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T-Mobile today announced that the company has switched on the first towers utilizing the $8 billion in 600 MHz spectrum the carrier purchased at auction earlier this year. According to a T-Mobile announcement, the company says it has switched on the company"s first 600 MHz LTE network sites in Cheyenne, Wyoming using Nokia equipment. This is the company"s first steps toward a notably more robust network, thanks in part to the better indoor penetration provided by this 600 MHz spectrum.
Unfortunately, T-Mobile customers will be waiting a while for more uniform 600 MHz coverage.
While T-Mobile is laying out the groundwork for its 600 MHz deployments, much of that spectrum is still in use by broadcasters. As such, the pace of this deployment will be determined by broadcasters, which need to transition their operations to different frequencies and channel shares before the spectrum can be put to use.
The FCC has set aside 39 months for the reauthorization and relicensing of TV stations. T-Mobile says it"s working closely with broadcasters, stating it"s investing in broadcast equipment manufacturing capacity, additional installation resources, help for low-power TV stations and support for TV translator licenses to expedite the process.
That said, T-mobile warned Tribune"s merger with Sinclar could slow progress due to Sinclair"s long-standing opposition to freeing up these airwaves. There"s also the fact that you"ll need to wait a while to see hardware support for this spectrum on any meaningful scale.
So while meaningful improvement is a long way away, it"s not apparently too early for T-Mobile CEO John Legere to hype the impact these improvements will have for the company"s wireless customers.
Earlier this month, wireless customers coast to coast proved T-Mobile already delivers America s best unlimited network," Legere said in a statement. "We swept the competition in OpenSignal s report on all counts -- a global industry first. And that was before we started lighting up the world s first 600 MHz LTE network. Buckle up, carriers. Because the Un-carrier s 600 MHz network just got real.
The company"s full release has a little more detail on the latest improvements to T-mobile"s LTE network. read comment(s)
■Large ISPs have abused the lack of competition in the broadband market for years, by imposing arbitrary usage caps and overage fees. Caps raise rates and protect TV revenues from streaming video competition.Cox communications is one of many cable providers that have taken full advantage of the reduction in competition by telephone companies to drive up rates via overage fees and usage caps. Cox has quietly begun charging customers even more money if they want to avoid being hit with usage caps and overage ...
Users in our Optimum forum note that new owner Altice is imposing a number of new rate hikes on customers, including a notable boost in the misleading "Broadcast TV fee," a rate hike for some new TV subscribers, as well as a new modem rental fee (which we advise you avoid buy purchasing your own modem if you haven"t already).
Confirming our exclusive report from earlier this week, Cox has quietly begun charging customers even more money if they want to avoid being hit with usage caps and overage fees. Currently, Cox imposes a usage cap of one terabyte -- then charges users $10 for each 50 GB of additional data consumed. But Cox this week also introduced a new "premium" option -- the ability to avoid usage caps entirely if they pay an additional $50 more every month. Users also now have the option to pay $30 more per month for 500 GB of additional data.
While the Cox website now highlights the changes, Cox has yet to issue a formal communication to customers or a press release on the subject.
That"s likely because Cox executives are well aware that caps and overage fees are extremely disliked by consumers. It"s also hard to justify charging users $50 more every month for the same unlimited connection they used to pay consistently less for last year.
Initially, ISPs used to try and claim caps and fees were necessary due to congestion -- or were simply a matter of "fairness." But as those claims were repeatedly debunked by even ISPs themselves, these companies have stopped giving any justification for the glorified price hikes whatsoever. In part because they know a lack of competition means users don"t have much choice in the matter.
And while some folks like to get bogged down in a debate over whether a terabyte cap is "fair," that misses the entire point: there"s no functional reason (outside of a desire by Cox for more of your money) for these limits to exist in the first place. If a small number of "excessive" users are consuming a lot of bandwidth, Cox could just push them to business-class tiers. Instead, they"re imposing confusing new penalties and surcharges on all customers.
Users tracking the changes in our forums aren"t particularly compressed with Cox"s new "pay more money for the same unlimited connection you used to have" option.
"I"ve worked for two international telco ISPs," notes DSLReports.com reader uid://1896605. "And I"ve been in the system-administration business for over a quarter century, doing Internet work for four Fortune 500 companies."
"I know what telcos charge for business-class leased lines... and I know what the actual cost to the telco is," the user adds. "And I know the difference between a business-class, guaranteed-bandwidth, service-level-agreement leased line and a residential, shared-bandwidth, best-effort cable modem."
"Cash grab" is a very accurate description of Cox"s new fee, in my opinion," he said. read comment(s)
AIS เตรียมเปิดตัวบริการใหม่ NEXT G บริการที่นำการเชื่อมต่อผ่านระบบ 4G และ WiFi มารวมกัน ทำให้เราสามารถใช้งานอินเทอร์เน็ตผ่านสมาร์ทโฟนได้ที่ความเร็วสูงสุดถึง 1Gbps เลยทีเดียว ซึ่งมีกำหนดการที่จะเปิดตัวอย่างเป็นทางการในวันที่ 17 สิงหาคมนี้ครับ
โดยข้อมูลล่าสุดที่ได้มาจาก AIS call center ระบุว่าจะมีแพ็คเกจ NEXT G โดยเฉพาะ สำหรับคนที่ต้องการจะใช้การเชื่อมต่อด้วยเทคโนโลยีดังกล่าว และตอนนี้อุปกรณ์ที่รองรับบริการ NEXT G มีเพียงสมาร์ทโฟน 4 รุ่นเท่านั้น คือ Samsung GALAXY S7/S7edge และ GALAXY S8/ S8 Plus
Roku has begun warning Roku customers that it may pull access to channels on the device that may provide users access to pirated content. Roku found itself in hot water in Mexico recently when a cable provider there convinced a court to temporarily ban all Roku sales in the country. Why? The cable operator claimed that "hackers in Mexico offer services to alter the device" making accessing pirated content even easier. "It s a complex network we have detected that sends funds received in Mexico to South Korea," the cable provider also claimed.
And while that sales ban was subsequently reversed, it appears to have driven Roku to take measures to crack down on the use of unofficial channels that allow access to pirated content.
Torrent Freak notes that users who install "non-certified" channels are now being warned about the unsanctioned content such channels may offer. While Roku will still allow these channels to be installed (for now), the warning notes that Roku reserves the right to eliminate the channels should they be found to be used to access copyrighted content.
We want to encourage our customers to be careful when adding channels to their Roku accounts, and we do not recommend, promote or encourage the use of any channels not found in the Roku Channel Store," the company says of the change.
Roku also says it"s working closely with stakeholders to hamstring the accessing of copyrighted content wherever possible.
We are actively cooperating with the content community and other rights holders in their efforts to combat piracy, the company said. Roku has a portal for reporting copyright violations. Whenever Roku determines that a channel on our platform is violating copyrights, we take action, which can include disabling the entire channel without notice."
Knowing the entertainment industry (and knowing Roku"s growing interest in partnering with cable giants like Comcast), it wouldn"t be particularly surprising if most third-party channels are eventually blocked entirely. It"s going to be a fine line for Roku to keep offering the kind of expanded functionality consumers want, while also pleasing the cable and broadcast companies Roku is doing business with. read comment(s)
Charter is backing away from a claim that Verizon slowed the company"s ability to connect fiber lines to utility poles, resulting in a slowdown of broadband deployment in New York State. Charter was recently fined $13 million by the state for failing to adhere to rather modest broadband deployment goals affixed as conditions to its acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. As an excuse, Charter tried to blame Verizon, claiming the company was blocking and slowing its access to necessary utility poles in the State.
Charter"s complaint was both ironic and disingenuous, given that Charter itself has tried to slow and hamstring Google Fiber"s ability to access necessary utility pole infrastructure.
Verizon, for what it"s worth, has told New York regulators that Charter is simply looking for a scapegoat for its inability to adhere to basic merger conditions.
"It is Charter, not Verizon, who is responsible for its failure to meet its first-year benchmark, and the commission should dismiss Charter"s complaint and reject Charter"s transparent attempt to deflect the blame for its own failures onto Verizon," a Verizon lawyer told the state earlier this month.
As part of the Public Service Commission"s approval of the merger, Charter promised to expand its network to 145,000 upstate residents and businesses, and add 36,250 new customers in the first 12 months after the deal was signed. But Verizon says Charter never even contacted Verizon to access necessary poles, and that the cable company "did not appear to have done any pre-closing planning" to ensure it could meet the targets.
Its bluff having been called and the fine levied, Charter now appears to be backing away from its scapegoating of Verizon. That said, a Charter lawyer told the state it reserves the right to "reply in detail to Verizon"s claims if and when a rely is appropriate." Which, apparently, will be never. read comment(s)
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