Google Pixel 6 debuts alongside carrier promotions
Google’s new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones debuted this week alongside promotions from the three largest U.S. carriers. AT&T and Verizon just recently pulled back on aggressive smartphone deals and look to have tampered down offers for the...
3.45 GHz auction blasts past $7B
All eyes are on the 3.45 GHz spectrum auction this week as its success or failure hinges on making the reserve price set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Last week, the auction appeared to teeter on the brink, with...
3.45 GHz auction hits make-or-break stage
Talk about a white-knuckle ride. The 3.45 GHz auction threw a lot of folks in a tizzy after Thursday’s bidding rounds. Will the auction collapse? The 3.45 GHz auction, which started October 5, completed 23 rounds on Thursday, with bids...
3.45 GHz auction surpasses $1.5B, loses one large bidder
Bids in the 3.45 GHz auction surpassed $1.5 billion at the close of Friday’s rounds, and it appears one large bidder has dropped out. Since starting on Tuesday there have been 11 rounds, together generating around $1.57 billion. Auction 110...
Chariton Valley sells its wireless spectrum to Verizon, AT&T, USCellular
Chariton Valley Wireless, a provider in Northeastern Missouri, is selling its wireless assets to Verizon, AT&T and USCelluar. According to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filings monitored by Allnet Insights analyst Brian Goemmer, Verizon will receive 2 AWS-1 licenses and 2...
AT&T mobile traffic dropped 10% in some cities during Facebook outage
AT&T saw notable drops in mobile traffic in major cities earlier this week when Facebook and its popular Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger apps went offline for hours during a massive global outage. In two cities, mobile traffic declines hit double digits...
3.45 GHz auction kicks off, $672M in Day 1 proceeds
The Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 110 for mid-band spectrum kicked off Monday with two rounds of bidding complete. Results show gross proceeds as of the end of bidding on Day One stood at $672,410,700. The reserve price set by the FCC...
U.S. midband spectrum 3.45 GHz auction just around the corner
The next U.S. mid-band spectrum auction is slated to start Tuesday, October 5, offering licenses in the 3.45-3.55 GHz range. The top three mobile carriers, along with Dish Network and UScellular, are on the roster of 33 qualified bidders (PDF) for...
Dish launches its own Celero5G phone for Boost
Dish Network is getting more acclimated to the wireless retail space with a new handset for its prepaid Boost Mobile customers. Dish today introduced the Celero5G, its first proprietary 5G phone. Designed “from the ground up with 5G in mind,” the Celero5G...
UScellular preps for holiday season, hires for 300 roles
Regional carrier UScellular is hiring for more than 300 positions, largely in retail ahead of the holiday season. A company spokesperson said the roles are a combination of existing and newly created positions across the organzation. They span retail sales,...