AT&T and Verizon have rejected a request by US transportation officials to delay the planned launch this week of certain 5G wireless services, but offered to limit the power of their signals for six months, giving regulators more time to study how they could affect aircraft operations. The rejection, which came in a letter from …
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Airline companies filed an emergency request with the Federal Communications Commission Thursday, asking to further delay the rollout of new 5G wireless service near airports until further studies can prove the signals won’t disrupt critical airplane instruments. Airlines for America, which represents 11 US passenger and cargo airlines including Delta, United, FedEx, UPS, Southwest and American, called on the regulatory agency …
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OnePlus has teased the reveal date of its rumored upcoming OnePlus 10 phone on Weibo, a report says. Pete Lau, co-founder and CEO of OnePlus, posted the hashtag “OnePlus 10 Pro” and the tagline “see you in January” on the social network platform, as spotted by Gizmodo on Tuesday. It’s possible the phone could be revealed at CES 2022 in early …
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AT&T, Verizon, Intrado and CenturyLink (now Lumen Technologies) have agreed to settle over the Federal Communications Commission’s investigations into the network outages that led to failed 911 calls in 2020. The four companies will implement compliance plans that adhere to the FCC’s 911 rules, as well as pay a total of $6 million in settlement payments, according to a Friday announcement …
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Verizon offered an early glimpse Thursday of the improvements coming to its 5G network next year, although the number of devices able to tap into those higher speeds will be limited at first. The nation’s largest wireless carrier hooked up the LA Live entertainment complex in Los Angeles with its C-band radio airwaves, a set of wireless spectrum it acquired …
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There’s a potential shakeup building in who’s supplying the brains of the latest and greatest Android smartphones. While Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors are the de facto gold standard in high-performance handsets, Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek said that Chinese phone giant Oppo will be employing its new 5G-capable Dimension 9000 chipset for its flagship Find X-series phones. The Dimension 9000 is MediaTek’s best …
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The wireless carriers took scrappy to a whole new level this year. A shift in the industry’s landscape, transformed by last year’s merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, meant competition in 2021 was more intense than it had been in years. That competitive dynamic was a boon to consumers, who saw aggressive promotional offers and streaming freebies designed to keep people …
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Airline industry executives say that if US wireless carriers push forward with plans to begin deploying a specific type of 5G service early next year in spite of interference concerns brought to light by the Federal Aviation Administration, travelers could see delays and other disruptions in air travel starting Jan. 5. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told reporters following a Senate …
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DirecTV Stream subscribers may be in for a more expensive new year. The live TV streaming service is set to raise its prices on just about all of its plans beginning in January, according to a report Friday from the Streamable. Subscribers to the $85 a month Choice plan will see their bill increase by $5, while those on the $95 …
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Samsung is going all-in on budget phones. The tech giant on Wednesday announced the Galaxy A13 5G, a $250 phone that comes with 5G support and a triple-lens camera. It will be sold through AT&T, starting Friday. At that price, the Galaxy A13 is even cheaper than the Galaxy A32, which was Samsung’s cheapest 5G phone when it debuted in the …
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