new video loaded: Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Disrupts Daily Life transcript Back transcript Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Disrupts Daily Life A nationwide internet outage in Afghanistan has made it nearly impossible for people to communicate with one another or the outside world and has disrupted banking services and aid distribution. “The number you dialed is…
In wireless communications, multiple antennas typically results in improved performance Fitting more antennas within the constraints of a smartphone and managing them is a major challenge A new feature called 6Rx will allow up to six antennas per phone In wireless communications, the use of multiple antennas typically results in improved performance. However, fitting more…
In a wide-ranging video interview at the All-In Summit, the world’s richest man was asked about his intentions in the satellite-to-cell-phone space It’s going to take a couple years before a phone supports the spectrum that SpaceX is acquiring from EchoStar LightShed analysts said Musk’s point about not displacing carriers reinforces their view that SpaceX…
EchoStar has secured a financial lifeline from Elon Musk, whose SpaceX has agreed to pay $17 billion to acquire large amounts of its wireless spectrum. The parent company of Dish Network has been transitioning to wireless over the past few years as the pay-TV business continues to erode. Wrong-footed by fluctuating interest rates, it found…
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert recalled skepticism over his 2021 promise of millions of fixed wireless access customers The company now has 7.3M subscribers and is targeting 12M by 2028 Similar doubts surfaced over T-Mobile’s direct-to-device satellite partnership with SpaceX, which now operates with 600+ satellites MOBILE FUTURE FORWARD, SEATTLE — T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert compared…
The latest Ookla report reaffirmed that T-Mobile has the Best Mobile Network in the U.S. Scoring for the award took into account a bunch of things that consumers do with their phones every day But Verizon maintained the lead in the Best Mobile Coverage category Here we go again. Ookla today said T-Mobile had the…
Verizon is asking the FCC to waive its 60-day phone unlocking requirement Droves of public comments oppose the waiver, with consumers ratcheting up calls for more unlocked phones Law enforcement groups support Verizon’s request, but rivals like EchoStar say it makes sense for the rule to be applied uniformly to everyone Ask and ye shall…