Message-ID: <20220705134247.24DC37F9@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2022 13:42:47 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Sprint's network has been officially retired
The remnants of Sprints network have been put out to pasture. As of
yesterday, Sprints LTE network has been retired by its new owner,
T-Mobile. Thats along with Sprints 3G CDMA network, which was shut
down earlier this year, and what remained of T-Mobiles own 3G network,
which enters retirement today. T-Mobile spokesperson Justin Paulsen
confirmed to The Verge that the network shutdowns are now underway.
It may come as a surprise that any part of Sprints network was still
operational so recently. In April 2020, T-Mobile officially took
ownership of the company, including all of its spectrum and network
towers, which would ultimately be repurposed for 5G. Sprints 3G CDMA
network was the first to go when T-Mobile started to shut down Sprints
systems in March. It had originally planned to sunset the network at
the end of 2021, but after a heated debate over anti-competitive
behavior during which Dish chairman Charlie Ergen called T-Mobile a
Grinch, the date was pushed back.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/1/23191183/sprint-network-shutdown-t-mobile-sunset-lte-3g-cdma
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Message-ID: <20220705133359.02DA27F9@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2022 14:33:58 +0100 (IST)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: Ericsson to replace Huawei at T-Mobile Netherlands
By Iain Morris, International Editor
Huawei can seemingly scratch T-Mobile Netherlands off its shrinking
list of European customers. Sold by Deutsche Telekom to private equity
last year, the Dutch mobile operator had built a 4G network with
Huawei long before the Chinese manufacturer became as unpalatable in
parts of Europe as a week-old takeaway dinner. Naming Ericsson this
week as the sole vendor of its 5G network, T-Mobile aims to clean
Huawei out of its 4G infrastructure, too.
Geopolitically, the decision is not surprising. Ever since Donald
Trump began leaning on US allies to ditch Chinese vendors, Huawei's
position has looked shaky. Australia, Canada and the UK - members of
the Five Eyes intelligence alliance with the US (the other being New
Zealand) - have issued formal bans or restrictions. Sweden forbade its
5G license winners from using Chinese vendors. Sensing the
geopolitical headwinds, operators in other European countries have
been shifting away from Huawei and toward the Nordic alternatives of
Ericsson and Nokia.
https://www.lightreading.com/5g/ericsson-to-replace-huawei-at-t-mobile-netherlands/d/d-id/778771?_mc=RSS_LR_EDT
Message-ID: <20220705135058.D266A7F9@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2022 13:50:58 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Traveling abroad? Here's what you need to know about your
cellphone plan before you go
By Ken Colburn - Special for the Republic
Question: I'm going to be traveling in Europe this summer and have
T-Mobile which includes some basic international coverage in my
package, but is that good enough?
Answer: There was a time in the past that traveling abroad required a
good bit of research to determine the best local cellular option for
each destination. If your phone was unlocked, you could purchase a
SIM card for the local provider you found and prepay for the data that
you wanted to use.
I can also remember opting to purchase a simple international phone
for basic texting and voice, while using my U.S.-based phone on Wi-Fi
only.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/tech/2022/07/04/traveling-abroad-what-you-need-know-your-cellphone-plan/7793044001/
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