AT&T

In a lawsuit filed Aug. 15 in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin accuses AT&T of fraud, negligence and other actions that allegedly allowed thieves …

For 5G, the radio is a small piece of total network investment, Verizon CEO says As AT&T and Verizon duke it out to launch commercial 5G services this year, and …

T-Mobile US announces “Team of Experts” customer service initiative T-Mobile US CEO John Legere called it “the mother of all pain points,” and accused service providers AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and …

FirstNet board approves budget, recognizes Swenson In its first fiscal year of being funded by payments from network contractor AT&T, the First Responders Network Authority board allocated funds nearly evenly …

From so-called “drop kits” and handsets to modems and internet of things (IoT) modules, the news out of the annual Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO) show in Las Vegas …

  AT&T said this development in Texas will be one of the first connected communities in the U.S. built from the ground up with 5G technology Frisco Station, a 242-acre, …

Ericsson investing in manufacturing and R&D for 5G When Ericsson reported its Q2 financials last month, company executives detailed a 1% year-over-year decrease in total sales, although the networks segment saw …

FirstNet subscribers also boosting AT&T service revenues As it expands the reach of its gigabit LTE (5G Evolution) offering and turns up standards-based 5G beginning later this year, AT&T will …

  Spanish carrier Telefonica also secured spectrum in the tender process AT&T secured 80 megahertz of spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band in an auction carried out by the Mexican …

  AT&T said it had invested $1 billion to upgrade wireless and wireline infrastructure in certain areas across Florida during the 2015-2017 period AT&T has installed new distributed antenna systems …

AT&T, Time Warner combo anti-competitive, DOJ says In June, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner could proceed with no concession or restrictions. …

AT&T spending more than $40 billion on FirstNet build During the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO) show in Las Vegas, several companies have announced that they have received FirstNet …

Study tested carrier services for identifying and blocking spam calls A study by analyst firm Mind Commerce found that services offered by wireless network operators are “generally effective” at identifying …

Internet of things (IoT) technology is to be installed in school zones across the state of Georgia to improve road safety for children. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is …

AT&T taking ‘one-touch, one-tower’ approach to FirstNet build In providing a second quarter update on the carrier’s financial performance, AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan provided an update on the FirstNet …

AT&T execs highlight Time Warner acquisition on Q2 earnings call With the acquisition of the Time Warner portfolio complete (despite a Department of Justice appeal), AT&T is becoming much more …

AT&T has activated FirstNet spectrum at some 2,500 sites As the carrier activates the FirstNet LTE network dedicated for use by first responders, while simultaneously augmenting its own consumer-facing network …

So far AT&T has named six of 12 5G launch cities AT&T on Friday added some detail to its commercial 5G launch plans by identifying three more cities where it …

T-Mo turns up NB-IoT services T-Mobile US is laying claim to a narrowband internet of things first, with the official launch of a new narrowband IoT network that operates in …

Boost in network speeds seen as ‘indication of network capabilities to come’ Mobile network operators are significantly boosting their network speeds, and T-Mobile US came out on top in speed …

Judge approved AT&T buy of Time Warner with no conditions An attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division on July 12 filed a two-page notice with the U.S. …

Licenses for millimeter wave frequencies in 24, 28, 37, 39 and 47 GHz bands focus of proposed auctions The multi-gigabit speeds 5G is designed to support will require large swatches …

Threat intelligence a key part of risk management strategy Threat intelligence solutions were a primary motivator of AT&T’s acquisition of AlienVault, which is expected to close in Q3 this year. To …

AT&T expects acquisition of open-source cybersecurity AlienValut specialist later this year As AT&T continues down its network virtualization efforts using the open-source Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP), the operator has …

The adoption of cellular internet-of-things (IoT) technologies is not being slowed by the high price of chipsets, but by the complexity of their design, reckons chip supplier Nordic Semiconductor. Module …