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Qualcomm partners with Charter, EE on Wi-Fi 7

'Wi-Fi 7 matters more than any other Wi-Fi generation in the past,' says Qualcomm exec Qualcomm has announced two new Wi-Fi 7 partnerships: one with Charter Communications in the U.S. and another with EE in the U.K. Both service providers are working with the chip company...

Charter Communications picks Nokia for 5G deployment

Charter will use Nokia’s 5G RAN solutions to provide wireless 5G connectivity and increased network capacity to customers in its trial markets in the United States Finnish vendor Nokia announced that U.S. cable operator Charter Communications is implementing Nokia’s AirScale equipment portfolio for the deployment...

Charter says rural market growth ‘on track’ following Q1 results

Rural customers are 'purchasing products beyond Internet,' says Charter CFO While Charter Communications reported $6.65 EPS for the Q1 2023 quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates by $0.56 per share, it still managed to post a revenue of $13.65 billion for the same period, a 3.4%...

‘America’s inventive spirit at its finest’ – CBRS model must be extended, says industry

Twenty-six organizations and alliances in the US with active interests in private and shared cellular for enterprise usage have jointly written to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to hail the “success” of the Citizens Broadband Radio...

Public LoRaWAN growth at 66% – alliance brushes off Bouygues, brushes past Sigfox

The LoRa Alliance has moved to head off fears about a collapse of LoRaWAN as a public network technology in Europe, following the decision by Bouygues Telecom in France to shut down its Objenious LoRaWAN network from 2024, by declaring a 66 percent jump...

Charter to explore 5G using mmWave + CBRS spectrum combo

Charter has been granted permission by the Federal Communication Commission to test 5G New Radio with a combination of 37 GHz and CBRS spectrum, using CBRS as an anchor. The Special Temporary Authority (STA) documentation outlines a research project in which Charter will test...

The Sunday Brief: Charter Communications – Formulaic Diversification

June greetings from Davidson/ Lake Norman, Dallas (TX), and the mountain town of Murphy, NC.  After a busy week, the Briefer took some R&R time with friends in the mountains.  Pictured is the Chatuge Lake view from the Chatuge Shores Golf Course which is on the...

AWS joins new alliance recruits to drive LoRaWAN development

Amazon Web Services has joined the board of the LoRa Alliance, alongside US telecoms company Charter Communications, German untility Netze BW, and US LoRaWAN operator Senet. Members from each company will serve on the alliance board for the 2020-2021 period, at least, joining existing board...

Disney resorts to test CBRS

In a promising sign for large enterprise adoption of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts was granted permission to conduct internal testing to see if some of its existing wireless infrastructure at its Disney resorts in Anaheim, California and Orlando,...

Charter to test CBRS in Los Angeles

Charter is planning a 200-node Citizens Broadband Radio Service network in the Los Angeles area, testing out a variety of fixed and mobile network equipment and including a site at the Inglewood Oil Field. According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, the test...

Debating the fate of the C Band

WASHINGTON, D.C.--In the Federal Communications Commission's quest to free up more mid-band spectrum for 5G wireless services, the debate around the C Band is one of the most contentious and complicated. That complexity was reflected at a panel on Wednesday, with most of the...

Charter Communications not currently looking to buy wireless assets

The executive said, however, that this scenario may change in the future depending on the pricing of certain mobile assets U.S. cable operator Charter Communications is not considering acquisition of wireless assets at the moment, the company’s president and CEO, Thomas Rutledge, said during a...

Kagan: The Charter Spectrum Mobile wireless growth plan

Craig Cowden, the Senior Vice President of wireless for Charter, explained some of their interesting growth plans at a recent U.S. Senate hearing. I think it’s important for all of us to take a moment and pull the camera back. Let’s think about where...

Charter to expand LTE small cell trials to LA, NYC

The U.S. cable operator has recently launched a mobile service offering via Verizon’s network infrastructure U.S. cable operator Charter Communications announced plans to expand LTE small cells trials to Los Angeles and New York City within the next few months, Craig Cowden, SVP of Wireless...

With Spectrum Mobile launch, Charter joins Comcast in MVNO space

Charter and Comcast are both using Verizon spectrum for mobile services As traditional cable companies increasingly enter the wireless area and wireless companies look to leverage their networks to provide mobile video content, Charter Communications entered the fray June 30 with the launch of its...

Charter Communications to launch mobile services by mid-year: CEO

  Charter Communications aims to to launch a MVNO through a partnership with Verizon U.S. cable operator Charter Communications expects to launch mobile services through a mobile virtual network operator by mid-year, the operator’s chairman and CEO, Thomas Rutledge, said during a recent conference call with...

Charter Communications testing 5G in six U.S. markets

Charter eyeing 5G fixed wireless broadband service U.S. cable operator Charter Communications said it is currently carrying out 5G testing in a move to use fixed wireless services to expand coverage. In a blog post, the operator said it's "actively developing and testing" 5G wireless...

Why Verizon isn’t buying Charter

Verizon's interest in buying a cable operator is back in the news, and late last week the company made an announcement. It wasn't an announcement about buying Charter, and indeed the news was scheduled long before the Charter story broke. But Verizon's news is...

Why Verizon isn’t buying Charter

On June 1, Verizon’s board said the company’s dividend will remain unchanged in the current quarter. No surprise there, but the announcement underlines a commitment Verizon and AT&T share, which limits both companies’ ability to grow through non-accretive acquisitions. Both companies pay out more...

FCC gives Charter approval to test 5G in Florida

Charter Communications, which operates an MVNO based on Verizon's network, appears poised to test 5G systems based on a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission. While Charter didn't respond to a request for details, FCC documentation indicates the company will be working with Ericsson...

Senate report calls out TWC, Charter for over billing

Investigation into pay-TV providers TWC, Charter, Dish Network, DirecTV, Comcast and Cox examines billing practices A U.S. Senate hearing this week focused on billing practices for five major pay-TV companies serving some 71 million subscribers. Senators honed in on overcharges from Time Warner Cable and...

FCC attaches strings to Charter buy of Time Warner Cable

Charter will not impose data caps for seven years following combination with Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks In approving a major merger in the cable space, the Federal Communications Commission took the opportunity to include a consumer-friendly catch designed to ensure cord cutters have...

AT&T warns FCC about waning competition in cable

Following its $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, telecom giant AT&T is now telling federal regulators a pending combination of Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Charter Communications will serve to decrease competition in the lucrative industry. In an Oct. 13 letter to Federal Communications...

Time Warner Cable, Charter merger gets shareholder OK

Bright House Networks also to be acquired as part of major cable TV deal During a special meeting held Sept. 21, shareholders of Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable have approved Charter’s $56 billion purchase of Time Warner. At the same meeting, Charter announced its acquisition of...