In an interview with Yahoo at CES last week, Sprint president of Business Jan Geldmacher expressed his irritation at AT&T’s decision to market their upgraded LTE network as “5G E”. “They call it 5G, but we believe it’s not 5G. We roll out the real 5G. It’s based on our 2.5 gigahertz spectrum. It’s based […]
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T-Mobile and Sprint Get Closer to Merger
Sprint and T-Mobile got one step closer on their journey towards merging, with approval coming in from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States on Monday. This committee is a government panel that reviews deals involving foreign investors and is an important step for the two carriers to clear. There are still other […]
AT&T’s Mobile 5G Launch Coming Soon
AT&T plans to launch 5G in 12 cities by the end of the year, so there should be lots of news coming from the carrier over the next few weeks about their 5G service. While they’ve made many general announcements about their standards-based 5G network and the cities that will get the service, there are […]
New York City to get 5G from Sprint in 2019
Sprint has upgraded their LTE network in New York City to LTE Advanced, paving the way for their 5G launch next year. While they are not ready to launch 5G yet, the improvements they’re making to the 4G LTE network will make the switch to 5G easier. “Massive MIMO … dramatically improves the capacity of […]
FCC Issues Order Regarding 5G Reviews
The FCC passed new rules today that will require cities to approve or deny carriers’ requests quickly when a carrier asks to deploy 5G networks. This will prevent cities from taking an inordinately long time to review these requests, which should allow carriers to move forward more quickly with their rollout plans. Read more Related […]
Verizon CEO Talks About 5G
Verizon announced it’s 5G Home service last week, and this week CEO Hans Vestberg explained more about the company’s plans to generate revenue from 5G at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference in New York. He described three revenue streams Verizon is counting on: mobility services, followed by fixed wireless access and mobile edge. “[Fixed wireless] […]
Verizon Announces 5G Home Internet Service to be Available Oct 1
NEW YORK – “5G is here,” said Hans Vestberg, Verizon Chief Executive Officer. Continuing its legacy of consumer firsts, Verizon is launching Verizon 5G Home, the world’s first commercial 5G broadband internet service, on October 1. And beginning Thursday at 8am ET, U.S. consumers can visit FirstOn5G.com to learn more about the service and sign […]
AT&T Announces Indianapolis as Another 5G Market
AT&T has already announced plans for mobile 5G in Atlanta; Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.; Oklahoma City; and Dallas and Waco, Texas, and now they have added Indianapolis to the list. Indianapolis is one of AT&T’s “5G Evolution” markets, meaning the company has deployed wireless speeds that can deliver at least 400 Mbit/s on supported devices. […]
Verizon Settles 5G Fight in Pennsylvania
Verizon and their infrastructure partner Crown Castle have been engaged in a battle with the town of Doylestown, Pennsylvania for over a year over their 5G wireless hardware, and it has finally be resolved. Verizon and Crown Castle have now agreed to adjust their hardware deployment plans and share revenues with the town. Read more […]
Verizon Touts Free TV as Part of 5G Plan
Verizon’s 5G network won’t be viable for mobile use for quite some time, but it will be a viable alternative to traditional home internet options in coverage areas. As part of their plan to encourage customers to switch to their 5G service, Verizon plans to bundle TV service via AppleTV or YouTube TV – similar […]
