Cellular network

T-Mobile announces its network is now full of AI by rolling out real-time translation

This AI is so network native, the telco tells us, that it all works on existing hardware - no datacenters involved

Networks11 Feb 2026 | 12

SIM city: Feds say 100,000-card farms could have killed cell towers in NYC

Secret Service seizes 300-server network allegedly tied to nation-state hackers

Cyber-crime23 Sep 2025 | 81

Dialing Earth: Skylo set to leapfrog T-Mobile and offer voice calls via satellite

Only a few Android phones will be able to support the service

Networks28 Aug 2025 | 4

Apple dodges Optis patent payout for now as judge orders a do-over

Third time's a charm?

Personal Tech17 Jun 2025 | 7

Florida man expands crypto empire with new wireless service and phone

MAGA MVNO and the gold-plated telephone of destiny

Personal Tech16 Jun 2025 | 76

AST just got a small boost in its D2C battle against Elon Musk's Starlink

But the five-satellite upstart has a short time window

Networks13 Jun 2025 | 4

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Never mind those Chinese spies: US Air Force picks Verizon for 35 base network upgrades

Salt Typhoon? Unpatched network kit? Sorry, I think you're breaking up

Networks08 Jan 2025 | 6

SpaceX accuses 'meme-stock' rival of 'misinformation' over Starlink signals waiver

AST SpaceMobile partners 'provide zero technical support for their opposition,' letter to FCC rages

Networks04 Oct 2024 | 28

WHO-backed meta-study finds no evidence that cellphone radiation causes brain cancer

The signal may not rot your mind, we can't say the same for the content

Science04 Sep 2024 | 105

FCC wants telcos to carrier unlock cellphones 60 days after activation

Should you stay or should you go now? If Rosenworcel gets her way, there won't be trouble

Personal Tech27 Jun 2024 | 40

Americans abroad cut off as AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile US suffer roaming outages

Updated Why all three at once? Blame Syniverse – everyone else is

Networks27 Jun 2024 | 14

FCC slaps Verizon with $1M fine for dropping 911 calls, again

Less than an hour's profit - that sends a strong message for emergency cover

Networks26 Jun 2024 | 9

T-Mobile to buy US Cellular's wireless ops, plus slice of spectrum for $4.4B

You keep the towers, we'll bag the customer list, says T-Mo

Networks28 May 2024 | 4

Nokia brainwave turns cell towers into cash cows with backup batteries

Lower operator energy costs or sell power back to grid for $$$

Networks22 Feb 2024 | 28

Americans wake to widespread AT&T cellular outages

Final update Telco battles to fix busted connectivity as other carriers feel the effects

Networks22 Feb 2024 | 81

Adios, dead zones: Starlink relays SMS in space for unmodified phones on Earth

Now you'll never have an excuse for missing that weekend work text or call

Networks12 Jan 2024 | 58

FCC reminds US mobile carriers that customer data needs to be protected

Telcos schooled on how to combat SIM swapping and port-out fraud

Networks13 Dec 2023 | 5

Activist Investor Elliott calls for a management reboot at Crown Castle

Urges US cell tower giant to reverse 'value-destructive strategy'

Networks28 Nov 2023 | 14

Profits just keep rolling in at T-Mobile US. So only thing to do is axe 5,000 workers

From Un-carrier to Un-employed

Networks25 Aug 2023 | 29

Has Amazon found the ultimate lock-in? Cheap cellphone service for Prime

Updated Web giant downplays rumors of deals with carriers

Networks02 Jun 2023 | 19

Google Fi still kicking, gets third rebrand in less than a decade

It's better than a one-way trip to the Graveyard

Personal Tech20 Apr 2023 | 7

Lenovo ordered to pay $140M for InterDigital patents – sees this as a 'major win'

Oh wait, another appeal is on the way. Seventh time the charm?

Networks17 Mar 2023 | 11

Biden wants to claw back, flog off 1.5GHz of spectrum

Good news, unless trees or walls get in the way

Networks15 Mar 2023 | 10

Qualcomm tries to kick holes in logic behind €242M fine

Hopes to avoid paying up for crushing a rival while helping Huawei and ZTE to prosper

Networks14 Mar 2023 | 4

Ericsson pulls plug on 8,500 workers

Updated At least we know who isn't going to suffer Stockholm syndrome

Networks25 Feb 2023 | 21

Like AirTags, but for cargo: Qualcomm teases SaaSy tracking service

There's no way this could be abused, right?

Off-Prem22 Feb 2023 | 2

As Hurricane Ian hits, FCC rules cell carriers must help each other in disasters

You will or won't do it voluntarily? Doesn't matter, we'll mandate it

Networks30 Sep 2022 | 8

4G to dominate cellular IoT until 2028, when 5G takes over

By 2030 we'll be shipping 1.2 billion cellular-module devices each year, says analyst

Networks11 May 2022 | 5

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