by Pivot
Tag: Mobile
Sprint CTO: Not All Massive MIMO is Created Equal
According to CTO John Saw, Sprint massive MIMO is better than what other carriers are deploying because it will operate in the 2.5 GHz band, because its MIMO antennas will have more elements than those of some other carriers and because . . .
Ooyala: Mobile Video Now Accounts for Nearly 60% of All Video Plays in North America
The latest increase in mobile video consumption was driven, in large part, by increased viewing of longer form content. Videos longer than 20 minutes were viewed to completion 57% of the time on smartphones.
As One OTT Service Suffers Outage, AT&T Launches New WatchTV $15 OTT Service
AT&T revealed plans for a new OTT service priced at $15 per month and free to select unlimited wireless plan subscribers. AT&T WatchTV was announced during an outage of the carrier’s other broader OTT service, DIRECTV NOW
Sprint Taps Blockchain for Connected Car Offering
A new Sprint connected car offering taps technology from NXM Labs that includes an Internet of Things security system designed to guard against hackers. The offering can be used with new and preowned cars.
FCC Filing: A Merged T-Mobile Sprint Would Become Major ISP Competitor With Fixed Broadband, Eyes Rural Expansion
A T-Mobile Sprint fixed wireless offering would provide speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps, and offer competition to existing in-home broadband ISPs. The ‘New T-Mobile’ would aim to garner over 9 million home broadband subscribers, making them a top 5 home ISP in the country….
AT&T, Verizon Spar Over San Jose 5G, Small Cell, Smart City Plans
AT&T, Verizon San Jose plans involve the same areas, but AT&T is more definitive about 5G, while Verizon is more definitive about smart…
Verizon/Nokia Test 5G NR Outdoors – Including Multi-Carrier Aggregation
Verizon/Nokia 5G NR tests were based on 5G New Radio technology and involved boosting of signals via multi-carrier aggregation. The tests consisted of transmitting multiple live virtual reality sessions and simultaneous 4K streaming on the carrier’s 28 GHz . . .
5G Subscriber Forecast: By 2023, LTE Will Still Outnumber 5G Subscriptions by 5 to 1
Ericsson’s 5G subscriber forecast calls for 20% of the world’s population to use the technology by 2023. The U.S., South Korea, Japan and China are expected to lead the deployment parade.
Eligible First Responders Can Now Get Individual Plans Through FirstNet
Verified FirstNet subscriber paid users can now purchase their own devices and plans on the dedicated mobile broadband public safety network AT&T is building nationwide. Even if ATT has not yet built the FirstNet radio access network in an area, FirstNet subscribers will be able to . . .
Future Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg: Will He Continue McAdam Legacy?
How the carrier fares on the 5G front will be critical for future Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg. In a video shared with employees and publicly, outgoing CEO Lowell McAdam set a high bar for Vestberg, noting that . . .
NTIA Report: Rising Internet Usage Among All Demographics is Closing the Digital Divide
An internet use demographics survey conducted by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration found that 78% of Americans age 3 and older used the internet as of November 2017, compared with 75% in July 2015.
Nokia and T-Mobile Achieve Nation’s First 3GPP-compliant Bi-directional 5G New Radio Data Transmission
T-Mobile Leverages 600 MHz Spectrum, Widens Extended Range LTE Footprint
T-Mobile Extended Range LTE is available to 80% of the U.S. population over spectrum in the 700 MHz band. The company also has begun deploying the service in the 600 MHz band. Advantages of T-Mobile Extended Range LTE include . . .
iOS12 New Features Include Faster Launches and Ways to (Perhaps) Use Devices Less
iOS 12 new features include more responsive typing, according to Apple. The new operating system will work with devices manufactured in the last few years and will be available publicly in third quarter. Developers already can . . .
Pai Wants to Extend Mobility Fund Challenge Process
The mobility fund challenge process will last 90 days longer if FCC Chairman Ajit Pai gets his way. Pai made the move in response to a letter from 30 senators who questioned the accuracy of a map intended to show . . .
Study: Verizon Has Fastest Mobile Downloads at 20.82 Mbps, T-Mobile Takes Upload Crown
AT&T had the second fastest mobile downloads in research conducted by mobile data company Tutela, followed by T-Mobile and Sprint. T-Mobile had the fastest upload speeds, however..
Android Data Usage Trends: 60% Increase in One Year
A sharp increase in Android data usage trends was driven, in part, by increased video use, said AppOptix, which monitors 4,000 Android devices. All operators witnessed increases in overall Android device traffic over the past year, with the lowest average traffic coming from . . .
Hammer Communications and 1stPoint Communications Announce Mobile Network Service Provider Program
New York, Others Added for Sprint 5G Rollout
In addition to markets previously announced, the Sprint 5G rollout, scheduled to begin in 2019, will include New York, Phoenix, and Kansas City. Sprint said it is one of only a few operators in the world with enough capacity to operate LTE and 5G simultaneously using Massive MIMO and . . .
Verizon and Partners Test Mobile CBRS on Live Network in Florida, Achieve 790 Mbps Peak Speed
Verizon, Ericsson, Federated Wireless and Qualcomm collaborated on a test of mobile CBRS aggregated with AWS and 700 MHz spectrum, achieving peak speeds of 790 Mbps. The testing comes as the industry awaits a decision from the FCC on CBRS auction plans.
What Verizon Has Learned About Fixed 5G – And How It Will Benefit Mobile
Ongoing Verizon fixed 5G trials continue to teach the company new things “every day,” said the company’s CTO at an investor conference. Some of what the company has learned about fixed 5G will benefit the company’s mobile 5G offering, as the company plans to . . .
Verizon Touts 5G Business Cases Through Alley 5G Incubator
Verizon shared some emerging 5G business cases through their Alley incubator program. The use cases were heavy on VR/AR and included an app that allowed physical therapy to take place remotely.
Exec: ThingSpace Plays a Key Role in Supporting Verizon Global IoT Connectivity
Initially touted as a developer platform, which it is, ThingSpace also provides a critical device management role, keeping track of serial numbers, location and more for vast numbers of IoT devices. We talked to the VP of Verizon’s platforms and applications division about this and other key elements of . . .
Arvig Now Provides Backhaul to More than 500 Cell Towers
Minnesota-based Arvig connects cell towers in 13 states with contracts that are five-, seven- and ten-years long. The company attributes its success in the market, in part, to having its own construction, engineering and permitting capabilities, which it said lowers costs to its customers.