AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon team up to eliminate coverage dead zones
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AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have agreed to work together under a new joint venture that aims to end wireless dead zones in the US. The partnership was announced today as an “agreement in principle,” but if finalized would see the three carrier companies pooling their ground-based spectrum resources together to increase coverage in rural areas.
The goal is to create the “best and most diverse ecosystem for wireless and satellite products and services,” though details on how this will actually be achieved are fairly vague. There’s mention of the venture developing a unified technical standard for customers and satellite network operators, and investing in satellite-based, direct-to-device (D2D) technologies to address coverage gaps and improve connectivity.
In its press release, AT&T says that existing carrier-satellite agreements...
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