AT&T says Band 14 build-out is more than 75% complete AT&T-FirstNet is now serving more than a million connections, with more than 10,000 public safety agencies and organization subscribed to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FirstNet hits 1 million subs, adds a blimp to deployable line-up >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: The master switch, 10 years later >
Happy Thanksgiving from Lake Norman, North Carolina, where I finally got the turkey to look normal after grilling (thanks to YouTube videos). Hope your Thanksgiving was filled with good food, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T 5G network to finally open up for consumers next month >
Commercial 5G launch using low-band spectrum While AT&T has had a 5G network for close to a year now, the service has only been made available via hot spots exclusively …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T SVP on three-year plan: ‘We will grow’ >
Combo of HBO Max and 5G sets the stage for ad-related revenue Igal Elbaz, AT&T senior vice president of wireless technology, said last week at the Morgan Stanley European Technology, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Pai: C Band auction will be public, conducted by FCC >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Pai tells senators that C Band auction will be conducted publicly by the FCC Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai said in a letter to Congress that the C Band …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">For FirstNet contractors, the right PIM hunting training and tools are crucial >
As AT&T continues to ramp up its build-out of the First Responders Network Authority’s Band 14 spectrum, adding that beachfront 700 MHz spectrum to existing systems poses some deployment …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Taking stock of carriers’ third-quarter performance >
U.S. carriers are continuing to enhance their LTE networks while also investing in their next-generation 5G networks. In recent weeks, the four national carriers have all announced their third …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T settles FTC data throttling complaint for $60 million >
FTC commissioner called former AT&T practice essentially ‘scammed’ unlimited customers This week AT&T agreed to settle a 2014 complaint from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that alleged the carrier “failed …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">C Band Alliance ups the spectrum ante, proposes potential CBA-led auction rules >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Satellite operators have sweetened the pot, offering to voluntarily clear an additional 100 megahertz of C-Band spectrum, as the Federal Communications Commission continues to mull the band’s future. In a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: AT&T’s big week >
Greetings from our nation’s capital (now home to the World Series champion Washington Nationals) and Lake Norman, NC. This was a very busy week for earnings with Apple, AT&T and T-Mobile all announcing earnings. We …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: John Stankey talks HBO Max, AT&T and WarnerMedia >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
John Stankey, CEO of AT&T WarnerMedia, discussed the launch of their new HBO Max streaming service and the future of AT&T. He talks about the changing industry, the changing company …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">#TBT: Motorola tests its first Bluetooth-capable phone; AT&T splits up; CDMA takes on the world … this week in 2000 >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">AT&T lays out the next three years >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T executives said on the company’s results call that they have largely delivered on the efforts to re-shape the company’s financial position and pay down debt. The company missed Wall …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">What the FirstNet roadmap says about its in-building strategy >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
The First Responders Authority will be receiving about $18 billion in payments from AT&T over the 25-year-term of the FirstNet contract. An estimated $16 billion of that is expected to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">US national carriers form an RCS messaging JV >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Sprint, T-Mobile US, Verizon and AT&T are going all-in on RCS, with a new joint venture to enable cross-carrier RCS messaging. The new Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative, or CCMI, expects …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Three UK tests NB-IoT and LTE-M ahead of nationwide rollout >
Three UK has said it is piloting NB-IoT and LTE-M as a first step in a nationwide rollout of cellular-based low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology in support of wholesale customers including …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Vodafone strikes NB-IoT roaming deal with AT&T, opens US IoT lab >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Vodafone Business and AT&T have agreed on a roaming relationship that they say creates the largest narrowband IoT footprint in the world for global devices, allowing devices to roam between …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: Four earnings questions >
Greetings from Lake Norman, NC (picture of a recent sunrise is shown). This week, we will discuss four questions that should be asked during earnings calls (which start this Thursday …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">City briefs: AT&T cohort Ubicquia bundles CBRS into street-light gear, starting in Vegas >
Cities are set to be able to run smart city applications in CBRS spectrum contained on street-lighting poles, after streetlight networking provider Ubicquia announced it is adding CBRS functionality to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RootMetrics: 5G is fast, but has some early growing pains >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
5G is definitely fast and has a lot of potential, but it’s still in its infancy as far as technologies go — it needs time to mature and get past …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: What the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means for (California) consumers >
Greetings from New York City (aerial shot of Manhattan pictured), Philadelphia and Davidson/ Charlotte. This week’s Sunday Brief is kind of lengthy but worth careful reading as we have entered …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T to sell Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands operations >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T has agreed to sell its operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to regional telecom operator Liberty Latin America, lock, stock and barrel — or more properly …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Goldman Sachs boosts estimates for 2020 5G device sales >
There are ‘much higher’ sales of 5G devices than previously expected Following Verizon’s announcement that it has officially turned on 5G in parts of New York City, Boise, Idaho and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">How fast is FirstNet growing? >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
The FirstNet network operated by AT&T has been accepting subscribers for more than a year now, with service offered across all of AT&T’s commercial spectrum bands, a private network core …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T shifts leadership of FirstNet team >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T announced late Friday that Chris Sambar, who has headed up the carrier’s team responsible for constructing and managing a nationwide public safety network for the First Responders Network Authority, …