020—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today announced that 205 additional broadband and phone service providers have taken the Keep Americans Connected Pledge, bringing the total number of companies to 390. By taking the Pledge, each of…
Dish, Others Lend Spectrum to T-Mobile for Coronavirus Pandemic
Dish Network and at least six other spectrum holders have agreed to let T-Mobile borrow their unused spectrum in the 600 MHz band for 60 days so that T-Mobile can boost capacity on its own 600 MHz network during the…
Yahoo and Verizon Join Forces to Launch Yahoo Mobile
03.11.2020 — NEW YORK, NY – March 11th, 2020 – Yahoo, part of the Verizon Media portfolio, unveiled its first-ever unlimited phone plan, Yahoo Mobile. Yahoo Mobile will bring together the capabilities of Verizon’s assets including its superior 4G LTE…
Broadband Availability Data Should Improve with Passage of Broadband DATA Act
Broadband availability data should improve with the passage of the Broadband DATA Act. The legislation now just awaits President Trump’s signature before becoming law. Data collected by the government until now has overstated broadband availability because an entire census block…
Fiber Connectivity by Country: OECD Finds U.S. Behind
There are now nine developed countries in which more than half of fixed internet users are connected by fiber, according to research from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development — but the U.S. is not among them. Instead, the…
Cisco: By 2023, Almost Half of the 30 Billion Active Devices Will be Mobile
Mobility is central to the growth of connectivity during the period between 2018 and 2023, according to a Cisco 5G forecast. The Cisco Annual Internet Report found that 5G will support more than 10% of the world’s connections by 2023….
AT&T Adds 13 5G Markets
February 17, 2020 — 5G is the future of wireless technology and is poised to jumpstart the next wave of unforeseen mobile innovation. As the first to introduce the U.S. to mobile 5G, we’ve seen its power and are excited to…
