Distance to urban areas is a key factor determining the experience rural users will have, OpenSignal says How well are mobile networks working for rural U.S. residents? OpenSignal said that …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Test and Measurement: Quantifying the rural digital divide in mobile >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T joins Qualcomm’s smart cities gang, as industry seeks closer collaboration >
AT&T has joined Qualcomm’s smart cities accelerator programme, which now counts almost 70 members and met for the first time in San Diego last week. The initiative has been convened …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T CEO says carrier checks network, spectrum and capex boxes >
Video consumption trends informed AT&T network capacity planning Speaking this week at the Goldman Sachs 28th Annual Communicopia Conference, AT&T Communications Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson, in a wide-ranging discussion, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">#TBT: T-Mo anticipates 600 MHz auction; Verizon balks at unlimited plans; LTE use on the rise … this week in 2013 >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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: Dominate, divest, dedicate, deliver –The Elliott memo appendix >
Greetings from the Windy City, where yours truly (and the Editor) spent some time sightseeing, working, and enjoying the architecture (the Trump Tower is “huge”). This week, we have space …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Synchronoss helps wireless carriers grow through chaos >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
At the recent Chetan Sharma Consulting Mobile Future Forward (MFF) event, Synchronoss Technology CEO Glenn Lurie said the wireless industry is starting to go through a very unorganized period and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: AT&T Mobility wins GWS ‘Best Wireless Network’ >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
Congratulations to AT&T Mobility on winning the number one spot in the Global Wireless Solutions “Best Wireless Network” study. This is the second year in a row that AT&T won …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: What to expect as Altice Mobile enters wireless >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
First, Comcast entered the world of wireless a few years ago with Xfinity Mobile. Then, a year later Charter entered with Spectrum Mobile. Since that time, we have been waiting …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">As Dorian rolls in, network providers brace for impact >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Hurricane Dorian continues to crawl along the coast of Florida, and communications providers along the Southeast coast are braced for its impacts. The slow-moving storm has been downgraded to a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T puts Jeff McElfresh in AT&T Communications CEO seat, expands John Stankey’s role >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T announced its pick for the new CEO of AT&T Communications: Jeff McElfresh, who has been with the company for nearly 25 years and has been serving as the president …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T on multi-cloud strategy and why it’s important for 5G >
Cloud underlies NFV, SDN and automation capabilities On the heels of a series of cloud-related announcements, AT&T’s Chris Rice, senior vice president of network cloud and infrastructure, pulled the lens …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: CBRS–share and share alike >
Greetings from Lake Norman/ Davidson, North Carolina, where the college football season has started. We took in the Davidson College home opener and the Wildcats (red jerseys) defeated Georgetown 27-20 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T workers back on the job as strike ends >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
More than 20,000 AT&T wireline workers in nine Southeastern states are back to work, after a four-day strike that began last weekend. The The Communications Workers of America union said …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan to retire in October >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T to name a new head of AT&T Communications soon John Donovan, who heads up AT&T Communications, is planning to leave his post as of October 1. Donovan, 58, said …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">More than 20,000 AT&T workers on strike in the Southeast >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
More than 20,000 AT&T wireline employees in nine southeastern states have gone on strike, protesting what they say are unfair labor practices. According to the Communications Workers of America union, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: AT&T’s Herculean lift >
Greetings from Lake Norman/ Davidson, North Carolina where everybody is working (including the neighbor kid, Caleb, pictured with the Editor and yours truly). This week, we’ll look at two studies …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T, T-Mo cooperate on cross-network call authentication >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
One of the first steps to combat unwanted spam robocalls is to authenticate the call and alert customers that an incoming call is — or isn’t — actually coming from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FirstNet, an app and smartphones as body cams: How one police department put them together >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — When the Platteville Police Department in Wisconsin was trying to figure out a way to outfit every officer with a body-worn camera during their shifts, the small …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Fleet management solution added to AT&T FirstNet offering >
AT&T, Cradlepoint, Fleet Complete partner for public safety fleet management As it continues to build out its dedicated public safety network and sign up first responder organizations around the country, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Operators will struggle to monetize 5G, NB-IoT, LTE-M in M2M market, says report >
Cellular M2M value-added service revenues will account for only 14 per cent of the total revenues gained on the top of straight cellular M2M connection revenues, in the next five …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FirstNet’s ranks swell to more than 9,000 agencies >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — FirstNet-AT&T continues to see rapid growth, with more than 9,000 agencies now signed on to its service and more than 750,000 connections, according to the carrier’s latest …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Microsoft Q4 boosted by cloud services and strategic partnerships >
Microsoft cloud revenue surges 39% in fourth quarter Microsoft experienced a record fiscal year, reporting revenue of $33.7 billion and net income of $13.2 billion. Q4 showed that commercial cloud revenue …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">APCO2019: First look at FirstNet’s network reinvestment priorities >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — The First Responders Network Authority will be receiving about $18 billion in payments from AT&T over the 25-year-term of its contract to build out and operate the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T CFO on enterprise 5G opportunity, T-Mo/Sprint merger >
John Stephens calls out 5G for hospitals, manufacturing AT&T currently has its millimeter wave-based 5G service, dubbed 5G+, available in 21 cities with plans for 29 by year-end and nationwide …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T launching two new video-focused services >
AT&T TV pilot starting this summer; HBO Max to launch in 2020 With its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner and its massive portfolio of video content, AT&T made a …