Verizon originally planned its 3G shutdown for 2019 Verizon officially turned down its 3G network on the final day of 2022. It had been the last holdout among national mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RIP, 3G—Verizon’s shutdown wraps up 3G sunsets for US national carriers >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mexico to make available up to 7,750 megahertz for 5G in 2023 >
Local carriers America Movil, AT&T and Movistar are already offering 5G in some cities across Mexico Mexican telecommunications regulator IFT confirmed that it will make available up to 7,750 megahertz …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Movistar activates 5G services in Mexico >
Movistar is using AT&T’s network infrastructure for the provision of 5G in Mexico Mexican operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecom group Telefonica, announced the launch of 5G services in the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Choosing best wireless for you: Verizon, T-Mobile US or AT&T >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
All wireless carriers may look equal, but there is a difference. In fact, I have made plenty of mistakes over the years in choosing the best carrier and plan. So, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">‘We just have to get smarter’: AT&T’s president of network on resiliency, risk and using sophisticated climate modeling (Part 2) >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
A central office flood and a 2019 bombing prompted AT&T to rethink resilience When AT&T was in the running for the FirstNet contract to run a national network for first …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">‘A better outcome for everyone’: AT&T’s president of network on resiliency, risk and using sophisticated climate modeling (Part 1) >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T is spending around $120 million annually on network resiliency work As Hurricane Ian spun toward the Florida coast in late September, AT&T was making some risky calculations about where …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Well, technically… network intelligence lives in the software: AT&T’s Amy Zwarico (Ep. 86) >
AT&T’s Director of Cybersecurity Amy Zwarico is excited about the telco trend of move to more software-defined networks because it’s increases mobility and allows them to more quickly implement new …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: What Verizon and AT&T should learn from T-Mobile US >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
Verizon has always been one of the United States premier telecommunications providers. However, during the past decade, not so much. Years ago, they were on a growth track under CEO …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">MNOs vs MVNOS – who is top of mind for enterprise IoT connectivity? (Reader Forum) >
Earlier this year, Transforma Insights undertook a survey of 1,100+ enterprises in the US and Europe, asking about their buying behaviour and vendor preferences cellular IoT connectivity. As part of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Four private 5G challenges, one big opportunity >
Experts see device readiness, spectrum access, enterprise skill sets and business case development as private 5G sticking points The operator and vendor ecosystem selling end-to-end and point private 5G networking …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T, federal partners launch data portal for weather resiliency planning >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
A new information portal makes the climate-change-related data that AT&T uses to inform its own network resiliency planning available to communities so that they can access free, sophisticated data on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">How are energy and utility companies thinking about edge and security? >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
How are energy and utility companies thinking about edge computing and the security of that edge? A newly released report from AT&T looks specifically at how this sector is making …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T raises forecast for midband POPs, sees strong 5G-driven revenues >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Carrier’s service revenues were up 5.6% year-over-year, AT&T confirms that it already has live 5G SA AT&T reported strong third-quarter results and said that its midband 5G spectrum roll-out is …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mexican telco America Movil’s 5G network reaches 64 cities >
America Movil aims to end 2022 with 5G coverage in 100 cities across Mexico Mexican telecom group America Movil ended the third quarter of the year with 5G coverage in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T implements regional 5G SA cores for edge networks >
AT&T said it already operates 10 localized 5G network capabilities “edge zones” across the U.S. U.S. operator AT&T said it is implementing regional Standalone (SA) 5G cores for the deployment …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Limitations on US midband 5G spectrum >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Beyond RF challenges, US midband spectrum has limitations built into service rules As demand for various wireless services has grown, however, it has gotten harder and harder for federal regulators …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">C-band deployments lead to ‘jump’ in 5G speeds for Verizon, AT&T: Opensignal >
C-band has significantly greater capacity than lower frequency 5G bands According to a new Opensignal report, recent C-band deployments by AT&T and Verizon are helping the pair catch up to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">#TBT: AT&T sells Dobson stake; MMS interoperability issues; Verizon launches EV-DO … this week in 2003 >
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T expands 5G offering to ten new cities in Mexico >
AT&T Mexico had initially launched 5G services in Mexico in December last year using spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band AT&T Mexico announced the launch of its 5G network in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nestlé intros “first” all-private 5G in Latin America – with Ericsson, Claro, Embratel >
Swiss food-and-drink manufacturing conglomerate Nestlé has tapped Brazilian telecoms duo Claro and Embratel, both subsidiaries of Mexican group América Móvil, to build a private 5G network at a factory in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kigen and AT&T enable cloud-based SIM transfers to streamline IoT production >
Belfast-based SIM development firm Kigen, previously part of chip design company Arm, is working with US carrier AT&T to enable IoT manufacturers to transfer SIM ownership of AT&T-connected IoT devices …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T’s Stankey talks inflation, fiber and market position >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Inflationary pressures continue to affect AT&T’s business, but the company is seeing strong wireless growth and CEO John Stankey said that there is no single factor enabling this, but instead …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T, Lockheed Martin demo high-speed data transfer using private 5G >
The pair transferred Black Hawk data to the 5G.MIL pilot network using AT&T’s 5G private network AT&T partnered with Lockheed Martin to test helicopter data transfer at the aerospace and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T and Nokia deploy private LTE network at APM Terminals port in Yucatán, Mexico >
AT&T in Mexico has installed a private LTE network from Finnish vendor Nokia at the APM Terminals port in Puerto Progreso, in the Yucatán in Mexico. The pair are billing …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T on bridging the digital divide: Access, affordability, adoption >
AT&T commitment to fiber deployment prompts major manufacturing investment by Corning AT&T is working to deploy fiber at a massive scale with plans to cover 30 million locations by 2025. …