Tag: 5G
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5G: How Much Do Consumers Know, How Much Do They Care?
The term “5G” has been floating around for some time now, with major telcos investing heavily into network upgrades and marketing campaigns focused on the next-gen wireless standard. And while a recent consumer survey suggests many are aware of the overall bullet points — faster speeds, better coverage — excitement levels haven’t exactly spiked so…
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Regional ISP WilloWeb Deploys its First 5G Fixed Wireless Access in San Jose
We’re well into 2020 and it’s clear 5G is set to have a big year, with several major companies continuing to tout their expansion efforts. But smaller, more regional companies are also getting in on the 5G game, including California’s WilloWeb. The company focuses on the San Jose area of the state and it recently…
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T-Mobile Expands 5G to 4 More Cities
T-Mobile’s 5G rollout includes four more cities as of this morning. Hatch, New Mexico; Hood River, Oregon; Cordes Lakes, Arizona; and Ault, Colorado now have access to T-Mobile’s high speed mobile network. Once again, the company sent out separate press releases, announcing the launch in each of the cities. “We’ve been building toward this day…
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FCC Scores $4.5B in ‘Largest Ever’ Spectrum Auction
The Federal Communications Commission announced today it’s concluded bidding in what’s known as Auction 103, bringing in about $4.5 billion in net proceeds. The auction included over 14,000 licenses in the Upper 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz bands — part of the “high-band” spectrum the FCC has its eyes on for 5G expansion.…
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Commission Updates Guidelines to Prep for 5G Expansion
An international commission issued updated exposure guidelines aimed at keeping pace with the ongoing rollout of 5G networks, tweaking recommendations it started issuing back in 1998. In a press release this week, the International Commission on Non‐Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) discussed its effort to modernize its guidelines to account for 5G, especially its use of…
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AT&T Targets Early 2022 for 3G Sunset
While 5G may be grabbing all the attention and headlines these days, mobile carriers have been working on plans to move away from older networks and, they hope, convert existing customers to their latest tech. Case in point: the venerable 3G network, which came online in the US in the early 2000s. Various companies are…
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T-Mobile Launches 5G in 3 Cities
T-Mobile’s 5G rollout spreads to a trio of cities today, with residents in Twin Falls (Idaho), Jackson (Tennessee), and Corvallis (Oregon) now able to access the high-speed mobile network. The company sent out press releases for each city’s launch, with each getting into the details of what this initial 5G rollout entails. The rollout uses…
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DISH Wants to Offer 5G Internet to 70% of Americans in Just Three Years
DISH has for some time now talked about how important 5G is to the future of the company. Now DISH has announced that it plans to have 70% of Americans covered with 5G broadband by June 2023. This comes as DISH has started to ask for proposals to help it lay fiber to build out…
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Verizon Now Offers 5G Internet in 31 Cities
Today Verizon announced that they are expanding 5G internet to parts of Ohio and New Hampture. This comes as Verizon announced back in October that they would be expanding 5G to Dallas and Omah. In total Verizon now has 31 5G markets with 5G home internet in a handful of markets like Chicago and Houston.…
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Verizon’s 5G Internet is Now Live in Los Angeles & 18 Other Markets
Today Verizon announced that they are expanding 5G internet to Los Angeles. This comes as Verizon announced back in October that they would be expanding 5G to Dallas and Omah. In total Verizon now has 19 5G markets with 5G home internet in a handful of markets like Chicago and Houston. If you live in…