
BBM coming to iPhone and Android
The long awaited Black Berry Messaging service is coming to iOS and Android phones. This move has been rumored for over a year yet it was a surprising news. BBM will come to iOS 6 devices and will work on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and higher. The app will be free... Read more »
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By Monica Alleven The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) released a public notice today saying that the Spectrum Access...
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By Bevin Fletcher The four largest U.S. carriers are among 50 mobile operators that have agreed to disclose their respective climate impacts as part of a global initiative spearheaded by GSMA....
Rural carriers look beyond VoLTE, CCA chief says
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Wi-Fi Alliance launches Wi-Fi Certified 6 program
By Monica Alleven The Wi-Fi Alliance announced that its Wi-Fi Certified 6 certification program is now available, ensuring products that successfully go through the program meet the highest...
T-Mobile pursues license for more 2.5 GHz experiments
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Union blasts Elliott for threatening jobs at AT&T
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By Bevin Fletcher Notably, operators in countries other than the U.S. with maximum 5G speeds above 1 Gbps are using mid-band spectrum rather than mmWave for 5G. Via:: https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/u-s-ranks-first-global-5g-speeds-but-mid-band-5g-rivaling-mmwave-opensignal?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=rss Read More →
Industry Voices—Entner: Elliott’s ideas for fixes at AT&T are anything but easy
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Open the Right Doors Today!
Wireless Association 8,500 Verified Bulk Email List Opening the right doors, especially in the current economy, can be a daunting hurdle....