All four national carriers face fines over selling unauthorized access to customer location data The Federal Communications Commission is planning to fine the four national carriers up to $200 million …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FCC proposes to fine carriers $200m over wireless location data misuse >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: AT&T TV launches with Google Assistant changing pay TV >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
AT&T just launched their new AT&T TV service. I’ve been using this service and am very impressed. This ups the game for every competitor. We are in the early days …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T serves up low-band 5G in 13 more markets >
AT&T’s low-band 5G coverage now includes 58 markets AT&T has added 13 markets to its low-band 5G coverage map. Not to be confused with the 13 cities the operator announced …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Insights from the Sprint/T-Mobile US merger ruling (Part 1) >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
The merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US will reshape the competitive landscape in the U.S. mobile market. Last week, the merger cleared what was widely seen as the last major hurdle …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Where do the major US carriers stand in deploying cellular IoT? >
Major US carriers are busy establishing their nationwide LTE-M and NB-IoT networks The cellular IoT market was valued at $1,145.2 million in 2017, and is expected to register a compound …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T expands low-band 5G coverage to 13 additional cities >
The lack of available 5G-enabled devices offered by AT&T remains an issue AT&T’s ongoing extension of 5G coverage is holding steady, as almost exactly a month after its last wave …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ookla Speedtest: Verizon’s cellular network was fastest during the Super Bowl >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
The Kansas City Chiefs may have won the Super Bowl, but which carrier was the winner in terms of network experience during last weekend’s game? According to analysis from Ookla …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Four ways 5G is transforming the medical field >
From farming to gaming to driving to work, 5G is promising to be a ubiquitous force There doesn’t seem to be a single vertical that isn’t being transformed by the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: Earnings parade–Part 1–why is Tom Rutledge smiling? >
Super Game Sunday greetings from Kansas City (H&R Block Headquarters pictured) and Charlotte. The Patterson household is eagerly awaiting the 49ers/ Chiefs matchup and the return of the Vince Lombardi …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RootMetrics: AT&T picks up speed, but Verizon is still the carrier to beat >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
All four of the national carriers will find something to like in RootMetrics’ most recent national, state and metro-level testing. AT&T was recognized for improved network speeds, Sprint for a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carriers investing big in Miami networks ahead of Super Bowl >
DAS, small cells, massive MIMO and 5G deployments spike ahead of big game All four Tier 1 U.S. carriers are touting 5G-focused investments in the Miami area ahead of Super …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T: Nationwide 5G coming in second quarter >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T says FirstNet coverage is more than 75% complete AT&T touted its progress on meeting various financial objectives which it had laid out for itself in 2019, but 2020 may …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Connected cars are a ‘key component’ of AT&T’s IoT strategy >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
WASHINGTON, D.C.–AT&T has 32 million connected cars operating on its network, as well as 5 million fleet vehicles. At this week’s Washington Auto Show, Jeff Stewart, AVP for global public …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon CEO expecting 5G mobility service revenues in 2021 >
In 2019 Verizon launched mobile 5G in parts of 31 cities and a number of NFL stadiums and other arenas. While CEO Hans Vestberg, speaking to CNBC during the World …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: The unintended consequences of an attorneys general victory >
Greetings from Davidson/ Lake Norman/ Charlotte, North Carolina where winter has finally begun its return (picture is from earlier in the week when our dog, Abby, was chasing ~40 ducks …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T wins 5G contract for Nevada Air Force Base >
The AT&T 5G service will cover 40,000 Air Force personnel, family members and retirees AT&T has been selected to provide 5G and FirstNet services to the Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T CFO: ‘Owner’s economics’ an advantage at intersection of 5G, content >
Will 5G accelerate consumer device upgrade cycle? AT&T invested big in video content with its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner and is hyping up the mid-year launch of the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: CES observations–out of the lab and onto the production line >
Greetings from Las Vegas, NV where 170,000 tech-hungry attendees gobbled up products and services from hundreds of exhibitors. Pictured is our motley crew at the first Sunday Brief CES dinner …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T: 2020 will be ‘epic year for the edge’ >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T Business exec: ‘2020 is going to be the year of the edge’ An AT&T Business exec says the company it is “doubling down on edge computing solutions” and laid …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Will Dish help T-Mobile win Sprint merger? >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
Dish Network is in-play in the T-Mobile, Sprint merger trial. Dish said they will become the number four wireless competitor, so the deal should be approved. While I love their …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T low-band 5G network expands into new markets >
AT&T has reportedly pledged to provide a nationwide low-band 5G network by the first half of 2020 As 2020 begins, AT&T can officially lay claim to 20 cities where its …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: Chronicling AT&T’s divestiture >
** Sorry for this week’s length. The footnote citations from the book are in the PDF. Happy New Year! ** End of year greetings from Fraser, CO and Lake Norman, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">#TBT: Small cells are gonna be big; Rise of the new tech giants; Early days of LTE … this week in 2012 >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
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">Test and Measurement: ‘Compelling’ 4G plans could flip most 3G hold-outs, OpenSignal says >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
What will it take to get users who are still holding onto 3G rate plans and devices to give them up so carriers can re-farm 3G spectrum? More compelling 4G …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: 5G wireless rollout will accelerate in 2020 (Analyst Angle) >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
AT&T Mobility just made a major announcement. They now offer 5G wireless in 10 markets for consumers and business customers with more coming in the next few weeks before the …