Dish Network has submitted a filing to the FCC declaring that it will meet its accelerated March 2020 FCC buildout requirement. The buildout requirement involves a 5G/NB Internet of Things network, which Dish hopes will provide a cell radius ten times greater than what had been previously available with LTE. The filing indicates that Dish…
Will Verizon’s Unlimited Plan Foster Competition or Hurt Reliability?
In March, Verizon announced an unlimited data plan for smartphones and other devices. Almost a month later, pundits suspect a “capacity war” might result as the major wireless carriers add data capacity. Wireless Week has noted analyst concerns before, indicating the shift might be a net negative for revenue across the industry since customer spending will be…
Samsung Biometrics Security Suite Wins GSMA Global Mobile Award
Samsung was awarded the GSMA Global Mobile Award for its Mobile Security Management Suite last week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Presented by the GSMA Association for innovation in the mobile market, the award was given for the “Best Mobile Security of Anti-Fraud Solution.” Samsung’s Mobile Security Management Suite uses Nexsign, a PKI-based biometric…
Nokia Pushes 5G Lifestyle Testing with Spirent LaaS
Nokia has deployed a next-generation 5G Lab as a Service (LaaS) as part of their Oulu-based infrastructure testing labs. This allows accelerated development and automation of virtual network functions and physical infrastructure, both of which are intended to contribute to advances in 5G deployment. Nokia has partnered with Spirent Communications in order to develop the…
Sustainability Certification Will Soon Include Mobile Phones
Cell phone makers will soon be able to certify mobile phones with the EPEAT Registry, a product rating site originally formed out of a stakeholder process convened by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The UL ECOLOGO/EPEAT Joint Certification will enable phones certified to the UL (Underwriters Laboratories) 110/ANSI to also be featured on the EPEAT…
T-Mobile Offers Buy Two, Get One Free
T-Mobile is adding a third line to its unlimited plans, angling for a competitive spot among the other major carriers. A third line can be added to T-Mobile ONE, Simple Choice, and Simple Choice No Credit plans for free after bill credits, with the option for extending that plan to a different device such as…
Verizon, SoftBank Maneuver as Yahoo Bid Deadline Approaches
Verizon and SoftBank are poised to compete to buy Yahoo as the internet giant crumbles, according to several reports. Yahoo has been declining steadily, and predicts that its revenue is likely to fall by 15 percent in 2016. The company has struggled to leverage advertising in a way that would keep its large search engine…
Blackberry Tries Again with Two Upcoming Android Handsets
Two Blackberry Android smartphones are coming later this year, part of the company’s continued efforts to find a niche in the current tech landscape. John Chen, chief executive at Blackberry, made the announcement on Monday. Blackberry cut the price of its $700 PRIV smartphone, also an Android device, in April in order to try to…
FCC & Google Too Close for Comfort, Telecoms Say
Google is taking the flak for some of the FCC’s proposals, sparking controversy among telecom firms. Companies such as AT&T, the National Association of Broadcasters, and a coalition of cable firms and programmers cite the FCC’s rulings on broadband privacy and TV set-top boxes as proof that they’re in the pocket of Google and its…
Analysts Paint a Picture of Huawei’s Rise at China Summit
Associate Editor Diana Goovaerts is in China this week for the Huawei Global Analyst Summit. She’ll be bringing back news and insights throughout the week, covering Huawei’s work on Internet of Things, wireless, and telco. The event brings analysts from across the world to Shenzhen, and we’ve collected some of the conversations on Twitter from…