After the debacle surrounding the launch of C-band spectrum into the 5G networks of AT&T and Verizon earlier this year amid concerns about airplane interference, the FCC and the FAA (under guidance from the U.S. Department of Transportation) have worked hard to keep discussions between the two camps productive. Impact: But now a new …
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Anyone expecting a third quarter turnaround in Verizon’s mobile fortunes likely wasn’t happy with CEO Hans Vestberg’s recent admission that the carrier expects to lose phone customers again in Q3. Impact: For those counting, that means Verizon will have lost wireless retail postpaid phone customers in all three quarters so far in 2022 after losing …
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The fiber buildout craze sweeping the country also extends to smaller regional players like Virginia-based Shentel, which has been implementing its own fiber deployment strategy under the Glo Fiber brand name across a four-state footprint. Impact: Shentel’s Glo Fiber service is currently active in 12 markets across Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, including eight …
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Verizon’s announcement this week that it will launch a new video aggregation service called +play amounts to its current strategy on steroids. The carrier already partners with third-party streamers from Disney, AMC Networks, Sling TV, Discovery, and others to bolster its core wireless business, with the Disney bundle including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ even coming …
T-Mobile executives reveled in the success of their fixed wireless access product on the carrier’s Q4 2021 earnings call on Feb. 2, with CEO Mike Sievert describing the service as “mainstream” due to the subscriber uptake. Impact: T-Mobile ended 2021 with 646,000 fixed wireless access subscribers, including 224,000 added in Q4 and 546,000 for the …
The latest STREAMTRAK report from One Touch Intelligence examines the fixed wireless invasion and analyzes how carriers are approaching the competitive marketplace, where systems overlap and how deployments might affect current ISPs. CLICK HERE TO READ THE REPORT Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn
After first rejecting a request from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson to delay the C-band deployments scheduled to start Jan. 5, 2022, AT&T and Verizon relented and agreed to a two-week delay. Impact: The delay until Jan. 19, 2022, is the second the two wireless carriers have agreed …
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Because they basically do the same thing – deliver video over satellite communications platforms at scale – Dish Network and DirecTV’s parent AT&T have sparked fresh speculation about a possible combination of their pay TV operations. The trigger was Dish’s surprise announcement that it would turn to AT&T, and away from T-Mobile, as Dish’s partner …
How AT&T’s launch of HBO Max has reignited a contentious issue.
