---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20191023172539.GA18016@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:25:39 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: What will 5G mean for you? A reality check on the hype At Mobile World Congress in Los Angeles, executives and government officials remained optimistic about the long-heralded technology, while hinting at the challenges that remain. By Rob Pegoraro On Tuesday morning, the talks that opened the Mobile World Congress trade show in Los Angeles were Southern-California sunny about 5G wireless. "It will revolutionize our lives," said Meredith Attwell Baker, president and CEO of the wireless communications trade group CTIA, in a typical observation. The Washington trade group co-sponsors this convention alongside GSMA, the London-based organization behind the much larger MWC show in Barcelona. https://www.fastcompany.com/90420789/what-will-5g-mean-for-you-a-reality-check-on-the-hype -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20191023173101.GA18060@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:31:01 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Iowa: 911 Landline Service Restored in Cascade CASCADE, Iowa (KCRG) - UPDATE (10/23/2019): Dubuque County authorities say 911 service has been restored. Original story: Emergency phone calls placed through landline telephones in Cascade will not reach the 911 call center in Dubuque County, according to authorities. The outage is limited to the city of Cascade. Calls placed to 911 via a mobile phone will still go through. https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/911-experiencing-landline-service-outage-in-Cascade-563668271.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20191023172816.GA18038@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:28:16 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: T-Mobile US Accelerates 'Nationwide' 5G on 600 MHz By Matt Kapko T-Mobile US today announced that it will deploy 5G service on its 600 MHz spectrum holdings before the end of this year. The operator claims it will be the first "nationwide" 5G network in the country, but it will only cover up to 200 million people, which is about 61% of the total U.S. population. Competition for 5G firsts in the United States is fierce. And although T-Mobile was the last of the four nationwide operators to deploy 5G, it is trying to reverse that dynamic by leapfrogging AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint. https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/t-mobile-us-accelerates-nationwide-5g-on-600-mhz/2019/10/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 24 Oct 2019