Kendra Chamberlain
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New Mexico, United States
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Big Oil's ‘Natural Climate Solutions’ Feasibility Overblown, Critics Say
A recently published report has called into question the efficacy of land-based solutions being pushed by NGOs and major oil companies alike to mitigate climate change. → Read More
Trump's Bureau of Land Management Is Being Sued Again Over Climate Impacts
It’s the second lawsuit the agency has faced over its approval of oil and gas leases on public lands in recent years. → Read More
After Losing a Similar Case, BLM Sued Again Over Climate Impacts of Oil and Gas Leases
An environmental group based in New Mexico is suing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over alleged violations of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) related to climate change. It’s the second lawsuit the agency has faced over its approval of oil and gas leases on public lands in → Read More
Nokia’s Weldon needs 10 years to invent the future
Marcus Weldon has two jobs: Corporate CTO of Nokia and president of Nokia Bell Labs. How does he balance these two roles? “I have a split personality,” he quips. → Read More
T-Mobile/Sprint deal chances now around 50/50: analysts
After Monday’s news that the FCC appears headed toward green-lighting the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint combination with conditions, analysts at MoffettNathanson Research are now suggesting the odds of the deal may be 50/50 or even 60/40. → Read More
Industry Voices—Chua: SD-WAN—Should mobile carriers care?
The wide availability of 5G fixed wireless access holds promise for wireless carriers that could use it to deliver SD-WAN. → Read More
Qualcomm: mmWave is not just for outdoors
While a lot of the early deployments of 5G using millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum have focused on outdoor areas, Qualcomm is here to remind everyone that it has applications for indoor deployments as well. → Read More
AT&T’s first 5G customers use the service for wired LAN replacement
AT&T's largest business segment, Mobility, which includes its wireless business, had revenue of $17.57 billion during the quarter, missing estimates of $17.65 billion. → Read More
Editor’s Corner: Small cells can actually be quite big
Pursuant to a new FCC rule, “small wireless facilities” can be on structures that are 50 feet tall, and the wireless equipment on the structure can be 28 cubic feet in volume. → Read More
Marek’s Take: IoT visionaries say industry hasn’t lived up to its hype
Like a lot of things in the wireless industry, IoT fell victim to hype (similar to what we are seeing today with 5G). Bold predictions of IoT bringing in billions in revenues haven’t happened—at least not yet. → Read More
The 2020 Democrats of the "Anti-Green New Deal Coalition"
Some 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls show less-than-full-throated support for the Green New Deal. → Read More
OneWeb gets new CEO amid executive shuffle
OneWeb CEO Eric Béranger is being replaced by Adrien Steckel, former CEO of global digital money platform Uphold, while Béranger is taking on the role of president and COO. → Read More
FreedomPop’s ‘Unreal Mobile’ now offers AT&T SIM cards
Under the new deal with AT&T, customers with GSM devices will now be able to access Unreal Mobile’s offering using SIM cards from AT&T. → Read More
How the top carriers compare in TV ad spend in August
For the third month in a row, T-Mobile outspent other wireless carriers on TV advertising in August, accounting for 22% of wireless industry national TV ad spend, according to data from iSpot.tv. Here’s how the top brands allocated their national TV advertising budgets last month. → Read More
Pew Research: U.S. Facebook users are deleting the app from mobile phones
The poll was conducted between May 29 and June 11, just weeks after it was revealed that consulting firm Cambridge Analytica collected data from millions of Facebook users without their knowledge. → Read More
T-Mobile launches Apple device leasing program for business customers
T-Mobile has teamed with Apple to extend its financing plan to new T-Mobile business customers. The program allows enterprise customers activating 25 or more lines to lease iPhones and iPads. Customers will be able to lease Apple mobile devices over a 24-month period with no upfront costs. → Read More
Verizon stock ends 4-month rally with 2 downgrade reports
Analysts remain upbeat on Verizon’s position in the future wireless market, ahead of further consolidation between T-Mobile and Sprint. → Read More
AT&T to shutter Global Wi-Fi app that offers free hotspots
AT&T quietly announced it will shutter its Global Wi-Fi app that offers AT&T’s international wireless customers free Wi-Fi access and unlimited Wi-Fi data at participating hotspots around the world. → Read More
Best Buy to close 250 mobile stores
Best Buy is responding to shifts in the smartphone market by closing some 250 mobile-focused stores it had opened across the country. → Read More
AT&T cuts price of unlimited plan to $80, retreats on iPhone X BOGO deal
AT&T dropped the price of its unlimited data plan by $10, continuing a pricing war for unlimited plans between the largest wireless carriers in the U.S. → Read More