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FCC Approves 5G Rollout-Related Reforms
Local governments balk at what they bill overreach
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Charter Has Big Plans for Wireless Services
The company is testing LTE small cells in locations around the country
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Ookla Says T-Mobile Has Fastest Download Speed of All U.S. Carriers
But the US ranked 43rd in the world for mean download speed over mobile
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AT&T Identifies More 5G Test Cities
And Korean telecoms coordinate their own 5G introduction
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CTA Says Smartphones Could Reach TV Ownership Rates Within 5 Years
The Three Screens "dominate the kinds of tech devices Americans have in their home”
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AT&T Will Demo 5G in Austin Starting This Month
The company promises demonstrations of 4K TV, volumetric video and eSports, as well mobile...
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Samsung Galaxy S9 & S9+ Will Unlock FM Chip in US and Canada
The manufacturer has partnered with NextRadio to be the official FM radio service native...
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Ericsson: 5G Smartphones Will Show Up in Stores Next Year
And private LTE and 5G networks are on the rise
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AT&T Shrinks Its Telecom Infrastructure Role With Another Deal
If approved, $1.1B deal will lead to the Brookfield takeover of 18 data centers...
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The “New” T-Mobile Wants to be Much More Than a Cellular Provider
Pending the approved merger with Sprint, the company intends to offer in-home internet services...
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3GPP Finalizes 5G SA Standard
It allows for deployment of the cellular service on new networks
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5G: Is the Shine Coming Off Already?
Some are playing down expectations for the standard ahead of investments
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Canadian Cellular Companies Test 5G Technology
The government said key use cases include smart cities, healthcare, education, connected and autonomous...
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EWA Concerned About FCC’s Plans for the 6 GHz Band
The commission has identified the 6 GHz band as spectrum that could be used...
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Will 5G Actually Deliver for Radio?
“It is in broadcasters’ interest to be out in front in embracing this technology...
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NPR Says US Should Divide C-Band to Conquer 5G
The pubcaster says sharing should mean exclusive spectrum for incumbents, wireless broadband
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AT&T Successfully Tests All-Weather Drone for Disaster Response
The Flying COW drone will be one of two types of drones that AT&T...
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NextRadio Now Offers Streaming Option for all Smartphones — Including iPhones in Mexico
But the company is still committed to unlocking the FM chip in all phones...
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FCC Is Making Plans to Use Spectrum at 95 GHz and Above
T-Mobile says the spectrum above 95 GHz can carry high-bandwidth wireless traffic where installation...
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FCC Certifies Samsung 5G Routers Using Verizon’s 28 GHz Deployment
Verizon’s fixed 5G service is intended to compete with wired internet services and cable...
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T-Mobile and Sprint Want to Merge, Expedite 5G Deployment
If approved by regulators, the new company would be henceforth known as T-Mobile
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SpaceX Will Launch Additional Satellites for the Iridium Next Constellation
This launch will increase the total number of Iridium Next satellites in space to...
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AT&T, San Jose Agree on New Wireless Infrastructure to Facilitate 5G
They've reached a tentative agreement to install a network of 170 small cells on...
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AT&T Adding LTE-LAA to Three Markets, Promises 24 by Year’s End
And how do these cell companies prevent interference to the little guys using unlicensed...
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AT&T, Charter Experimenting in Los Angeles With 5G Using 28 GHz Spectrum
The mobile carrier asked the FCC for permission to demo 5G in the 28...
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SIRTI Finds Vast Majority of French Citizens Consider Access to Radio a Universal Right
But many do not know about the FM chip for smartphones
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JVC and Kenwood Introduce After-Market Head Units With NextRadio
The new head units come enabled with Abalta Technologies' WebLink software platform
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Research Firm Says 802.11 Wi-Fi More Economical Than 5G for Fixed Wireless Access
Oppenheimer says it will cost Starry around $2B to cover 70% of the dense...
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AT&T Is Building Computing Power Into the Network Edge
“White box” routers are being deployed at cell towers because carriers expect more data...
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Will 5G Be an Effective Media for Broadcast Radio in the Future?
In Austria, radio's future may not only include digital terrestrial broadcasting
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Sacramento to Host Verizon’s First 5G Deployment
Last summer, California capital fast-tracked Verizon’s request for access to city utility poles for...
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Sprint and T-Mobile Announce 5G Plans
Customers in Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles will begin experiencing “5G-like” capabilities, as Sprint...
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AT&T Names First Three Cities for 5G Rollout
Atlanta, Dallas and Waco, Texas, will be among a dozen cities where the carrier...
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Indianapolis, Minneapolis & Little Rock Are Likely Early 5G Test Markets
AT&T said it will launch mobile 5G in 12 U.S. markets this year
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Samsung Further Commits to its Support of FM Tuners in Smartphones
It's good news for the headphone jack, too
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Travel Emergency Highlights Benefits of Smartphone FM Chips
Don't forget — the NextRadio app has net neutrality implications, as well
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Charter Communications Is Testing 5G Fixed-Access Wireless Broadband
Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have expressed “excitement over ultra-fast 5G’s potential to let them...
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Will Rooftop Antennas Become More Important in the Era of 5G?
What if 5G actually brings OTA radio back into U.S. homes?
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iHeartMedia Shows Off New Partners and Features at CES 2018
New integrations with Jibo, Facebook, Bixby and more expand the app's reach
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CES Keynote: 5G Transition Will Create “Massive” IoT
Predicts flagship smartphones on shelves in early 2019
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Samsung Announces Plans to Unlock FM Chips in Next Batch of Phones
The largest Android handset maker and joins fellow manufacturers, major mobile carriers