Sue Marek
FierceWireless
Denver, CO, United States
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T-Mobile CFO says cable’s wireless growth isn’t profitable
Just as the cable MSOs like to downplay the competitive impact of fixed wireless access (FWA) on their broadband businesses, wireless operators like to minimize the effect of the cable industry’s w | The company will continue to lease fiber for backhaul rather than build or buy its own fiber network, Osvaldik said. → Read More
Dish is launching new Boost Infinite markets every week
Dish Network says it is progressing with its Boost Infinite postpaid service but company executives stopped short of saying when it will launch commercially nationwide. | The company is confident it will meet the FCC’s requirement of having 70% of the U.S. population covered by mid-June. → Read More
Qualcomm wants to solve IoT challenges with Aware platform
Qualcomm is hoping to solve the fragmentation challenges that have plagued the Internet of Things (IoT) space with the launch of Aware, a platform that combines the company’s silicon with a cloud f | The technology incorporates assets from Skyhook and PoLTE —which Qualcomm acquired in 2022. → Read More
Comcast imitates Spectrum with new broadband/mobile bundle
Comcast is hoping to score lots of new residential broadband customers with a converged mobile/broadband bundle that combines a 200 Mbps home broadband plan (with a Wi-Fi modem) with one Xfinity Mo | The cable company's converged offering includes a 200 Mbps home broadband plan with one mobile line for $50/mo. for 24 months. → Read More
Qualcomm prepares for 5G-Advanced with X75 chip
Qualcomm is readying for the next phase of 5G with its 5G-advanced ready chipset, the Snapdragon X75. | The modem features a converged transceiver that works with both sub-6GHz and mmWave spectrum. → Read More
Marek’s Take: Wireless industry still struggles with gender diversity
| Women are making their way into the leadership ranks at wireless firms, but only a few have penetrated the C-suite. → Read More
Qualcomm’s new chip supports NR-Light devices
Qualcomm is evolving its Snapdragon chipsets to accommodate the next iteration of 5G devices. | NR-Light is part of the 3GPP Release 17, and is intended for less complex and low-cost IoT devices and applications. → Read More
Ericsson report suggests a return to tiered pricing for 5G
Ericsson is attempting to prove 5G naysayers wrong by releasing a special Business Review edition of its twice-yearly Mobility Report showing that in the top 20 5G markets, including the U.S., oper | The timing of Ericsson’s new report is no coincidence as there has recently been a lot of criticism about 5G not living up to its promise. → Read More
Samsung omits satellite connectivity in Galaxy S23 series devices
Samsung revealed its latest line of smartphones, the Galaxy S23 series, and not surprisingly, the new phones are faster and take better photos than the previous generation of Samsung smartphones. | The new line of smartphones features updated cameras and slightly bigger batteries. → Read More
Samsung Networks lures two executives away from Ericsson
Samsung Networks recently hired two high-level Ericsson executives to help the company increase its network business, and specifically to sell more 5G equipment. | Research firm Dell’Oro Group recently identified Samsung as one of the top four global open RAN vendors. → Read More
GSMA expects 80K visitors to attend MWC23
The GSMA is gearing up for Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC23) in Barcelona, Spain, and expecting around 80,000 visitors to attend the annual conference, which is a significant uptick from the 61,00 | 5G rollouts, sustainability and the metaverse are expected to be popular themes at the annual confab. → Read More
AT&T’s Stankey says a new FWA product is in the works
AT&T will launch the “next rendition” of a fixed wireless access (FWA) product in the market later this year. | AT&T added 656,000 postpaid phone net adds in Q4, which was higher than analysts’ expectations, but down from Q3 2022 net adds of 708,000. → Read More
Verizon turns corner in Q4 with 217K postpaid phone net adds
After several quarters of lackluster performance, Verizon showed some improvement in Q4 reporting 217,000 postpaid phone net adds in the quarter. | Some analysts, however, were disappointed in the company's performance, noting that competition is increasing while wireless growth is slowing, which will make it difficult for Verizon to return to subscriber growth. → Read More
Starry to slash another 100 jobs
Beleaguered fixed wireless access (FWA) firm Starry Internet will cut another 100 jobs from its payroll. | The FWA provider estimates the job cuts will result in $12 million in savings over the next 12 months. → Read More
Dish’s prepaid losses grow in Q4 ahead of Infinite postpaid launch
Dish Network is still losing Boost Mobile prepaid customers, but the pace of its losses has slowed considerably. | The company said it has more than 15K 5G sites under construction. Once completed those sites will cover about 60% of the U.S. population. → Read More
Dish to raise another $500M to pay for 5G network
Dish Network said it plans a debt offering of about $500 million of its senior secured notes. | This latest debt offering from the company is in addition to the $2B it raised last November. → Read More
Lynk sends 2 satellites to space and preps for April launch
Lynk Global successfully launched two more satellites into space in advance of the company’s anticipated April commercial launch of its cellular-to-satellite service. | The cellular-to-satellite company claims it is “years ahead” of the competition. → Read More
FAA says $26M will cover costs to prevent 5G interference
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new directive requiring airplanes in the U.S. | Critics say the battle between the airline industry and wireless operators over potential interference from 5G in the C-band could have been avoided. → Read More
FAA to require airplanes to upgrade altimeters by early 2024
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require both cargo and passenger airplanes in the U.S. | The agency also wants airlines to revise their flight manuals and prohibit low-visibility landings after June 30 unless the airplanes have upgraded their altimeters. → Read More
Qualcomm, Iridium to offer satellite messaging for Android devices
Qualcomm and Iridium are partnering to bring cellular-to-satellite connectivity to Android smartphones. | The first Android smartphones with cellular-to-satellite messaging capability are expected to launch in the second half of 2023. → Read More