Collaborate Disseminate
AT&T and Verizon are committed to an aggressive, multi-city roll out plan in a race to be the first carrier to implement national 5G deployment. We see this competition play out almost daily in the news: AT&T’s “5G E” is slow… Continue reading Here’s How Net Neutrality & Wearable Devices Can Impact 5G
After years of opposing measures that would make broadband availability maps better, a telecom trade group says it is “leading the charge” on creating a better map. Continue reading No One Trusts Big Telecom to Build a Better Broadband Access Map
Verizon said on Tuesday that it will charge an additional $10 a month per smartphone for subscribers who want to add 5G speeds to their devices, the first major U.S. carrier to disclose pricing for the faster cellular service. From a report: Verizon sa… Continue reading Verizon Says 5G Network Will Cost Extra $10 a Month
“It is now abundantly clear that you have failed to be good stewards of your customers’ private location information,” Senator Wyden wrote in a letter addressed to AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon. Continue reading T-Mobile Reveals More Location Data Abuse Following Questions from Senator Wyden
Three new attacks can be used to track the location and intercept calls of phone users connected to 4G and 5G cellular networks, researchers from Purdue University and The University of Iowa have revealed. About the attacks Syed Rafiul Hussain, Mitziu … Continue reading New privacy-breaking attacks against phones on 4G and 5G cellular networks
Verizon is asking the FCC to let it keep new smartphones locked to its network for 60 days, as part of an initiative to prevent identify theft and fraud. “After the 60-day period, the phones would unlock automatically, the telecom says in a note publis… Continue reading Verizon Asks FCC To Let It Lock New Smartphones For 60 Days
Verizon has announced plans to turn on its 5G mobile network in 30 U.S. cities this year. “It revealed the plan during an investor meeting Thursday, though didn’t disclose the list of cities,” reports Engadget. From the report: Verizon already offers h… Continue reading Verizon Plans To Roll Out Its 5G Mobile Network In 30 Cities This Year
HMD Global is bringing two of Nokia’s phones to two American carriers, as well as one in Canada.
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Zumigo, which sold the location data of American cell phone users, wanted the FCC to remove requirements around user consent. Continue reading Data Broker That Sold Phone Locations Used by Bounty Hunters Lobbied FCC to Scrap User Consent
Apple and Verizon team up to give Verizon Unlimited customers free access to Apple Music in the U.S.
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