A new partnership between Verizon and Google Cloud is edge computing focused. The companies want to enable applications involving computer vision, augmented and virtual reality, machine learning and other emerging techniques in the enterprise and on mobile and connected devices….
As 5G networks proliferate across the U.S., technology developers are starting to think about 6G. A new 56-page report from 5G Americas offers a look at what’s likely to be ahead for 6G, including capabilities such as seven 9s reliability,…
Ericsson’s plan to acquire Vonage, announced today, aims to expand Ericsson’s enterprise business and also create new opportunities for Ericsson’s wireless network operator customers by facilitating the development of new 4G and 5G applications leveraging application programming interfaces (APIs). “Our…
Champaign, IL – Communications Data Group (CDG) is pleased to announce the launch of the MBS Field Tech mobile application for Android and iOS, which allows company field technicians or anyone else that needs to complete work from remote locations…
Ookla, in its third-quarter market report, says that Verizon again provides the fastest fixed broadband service in the United States with a Speed Score of 178.38 Mbps. The firm found that T-Mobile had the fastest and “most consistent” mobile service…
Is the broadband industry approaching mutally assured destruction, also known as a “Convergence Apocalypse”? It’s a question explored in a new research note from MoffettNathanson Research. According to advocates of the Convergence Apocalypse theory, telcos’ increasingly ambitious fiber deployments pose…
Verizon said it achieved upload speeds of 711 Mbps in a 5G technology trial. Although carriers have seen 5G download speeds above 1 Gbps, it has been more challenging to achieve fast speeds on the uplink. Once commercialized, the technology…
Federated Wireless, a company best known for a spectrum access system that enables shared use of the CBRS spectrum band, has now launched a spectrum exchange that allows licensees to lease CBRS band spectrum to other parties. The offering, known…
Charter Communications, Inc., yesterday announced a new pricing plan for Spectrum Mobile customers that starts at $29.99/month per line for customers with at least two Spectrum Mobile lines. The newly unveiled plan provides further savings over the Unlimited Plus service…
ATLANTA, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — EarthLink, an award-winning internet service provider, today announced the launch of EarthLink Mobile as part of the company’s innovative service offerings. Starting today, consumers can get the best nationwide 5G and 4G LTE wireless…
Service providers will now be able to deploy fixed or mobile wireless service using spectrum in the CBRS band in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Deployments in the band are now possible because an environmental sensing capability (ESC)…
In a continuation of its outreach to rural America, T-Mobile has announced grants to 25 communities in what the carrier says will be a continuing stream of grants. The communities receiving T-Mobile grants are Atmore and Wedowee, AL; Clarksville, AR;…
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