T-Mobile US leads the pack on 5G, despite C-band rollouts
T-Mobile US is still providing the best 5G experience in the country, but C-band investments are helping Verizon and AT&T to boost their own offerings.
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AT&T to maintain 5G spend and push FWA in 2023
AT&T is starting 2023 on a positive note, having added more mobile phone customers than expected last year and with a new fixed wireless access offer in the pipeline.
Open RAN takes to the battlefield
AT&T, Fujitsu, and US defence contractor Northrop Grumman believe open architecture could hold one of the keys to military victory.
AT&T is working on a US$15 billion fibre JV
AT&T is the latest international telecoms operator believed to be looking to partner up to fund faster fibre rollout and this deal – if it comes to fruition – is set to be a big one.
Verizon, AT&T and Comcast sued over movie piracy via their networks
US ISPs Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Comcast are being sued by media production companies over what they see as a failure to stop illegal movie downloads, reportedly.
AT&T launches $6 million digital literacy initiative in US
The US telecoms operator AT&T will contribute up to $6 million towards an initiative to drive digital literacy across the nation aimed at more than 65,000 people.
AT&T extends Oracle cloud deal for another five years
US telco AT&T appears to be happy with how its cloud-based IT partnership with Oracle is proceeding.
Telefonica gives up Mexico network, but it’s not an MVNO
Telefonica has completed the migration of its mobile traffic to AT&T’s network in Mexico and has handed back the last of its spectrum to the regulator, but it remains pretty insistent that that does not make it an MVNO.
AT&T workers win 15% pay rise agreement
Following six months of negotiations between management and a union representing workers at US operator AT&T, a ‘tentative’ contract agreement that raises base wages and more has been reached.
AT&T and Verizon delay 5G rollout around US airports for another year
US operators AT&T and Verizon have agreed to hold off deploying 5G around airports in the US until July 2023, until airlines are able to install upgrades to radio altimeters.
FAA urges US airlines to fix airport 5G issues ahead of imminent rollout
A letter from US flight regulator the Federal Aviation Administration asked airlines to ‘move quickly to address risks from a 5G wireless rollout,’ according to an exclusive from Reuters.
Dish boosts fibre offer with AT&T deal
Dish Network is boosting its fixed Internet service portfolio via a new distribution deal with AT&T that will allow it to extend its fibre reach.
AT&T taps Ericsson’s Cradlepoint for managed wireless WAN service
US telco giant AT&T aims to capitalise on the growth of hybrid working with the launch of a wireless WAN service.
AT&T’s WarnerMedia exit merger with Discovery completes
AT&T and Discovery have closed the transaction to merge Warner Business Media with Discovery to create a new entertainment entity leveraging all the properties owned by both firms.
Northrop Grumman hopes AT&T can make it better at blowing stuff up
AT&T and giant US defense contractor Northrop Grumman want to see how 5G can improve the efficacy of US armed forces.
AT&T to pump nearly $50 billion into its networks
Born-again telco AT&T plans to spend eye water-watering sums of money on fibre and 5G, as it prepares for life after WarnerMedia.
AT&T throws its weight behind Ericsson’s 5G Startup Program
US MNO AT&T has joined Swedish kit vendor Ericsson’s 5G Startup Program, which claims to help operators make more money out of 5G.
Verizon and AT&T defer 5G deployment near US airports
US telco giants Verizon and AT&T have both announced they will not turn on 5G networks in C-band spectrum near airports for now, amid an ongoing dispute with aviation authorities.
AT&T spent big in US 3.45 GHz auction with Dish not far behind
US operator AT&T was widely tipped to be the biggest spender in last year’s 3.45 GHz spectrum auction in the US and we now know that this was indeed the case.
Verizon and AT&T forced to delay 5G expansion once more
The failure of US aviation authorities to get their act together has ensured their battle of wills with the country’s biggest mobile operators carried over into 2022.
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Bringing value to private networks – Digital Symposium
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5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
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OpenRAN World (co-located with the 6G Summit)
- 26-27 April 2023
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