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AT&T data breach affects 109 million US customers

Muhammad Zulhusni — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:30:32 +0000

AT&T has disclosed a significant cybersecurity incident that has sent ripples through the security and tech communities. The breach, which occurred in April, resulted in the unauthorised access and download of data from approximately 109 million customer accounts, primarily consisting of call and text records from 2022. Scope and nature of the breach According to... Read more »

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US 5G performance surges as carriers deploy mid-band spectrum

Ryan Daws — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:53:59 +0000

The US is experiencing a significant boost in 5G performance as major carriers deploy newly acquired mid-band spectrum. Recent data from Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence reveals substantial improvements in download speeds and network quality across the country. T-Mobile has maintained its leadership position, leveraging additional 2.5 GHz spectrum acquired in Auction 108. The carrier’s median 5G... Read more »

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AST SpaceMobile stock soars following Verizon partnership announcement

Muhammad Zulhusni — Thu, 30 May 2024 12:46:18 +0000

AST SpaceMobile, a provider of satellite-to-phone services, saw its stock soar recently after announcing a partnership with Verizon. This deal follows the company’s recent agreement with AT&T to provide remote coverage across the United States. AST SpaceMobile is constructing satellites to deliver broadband service directly to unmodified smartphones, tapping into the emerging “direct-to-device” communications market.... Read more »

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AT&T’s new ‘Turbo’ charge raises net neutrality concerns

Ryan Daws — Fri, 03 May 2024 12:31:33 +0000

AT&T is now charging mobile customers an additional $7 per month for faster wireless data speeds with a new “Turbo” add-on. AT&T says the add-on is “built to support high-performance mobile applications, like gaming, social video broadcasting, and live video conferencing, with optimised data while customers are on the go.” The new fee comes just... Read more »

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FCC fines major telcos for selling users’ location data

Ryan Daws — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:43:43 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined major US telcos for illegally selling their subscribers’ location data to third-party data brokers. According to an FCC statement, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile US – the latter two having merged in 2020 – were ordered to pay $57 million, $47 million, $12 million, and $80 million, respectively,... Read more »

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AT&T probes data breach affecting millions of customers

Ryan Daws — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:57:45 +0000

AT&T announced on Saturday that it is investigating a major data breach involving the personal information of over 73 million current and former customer accounts. The company said a data set containing records on approximately 7.6 million existing AT&T accounts and 65.4 million former accounts was released on the dark web. According to AT&T’s preliminary... Read more »

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Widespread cellular outage hits the US

Ryan Daws — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:14:49 +0000

A cellular outage has swept across large portions of the US, causing disruptions in services provided by major telecom companies including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Data collected from outage tracking website Downdetector revealed that more than 32,000 incidents were reported with AT&T’s service around 4:30am Eastern Time. The outage affected cities including San Francisco, Houston,... Read more »

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AT&T will display brand logos on calls from verified numbers

Ryan Daws — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:56:43 +0000

AT&T has partnered with TransUnion to display brand names and logos for outgoing business calls, providing an extra layer of authentication and trust for customers. The companies are offering two industry-first features: allowing brand logos to appear without a special app installed on the receiver’s phone, and verifying the calls through STIR/SHAKEN standards to confirm... Read more »

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AT&T plans most wireless traffic to flow across Open RAN by 2026

Ryan Daws — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:22:37 +0000

AT&T has unveiled plans to transition 70 percent of its wireless network traffic to open-capable platforms by late 2026. The telecoms giant aims to fully integrate Open RAN sites in collaboration with industry leaders Ericsson and Fujitsu, starting as early as 2024. This departure from closed proprietary interfaces signifies a pivotal shift towards rapid scaling... Read more »

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AST SpaceMobile achieves space-to-smartphone 5G connection

Ryan Daws — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:40:34 +0000

AST SpaceMobile has successfully established the first-ever 5G connection for both voice and data between a standard smartphone and a satellite in space. The achievement was demonstrated by AST SpaceMobile’s engineers who orchestrated a call from the serene shores of Maui, Hawaii to a Vodafone engineer located in bustling Madrid, Spain. What makes this achievement... Read more »

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