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T-Mobile’s Band 71 is in 1,200+ Cities, Guys

Kellen September 10, 2018

T-Mobile's 600MHz spectrum is a thing that T-Mobile customers should care deeply about. This is the band 71 LTE that will expand T-Mobile's network into rural areas and buildings before it becomes 5G. It's the band you should be making sure your next...

T-Mobile’s Shiny New 600MHz Spectrum Goes Into Testing Very Soon

Kellen June 15, 2017

Back in April, T-Mobile purchased what it called the "mother lode" of 600MHz low-band spectrum, the type of spectrum that should greatly improve its network and help it expand into new markets. Today, the wireless carrier announced that it will begin testing...

T-Mobile Just Picked Up the 600MHz “Spectrum Mother Lode” to Bring Their Network Everywhere

Kellen April 13, 2017

T-Mobile just made its largest investment ever by spending nearly $8 billion(!) to acquire 45% of the FCC's available 600MHz low-band spectrum that was up for auction. This is the type of spectrum that penetrates buildings better and also reaches further from...

Comcast May Purchase Wireless Spectrum in Upcoming FCC Auction

Tim February 4, 2016

Stated by Comcast executives during an earnings call that took place yesterday, the company will be filing with the FCC to be part of its upcoming spectrum auction, scheduled for March 29. At that time, the FCC will transfer spectrum licenses in the 600MHz...

Verizon Also Pushed Out Updates to the DROID Mini, RAZR M, Spectrum, Intuition, and Ellipsis 7 – Here are the Changelogs

Tim November 8, 2013

Verizon has been on a tear so far this month updating many devices, although some of which may not be completely headline grabbing. We still feel its important for the info to get out there for folks to see, just incase you are rocking one of these devices. ...

Verizon to Utilize AWS Spectrum This Year, Ship Supported Devices First Half

Kellen March 13, 2013

According to Verizon CTO Nicola Palmer, the company will finally start to utilize the AWS LTE spectrum they own before the end of the year. They currently only have 700MHz spectrum (band 13) in play, but as they continue to build that out, with hopes of...

Verizon Approves LG Spectrum Update – Removes Bloat and Brings Other Minor Enhancements

Tim February 18, 2013

Moments ago, a somewhat minor update was approved for the LG Spectrum on Verizon to build VS920ZV8. This is the first official update since it received Ice Cream Sandwich last October. Verizon appears to be removing some of the bloat on the device like...

LG Spectrum Ice Cream Sandwich Update VS920ZV7 Approved by Verizon!

Kellen October 19, 2012

Quite the week for Verizon, I'd say. The LG Spectrum Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.4) was approved moments ago, making this the third of the week from Big Red. This update was due months ago, so owners of the Spectrum are probably ecstatic with this news....