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Tag: Roaming
Legere: T-Mobile Mexico and Canada Coverage Relies on Reciprocal Roaming
T-Mobile has reached reciprocal roaming agreements with the top two Canadian and the top two Mexican carriers that will enable the company to extend Simple Choice voice and data usage to customers traveling in those…
Behind Time Warner Cable/ Boingo Seamless Wi-Fi Roaming
Time Warner Cable and Boingo have implemented what they said is the wireless industry’s first Passpoint roaming integration. Customers of either company will be able to seamlessly roam onto the other company’s Wi-Fi hotspots, with some…
WBA: Customer Satisfaction is Prime Reason for Deploying Carrier Wi-Fi
Improving the customer experience, and hence improving subscriber retention, was cited as the key reason for deploying carrier Wi-Fi in a recent survey conducted by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). Forty-one percent of survey respondents…
Sprint Adds Rural LTE Roaming and SMART Partners
Sprint rural LTE initiatives are making significant progress. The company said last Friday that it has added 15 rural and regional LTE roaming partners, bringing its total to 27. In the same announcement, NetAmerica CEO…
Connected Cars and Rural Carriers: What is the Opportunity?
As auto manufacturers gear up for the connected car, rural wireless carriers will want to keep tabs on new developments in this area as there may be some opportunities for them. People who live outside…
AT&T Offers LTE Roaming In 13 More Countries
Dallas, Texas, February 24, 2014 — At Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, AT&T* announced today that it has launched 4G LTE data roaming in 13 more countries, remaining the only U.S. carrier to offer…
AT&T and Boingo Ink Wi-Fi Roaming Deal
A Wi-Fi roaming agreement between AT&T and Boingo announced yesterday aims to provide a greater level of convenience for AT&T customers when they are traveling. The Boingo hotspots at major international airports will be available…
Can the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Solve LTE Interoperability Issues?
The innovative Samsung Galaxy S4, expected to be available next quarter, can support up to six spectrum bands – including LTE bands — on a single device. The six-band capability is an improvement over many…
CCA Members Offered LTE Roaming Option
A new offering from Transaction Network Services available to members of the Competitive Carriers Association aims to facilitate LTE roaming between wireless carrier networks. But it doesn’t offer a nationwide LTE roaming solution for small…
Report: Transient Roaming is a Significant Wireless Opportunity
So-called “transient roamers” – “those who seek alternatives to traditional mobile roaming” – make up a substantial and fast growing slice of the mobile ecosystem, according to a new study from WiFi interoperability solutions provider…
WBA Launches Compliancy Program for Next-Gen Hotspot Roaming
When it comes to globalization, there’s probably nothing to compare to the Internet and telecommunications, with wireless services becoming predominant. Aiming to drive “the next generation Wi-Fi experience,” the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) Dec. 18…
Court Upholds FCC Data Roaming Rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit today denied Verizon’s challenge to the FCC’s data roaming order – a decision that will be welcomed by virtually all telecom industry stakeholders except the nation’s…