Mobile providers would be required to unlock customers’ mobile phones within 60 days of activation, according to a proposal under consideration at the FCC. Commissioners will vote this month on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) about the proposal. Unlocking…
The FCC today adopted rules for what the commission is calling “a single network future.” The rules apply to satellite communications with ordinary cellphones, a capability officially known as supplemental coverage from space (SCS “If we do this right, these…
Worldwide shipments of used smartphones, including officially refurbished and used smartphones, rose to 309.4 million units in 2023, according to a new report from International Data Corp. This represented a 9.5% rise from the 282.6 million units shipped in 2022,…
UScellular has introduced US Mode, a free program to help smartphone owners use their devices in a healthy manner. It is available to all smartphone users, regardless of their carrier. The “US” portion of the name US Mode is apparently…
Nearly three quarters (70%) of American smartphone buyers want to keep their phones for two years or more, and one in six want to get five years of use from their devices, according to research about smartphone longevity conducted by…
The latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report has a lot of good news for 5G. The vendor found that worldwide there will be 1 billion 5G subscriptions by the end of this year and 5 billion by the end…
Smartphone shipments will reach 1.35 billion by the end of the year, representing a 5.3% increase over the number shipped in 2020, according to a new forecast from International Data Corp (IDC). Total smartphone shipments for the year are less…
BELLEVUE, Wash. — June 28, 2020 — Your phone has kept you connected throughout the pandemic, now it’s time to keep it protected. Today, Metro by T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced that customers who bring their own device can now purchase…
The GSA says that there now are 822 announced 5G devices, the first time that the 800-device mark has been passed. Of these, 62% — 511 devices — “are understood” to be commercially available. The total number of devices is…
The average U.S. household has 25 connected devices – more than double the 11 that the average household had in 2019, according to a new Deloitte report. The Deloitte report found that 66% of households have smart home devices; 39%…
Eighty-five percent of respondents to a Pew Research Center smartphone and home broadband penetration survey own smartphones and 77% have home broadband subscriptions. This compares to 81% and 73% the organization found in 2019. Ninety-one percent of adults have one…
Smartphone shipments are rebounding, according to a new smartphone shipments forecast from International Data Corp (IDC). According to the (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments rebounded in the third quarter and are expected to grow sightly (2.4%) in…
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