Tag: AT&T
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Google Wants to Take On SpaceX and Starlink in Space
Google is joining the space race. The tech giant has thrown its financial support behind Starlink competitor, AST SpaceMobile, to help the company with product development, testing, and implementation. Google is the latest Big Tech player drawn into the area of delivering space-based internet and phone service. SpaceX’s Starlink is working with T-Mobile on tests…
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AT&T Adds 67,000 5G Home Internet Customers, Offsetting Massive DSL Losses
AT&T’s 5G home internet service, called Internet Air, racked up 67,000 new subscribers in the fourth quarter and helped mask the mass defection of DSL customers. The Dallas telecommunications giant reported fourth-quarter results that also saw the addition of 273,000 fiber customers. But its overall broadband growth was only 19,000, indicating that the company lost…
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AT&T Invests $20 Million to Make Phone Calls From Space
AT&T will invest $20 million with satellite-to-cellphone provider AST SpaceMobile to help erase connectivity gaps in coverage by offering service from space. The investment will come in the form of revenue commitment is part of a broader $155 million deal through which AT&T will also invest in AST SpaceMobile alongside Google and U.K.-based telecom giant…
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AT&T Is Reportedly Improving Its 5G Home Internet Service With a New Modem
AT&T is continuing its growth in the 5G home internet space and has a new modem in the works, according to The Mobile Report. The modem, model number BGW530-900, is made by Sagemcom, the same brand that built T-Mobile’s gateway lineup. This comes as AT&T has been a bit more reserved in its 5G home…
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T-Mobile Crowned America’s Fastest Wireless Carrier Again
T-Mobile once again took the checkered flag as the fastest wireless carrier in America, according to Ookla. From a download speed perspective, it wasn’t close. T-Mobile posted a media download speed of 188.96 Mbps, more than double the 91.6 Mbps from Verizon and 90.8 Mbps from AT&T, according to Ookla’s report of performance in the…
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DIRECTV’s U-Verse TV Service is Back Up After Suffering Weather-Related Outage
U-Verse TV’s service suffered a weather-related outage starting Sunday night, but a company spokesman confirmed that service has been restored. The outage appeared to spike initially around 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, with even more reports flooding in around 7 a.m. ET on Monday. At its peak, there were nearly 3,100 reports of problems, according…
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AT&T is Adding a New $5 Fee On Prepaid Customers
Are you an AT&T prepaid customer? You will soon have a new fee on your service depending on how you pay. Yesterday AT&T started to notify customers of a new $5 fee if you pay AT&T over the phone. This new $5 fee will start on February 14, 2024, and will only impact customers paying…
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T-Mobile Has the Best Network Experience and Faster Speeds Than Verizon and AT&T for the Second Year in a Row
T-Mobile has had a strong start to 2024. The mobile “un-carrier” said it ranked first for all overall network experience metrics along with 5G download speeds, coverage experience, availability, and consistent quality experience, according to a new Opensignal report. “Did we mention it was a clean sweep?” T-Mobile said of its overall experience wins in…
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Comcast And AT&T File to Block $14 Million in High-Speed Internet Funds
Comcast and AT&T filed an objection to block $14 million in state money set to improve Oakland’s high-speed internet. The companies claim that broadband infrastructure already exists. However, city data and user experience suggest otherwise. Alameda County received $24.5 billion in “last mile” broadband connectivity funding, $14 million for Oakland. Comcast and AT&T said these…
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The ‘Triple Play’ Bundle For Phone, Cable TV, and Internet is Slowly Dying
The “triple play” bundle of fixed services that included phone, television, and internet service was once a staple of homes, with cable TV and telecom providers pushing to sign up for their package of services. But as a result of cord cutting, it’s expected to see a steady decline over the next several years. The…