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Reflecting the seasonal ramp of smartphone production, WIN Semiconductors reported record revenue of NT$4,404 million (approximately $146 million) in fiscal Q3 (ending September 30), a gain of 15 percent compared to the prior quarter and 24 percent compared to the same quarter one year ago. EPS was NT$2.93, compared to NT$1.85 in Q2.
Continuing its rollout of broadband internet service to rural and underserved regions, part of the FCC’s Connect America Fund, AT&T has added service to regions in nine new states, bringing the service to some 160,000 locations in 18 states. AT&T plans to cover more than 400,000 locations by the end of 2017 and over 1.1 million by 2020.
AT&T said that it is expanding its 5G trials to include three new U.S. cities by the end of the year as part of its push to develop a next-generation network.
Verizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies announced a field trial of license assisted access (LAA) that achieved 953 Mbps download speed on a commercial network deployment in Boca Raton, Florida. LAA taps the unlicensed, 5 GHz Wi-Fi band to attain additional bandwidth to increase data rates.
The FCC has announced a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comments on using “mid-band” spectrum for wireless broadband services, identifying 3.7 to 4.2, 5.925 to 6.425 and 6.425 to 7.125 GHz.
AT&T launched LTE-Advanced capabilities in parts of Indianapolis, including 256-QAM, 4 x 4 MIMO and three-way carrier aggregation (CA). Presently, only customers with the Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8+ phones can access the enhanced service, which AT&T says can double download data rates over LTE.
AT&T has extended its LTE wireless broadband service to eight new states as part of a government funded plan to serve over 400,000 locations by the end of 2017 and over 1.1 million by 2020.
On May 18, 2017, AT&T announced that its U.S. LTE-M network was “live” and had been completed ahead of schedule. Their monthly plans for LTE-M begin at $1.50 per month per device, and LTE-M modules will be available for as low as $7.50 each, including a SIM card.
Participating in the FCC's Connect America Fund, AT&T completed deploying the first wave of fixed wireless internet access using LTE to rural, underserved locations in Georgia. The service will provide download speeds of at least 10 Mbps.
Verizon Communications outbid AT&T to acquire Straight Path Communications, a $3.1 billion deal that will give Verizon 28 and 39 GHz spectrum for 5G services.
