Category: 5G
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The Crypto-Powered 5G Wireless Service Goes Nationwide, But Not With the $5 Rate
Helium Mobile, which earlier this year made waves for both for its cryptocurrency-powered business model and its low $5-a-month plan, has expanded its service across the nation, but isn’t bringing that ultra-low rate along. The nationwide plan costs $20 a month, and comes with unlimited talk and text message. You get 30 gigabytes of high-speed…
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The Recap: Another DIRECTV Blackout, ESPN and MLB Lose Tons of Subscribers, and More
DIRECTV subscribers were hit hard by another blackout, this time with ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates owned by Tegna. Meanwhile, there’s more indication of cable TV’s struggles, along with some tough numbers to swallow for ESPN and the MLB Network. As always, there was a lot going on in the world of cord cutting.…
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T-Mobile Quietly Launched a 30 GB Hotspot Plan For Just $10
T-Mobile has a 30 GB hotspot plan for $10 a month, though the company isn’t promoting the package. T-Mobile on August quietly rolled out a new hotspot plan that gives customers access to high-speed data for only $15 a month, or $10 with the autopay discount. According to internal documents reviewed by The Mobile Report,…
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Flying for the Holidays? This Carrier Has the Best 5G Coverage at the Major U.S. Airports
T-Mobile once again topped its rivals when offering the best 5G service at the busiest airports in the U.S., according to communications data firm Opensignal. Overall, T-Mobile ranked ahead of AT&T and Verizon at 20 airports for consistent service quality in Opensignal’s study. Customers noted fewer dropped calls, faster load times, and better streaming than…
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Amazon Says its New Satellite Internet Service Will Run Faster and More Securely Thanks to This Partnership
Amazon on Tuesday said its Project Kuiper satellite-based internet service will get a big helping hand from its Amazon Web Services division, enabling the service to run faster and more securely. Amazon Web Services, or AWS, powers websites and cloud services around the world, and is quietly the most profitable part of the retail giant.…
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Charter’s Spectrum Told to Stop Bashing T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet Service
Charter’s claims that T-Mobile’s 5G home internet service is “spotty” and “glitchy” go to far, according to the National Advertising Division, which recommended the cable TV provider modify or cease several claims against the wireless company. The NAD, which is part of the BBB National Programs, ruled that two of its commercials and claims on…
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The Satellite-Based 5G Game May Get a Surprising New Player
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin is the latest company looking to get into the burgeoning area of satellite-based internet service. Earlier this week, the company showed off a demo of its “Advanced 5G Non-Terrestrial Network Satellite Base Station,” which it calls 5G.MIL. It said it plans to launch the 5G.MIL payload to orbit next year. Lockheed…
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T-Mobile Could Be the Fifth Largest Internet Provider By the End of 2023
It’s been a little more than two years since T-Mobile entered the broadband business with its 5G home internet service, and the wireless carrier has already made an impression. Given its momentum, it could end 2023 as the fifth-largest internet service provider in the U.S. T-Mobile ended the third quarter with 4.2 million subscribers, notching…
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Apple Will Reportedly Adopt RCS Messaging Standard Next Year, Making iPhone-Android Text Exchanges Way Easier
Apple’s iPhone will embrace the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard that serves as the backbone for modern text messages for all other phones. The tech giant told 9to5Mac that its phones would support the RCS standard, which allow provide an array of iMessage-style features for Android and iPhone users when texting each other. Apple…
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White House Wants To Free Up More Spectrum For Phones, 5G Home Internet, 6G and More
President Joe Biden on Monday said that he would push the government to free up more radio airwaves to further power everything from smartphones to self-driving cars and 5G home internet services. The White House unveiled a National Spectrum Strategy that would direct the National Telecommunications Information Administration to conduct a two-year study to see…