the financial analysts at Evercore predict T-Mobile will gain 650,000 postpaid phone customers in the second quarter of this year, a figure that would be above its first quarter performance. lightreading.com/5g/5g-provider…

"Just last week, the FCC missed a statutory deadline that Congress set in the 2015 Spectrum Pipeline Act to auction 30 MHz of spectrum below 3 GHz by July 1, 2024." d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/07_09_24_Testi… via Brendan Carr

"You can't do two to three strategies. It's uneconomical. You have to pick one," said one engineer who is familiar with the available paths forward for HFC. lightreading.com/cable-technolo… via Jeff Baumgartner

NEW T-Mobile is in the midst of selling off a nationwide chunk of its 800MHz holdings. That process has sparked interest among utilities, potentially slowing spectrum sales by other companies. lightreading.com/private-networ…

NEW Cell tower owners ranging from SBA Communications to DigitalBridge have struggled under a network operator spending slowdown. But not everything is doom and gloom, according to some analysts. lightreading.com/5g/analysts-lo…

"We see a strong price recovery potentially on the horizon with our forecasted earnings results over the next several quarters," wrote the analysts at B. Riley Securities in a recent note on DigitalBridge. lightreading.com/5g/analysts-lo…

"Conversations we've had with private participants across the tower ecosystem give little reason to believe a broad-based increase in activity levels is on the horizon," lightreading.com/5g/analysts-lo…

The Galaxy Watch Ultra is the first watch able to detect signs of sleep apnea cleared by the FDA #GalaxyUnpacked

"In the future, further phasing out of Chinese vendors can be anticipated including working on the financial feasibility plans," lightreading.com/security/kyivs…

"By using the scalability of Amazon Redshift and a multi-warehouse architecture with data sharing, EchoStar delivers near real-time access to over 150 million rows of data across over 150 MSK topics, totaling 10 TB ingested daily, to their users." aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data…

NEW After pushing cellular technology that would allow cars to communicate with each other, Qualcomm is now making a similar proposal for drones. It's a timely idea. lightreading.com/iot/could-dron…

Cable and wireline companies reported 803,501 subscribers out of service in the disaster area for Hurricane Beryl. 28.7% of the cell sites in the affected area are out of service. docs.fcc.gov/public/attachm…

"AT&T is the only wireless carrier offering the innovative Galaxy Ring at launch online and in-stores, making it a must-have for health enthusiasts." about.att.com/story/2024/sam…

"Companies will then have until the end of 2029 to remove parts made by Huawei and its Chinese rival ZTE Corp. from the 5G access and transport network, according to people familiar with the plan" bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"T-Mobile is currently the best bet for connectivity for CMF Phone 1 customers. AT&T 4G and 3G networks are available as well, but phone maker Nothing recommends users avoid attempting network access through Verizon." lightreading.com/smartphones-de… via Kelsey K Ziser

"Pitney Bowes estimates that about 59 million packages are delivered every day in the US," Qualcomm wrote in a new post to its website. "If 50% of those deliveries were done by drones, that would require nearly 30 million drone flights each day." lightreading.com/iot/could-dron…

NEW T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon are all moving to offer satellite-based services. But Apple's expanding work with satellite operator Globalstar could outpace those efforts. lightreading.com/satellite/appl… $GSAT $ASTS

AT&T and Verizon may not launch their own satellite-based messaging services until next year at the earliest. Both companies will run their satellite services through satellite operator AST SpaceMobile, and neither has outlined a firm launch date. lightreading.com/satellite/appl…