Wireless
Dish Bankruptcy Mediation Extended Two Weeks
SpaceX rumors loomed during a Wednesday hearing
Wireless
Wireless technologies transmit data through radio waves or other electromagnetic signals rather than physical cables. Wireless systems are critical for mobile communications and for reaching remote locations where laying physical infrastructure is difficult.
Wireless
SpaceX Planning ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Cell Sites for Starlink Mobile
The deployment would use Qualcomm gear and is set to start next year, the companies said
Satellite
AT&T, AST Complete First Handoff Between Terrestrial and Satellite Networks
AST stock was still down more than 11 percent Monday amid more news about SpaceX’s mobile ambitions
Wireless
SpaceX Reportedly in Talks to Buy or Partner with EchoStar’s Boost Mobile
Analysts were skeptical that Boost’s MVNO agreements were transferable
Wireless
Tower Companies Own Thousands of Abandoned Dish Radios
Analysts have speculated SpaceX might be interested in buying the gear
Satellite
Analysts Mull SpaceX’s Reported Interest in 80,000 Tower Leases
The company could be bluffing to secure an MVNO, or aiming to build a solution for autonomous vehicles and robotics, analysts said
California Body Has New Recommendations for Wireless Companies
Cal Advocates proposes several recommendations, notably aiming to prevent AI answering agents
Satellite
SpaceX Acquiring Grain Spectrum to Support Mobile Ambitions
Analysts were still skeptical about the prospects of SpaceX competing with wireless carriers, but wireless stocks fell sharply on the news
Wireless
Dish Wireless Bankruptcy Pause to Continue
Dish DBS, another EchoStar subsidiary, emerged from bankruptcy last week after shedding $4.3 million in debt
Wireless
McDonald’s Serves Fast Food with Fast Wi-Fi
McDonald’s outperformed major competitors on both speed and consistency
Tarana
Tarana CEO Sees No Clear Successor to Video Driving Household Bandwidth Demand
AI’s largest capacity demands will fall on data centers and the connections between them – not last-mile home connections – Alwan says
Wireless
Dish Wireless Bankruptcy Case on Two-Week Pause for Negotiations
Dish submitted a new bankruptcy plan aimed at addressing tower companies’ objections
Wireless
T-Mobile Countersuing AT&T for False Ads
Verizon and T-Mobile agreed to drop a separate advertising case in New York
Wireless
SpaceX Keeping Options Open for Direct-to-Device Plans
The mobile carriers were dismissive of the company’s ambitions
Wireless
Wireless Data Use Up 20 Percent Last Year, CTIA Finds
In 2025, the group found fixed wireless additions doubled cable losses
Wireless
FCC to Vote on Orders Narrowing NEPA, Opening Satellite Spectrum
Also on the agency’s September agenda: Ultra-wideband spectrum rules, 911 access, and robocalls
