AT&T launched its 5G network in late December in 12 cities across the country, but despite Austin's growing foundation in technology, tech experts say the city is lacking in infrastructure to handle the new network. Scott Dunaway, a spokesperson with Texas 5G Alliance, said "Austin has been slow in this front, but we are seeing a limited amount of progress in the last couple of weeks." Hed added that the "[Austin] City Council has approved an emergency order to help streamline that permitting process."
Huawei Confirms Launch Of 5G Foldable Smartphone At MWC 2019
A month prior to the start of Mobile World Congress, Huawei confirmed at a pre-MWC 2019 briefing in Beijing last week, that it will unveil a high-end foldable 5G smartphone at the mobile show. Although Richard Yu, the CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, didn't mention t...
Security flaw allows for spying over 5G, researchers warn
A month prior to the start of Mobile World Congress, Huawei confirmed at a pre-MWC 2019 briefing in Beijing last week, that it will unveil a high-end foldable 5G smartphone at the mobile show. Although Richard Yu, the CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, didn't mention t...
This congressman wants to build a ‘digital’ border wall that would also provide rural broadband
Texas Representative Will Hurd is partial to the idea of a digital wall: "a border-wide system of technology such as cameras, sensors, and drones communicating through a fiber optic network to keep the border secure." Hurd noted the digital wall could close the digital divide, sta...
Council delays decision on nine new cell towers in neighborhoods
Last Tuesday, Crown Castle officials pitched a scaled-back proposal for nine small cell towers throughout Ocean City, excluding Montego Bay, but the City Council voted 6-1 to table the discussion and have Crown Castle come back with firm locations and designs for the requested nin...
911 service and cell towers on agenda for Maryland’s counties and towns
Whereas the Maryland Association of Counties is pushing for improvements in the state’s 911 system, the Maryland Municipal League (MML) has just one goal during this General Assembly session: "to protect local authority in deciding where small cellular towers will go around ...
Sprint touts network investments as it reports a $141M loss
In a quarterly call with investors last week, Sprint CEO Michel Combes said that the carrier "has added expanded its 800 MHz, 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz coverage." Combes added that "Sprint now has 27,000 small cells on-air, compared to only 3,000 at this time last year." This comes as S...