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Thursday, April 6, 2023

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Volume 42 Table of Contents Issue 96
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Could Face Disruption From Unlikely Competitors -
Smaller Mobile Providers Reselling Their Service At Huge Discount
Deutsche Telekom reaches majority stake in T-Mobile U.S. - CEO
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile 5G plans set for full C-band boost
How to make America's wireless networks more reliable
Message-ID: <20230405192411.GA1934788@telecomdigest.us> Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 19:24:11 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: AT∓T, Verizon, T-Mobile Could Face Disruption From Unlikely Competitors -
Smaller Mobile Providers Reselling Their Service At Huge Discounts by Anusuya Lahiri • A handful of upstart wireless providers like MobileX and DISH Network Corp's DISH • Boost Infinite failed to gain traction despite offering monthly service plans at less than half the average cost of the major national networks. • Each of these challengers is reselling service provided by one of the big three carriers AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, or T-Mobile US Inc through wholesale agreements known as mobile virtual network operators or MVNOs, Bloomberg reports. https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/04/31683203/at-t-verizon-t-mobile-could-face-disruption-from-unlikely-competitors-smaller-mobile-providers-resel -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
Message-ID: <20230405191340.GA1934689@telecomdigest.us> Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 19:13:40 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Deutsche Telekom reaches majority stake in T-Mobile U.S. - CEO Reuters April 5 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom now holds a majority in T-Mobile U.S., the chief executive of the German telecoms company said on Wednesday. The company reached a majority stake in T-Mobile U.S late Tuesday, CEO Tim Höttges said at the company's annual general meeting. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/deutsche-telekom-reaches-majority-stake-t-mobile-us-ceo-2023-04-05/ -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
Message-ID: <20230405191651.GA1934724@telecomdigest.us> Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 19:16:51 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile 5G plans set for full C-band boost By Dan Meyer AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile US and U.S. Cellular are all set to unleash more of their extensive C-band spectrum assets to power their 5G networks that have so far been limited by aviation interference concerns. The four largest U.S. operators recently filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stating they would limit the propagation of their cell towers transmitting C-band signals near many airports. This includes 188 larger airports and military bases around the country. https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/att-verizon-t-mobile-5g-plans-set-for-full-c-band-boost/2023/04/ -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
Message-ID: <20230405194606.GA1934894@telecomdigest.us> Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 19:46:06 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: How to make America's wireless networks more reliable By Jonathan ChangMeghna and Chakrabarti T-Mobile had a major cell phone outage in February. Last year, AT&T mobile customers in Minnesota lost service for four days. Why? “As we’ve displaced the old deeply regulated reliable network with the best-effort internet network, we’ve now entered this sort of twilight where nothing is reliable anymore," Harold Feld says. https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/04/05/making-americas-wireless-networks-more-reliable -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
End of The Telecom Digest for Thu, 6 Apr, 2023
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