Widespread cellular outage hits the US

A cellular outage has swept across large portions of the US, causing disruptions in services provided by major telecom companies including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile.

Data collected from outage tracking website Downdetector revealed that more than 32,000 incidents were reported with AT&T's service around 4:30am Eastern Time. The outage affected cities including San Francisco, Houston, and Chicago, according to information displayed on the website.

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22 February 2024 | 5G

DISH now offers 5G broadband to over 70% of US population

DISH Wireless has announced the availability of its 5G broadband service to over 70 percent of the US population, granting access to more than 240 million Americans.

The development is a significant milestone for DISH and the US telecommunications industry, as the company designed, constructed, and deployed a 5G network within a span of just three years.

DISH highlights that it has also fulfilled all other commitments outlined by the Federal Communications Commission...

15 June 2023 | 5G

Web 3.0 is on the horizon and Dish aims to embrace it

During an analyst event, a Dish executive hinted at the company embracing Web 3.0 trends for its wireless services.

Dish is currently building its own network to replace Sprint, which is being purchased by T-Mobile. It’s taking a unique approach by using Open RAN (Open Radio Access Network) equipment which promises to be cheaper and more flexible while avoiding the “vendor lock-in” of the past.

As part of the conditions of the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, the latter...

11 May 2022 | Operators