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5 things to know today … 1. Verizon Communications achieved the world’s first live over-the-air data call using an LTE Category M1 chipset, according to chip vendor Sequans. Category M1 is the technology Verizon says will make its LTE network …

AT&T is throwing 60% more data for customers selecting its most popular Cricket prepaid rate plan following slide in growth Coming off of a significant year-over-year drop in prepaid growth, AT&T’s Cricket Wireless brand is throwing 60% more data at …

The FCC’s third attempt to find a match between television broadcasters and telecom operators for 600 MHz spectrum is set, though will result be the same? The Federal Communications Commission’s third attempt to match television broadcaster financial demands with telecom …

Sprint investors reacted negatively to release of its full fiscal Q2 results, with the carrier’s prepaid biz set to lose 2M customers in current quarter Highlighting the continued volatility around anything related to Sprint, the carrier’s stock gave back a …

Aggressive pricing moves against rivals T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T dampened consumer spending at Sprint, though recovery appears on track Sprint fleshed out its second fiscal quarter results highlighted by the continued shift in consumer spending tied to device payment plans …

Robust customer growth and increased consumer spending bolsters T-Mobile US bottom line, celebrated by investors with new 52-week high As expected, T-Mobile US posted industry leading third-quarter customer growth and continuing incremental improvements in financial results. For the quarter, the …

Similar to Q3 results from Verizon, AT&T posted slowing wireless growth and impact from planned 2G decommission, while T-Mobile and Sprint surge Goosed by its proposed $80 billion acquisition of Time Warner, AT&T bumped up the release of its third-quarter …

Verizon shrugged off short-term competitive impact from rivals T-Mobile and Sprint, notes 5G trials remain on track for 2017 and IoT continues to grow Verizon Communications released third-quarter financial results this week that show a considerable influence from rivals in …

Verizon Wireless sees steep year-over-year drop in connection growth, which analysts attribute to aggressive moves from T-Mobile and Sprint Verizon Communications’ once metronomic wireless operating performance looks to be skipping some beats with its most recent quarterly results sounding a …

Bidding activity quickly stalled in the forward auction portion of the ongoing FCC 600 MHz incentive auction, which is likely now looking at a 2017 conclusion Well, that was quick. The Federal Communications Commission needed just one round of bidding …

The FCC said T-Mobile is on the hook for $48 million in fines and compensation tied to its policy of throttling data speeds for unlimited data customers The increasingly common industry practice of throttling data speeds for consumers on “unlimited” …

FCC set to kick off the forward auction part of its phase two 600 MHz auction proceedings with the offer of 90 megahertz of cleared spectrum for telecom operators The Federal Communications Commission’s second attempt to match television broadcaster wants …

Comcast to focus on offering cellular services to cable TV and internet customers, while also leveraging access to 15 million Wi-Fi hot spots Comcast: Your wide-area, wireless services provider. On one hand, thinking of Comcast as your wireless network services …

Tablet customers can now tap in the Sprint unlimited data morass with the carrier offering $20 per month access, in line with rival T-Mobile Sprint is pushing a new tablet-related promotion tied to its recent unlimited data moves, allowing the …

Sprint posts positive sequential customer growth, improved financials in teasing quarterly results; tickles investors The recently completed third quarter is shaping up to be dynamically interesting for the domestic wireless carrier space, made more so by the release of preliminary …

In connection with the presale of the LG V20 smartphone, the T-Mobile LTE network is getting a capacity infusion from its AWS-3 spectrum licenses As part of kicking off the presale of the LG V20 smartphone, T-Mobile US is touting …

Telecom operators seeking 600 MHz spectrum licenses, like Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, will have to generate north of $54B in total bids for 90 megahertz The value of wireless spectrum is often a difficult number to nail down but, at …

Customers of the Google Project Fi MVNO service can now add up to 4 additional lines each at a $5 per month discount Google continues to flesh out its Project Fi mobile telephone service, recently rolling out a discounted multiline …

Carriers and vendors are solidly behind advances in 5G technology, but the advanced business and use case to support the technology remains elusive Perhaps the most challenging issue surrounding “5G” today is in terms of use cases. Speaking with a …

With channel bands of several hundred megahertz expected to support 5G deployments, government regulators will need to be creative in providing resources Spectrum remains one of the more challenging aspects on the road to “5G” deployments. With expectations of channel …

Carriers and vendors are solidly behind advances in 5G technology, but the advanced business and use case to support the technology remains elusive Perhaps the most challenging issue surrounding “5G” today is in terms of use cases. Speaking with a …

CCA and carrier member T-Mobile talked 5G, IoT, VoLTE and policy, showing such topics are not the exclusive domain of large operators As expected, the recently completed Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention showed a heavy focus on policy, “5G” and …

A new report from Twin Prime judged T-Mobile the best performing carrier thanks to LTE and 3G speeds, though Verizon had the broadest LTE reach. A new network performance report showed Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US continue to duke it …

Canadian operator Telus said the 5G trial with Huawei produced network speeds of 29.3 Gbps, though details on spectrum and technology remain light. Canadian telecom operator Telus is the latest from north of the border to get in on the …

Nokia said it has found a way to solve small cell backhaul and power challenges for operators by using drones. The technology comes out of the Bell Labs unit Nokia acquired when it bought Alcatel-Lucent. The solution will use drones …