Verizon may be getting a sense of what the new normal is. In its latest update to internet and mobile traffic patterns, the carrier found that calls and texting have declined from peak pandemic levels and returned to the normal…
Mobile Broadband
FCC Frees Up Spectrum in the 900 MHz Band for Broadband
The FCC today adopted several orders that will make 6 MHz of spectrum in the 900 MHz band available for broadband. Licenses will be made available on a county-by-county basis. The 900 MHz band is considered low-band spectrum, which is…
Ericsson and U.S. Cellular Increase Mobile Broadband Capacity During Pandemic
CHICAGO (April 21, 2020) — U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) support, began boosting mobile broadband capacity to customers in parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, New Hampshire, Maine and North Carolina, due to increased demand for data usage during…
FCC Rural 5G Fund: Areas Eligible Under Option A
The FCC today released state-by-state data about areas that could be eligible for the proposed $9 billion Rural 5G Fund auction. As much as 67% of the U.S. landmass in 49 states and three U.S. territories could be eligible, depending…
As 5G Era Begins, Consumers Have Already Experienced Vast Increases in Mobile Broadband Speed
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….
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…
