by Pivot
Tag: Mobile
Verizon Disney Partnership Brings Disney+ to Verizon Mobile and Internet Customers
Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, just notched a wide distribution agreement with Verizon. The Verizon Disney partnership will bring Disney+ to Verizon’s mobile customers (4G & 5G) and internet customers for a free 12 month…
Sprint 5G Coverage Expands to Include 16 Million People in Nine Markets
Sprint said today that it has expanded 5G coverage to include 16 million people within nine metro areas. The company previously launched service in these markets but now has expanded coverage within some of the…
Verizon 5G Edge Technology Targets Virtual, Augmented Reality
Verizon has tested 5G edge technology aimed at facilitating artificial intelligence, machine learning and mobile virtual, mixed, augmented and cinematic reality services. The technology involves an independent GPU-based orchestration system. “Creating a scalable, low cost,…
Amid U.S. C-Band Spectrum Debate, a Swiss Carrier Claims 3.67 Gbps 5G Speeds Using C-Band Spectrum
Swiss carrier Sunrise said it has achieved speeds of up to 3.67 Gbps using 5G technology from Huawei in 100 MHz of C-band spectrum. The high speeds are particularly notable in that the C-band lies…
Beyond 5G Services: Report Sees $700 Billion Service Provider B2B Opportunity by 2030
The service provider 5G B2B opportunity could be worth $700 billion by the end of the next decade, according to a new report from Ericsson. The key will be for service providers to involve themselves…
T-Mobile, Others Poised to Bid in Next Millimeter Wave 5G Spectrum Auction
T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular are two of 29 entities that submitted complete applications to bid in an upcoming millimeter wave 5G spectrum auction scheduled to start December 10, the FCC said this week. And although…
Carriers’ ZenKey Platform Targets Mobile Authentication
ZenKey, a platform developed by mobile carriers, aims to enhance mobile authentication. The Mobile Authentication taskforce comprised of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon plans to announce details about the platform later this month at MWC…
U.S. Cellular 5G Launch Planned for Early 2020
U.S. Cellular said it will launch 5G service in parts of Iowa and Wisconsin in the first quarter of 2020. U.S. Cellular 5G plans include “building a portfolio of 5G smartphones, connected devices and IoT…
Appeals Court Upholds Most of Restoring Internet Freedom Order
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld most provisions of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order (RIFO) adopted by the FCC in December 2017, including a decision to classify broadband as an information service, rather…
IDC: Gaming Device Shipments See Double-Digit Growth Over Last Year
After a poor year in 2018, global shipments of gaming desktops, notebooks, and monitors rebounded in the second quarter of 2019, according to new gaming device shipments research from International Data Corporation (IDC). Gaming device…
Verizon 5G Markets Now Include New York, Panama City, Boise
Verizon is making its 5G Ultra Wideband Service available in three more markets. The new Verizon 5G markets are New York City, Panama City, FL and Boise, ID, the carrier said. The carrier said that…
FCC Proposes CBRS Auction Rules: Over 22,000 Licenses by County, Possible CMA Option
The FCC is considering rules for an auction of spectrum in the CBRS band that call for licenses by county. A total of seven licenses, each for 10 MHz of unpaired spectrum, would be available…