Lightning crackled on the red screen as thunder roared over the speakers. The room lights went dark as spotlights swiveled about. White tables from both sides of the stage slid together as the lights went up and thumping rock music played. Three Verizon Wireless executives stood with stoic expressions behind the tables, which held 10 …
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The tiny right corner of your smartphone’s screen holds some valuable real estate. After all, it’s where you stare at to see if you have coverage, or whether you’re on Wi-Fi. It’s also where you can find out if you’re on 3G or 4G LTE. That little space caused a big stir after AT&T decided to add a new symbol, …
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Wireless customers are still flocking to T-Mobile. That’s the takeaway from preliminary fourth-quarter results the company announced Wednesday. The Bellevue, Washington, company said it added a total of 2.4 million customers in the fourth quarter of 2018, of which 1.4 million were so-called postpaid monthly wireless customers. These are customers who pay their bills at the end of each month …
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Verizon wants to kick-start innovation in 5G. And it’s willing to spend a little money to do it. The nation’s largest wireless carrier will offer $1 million in seed money to developers willing to work on new applications for the fifth-generation network, CEO Hans Vestberg said at a keynote address at CES 2019 on Tuesday. It’s called the Verizon “5G …
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Twitter will stream part of 20 NBA games this year, and each contest will feature a twist: The camera will focus on one player, who’s been voted on by basketball fans. Now playing: Watch this: Twitter CEO and NBA head talk latest tech partnership 2:57 In a tweet — of course — on Wednesday, Twitter, the NBA and Turner Sports said …
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A war of words has erupted in the wireless industry as Verizon and T-Mobile lash out against AT&T over its new marketing term “5G E,” which suggests devices are connected to a 5G network. Executives from the two carriers have publicly criticized AT&T for marketing an upgrade to its existing 4G LTE network with a 5G moniker, when the service doesn’t actually …
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Verizon is providing a shot in the arm to BlackBerry Mobile’s quest to return to relevancy in the smartphone world. Or, at least, to get you to realize that it still exists. The largest US wireless carrier will soon start selling the BlackBerry Key2 LE to small and large business customers, which may mean your next work phone could be …
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5G, the next-gen wireless tech, is making a lot of promises. Improving health care is one of them. AT&T is helping telemedicine take a step forward by partnering with Rush University Medical Center to create the first 5G-enabled hospital in the US. The technology is expected to speed up network communications and reduce latency to help improve care at the …
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5G, the next generation of wireless technology, is going to be a big deal when it starts hitting phones next year. And phone carrier companies are getting excited about it — maybe too excited. AT&T has already reportedly rolled out “5G E” to some phones (including the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, LG V30 or LG V40). Select phones in specific regions will …
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T-Mobile says it’s met an important milestone in 5G testing with the completion of its first 5G video call and data session using multiple wireless spectrum bands. At CES 2019 in Las Vegas, the company and partners Ericsson and Intel finished a live test of its commercial network in which it completed a video call using 5G technology over its commercial wireless …
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