This week, Roger Entner of Recon Analytics discusses the ramifications of the record penalty over default apps on Android phones, as well as new 5G modules unveiled by Qualcomm. Follow Roger on Twitter at @RogerEntner for more insights throughout the week, and stay up to date on the latest industry news by following Wireless Week at @WirelessWeek. You can also…
Tuesdays with Roger: Verizon, AT&T Announce Q2 Earnings, New 5G Locations
Roger Entner of Recon Analytics discusses the latest quarterly results — and newly updated 5G rollout plans — from the nation’s top wireless carriers. Follow Roger on Twitter at @RogerEntner for more insights throughout the week, and stay up to date on the latest industry news by following Wireless Week at @WirelessWeek. You can also keep pace with Wireless Week on Facebook or LinkedIn.
T-Mobile, Nokia Reach $3.5B Deal for 5G Technology
T-Mobile on Monday announced a multi-year agreement with Nokia to implement the Finnish company’s 5G equipment in the carrier’s U.S. network. The $3.5 billion deal is Nokia’s largest 5G partnership worldwide, company officials said. “This is a testament to our companies’ strong and productive working relationship, one which has produced several important technological milestones in…
Verizon Again Tops RootMetrics Scores
The latest analysis of U.S. wireless networks by testing firm RootMetrics once again saw Verizon take top honors, with AT&T trailing closely behind. Verizon touted the 10th consecutive RootMetrics report in which it led the other major U.S. carriers in overall performance. The report also gave Verizon the highest score outright in four of its…
Comcast Says Xfinity Mobile Now Totals 781,000 Connections
Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile service enrolled about 781,000 wireless connections just more than one year after its debut. The cable giant said its wireless service added a net 204,000 connections in the second quarter of the year. Once again, however, the service detracted from the company’s bottom line with a quarterly loss of $185 million. The…
J.D. Power Report Finds Fewer Wireless Issues
A newly released study found fewer wireless calling, data and texting issues in 2018 compared to last year — the third report in recent days to indicate a stronger U.S. wireless network. J.D. Power analyzed responses from 36,320 wireless customers between January and June and issued scores to major carriers across six regions based on…
Tuesdays with Roger: Charter’s New Mobile Service
In this week’s episode, Recon Analytics’ Roger Entner on the debut of Spectrum Mobile, plus more bad news for HTC. Follow Roger on Twitter at @RogerEntner for more insights throughout the week, and stay up to date on the latest industry news by following Wireless Week at @WirelessWeek. You can also keep pace with Wireless Week on Facebook or LinkedIn.
Verizon Adds Houston to 5G Fixed Wireless Rollout
Verizon on Tuesday named Houston as the third of four cities expected to see the carrier’s 5G fixed wireless service by the end of the year. The company aims to debut the service in Sacramento, Calif., and added Los Angeles to its plans in May. CEO Lowell McAdam, who announced plans to leave that role…
AT&T Identifies Three More Cities in its Mobile 5G Rollout
AT&T has unveiled half of the cities that will see the introduction of its mobile 5G service this year. The carrier in January announced plans to be the first U.S. carrier to roll out mobile 5G by debuting the service in 12 markets by the end of the year. In April, the company announced the…
T-Mobile Adds 70 Countries to International Data, Text Plan
T-Mobile this week announced the addition of 70 more countries to the list of nations covered by its international data and texting platform. The move brings the total number of counties with unlimited text and data under T-Mobile ONE plans to more than 210. T-Mobile service in the additional countries will begin Sunday. The carrier…