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The gigabit LTE discrepancy hinges on market availability of carrier aggregation, 256 QAM and 4X4 MIMO Last week at a media and analysts event in San Jose, Calif., T-Mobile US updated its gigabit LTE deployments. There are three primary elements …

Gigabit LTE footprint extends to 920 markets; plans to deploy LAA SAN JOSE, Calif.–In the race to boost capacity while optimizing usage of network resources, T-Mobile US today announced that it has deployed gigabit LTE technologies in 920 U.S. markets, …

Sprint rebounding with MVNO arrangement with Altice USA The months of will they, won’t they speculation then formal discussions between Sprint parent SoftBank and T-Mobile US parent Deutsche Telekom are officially done. The two sides couldn’t agree on terms regarding …

T-Mobile US CEO John Legere has reportedly reached out to Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure in an effort to keep the proposed merger of the two carriers on the table. The companies have been in discussions for weeks, but have apparently …

Three of the four national carriers have won wireless service contract with the U.S. Navy that is worth up to almost $1 billion over the next five years. With Sprint notably absent, AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon were awardees of …

Share prices sink; Claure travels to Japan; Legere says his style is worth billions A tug-of-war between Germany and Japan may be tearing apart the planned merger of T-Mobile US and Sprint. Both Bloomberg and Japan’s Nikkei news service report …

FORT WORTH, Tex.–New options for utilizing unlicensed spectrum in cellular networks present some opportunities for smaller carriers to experiment with boosting their coverage and capacity, according to representatives from Nokia, Ericsson and T-Mobile US. Steve Sharkey, T-Mobile US’ VP for …

EVP of customer care discusses T-Mo’s success FORT WORTH, TEx.–As T-Mobile US has catapulted itself ahead of other wireless carriers in customer growth, its customer care and engagement strategy has been a fundamental part of its “un-carrier” positioning. Callie Field, …

Background: On October 24, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission proposed revisions to its notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the 3.5 GHz spectrum band, and said it will seek comment on these proposed changes. These changes include extending the license term …

Sprint says Magic Box contributing to improved average download speeds Amid ongoing discussions regarding a potential merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US, Sprint didn’t host a formal earnings call, but today released its Q2 financials. In addition to cutting $400 …

‘No questions, please,’ was the implied message T-Mobile US gave Wall Street as the company released another strong quarterly report. The “un-carrier” wasn’t trying to dodge questions about its numbers, which were better than analysts had expected. But the company …

Japan’s SoftBank, which owns roughly 80% of Sprint, said it is creating a U.S. infrastructure joint venture in partnership with Australia’s Lendlease. Called Lendlease Towers, the company will develop and acquire rooftop and tower assets. The JV’s goal is a …

Qualcomm is prepping to support 600 MHz as the spectrum repack continues HONG KONG–Qualcomm Technologies announced new additions to the RF front-end (RFFE) portfolio that is designed to provide comprehensive support for devices operating in the 600 MHz spectrum. The …

Massive network repairs underway in Puerto Rico, USVI; wildfires keeping network teams busy in CA Wireless network operators’ ability to respond to natural disasters and keep networks running, or restore operations as quickly as possible, continues to be tested with …

In conjunction with FOX, T-Mobile is accelerating deployment of new spectrum T-Mobile US continues its effort to aggressively deploy its 600 MHz holdings. Following activation of rural sites in Maine and Wyoming, the carrier is now focusing its efforts on …

Mobile network operators will assist Alphabet Project Loon, the ambitious project launched by Google parent Alphabet to use balloons to deliver internet service, will get a real-life test in Puerto Rico. The Federal Communications Commission has given Alphabet the green …

Major issues apparently unresolved Sprint and T-Mobile US hope to announce a merger before the end of the month, according to Bloomberg. Companies often couple merger announcements with earnings releases, and T-Mobile is planning to report earnings October 23, while …

Qualcomm identifies gigabit LTE and 5G as ‘mega technology trends’ As the 3GPP continues work on the standalone variant of the 5G New Radio standard, which is tracking for release mid-2018, the telecom industry is poised for gearing up for …

The internet of things may someday deliver a world of robots and intelligent machines that control all manner of devices, but for now, most connected devices are ultimately controlled by humans. Humans need information – we demand data, and then …

The United States is big–around 3.8-million-square-miles–and has widely varied geography. As such, providing true nationwide broadband service is a heavy lift. And, naturally, service providers only have so much money to invest in network builds meaning that population centers take …

T-Mobile US picks up remaining interest in regional carrier Iowa Wireless T-Mobile US is expanding its footprint in the Midwest by buying out the remaining interest in regional carrier Iowa Wireless. iWireless, as it’s called, was founded in 1997 and …

LTE for IoT was the subject of a panel discussion that was part of 151 Advisors’ App-solutely IoT conference at Mobile World Congress Americas. The conference focuses on end user applications for IoT technology, and the LTE panel focused primarily …

Apple touts iPhone 8, iPhone X and a cellular Apple Watch Apple continues to cater to the high-end smartphone customer, introducing its iPhone X (pronounced “ten”) yesterday with a price tag of a whopping $1,000 and going full Dick Tracy …

T-Mobile, Nokia, Qualcomm hit 1.175 Gbps in test Who says you have to wait for 5G to get gigabit-plus-per-second speeds to your mobile device? As operators continue to advance their LTE networks with carrier aggregation, 4×4 MIMO and 256 QAM–an …

Another week, another potentially catastrophic hurricane — is this what the rest of the 2017 hurricane season is going to look like? Let’s hope not (stay away, Jose!). Irma has reportedly taken out all of the cellular towers on some …