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Verizon says usage on its 5G Ultra Wideband network grew 249%

Verizon noted that Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia lead the carrier’s list Verizon reported that the data usage on its 5G Ultra Wideband network has increased by 249% since January of 2021, the carrier said in a release. Verizon also said it plans...

Ericsson (also) signs with T-Mobile to offer private 5G to US enterprise customers

Weird, and frustrating; Swedish vendor Ericsson has issued a press release, the day after Nordic rival Nokia, about a new working relationship with T-Mobile in the US on private 5G. It is the same press release, just with a different vendor attached, just as...

AT&T launches 5G in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey

AT&T launched limited 5G services in Mexico in December last year AT&T Mexico announced its 5G network has been launched in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. The telco said it expects its 5G network infrastructure to reach 25 new cities across Mexico before the end of...

Movistar aims to launch 5G in Mexico using AT&T’s infra: Report

Movistar Mexico is currently evaluating 5G plans and the technological infrastructure necessary Mexican operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica, is considering a launch of 5G in Mexico via a network sharing agreement with AT&T, according to recent press reports. “The infrastructure sharing model that...

#TBT: AT&T, Sprint launch IoT networks; T-Mo wins ‘Tappy’ lawsuit; FCC rolls back net neutrality … this week in 2017

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Sprint to launch...

Report: ‘Public sector edge computing has arrived’

The public sector is already relatively mature in its use of edge computing for use cases such as public safety, but there are significant cybersecurity concerns in play, according to a new report. The vertical-specific report by IDC was commissioned by AT&T and draws...

RootMetrics: Verizon’s 5G boosted by C-Band deployments, but T-Mo leads in speed

RootMetrics is only about halfway through the 125 U.S. cities that it tests every six months, but after 60 cities, it's releasing a look at what it's seeing so far in 5G test results. While the number of cities where each of the three...

#TBT: Appealing net neutrality; AT&T moves into SDN; Verizon buys AOL … this week in 2015

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Industry appeals FCC's...

FirstNet focuses on in-building coverage

The FirstNet Authority Board has voted to use network reinvestment funds to expand coverage indoors, in a move that will allow its network partner, AT&T, to offer an indoor coverage extension service to FirstNet customers. FirstNet said that the approved network reinvestment is intended...

Department of Defense inaugurates 5G smart warehouse network

DoD said that the 5G program seeks to increase the efficiency and fidelity of naval logistic operations The Department of Defense (DoD) 5G-NextG Initiative has recently inaugurated its 5G smart warehouse network at Naval Base Coronado. The objective of the 5G smart warehousing project at Naval...

America Movil plans to double 5G sites in Mexico by end-2022: CEO

In February, America Movil launched 5G services in 18 of Mexico’s largest cities, reaching more than 48 million people Mexican telecom group America Movil expects to double the number of 5G sites in Mexico by the end of the year, America Movil’s CEO Daniel Hajj...

#TBT: AT&T caps internet customers; iPad 2 comes to India; White hot iPhone 4 … this week in 2011

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! AT&T sets data...

‘Scale is the thing’ – Schneider Electric sets out strategy as private 5G user and reseller

Note, for more on this topic, and more on Schneider Electric's private 5G story, catch Zach Nimboorkar on the Enterprise IoT Insights webinar on April 28 on Industrial 5G (From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard). He is joined by speakers from ABI Research, MFA...

Nokia shifts private 5G sales strategy to go all-indirect, zero-touch, mega-sized

Another challenge, apart from devices, with the mission to scale industrial 5G is with sales channels. Speaking a while back, following its “flagship” arrangement with system integrator Kyndryl for its various Industry 4.0 gear, Nokia says its strategy on private networks has shifted, decisively....

How to understand, map and mitigate 5G cybersecurity risks: An interview with Ande Hazard, AT&T

‘A business’ most valuable assets are data, data and more data' Delivering enterprise-level digital transformation is proving to be a key 5G monetization strategy for operators. This approach, however, comes with a host of cybersecurity implications around things like data privacy and anomaly detection. In...

In a two-act reinvention, AT&T ‘retrenches’ from entertainment, focuses on connectivity, software

AT&T CEO John Stankey: 'When our first act is done, we’ll be a more focused, agile and capable domestic network leader' At AT&T’s analyst and investor day, CEO John Stankey signaled a two-act reinvention for the operator, describing a company more focused on connectivity and...

The Sunday Brief: The new (yet old) AT&T

Greetings from Kansas City, Nebraska and Louisiana.  Pictured is one of the stops on Jim’s broadband tour of the Cornhusker state, Buck’s Bar and Grill in Venice, Nebraska.  Terrific food and amazing service (and, while not personally witnessed, the live music also has a pretty darn...

AT&T extends MEC work with Microsoft into bundled private 5G roaming concept

AT&T is working with Microsoft to enable US enterprises to roam from private LTE and 5G networks using the shared CBRS band to public networks using its own licensed spectrum and national infrastructure. The new AT&T Private 5G Edge product will sit alongside Microsoft’s...

Most businesses don’t have a strategy for hybrid work, AT&T survey finds

A new survey from AT&T, Dubber and Incisiv shows that hybrid work, or a mix of in-person and remote work, is expected to become the "standard operating model across industries" within two years, rather than being viewed as an employee perk. More than 80%...

Microsoft introduces new Azure for Operators services

Azure Operator Distributed Services is "the next-generation hybrid cloud platform for operators," according to Microsoft.

America Movil launches 5G in 18 cities across Mexico

Mexican telecom group America Movil launched 5G services in 18 of Mexico's largest cities, reaching more than 48 million people. The company, which operates in the mobile telephony segment through the Telcel brand, initially launched 5G in Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Tijuana and Puebla. America Movil’s...

AT&T: Super Bowl data usage up 28% over 2020

Carrier says that FirstNet users at the game used twice as much data as fans, on average AT&T says its customers set a new usage record of 13 TB of data over LTE and 5G before and during the Super Bowl, an increase of 28%...

AT&T wins $167 million, five-year FEMA contract

AT&T is becoming the provider for the "vast majority" of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s telecommunications services, according to the carrier, after being awarded four separate contracts. Those contracts, which fall under the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract, are worth...

Mexican regulator confirms 5G spectrum auction for 2022

Mexican telecommunications regulator IFT has confirmed that the 5G spectrum auction for mobile services will take place during 2022. The 5G auction was included in the watchdog's 2022 work plan, which outlines the bidding process for spectrum blocks in the 600MHz, 3.3GHz and 3.5GHz bands,...