Tag: 5G
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Comcast Says It Doesn’t Feel Threatened by 5G Home Internet As Cord Cutting 2.0 Grows
Comcast said it doesn’t see 5G home internet as a threat in the intensifying race to provide reliable high-speed internet to consumers. The telecommunications company believes radio spectrum limitations will cause issues for the new technology in the future. Instead, Comcast views fiber broadband as its biggest long-term competitor because internet connection option is available…
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T-Mobile Will Soon Be Able To Expand Its 5G Home Internet Services to New Areas
T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet offerings could be coming to new areas soon. Earlier this week, Congress passed the 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (SALE) Act, which temporarily restores the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to dole out spectrum won from an auction held last year. Once President Joe Biden signs it into law, the agency will…
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5G Home Internet Is Becoming a “Competitive Threat” to Traditional Cable Broadband As Availability Grows
Despite the uncertainty around what 5G home internet is capable of or where it’s going, the wireless technology has shaken up the broadband industry in the last two years. According to a report from consumer insights firm Horowitz Research, 67% of surveyed consumers who are subscribed to a 5G plan through providers like T-Mobile or…
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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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Why DISH Network Isn’t Interested in Fast-Growing 5G Home Internet
5G home internet service is the talk of the broadband world, with T-Mobile, Verizon, and now AT&T seeing intense interest — and customer sign-ups — for their offerings. But DISH Network, the only other company with a 5G network that covers a large part of the country, doesn’t seem interested in taking part in the…
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AT&T’s 5G Network is Getting Even Faster in These Markets
AT&T previously said that upgrades to its 5G network are coming along faster than expected. You can look to Houston as proof. The Houston Chronicle reported that 100% of the greater Houston area now has access to AT&T’s enhanced 5G coverage, which taps into the C-band spectrum it spent billions to acquire back in 2021. …
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The Recap: T-Mobile’s Forced Migration, FCC’s Blackout Rebate Proposal and More
The Federal Communications Commission had a particularly busy week, but T-Mobile has to take the cake for the biggest story of the week – even if it’s one that its customers aren’t going to be thrilled about. As always, there was a lot going on in the world of cord cutting. But that’s why The…
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T-Mobile is Shutting Down its 2G Network, But Customers Still On it Can Get Free Phones
T-Mobile will retire its 2G networks on April 2, 2024, as the mobile carrier continues transitioning its customers to 4G and 5G networks. If a customer who’s still using 2G isn’t able to purchase a new phone, customers can go to their local T-Mobile store and get a new, replacement 5G phone for free, the…
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T-Mobile Wants to Advance Its 5G and AI Capabilities
T-Mobile unveiled its second corporate venture capital fund to enable the next generation of products and services for businesses and customers. The mobile carrier said private mid- and growth-stage companies can benefit from its 5G network and artificial intelligence to bolster connectivity, according to a release. The new fund will support augmenting T-Mobile’s smart home…
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T-Mobile is Another Step Closer to Unlocking Spectrum It Already Bought For $304M
The U.S. Senate can rarely agree on anything, but it came together on Friday to unanimously pass a bill proposed by Sen. John Kennedy to temporarily re-authorize the Federal Communications Commission to allocate spectrum, a move that gets T-Mobile closer to tapping into spectrum it’s been patiently waiting to get its hands on. Kennedy, a…