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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">#TBT: Unlimited data wars; Vodafone + Idea; Verizon looks Skyward … this week in 2017 >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T, FirstNet announce ten-year investment program >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
The ‘next phase’ of the FirstNet network focuses on 5G and coverage expansion Having completed the initial deployment of the FirstNet network for first responders, AT&T and the First Responders …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">NTIA awards $42 million to a consortium of carriers, vendors and labs for Open RAN >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
“The best way to assess integration across the industry is to go big,” writes AT&T’s VP of RAN Technology AT&T and Verizon are heading up a federally funded, $42.3 million …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T expands its FWA service >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T now offers its Internet Air service in nearly 60 locations AT&T has substantially expanded the eligible service areas for its A&T Internet Air Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service, and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FirstNet board focuses reinvestments on coverage, 5G transition >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
The governing board for the First Responders Network Authority (FirstNet) has approved network reinvestments of $547 million for its fiscal year 2024, focused on increasing coverage and transitioning FirstNet to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T launches branded calling with TransUnion >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T and TransUnion are now offering businesses a branded solution for outgoing calls, to pop up a brand name and business logo for the recipient and confirm the legitimacy of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: Fourth quarter earnings—who has the momentum? >
Greetings from Missouri. This has been a couple of “at home” weeks prior to a travel-heavy February, which has allowed us to probe a little deeper into fourth quarter earnings. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T reports strong mobile, fiber results, but charges mar EPS >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T beat its guidance on its full-year mobility service revenues for 2023 and consumer broadband revenues for 2023, and garnered postpaid phone net adds for the quarter of 526,000. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson CEO: 2023 was ‘difficult;’ MNO spending to ‘further decline’ in 2024 >
AT&T’s five-year deal with Ericsson and a spike in 5G investment in India were bright spots in an otherwise contracting market With the exception of a major five-year deal with …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AST SpaceMobile set for commercial rollout with new investments from AT&T, Google, Vodafone >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
New investors join Vodafone on backing ‘cellular in space’ network Satellite direct-to-cellular company AST SpaceMobile has garnered two major new financial backers, adding AT&T and Google as strategic investors along …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T talks IoT strategy and focus areas >
The new AT&T Connected Solutions group incorporates connected vehicles into larger IoT business Over the years CES has gradually brought in more and more automotive technology and this year was …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ookla: T-Mo sees ‘strong increase’ in Q4 speeds, Verizon and AT&T are ‘distant runners up’ >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
T-Mobile US continues to ratchet up its network speeds, with modern chipsets able to achieve a median download speed of 188.96 Mbps during the fourth quarter of 2023, up from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon gains ground on T-Mo’s 5G speed lead: Opensignal >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Opensignal looks at 5G experience vs. overall network experience among the three largest U.S. MNOs T-Mobile US continues to maintain its lead in offering the fastest 5G speeds and availability, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Balancing network efficiency, cost and performance >
AT&T said it is looking at trying to turn some circuits down as users migrate from legacy technologies such as DSL to fiber Operators are facing the challenge of having …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia cuts profit margin expectations in wake of AT&T/Ericsson open networks deal; lays out long-term strategy >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Nokia says it has been planning for a new market reality Nokia laid out its long-term strategy in a business update today that came in the wake of AT&T choosing …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T’s Stankey breaks down that open networks decision >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T announced this week that it wants to have 70% of its traffic on open network platforms within the next few years and will spend up to $14 billion with …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T’s fiber ROI is better than expected, CEO says >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T to spend $21-22 billion in CapEx in 2024 AT&T’s returns from its fiber investment have been better than expected—and it’s eying an additional 10-15 million incremental locations within its …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Companies selected to participate in DoD’s RIC Forum >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Next March, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Institute for Telecommunications Science and the Department of Defense’s FutureG Office will hold an invite-only event at which telecom companies and academic …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T aims for 70% of traffic to traverse open network platform—from Ericsson >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Nokia noticeably absent from AT&T’s five-year effort to deploy commercial-scale open radio access networks AT&T is planning to spend roughly $14 billion over the next five years to shift 70% …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Road to 5G: Navigating the complexities of 5G hyperscaling (Reader Forum) >
The advent of 5G technology has opened up a plethora of opportunities for innovation, from IoT applications to ultra-reliable low-latency communication. However, the journey towards realizing the full potential of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T to create cybersecurity joint venture >
AT&T will retain an ownership stake and board representation in the new entity AT&T announced an agreement to create a standalone managed cybersecurity services business. In a release, the telco …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">A pioneer, a practitioner and a pragmatist walk into a factory… >
For Industry 4.0, business case development and technical considerations are clearly important but maybe market catalyzation will come from leaps of faith Uptake of industrial 5G solutions has been a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Eight notable 5G RedCap tests (Part 1) >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Current tests are laying the groundwork for RedCap to be commercialized in the 2024-2025 timeframe Carriers and network equipment manufacturers have stepped up tests and trials of 5G New Radio …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Sunday Brief: The CNBC John Malone interview—explained and deciphered (2023 edition) >
Greetings from Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana. Pictured is the state capitol building for the Bayou State (full history here). This week’s Brief will focus on a wide-ranging interview with Liberty Media’s John Malone. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Dish Network stock tanks after major miss in Q3 >
Dish Network CEO is also leaving EchoStar merger nears completion As the company reinvents itself to be a mobile network operator augmented by satellite capabilities brought in by EchoStar, Dish …