Global mean download speeds on fixed and mobile networks increased 31.9% and 59.5%, respectively, from July 2020 to July 2021, according to the latest release of the Speedtest Global Index. Fixed broadband attained median speeds of 107.50 Mbps and mobile…
The Gulf Coast region is just beginning to recover from Hurricane Ida, with significant impact on cell towers in the state of Louisiana. According to an FCC progress report, as of August 30, 52% of cell towers in the hurricane’s…
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert today posted a blog post on the company’s website to update customers on the status of the cyberattack earlier this month and the steps the company has taken since. “The last two weeks have been humbling…
Published reports say that a T-Mobile hack resulted in a breach that could affect as many as 100 million customers. Data breaches exposed nearly 188 million customer records in the first half of the year, according to one report. Among…
August 17, 2021 — SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inseego Corp. (Nasdaq: INSG), a leader in 5G and intelligent IoT device-to-cloud solutions, today announced that its MiFi® 8000 4G LTE mobile hotspot is now commercially available at UScellular stores and UScellular.com. The MiFi…
Verizon yesterday said it has expanded its 5G Home fixed wireless and 5G Ultra Wideband mobile services. Consumers in parts of Austin, TX, and Gresham, OR can now access Verizon’s 5G Home broadband and 5G Ultra Wideband mobility services, while…
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…
The FCC has released a preliminary interactive mobile broadband map based on data provided by the nation’s four largest mobile carriers. The map is based on new parameters that were designed to overcome problems with previous carrier-submitted data — and…
Each of the big three wireless providers won a category in RootMetrics’s 5G report for the first half of 2021, but AT&T was tops in “Best Everyday 5G Experience”– a new category measured by RootMetrics. The category was added in…
Year-over-year worldwide growth of Chromebooks was almost 70% and tablet unit sales grew 4.2% during the second quarter, according to International Data Corp (IDC). The latest findings of the firm’s Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker found that Chromebook volume…
07.29.2021 – BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Attention road warriors! Verizon is launching four new mobile hotspot plans, giving you access to the data you need for work and play no matter where your travels take you. The new mobile hotspot…
Altice USA said that it is rebranding its mobile service as Optimum Mobile. Optimum Mobile will be the brand for both Optimum customers in the New York City tri-state area and Suddenlink, which serves customers in the west and mid-Atlantic…
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