With the help of some maps from Mosaik, GigaOM breaks down what AT&T really gets if it acquires Leap. Our conclusion: AT&T is paying a ridiculous price but it probably feels it has no choice.…
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AT&T buys Verizon’s spare 4G spectrum so it can soup up its LTE networks
The 39 licenses will cost AT&T $1.9 billion, but it will finally be able to deploy full-capacity networks in key markets like Chicago and Los Angeles. Verizon's wheeling is dealing in 700 MHz is now over.…
Read MoreFCC signs off on AT&T’s massive 4G spectrum buy
By taking in a huge WCS spectrum haul from NextWave, Comcast and others, AT&T has nearly all the components in place to create a nationwide 4G band for its own exclusive use. Now AT&T just has to build it.…
Read MoreAT&T shoots for 2015 launch of new LTE network
AT&T aims in three years to have a new LTE network up in the airwaves the FCC just approved for 4G use. In the rather plodding world of telecom, three years is a quick timeline. But AT&T has political and strategic reasons for moving soon.…
Read MoreFCC approves AT&T’s nationwide 4G band plan
The compromise plan turns a worthless hunk of airwaves into prime cellular real estate, while protecting neighboring satellite radio from interference. AT&T now just needs to consolidate the remaining 2.3 GHz licenses out there so it can build its new LTE network.…
Read MoreWhat’s AT&T planning? Hidden specs unearthed in the GSM iPhone 5
FCC documentation reveals there are two more LTE bands hidden within AT&T's version of the new iPhone 5: PCS and cellular. The thing is there are no networks at either frequency today that could connect to the device. Could AT&T be planning a massive network overhaul?…
Read MoreAT&T buys NextWave spectrum hoping to create a new 4G band
By buying NextWave, AT&T removes the biggest obstacle to its plan to convert the Wireless Communications Services band from a worthless patch of airwaves to highly valuable 4G spectrum. The deal will cost AT&T $600 million but would pay dividends in new LTE capacity.…
Read MoreAT&T wants to teach an old spectrum band new 4G tricks
A wireless band that the mobile industry has practically written off may get a new life as 4G spectrum if a new…
Read MoreDoes AT&T need more spectrum? It’s complicated
Sprint is calling foul on AT&T's attempt to sell off mobile broadband licenses while simultaneously arguing the need to acquire T-Mobile's spectrum. Sprint's been plenty right in its criticisms of the AT&T-Mo deal in the past, but this time Sprint's wrong.…
Read MoreThe Future of the Data Center is Murky
Is there anyone who can say with certainty what the next generation of enterprise data centers will look like? A recent Network World article, for example, handicaps the field of data center vendors, picking HP, IBM, Cisco and VMware as the odds-on favorites (where is Dell?). Given the move toward clouds and fabrics (in which computing, networking and storage are interconnected tightly), this group makes perfect sense for the enterprise. But Google and Amazon have charted a different course, eschewing specialized gear for commodity hardware and secret-sauce software. Which configuration will win out?…
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