The stands were packed for the Super Bowl yesterday. Yet many in attendance missed some of the most important moments of the game because they were looking at their phones instead of at the field, according to Super Bowl phone…

The stands were packed for the Super Bowl yesterday. Yet many in attendance missed some of the most important moments of the game because they were looking at their phones instead of at the field, according to Super Bowl phone…
UScellular is providing a private 5G network platform to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Connected Systems Institute (UWM CSI) to support cutting edge research involving IoT sensors and controls. Private wireless networks use the same technology as public cellular networks but…
UScellular is using two techniques to increase network automation and bring 5G access to 1.4 million more people. More than half of the of the company’s footprint now is covered by 5G. The technology that will increase the carrier’s footprint…
UScellular has made the unlimited version of its Home Internet fixed wireless service available to all Home Internet customers for $49.99 per month if certain conditions are met. In addition, the company made the 5G mmWave version of the service…
UScellular and Ericsson are testing 5G and drone technology “at altitude” to determine how the connectivity that the drone experiences differs from connectivity on the ground. The initial trials involved a visual line of sight operations. A drone outfitted with…
UScellular said last week that it will roll out 5G service using mid-band spectrum by the end of 2023. The company previously rolled out 5G service in some areas using millimeter wave spectrum, which supports the highest speeds but over…
UScellular has launched Home Internet+ fixed wireless service using 5G deployed in millimeter wave spectrum in 10 markets. A UScellular spokesperson confirmed to Telecompetitor in an email that the carrier is using its own spectrum to support the service. UScellular…
UScellular announced this week it is offering free mobile hotspots and service to nonprofits that support youth after the school day through its After School Access Project. The carrier plans to donate up to $13 million in hotspots and service…
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…
UScellular says it reached world record 5G fixed wireless coverage using millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum on its commercial network in Grand Island, Neb. The company achieved gigabit speeds over a distance of more than 10 kilometers (more than six miles)….
December 17, 2020 — CHICAGO & SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UScellular (NYSE: USM) continues to expand its 5G device offering for consumers and businesses and today launched its first 5G High-Speed Internet indoor router, the Inseego (Nasdaq: INSG) Wavemaker™ FG2000 5G indoor…
November 19, 2020 — BELLEVUE, Wash. & CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Scammers get dealt another blow. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and UScellular (NYSE: USM) today announced they’re delivering STIR/SHAKEN number verification across networks marking another milestone in the industry’s ongoing fight to protect consumers…
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