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SpaceX to acquire small satellite startup Swarm Technologies
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is acquiring the small-satellite data provider Swarm Technologies, scooping up the startup’s roughly 30 employees and its network of 120 tiny satellites.
Dish to launch wireless 5G service in beta at end of September 2021
Dish Network said that its Las Vegas 5G wireless service is in the final phase of construction and will launch in beta by the end of September 2021. The beta launch is an important first step toward its commitment to covering 70 percent of the US population by June 2023, a target that’s looking more ambitious by the day as the company continues to lose wireless customers.
Facebook’s ban of third-party researchers ‘deeply concerning’ (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 06:12
T-Mobile confirms it will shut down Sprint’s LTE network in 2022
T-Mobile has committed to a June 30, 2022 shutdown date for Sprint’s LTE network. It’s an expected move as T-Mobile continues to absorb Sprint’s network and customers into its own base, and comes six months after its contentious planned January 1, 2022 shutdown of Sprint’s 3G CDMA network.
The shadow of the chip shortage is looming over tech’s big quarter (Vox)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 08/02/2021 - 15:46Airbnb’s new tool makes it easier for hosts to list Wi-Fi speeds for remote work getaways (Vox)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 07/29/2021 - 13:22Amazon’s older Kindles will start to lose their internet access in December (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 07/29/2021 - 06:31T-Mobile wants to lure back Boost customers it sold to Dish
T-Mobile is introducing a new prepaid promotion with incentives for customers on other prepaid MVNOs to switch to Metro by T-Mobile, including waiving switching fees, a discount on an unlimited plan with 5G, and a trade-in offer for a new 5G phone. In other words, it’s doing exactly what it told regulators it wouldn’t do when it acquired Sprint a year ago.