AT&T

AT&T added 401,000 net postpaid phone subscribers in Q2, easily topping analysts’ expectations of 296,000 and outshining Verizon In sum – what to know: Wireless strength offset churn – AT&T added 401,000 postpaid phone subscribers — well above expectations — …

A federal judge in 1983 ordered the breakup of the Bell System A federal judge in 1983 ordered the breakup of the Bell System. Through 1983, the U.S. telecom system was dominated by AT&T, which operated as a monopoly. What …

AT&T has launched nationwide 5G RedCap coverage across the US, targeting mid-tier IoT use cases with lower-cost, lower-power 5G connectivity, and replacing its decommissioned NB-IoT network. In sum – what to know: Coverage – RedCap covers 200M+ POPs and supports …

PLEASE NOTE – This is the last email edition of The Sunday Brief that we will distribute, going forward, you will receive an email from Wordpress where the online edition is published.  Each online edition includes a downloadable PDF of …

According to Téral Research, Open RAN revenue grew in 2024 — albeit by single digits — contradicting some other firms’ findings Last week, RCR Wireless News reported that a partnership between Rakuten Symphony and Tejas Networks aiming to accelerate the …

Greetings from Cedar Rapids (Iowa) and Camdenton, Jefferson City and Kansas City (Missouri).  Pictured are some protesters walking by our lunch location in Jefferson City last Saturday (the sign reads “Things are so bad, even the introverts are here”). This …

AT&T will implement Rakuten Symphony site management platform as part of the deal In sum – what to know: AT&T to modernize O-RAN nationwide – Extended partnership with Rakuten Symphony enables faster rollout of cloud-native, AI-powered Open RAN infrastructure across …

AT&T touts its momentum, but competitors are moving aggressively into fiber as well, raising the stakes in the U.S. broadband market AT&T has reached a key milestone in its national fiber expansion, surpassing 30 million locations passed with fiber broadband. …

There’s a growing need for secure, reliable and local connectivity, compute and data The telco industry has faced its share of challenges over the past decade, affecting both their consumer and business sectors. From the rise of over-the-top services to …

Lumen fiber acquisition will help AT&T double its current fiber footprint by 2030 AT&T is taking a new step in its aggressive fiber-and-5G strategy, announcing plans to acquire Lumen’s Mass Markets Fiber Business for $5.75 billion in an all-cash deal. …

Mother’s Day greetings from Missouri, Iowa, and, by the time most of you read this, Florida, home of the Conexon Ignite workshop (CellSite Solutions has been a longtime supplier of shelters to the electric cooperative community).  Thanks to Randy Klindt …

AT&T is panning for broadband gold in Arizona, teaming with PRIME FiBER to expand fiber coverage AT&T and PRIME FiBER are extending their open-access fiber partnership into Arizona, marking a significant milestone in their mission to expand high-speed internet access …

T-Mobile US leads in growth, AT&T balances fiber and wireless and Verizon leans on loyalty perks in Q1 2025 If you’re looking for a quick read on the U.S. carrier landscape in Q1 2025, it probably goes like this: T-Mobile …

Greetings from Mexico, Missouri, and Iowa.  We realigned the start date of the bi-weekly format to accommodate the Easter holiday (and our 30th wedding anniversary) weekend.  We will have a similar skip on Memorial Day weekend in May. The opening picture is …

Postpaid and fiber growth fuel Q1 gains as AT&T homes in on 30 million-location fiber milestone AT&T kicked off 2025 on strong footing, reporting robust financial and operational performance in the first quarter and reaffirming its full-year guidance, citing growth …

Later this year, select first responders using AT&T FirstNet will participate in trials to evaluate public safety-grade connectivity enabled by satellite The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted AT&T and AST SpaceMobile permission to test direct-to-cell satellite connectivity using spectrum …

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector. NVIDIA brings agentic AI reasoning to enterprises with Google Cloud NVIDIA said it is collaborating with Google Cloud to bring agentic …

As user behavior continues to shift mobile data consumption toward Wi-Fi, telcos like AT&T are doubling down on Wi-Fi offload strategies A new partnership between AT&T and Karrier One, announced today, aims to significantly expand global Wi-Fi offload coverage while …

March greetings from Iowa and Missouri.  This week’s picture is of Saturday’s peaceful protest on the Kansas City Plaza.  While this location is known for weekly demonstrations, the crowd size was larger than normal.  It did not interfere with our …

In sum – what you should know Multi-operator support: Celona’s neutral-host solution is approved by T-Mobile and AT&T in the US; Verizon is pending. It supports up to five carriers, including private enterprise networks in CBRS spectrum. Quick and cheap …

The FirstNet network for first responders has reached a connection base of more than 7 million, according to AT&T. The carrier also says that it has the largest network footprint in the country, with FirstNet now covering nearly 3 million …

Comcast is expanding the virtualization, disaggregation and embedding of AI more pervasively across its network in an initiative called Janus, with support from DriveNets.

AT&T’s four Open RAN pillars—open basebands, third-party radio integration, cloud RAN, and advanced network management In a landmark deal that signaled the maturity of Open RAN for major brownfield communications service providers (CSPs), AT&T in 2023 announced it would spend …

AT&T network CTO Yigal Elbaz on AI, Open RAN and how MWC trends from past years are playing out RCR Wireless News caught up with Yigal Elbaz, AT&T’s SVP of technology and network services and network CTO for AT&T Services, …