The FAA and cellular carriers, AT&T and Verizon, agreed to minimize their new 5G coverage using the C-Band frequency. A statement was recently released by the FAA that buffer zones have been set up for the coming 5G C-Band deployment. These airport locations will have temporary zones placed to protect them from potential interference from […]
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How to select an outdoor antenna for a 4G/5G Router
Before you start the search for an outdoor antenna for your router, consider the following questions: Do you need a cellular antenna, WiFi, GPS, or something that combines these connections? How/ where do you need to mount and how far is it in relation to your cellular router? This will help determine the amount of […]
5Gstore Blog Named in Top 35 5G Technology Blogs and Websites
As of yesterday, Feedspot listed 35 of what they believe are the best 5G Technology blogs. 5Gstore has been ranked number 14 from thousands of blogs on the web. Blogs were ranked by traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. Feedspot has both a website and mobile application dedicated to gathering all your favorite […]
Xfinity Mobile told to stop ads for “Unlimited 5G”
Like other cable MVNOs, more competitive data plans were released to customers last year. Comcast’s service was included, however, their Xfinity Mobile was recently challenged by T-Mobile for certain ad claims about “unlimited 5G.” T-Mobile went to the National Advertising Division (NAD), who then recommended Comcast stop advertising plans as “unlimited 5G” and using messages […]
Verizon and AT&T agree to additional C-Band delay
In early 2021, an FCC auction sold Verizon and AT&T rights to use “C-band” frequencies at a price of almost $70 billion. The carriers are certainly eager to roll out the service, not only to catch up to T-Mobile, but because the new spectrum will provide in-between performance over much wider coverage areas. T-Mobile is […]
AT&T and Verizon reject U.S. request to delay 5G deployment
January 5th is fast approaching. This is the date in which carriers, AT&T and Verizon, were instructed to delay 5G rollout on the C-Band spectrum. If you’re not already aware, this is because of possible interference on these frequencies with aircraft safety tools. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson […]
Digi International to Showcase Innovations at CES 2022
Digi International® is a leading global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services. They were recently named a CES® 2022 Innovation Awards honoree in the Smart Cities category and today announced it will showcase new innovations and share expertise at CES 2022 (booth number 10239). The company plans on showcasing the new […]
5G Frequency Band Information
With the growing 5G coverage and release of more 5G modems on the router market, we thought it would be nice to ring in the new year with some facts about 5G frequency bands. Low-band 5G operates between 600-850 MHz. This is similar to what 4G networks currently use and is only moderately faster than […]
Verizon’s sneak peek of pre-commercial C-band in LA
Amidst the concerns over 5G’s C-Band spectrum, and cold weather, journalists and analysts went to the streets to test. They received a sneak peek of Verizon’s pre-commercial C-band 5G service in downtown Los Angeles, complete with handsets tuned to the C-band. Among these testers was Bill Ho, a principal analyst at 556 Ventures. He later […]
Verizon hits 5G site target, turns focus to C-band deployment
Verizon says it’s exceeded its 2021 target for building out its 5G Ultra Wideband cells. Now, amongst FAA concerns over C-Band, Verizon is turning its investment attention to rapidly expanding its C-band airwaves deployment. Along the way, it’s launching 5G Business Internet service today in: Athens, GA Knoxville, TN Tacoma, WA The company passed its […]
