by Pivot
Tag: Mobile
Microsoft Teams with T-Mobile for Mobile Xbox Gaming
Microsoft announced today that it has selected T-Mobile as its technical partner for the Project xCloud preview. The preview, which starts in October, is designed to optimize mobile Xbox gaming, delivering Xbox games over LTE…
AT&T, Verizon Share Bragging Rights in Rural Mobile Report
Verizon does the best job of connecting customers in rural areas to LTE, while AT&T has the fastest download speeds in rural areas, according to a new report from mobile analytics provider Opensignal. As the…
Researchers Find Over Thirty 5G Deployments Worldwide, 43 More Expected This Year
Currently, there are 34 3GPP standardized commercial 5G networks in the world, according to industry organization 5G Americas. Researchers expect there will be 77 commercial 5G deployments worldwide by the end of the year, basing…
Verizon CEO: Ongoing Fiber Investments Paying Dividends, Including MEC
Key Verizon investment areas include fiber and multi-access edge computing, noted Verizon Chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg today. Vestberg told attendees at an investor conference that the company is installing 1400 miles of fiber per…
FCC Innovation Zones Established Will Support Wireless Research
New York City and Salt Lake City will be the sites of the first two FCC Innovation Zones and will support wireless research, the commission announced. The two initial sites were recommended by the National…
Exec Details Verizon CBRS Plans: Small Cells are Key
Verizon deployments of LTE service operating in the CBRS band are imminent, now that the FCC has approved plans for initial commercial deployments (ICDs). As Verizon Senior Executive Adam Koeppe explained in an interview with…
Research: Employees and IT Prefer Mobile First, Messaging First Communications
Workplace productivity increases when a mobile first, messaging first communications strategy is used, according to research from enterprise security platform provider NetSfere and 451 Research. The firms found that almost half of both employees and…
C Spire: 5G Preparation Boosts Mobile Speeds 15% to 20%
C Spire’s preparation for 5G is paying a more immediate dividend: The company reports a 15% to 20% increase in mobile broadband speeds due to deployment of additional base stations and software. The company has…
FCC Approves CBRS Initial Commercial Deployments for AT&T, Charter, Verizon, WISPs and More
The FCC said today that it has approved initial commercial deployments (ICDs) in the CBRS spectrum band from five spectrum access system (SAS) administrators. Each SAS administrator’s plans for CBRS initial commercial deployments may involve…
AT&T Investor Lawsuit Alleges Company Faked DirecTV Now Sales
AT&T and its senior leadership are being sued for what plaintiffs charge is the fabrication of thousands of customer accounts at its DirecTV business and then issuing misleading statements about the health of its flagship…
Sprint Completes 5G Vehicle-to-Everything Pilot, Showcases Public Safety Applications for 5G
HAAS Alert, a company that seeks to make roads safer for emergency vehicles, has finished what Sprint characterizes as a “promising” vehicle-to-everything pilot using the Sprint 5G network in Chicago. The pilots used fleet cellular…
Telecom Associations Testify in Support of Broadband Mapping Legislation
Representatives of three broadband and telecom associations voiced support for legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at improving broadband maps which, among other things, are used to determine which areas receive support…