by Pivot
Tag: Mobile
Four Sprint 5G Markets Launched Today, Five More to Follow
Initial Sprint 5G markets include Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Kansas City. The company said it will reach 11.5 million people after it launched five additional markets in coming weeks. Those markets are . . .
AT&T Executive Confirms AT&T Nationwide 5G Plans
AT&T nationwide 5G means covering 200 million people, or major metro areas. The company uses the term 5G+ to denote dense urban areas where the company is using millimeter wave spectrum. Outside those . . .
Spectrum Mobile Expands ‘Bring Your Own Device’ Options
5G Millimeter Wave Auction Closes, Raising Over $2 Billion
As the assignment phase of the 24 GHz 5G millimeter wave auction closes, we should soon know which bidders won spectrum in this and the 28 GHz auction. Bidders included . . .
5G Planning Well Underway with Smaller Regional Carriers, As Inland Cellular News Illustrates
While the major U.S. carriers race to outpace each other in the 5G race, some smaller carriers also are planning for 5G.
T-Mobile Sprint Merger Conditions Would Include 5G Build-Out, Fixed Wireless Home Internet Commitments
Proposed Sprint T-Mobile merger conditions would bring New T-Mobile Home Internet fixed wireless service to 28 million homes, including a rural footprint of
Verizon Responds to Critics of 5G Home Fixed Wireless, 5G Spectrum Strategy
Verizon spectrum strategy has emphasized the millimeter wave band, raising concerns whether the company should be doing more with mid-band spectrum. But a key exec today defended . . .
CBRS Environmental Sensor Capability Ready to Launch, FCC Expected to OK Commercial Deployment Soon
CBRS environmental sensor capability (ESC) is required to make sure commercial operators don’t use the spectrum where it is in use by…
Carolina West Wireless Gets Ready for 5G, VoLTE
Carolina West Wireless will use Ericsson to modernize its network. The carrier will deploy Ericsson’s Fast VoLTE Launch platform and will use Ericsson 5G NR equipment to . . .
C Spire Builds Two Super Switches as Hurricane Season Approaches
C Spire super switches have hardened and reinforced shells, are made of concrete and have redundant 500-kilowatt diesel power generators, along with a grid of backup batteries and assorted other redundant features and equipment.
Sprint Demos 5G Smartphone for Android Developers, Features Hands-Free Control
The first Sprint 5G smartphone will come from LG and feature a screen that doubles as a speaker. The company expects to launch mobile 5G in “coming weeks” in four cities, to be followed by . . .
AT&T Says FirstNet is 25% Faster Than Commercial Networks, Many Subscribers Are New to AT&T
AT&T FirstNet subscribers now number more than 500,000. Many of them likely used Verizon previously, as that company has traditionally…
IDC: Smartphone Shipments Down 6.6% as Consumers Hold on to Smartphones, Maybe in Anticipation of 5G
The smartphone shipments drop is the sixth time this has occurred in the last six consecutive quarters. Researchers attribute the drop to consumers keeping phonts longer and to . . .
Enterprise 5G Market Research: Decision Makers See AT&T and Verizon as Leaders
Enterprise 5G market research from HarrisX found that 57% of business decision-makers would switch their provider for 5G wireless service. Awareness of 5G was . . .
Verizon Announces 20 More Mobile 5G Markets, Introduces Costly 5G Smartphone
More Verizon mobile 5G markets will be launched this year. A new Samsung 5G smartphone will be featured at Verizon, but at significant cost. The retail cost is . . .
FirstNet CEO: AT&T Has 20 Rural Partners, Wants More
FirstNet rural partners may provide backhaul and tower infrastructure and, in some cases, may build out spectrum dedicated for the mobile broadband public safety network that AT&T is building nationwide, said Ed . . .
Analysts Question Verizon 5G Spectrum Strategy: Company Needs Mid-Band Spectrum, But Where Will It Come From?
The Verizon 5G spectrum strategy has emphasized the millimeter wave band. Moffett Nathanson says that’s too costly and argues that…
Verizon YouTube TV Partnership Announced, Includes 5G, Mobile, and Fios
A Verizon YouTube TV partnership announced today will add Verizon mobile and Fios internet subscribers to Verizon Home 5G subscribers for a YouTube TV offer, but details remain rather sketchy.
T-Mobile Adds Mobile Banking Service, Launches T-Mobile Money
T-Mobile’s new mobile banking service gives T-Mobile customers a higher APY on their money, potentially exceeding 4% APY, depending on …
Watchdog Group Joins Opposition to Private C-Band Spectrum Sale, Valuable 5G Spectrum at Stake
Satellite operators have proposed a private C-band spectrum sale. But Citizens Against Government Waste says taxpayers would be better off if the spectrum were auctioned. CAGW also expressed concern that . . .
Parks: VR Adoption Stalls as Content Struggles to Keep Pace
Familiarity with virtual reality (VR) remained at approximately one quarter of U.S. broadband households from 2017 to 2018, according to VR adoption research. Gamers are most likely to . . .
Sprint Offers Money-Back Guarantee, Up to $650 to Cover Switching Fees
A Sprint money-back guarantee will refund phone costs, service charges and fees for those new customers who are not satisfied with their service. In addition, the carrier will offer up to . . .
OTT Video Market Research: Over Half of Americans Stream OTT Services, 30% Stream in the Bathroom
OTT video market research from OpenX and The Harris Poll found that OTT video is used by 65% of those in the 18- to 34-year old age bracket.
Analyst: Verizon Should Partner with Charter, Comcast on Wireless Infrastructure
Moffett Nathanson advocates a hypothetical Verizon/Comcast/Charter deal similar to the one between Altice and Sprint that would enable…