RootMetrics

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Despite the hype and investment pouring into satellite D2D services, new analysis says space-based connectivity will complement, not replace, terrestrial networks, …

RootMetrics network testing looked at metro, state and national performance of the three major carriers RootMetrics’ data put AT&T’s network on top in at the national and state-level in its …

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 …

Verizon landed the most individual awards, but T-Mo’s speeds can’t be beat T-Mobile US garnered the overall best 5G experience in the second half of 2022, per Rootmetrics, but AT&T …

After beginning his new role at Ziff Davis, Bye will join Dish Network’s board of directors Stephen Bye, the current chief commercial officer of Dish Network’s facilities-based wireless network business, …

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 …

AT&T and Verizon both sees some improvement, but not enough to top Rootmetrics’ rankings Another round of Rootmetrics’ analysis of 125 metro markets in the U.S. confirms that T-Mo continues …

Verizon said the new move allows it to offer 5G home and business internet services to more customers across the country Verizon says it has started to expand its 5G …

More greetings from the 49th state, where Jim and the editor wrapped up their trip last week.  Pictured here is the main boat dock in Seward, Alaska (a TelAlaska/ American Broadband exchange).  …

Verizon noted that Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia lead the carrier’s list Verizon reported that the data usage on its 5G Ultra Wideband network has increased by 249% …

There has been a long-running debate in network testing that basically asks, which is better: Highly controlled and repeatable drive- and walk-testing with special test set-ups to get deep RF …

“Mid-band and especially low-band 5G solutions may not be enough to deliver a smooth experience in crowded situations,” RootMetrics says The omicron variant notwithstanding, crowds are gathering once again across …

The first half of 2021 saw a widening swath of Americans with access to 5G mobile networks and better performance on those networks, according to Rootmetrics’ latest data. “5G is …

Verizon’s network performance continues to be strong, but both AT&T and T-Mobile US are seeing a streak of performance improvements, according to the most recent round of testing from Rootmetrics. …

Availability, reliability and speed are three key aspects of a mobile network — but when it comes to 5G, it appears that each of the three national networks are excelling …

Ookla Speedtest, RootMetrics and Opensignal all recently released results of their latest studies of 5G performance between major wireless competitors. Each showed how each wireless carrier is getting better, stronger …

The city of Las Vegas has been granted permission from the Federal Communications Commission to install and test 25 cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) roadside units, in preparation to transition from testing DSRC …

There are two pillars that support the 5G user experience: Availability and performance. According to a new report from Rootmetrics, T-Mobile US is leading in 5G availability across US cities, …

The most-populous market in the U.S. — New York City and its surrounds — is also the fastest, according to a new ranking of metropolitan cellular networks by Rootmetrics. New …

New York City has, in aggregate, the fastest mobile networks among the six largest cities in the Eastern half of the country, according to analysis from RootMetrics—and as far as …

T-Mo is crowing about OpenSignal’s testing. AT&T touts Ookla’s analysis. Verizon brags about its RootMetrics rankings. Within the past week, each of the three national carriers has captured a series …

When school officials in Harris County, Texas sought to purchase wireless air cards to enable thousands of students to do remote learning, they made their purchase decisions in part based …

EXFO is in the process of acquiring Taiwan-based InOpticals, which specializes in ultra-high-speed test instruments for the laboratory and manufacturing markets with particular strength in 400G/800G transceivers, active and passive …

In RootMetrics’ first round of benchmarking that used 5G-enabled devices to test both 4G and 5G networks, Verizon and AT&T ran neck-and-neck in most categories. But Verizon ultimately topped the …

Windstream and optical networking company Infinera said that they successfully achieved 800 Gbps single-wavelength transmission over 730 kilometers on Windstream’s long-haul network between San Diego, California and Phoenix, Arizona. The …