Newscan: Why the rush to voice over LTE (VoLTE) for public safety?

Satellite-direct-to-device provider AST SpaceMobile today launched its first five Bluebird low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites to mark the beginning of its constellation that is designed to deliver global 4G/5G broadband services to unmodified devices in partnership with some of the world’s largest cellular carriers. AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan said the launch of the five Bluebird satellites […]

T-Mobile has successfully conducted a wireless emergency alert test via a Starlink satellite. The un-carrier said this is the first time a US wireless emergency alert (WEA) has been sent by satellite. “This is one of those days, as the CEO of a wireless company, that makes me pause for a moment and reflect on how technology […]

Verizon has announced deals with two different satellite-direct-to-device providers—AST SpaceMobile and Skylo—in an effort to provide its customers with layers of redundant connectivity, even when they are in outdoor locations that are beyond the coverage footprint of any wireless provider, according to a Verizon official. Srini Kalapala, Verizon’s senior vice president and chief product-development officer, […]

Verizon made its play for Frontier Communications Thursday morning, announcing a $20 billion deal that it believes will fuel a plan to scale out a fiber-mobile convergence strategy and give it “owners economics” across its wireline and wireless networks. While the deal will expand Verizon’s fiber footprint, enable it to bundle fiber, fixed wireless access (FWA) and […]