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Given the slowdown in spending on the part of big wireless carriers as the 5G era shifts into low gear, why does UScellular think it can make a viable business selling space on its towers? After all, a booming tower business implies carriers will spend more on their networks, not less.

Cox Communications has a beef with the Rhode Island broadband office. The operator fears Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funds will be used to overbuild its network in areas of the state that it said it already adequately serves.

Hurricane Helene caused devastating damage smack dab where Carolina West Wireless offers wireless services in western North Carolina. At the peak of the storm’s damage, nearly 70 percent of its network was down. Nearly a month later, only a few sites remain out of service, including a site in the mountain community of Chimney Rock, which was nearly wiped off the map.

Analysts expect the U.S.

For competitive reasons, wireless carriers typically don’t reveal too many specifics about their network expansion and upgrade plans. So when T-Mobile executives were asked to elaborate on their plans for mid-band 5G upgrades, they steered the conversation to the tools they use to determine how they’re going to expand coverage – as opposed to detailing exactly where and when they will deploy. Their approach – and brace yourself, this is going to be a real shocker – is based on artificial intelligence (AI).