In the US Federal Communications Commission’s latest auction, AT&T and satellite TV provider Dish Network were the top winners of airwaves that were once reserved for the military and that’ll soon be used for 5G wireless service, the FCC said Friday. AT&T spent $9.1 billion and Dish spent $7.3 billion for licenses of wireless spectrum …
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The Federal Aviation Administration has released a list of airports that will have temporary buffer zones around them that will ban new 5G coverage set to go live later in January for a period of six months. In that time, the agency and aviation industry will work to ensure current aircraft equipment won’t be disrupted by the new frequencies carriers …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2022 wraps up Friday, with the Consumer Technology Association boasting of 40,000 attendees and 2,300 exhibitors while also offering a digital experience for attendees who did not travel to Las Vegas amid COVID-19 concerns and the spike of the omicron variant. …
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Thinking of trying out Verizon’s network but aren’t necessarily ready to switch to the carrier? If you have a recent iPhone, there’s a new way to do it now. Visible, one of Verizon’s prepaid brands, announced on Thursday that it will offer 15-day free trials of its network. Similar to T-Mobile’s updated Test Drive program from last year, the Visible …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. As the iPhone and top-end Android phones continue to get more and more expensive, we’re always keeping an eye out for more affordable options for people who don’t need or want to spend multiple paychecks on a single piece of tech. …
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Verizon’s expansion of its 5G network on Jan. 19 won’t just increase speeds on the go. The carrier has also been increasing its coverage for home internet, and in two weeks, coverage will extend to nearly 20 million customers, Chief Technology Officer Kyle Malady said in an interview on Tuesday. The update is an increase from the carrier’s previously stated …
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Verizon’s 5G network is getting a big boost this month, promising faster speeds and wider coverage for the phones, tablets and other devices on its service. Verizon’s 5G upgrade is happening on Jan. 19, after a two-week delay. The move will cover 100 million people this month and further help Verizon catch up to T-Mobile, which currently has the largest 5G …
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Verizon and AT&T have agreed to delay the launch of their upgraded 5G networks for two weeks, bowing to pressure from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airline companies and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The two nationwide carriers were expected to kick off the upgrade of their 5G networks with so-called C-band spectrum on Jan. 5. The radio airwaves, which the …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. AT&T is adding another game streaming trial to its stable of offers: Nvidia’s GeForce Now. On Tuesday the wireless carrier announced that it will be giving new and existing subscribers access to a six-month GeForce Now Priority membership. The deal, which …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. TCL beat its phone rivals to CES 2022 on Tuesday by announcing the first of its 30-series phones. Both promise 5G connectivity at affordable prices and will be more widely available to consumers than previous phones from the brand. The TCL …
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