Verizon’s Residential 5G Broadband
We finally got a look at the detail of Verizon’s 5G residential wireless product. They’ve announced that it will be available to some customers in Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Sacramento...
View ArticleThe Zero-rating Strategy
The cable companies are increasingly likely to be take a page from the cellular carriers by offering zero-rating for video. That’s the practice of providing video content that doesn’t count against...
View ArticleIs the Public Buying the 5G Hype?
T-Mobile recently conducted a survey, conducted by HarrisT, that looks in detail about how the public feels about the role of pending new technologies. They expect to repeat this survey quarterly to...
View ArticleThe Slow Deployment of 5G
Somebody asked me a few days ago why I write so much about 5G. My response is that I am intrigued by the 5G hype. The major players in the industry have been devoting big dollars to promote a...
View Article5G vs. WiFi
The big cellular carriers envision a future where every smart device is connected to their cellular networks rather than to WiFi. They envision every home having to pay a monthly subscription to...
View ArticleAnother Rural Wireless Provider?
T-Mobile announced the start of a trial for a fixed wireless broadband product using LTE. The product is being marketed as “T-Mobile Home Internet”. The company will offer the product by invitation...
View ArticleCity Authority in Rights-of-Way
The California Supreme Court just joined the fray in the battle over the placement of small cells and other wireless equipment in public rights-of-ways. Currently, there are numerous lawsuits...
View Article5G Claims for Rural America
There are a few hot-button topics that are the current favorite talking points at the FCC. T-Mobile and Sprint are pressing both the 5G and the rural broadband buttons with their merger request. The...
View ArticleCellular Broadband Speeds – 2019
Opensignal recently released their latest report on worldwide cellular data speeds. The company examined over 139 billion cellphone connections in 87 countries in creating this latest report. South...
View ArticleA New Cellular Carrier?
One of the most interesting aspects of the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile is that the agreement now includes selling some of Sprint’s spectrum to Dish Networks to enable them to become a 5G...
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T-Mobile Offering Broadband Solutions
As part of the push to get approval for the proposed merger with Sprint, T-Mobile pledged that it will offer low-cost data plans, give free 5G to first responders and provide free broadband access to...
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The Upcoming 5G Confusion
Until now the 5G industry has spread a lot of hype, but it hasn’t affected customers. That’s all starting to change as the cellular carriers are starting to offer 5G phones. Many customers who spend...
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Taking Advantage of the $9B 5G Fund
The FCC will be moving forward with the $9 billion 5G Fund – a new use of the Universal Service Fund – that will be providing money to expand cellular coverage to the many remote places in the US where...
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FCC Reports on Poor Rural 4G Coverage
The FCC released a report in January that shows that the cellular networks of the major carriers underperform in rural America. This is no news to anybody who lives and works in a rural county. The...
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T-Mobile Needs to Step Up
The T-Mobile Sprint merger became official on April 1. Since we are in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country needs T-Mobile to keep a few of the promises it made that were contingent upon...
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Can LTE Fixed Wireless Solve the Rural Digital Divide?
I’ve been working in rural counties all over the US and have found that a lot of rural homes are using a fixed 4G LTE wireless product for home broadband. All three big cellular companies have a fixed...
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Big Regional Network Outages
T-Mobile had a major network outage last week that cut off some voice calls and most texting for nearly a whole day. The company’s explanation of the outage was provided by Neville Ray, the president...
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Satellite Cell Service
T-Mobile and Starlink made a joint announcement recently about an arrangement where Starlink will enable voice and texting capabilities to T-Mobile cellphones by the end of 2023. This is a service that...
View ArticleCable Company Cellular Growing
Cable companies are starting to quietly build a significant cellular business to bundle with broadband and other products. Consider the most recent customer count from the eight largest U.S. cellular...
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Fearing the Competition
Over the last six months, practically every big carrier in the industry has made a formal announcement that they are not worried about specific competitors. The latest one I read was in LightReading...
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