August 30, 2022
Via: RCR Wireless NewsGuam is turning out to be an unexpected gem for the 2.5 GHz auction, with competition for licenses there drawing out the final rounds of the most recent of the U.S. midband spectrum auction and raising the most in gross […]
August 23, 2022
Via: RCR Wireless NewsThe Federal Communications Commission’s auction of 2.5 GHz overlay licenses continues to wend toward its end, with fewer than 200 licenses out of about 8,000 that were still under contention as of Round 52. Comparatively, about 300 licenses were still […]
August 5, 2022
Via: RCR Wireless NewsThe Federal Communications Commission’s 2.5 GHz auction has rounded up just $143 million in gross bids after nine rounds. The auction raised about $103 million in its first day, with six hours of bidding. IT has only brought that total […]
July 29, 2022
Via: RCR Wireless NewsThe first, day-long round of bidding on about 8,000 midband spectrum licenses at 2.5 GHz has officially begun. Bidding began in the Federal Communication Commission’s Auction 108 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time and will continue until 4 p.m. today. Two […]
March 23, 2022
Via: RCR Wireless NewsThe Federal Communications Commission will kick off its next midband spectrum auction on July 29. On offer will be approximately 8,000 county-level licenses for 2.5 GHz spectrum, mostly in rural areas of the United States. “Today we are readying the […]
September 15, 2021
Via: RCR Wireless NewsT-Mobile US has been building out its 2.5 GHz in fast and furious fashion, and it is reaping the benefits in 5G coverage and performance. Mike Sievert, president and CEO of the company, has said that the company has a […]
May 19, 2021
Via: RCR Wireless NewsDespite the more than $80 billion its competitors AT&T and Verizon dropped in the recently-wrapped C-Band auction, T-Mobile’s pace of 2.5 GHz deployment, and sheer breadth of spectrum holdings, sets the operator up for long-term 5G success, T-Mobile US Vice […]
February 5, 2021
Via: RCR Wireless NewsT-Mobile US this week touted 2020 as it’s “best year ever” as CEO Mike Sievert put it, and laid out an ambitious plan to extend its mid-band 5G coverage to 200 million people by year-end, up from approximately 106 million […]
November 6, 2020
Via: RCR Wireless NewsIn providing third quarter fiscal reporting this week, T-Mobile executives provided an update on the progress of integrating the Sprint network and migrating customers to the new T-Mobile network, and discussed further financial synergies gained through the combination of Sprint […]
October 1, 2020
Via: RCR Wireless NewsThe Federal Communications Commission has voted along party lines to expand the use of the 4.9 GHz band, over objections from public safety users. The 4.9 GHz spectrum, which consists of 50 megahertz (4.940-4.990 GHz), was designated for exclusive use […]
September 10, 2020
Via: RCR Wireless NewsIn a glimpse of the combined T-Mobile US network’s future, the carrier used 2.5 GHz spectrum and multi-user MIMO to achieve peak cell throughput of more than 5.6 Gbps with eight 5G devices. T-Mo said that in one 100-megahertz channel […]
August 1, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsUnder the direction of new CEO Michel Combes, Sprint today reported Q1 2018 financials that reflect a sixth consecutive quarter of subscriber growth, although key metrics like net income and operating income declined year-over-year. Combes said, as the company seeks […]