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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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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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Glance eyes full US expansion with telco partnerships

Ryan Daws — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:47:11 +0000

Glance, a Google-backed Indian startup known for its smartphone lockscreen platform, is intensifying its efforts to penetrate the US market. This follows a recent pilot program with Verizon and Motorola. Glance’s platform offers customised content such as news feeds, local events, sports updates, media content, and interactive games without requiring additional app installations. The company... 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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Verizon deploys over 130,000 O-RAN radios

Ryan Daws — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:16:31 +0000

Verizon has deployed over 130,000 O-RAN capable radios – including massive MIMO antennas – as part of 15,000 O-RAN compliant cell sites utilising virtualised baseband units. This marks a major milestone in Verizon’s transition to Open RAN architecture, which promises greater flexibility, innovation, and supplier diversity in the radio access network ecosystem. The open and... Read more »

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Verizon will maintain controversial surcharge despite lawsuit

Ryan Daws — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:02:15 +0000

Verizon customers may soon receive payments up to $100 each as part of a $100 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over its monthly “Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge.” However, Verizon plans to continue charging the fee and may raise it further. The settlement comes after a lawsuit alleged Verizon failed to properly disclose the... Read more »

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Verizon finally shutters its 3G network

Ryan Daws — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 17:11:09 +0000

Verizon has switched off its 3G network following years of warnings to holdouts still relying on the legacy network. Any customer using a 3G CDMA device that does not support newer technologies “will be suspended without billing and will lose the ability to call, text, or use data.” The operator is the last of the... Read more »

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BlackRock teams up with Verizon for private 5G network at New York HQ

Duncan MacRae — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:13:00 +0000

Verizon Business and BlackRock have revealed that BlackRock’s new global headquarters at 50 Hudson Yards in New York will feature a private 5G network from Verizon. The deal brings secure 5G Ultra Wideband connectivity to areas of BlackRock’s brand new Hudson Yards facility where high speed and low latency are put to optimal use, such... Read more »

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Verizon’s 5G UWB is now available in 1,700 cities

Ryan Daws — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:23:08 +0000

Verizon has officially launched its 5G Ultra Wideband (UWB) network, expanding coverage to parts of 1,700 cities. The operator announced the “historic” day after switching on its C-band deployment which uses mid-band frequencies that it spent $52.9 billion acquiring in an auction back in March 2021. Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO of Verizon, said: “This... Read more »

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