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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">#TBT: iPhone 6 breaks records; Test companies split up; Verizon rolls out VoLTE… this week in 2014 >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T bundles Azure into private LTE gateway for backhauling global IoT data >
AT&T has released an LTE and LTE-M gateway device to backhaul data from IoT sensors over cellular in global markets. The new solution, presented by AT&T as a ‘guardian device’, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T to provide 5G, networking for three Air Force bases >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T is bringing 5G and its commercial networking-as-a-service to three U.S. Air Force bases by the end of this year: Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado; Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska; and Offutt Air …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon and AWS bring MEC to three more cities >
Three new cities — Atlanta, New York and Washington, DC — have been added to the list of locations where businesses and developers can build and deploy applications with …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T and Verizon call out scale, maturity and integration as Open RAN challenges >
Last week the U.S. Federal Communications Commission brought together a variety of Open RAN stakeholders for its Forum on 5G Open Radio Access Networks. While greenfield operators like DISH and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: What pandemic? Telecom 3Q earnings preview >
September greetings from Davidson, NC, and Denver Colorado, where the Mile High weather conditions were simply “smoky.” This week’s opening picture shows last Thursday’s Denver skyline against the white backdrop …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: New wireless CEOs building next growth wave >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
Every major wireless carrier now has a new CEO. I’ve been a wireless analyst for the last 35 years, watching the industry and commenting on more companies than I can …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RootMetrics: Verizon is still the network to beat, but AT&T brings the best speeds >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
In RootMetrics’ first round of benchmarking that used 5G-enabled devices to test both 4G and 5G networks, Verizon and AT&T ran neck-and-neck in most categories. But Verizon ultimately topped the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T tops GWS’ testing for second year running >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Carriers’ network investments are paying off with higher customer satisfaction Global Wireless Solutions has crowned AT&T the “best network” in its third annual national testing, but all of the three …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Five ways first responders are using mobile broadband >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Public safety users “have had a hunger for data for a very long time, all the way back to our 1G and 2G days,” said Nick Nilan, director of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Bureau Veritas launches 5G device certification testing in the US >
Testing, inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas announced that its Silicon Valley laboratory in Sunnyvale is now fully equipped and ready to offer 5G certification service for Global Certification …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: Three views on what matters most in telecom post-COVID-19 >
Mid-month greetings from “move in” weekend at Davidson College. Attached is the “scene” at the College as they grapple with containing outbreaks while maintaining the liberal arts community that makes …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: The importance of fiber-based broadband relationships >
Greetings from Davidson, North Carolina. Hard to believe it’s already August, but the weather forecasters are already tracking hurricanes (cone above/ left). Lots of wind, and some greatly needed rains …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: Uneven recovery = uneven results >
Greetings from North Carolina, where it is seasonally hot and humid. Fortunately, our COVID-19 “stay at home” garden is yielding fantastic results. Zucchini, anyone? The earnings season started this week …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: AT&T announces 5G wireless now nationwide >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
Another 5G milestone was reached. Congratulations to AT&T and their wireless users. Yesterday, they announced their 5G network is officially nationwide. This is a major milestone in the race to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Operator, vendor signs point to prioritization of shift to standalone 5G >
Ericsson upping 5G core R&D, T-Mobile turning up soon With sub-6 GHz 5G deployments in a mature markets scaling rapidly–that’s to say nothing of a mixed bag of consumer interest–operators …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: Watch the comments >
A warm North Carolina welcome to the dog days of summer. The picture is of our pooch Abby serving as boat sentinel on a recent float trip. Summertime in the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">What have network operators said about their CBRS plans? >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Mobile network capacity augmentation and fixed wireless access broadband are the two use cases driving early deployments in the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz, according to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Securing 5G: What’s the role of open RAN? >
In conjunction with a wide swath of industry stakeholders, the United States federal government is working to form and implement the creatively-titled National Strategy to Secure 5G. Signed by President …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">OpenSignal: Verizon and T-Mo dominate, AT&T accelerates >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T dominated download speeds, T-Mobile US has fastest average uploads Overall network speeds are on the rise and the four national networks are mostly running neck-and-neck in different testing categories, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sensing open RAN opportunity, Nokia steps on the gas >
Nokia expects “full suite” of O-RAN interfaces available in 2021 Adding on to a recent refresh of its virtualized, cloud-based RAN solutions, Nokia today, after weeks of building up to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T and Accenture prep private 5G network for Phillips 66 refinery >
AT&T and Accenture have teamed up on private cellular for US oil company Phillips 66. The trio are developing a bespoke industrial LTE and 5G setup for low-latency refinery automation …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: How 5G will transform every company and industry >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
A growing number of wireless companies are showing how they are still on target with their rollout and continual advancement of 5G wireless services. Let’s take a look at some …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T’s march to nationwide 5G coverage >
Execs aiming for nationwide 5G coverage this summer Between the FirstNet build out, low-band 5G expansion and limited introduction of dynamic spectrum sharing, AT&T’s network team has been busy this …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Opensignal analyzes US carriers’ 5G networks, decides winners >
Opensignal analyzed user experience across three 5G measures In order to assess the current state of 5G services in the U.S., Opensignal presented its first-ever 5G awards after analyzing users’ …