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5G

T-Mobile continues 5G push with new innovation center for developers in Bellevue near HQ

T-Mobile is amping up its 5G blitz with a series of investments targeted at smaller companies and developers, including a… Read More

T-Mobile’s latest bright idea is a magenta-infused Lite-Brite toy to promote its 5G network

T-Mobile is tapping into a bit of toy nostalgia to shine a light on its unending quest to let everyone… Read More

New ‘rolling’ investment fund led by Seattle tech vets targets startups capitalizing on 5G

Seattle-area tech veterans Jim Brisimitzis and Kevin Ober are leading a new investment fund targeting startups that go through the 5G Open… Read More

T-Mobile launches home internet service and small town initiative as part of latest ‘Un-carrier’ move

The news: T-Mobile made a series of announcements Wednesday as part of its latest ‘Un-carrier’ initiative, including the official launch of… Read More

5G Open Innovation Lab names 15 startups in third cohort, with tech serving wide range of markets

A third cohort of companies has been selected to take part in the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab),… Read More

T-Mobile teaming with Drone Racing League to help emerging sport develop 5G-enabled tech

T-Mobile is teaming with the Drone Racing League in a multi-year deal that makes the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier the… Read More

T-Mobile launches venture capital fund to invest in startups building 5G-related tech

T-Mobile unveiled a venture capital fund called T-Mobile Ventures that will invest in companies building 5G-related products and services for… Read More

T-Mobile swings for 5G fences at World Series with FieldCams and BatterCams during batting practice

T-Mobile is promising baseball fans a unique look at player warm-ups before the start of the World Series on Tuesday,… Read More

T-Mobile CEO: Apple iPhone 12 launch marks ‘firing gun’ for 5G and T-Mobile leads the race

T-Mobile didn’t make it into Apple’s big iPhone event today. But CEO Mike Sievert took to Twitter and spoke to… Read More

Let them eat magenta: T-Mobile’s latest recipe for promoting 5G is a box of Betty Crocker cake mix

We thought the kitchen hijinks would settle down when former CEO John Legere packed up “Slow Cooker Sundays” and departed… Read More

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Joint Base Lewis-McChord will test 5G for augmented and virtual reality missions

Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state is participating in a $600 million Pentagon program to test the use of 5G… Read More

Drone survey

How tech-savvy farmers are harnessing big data to tend the fields of the future

In the old days, farmers kept track of their crops’ vital stats in logbooks and on whiteboards — but in… Read More

5G Open Innovation Lab, backed by corporate giants, reveals 16 startups in second cohort

The 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab), a startup program funded by T-Mobile, Intel, and NASA, today revealed its… Read More

Startup founders at new 5G Open Innovation Lab explain how they’ve adjusted to the COVID-19 crisis

It’s certainly been a unique inaugural cohort for the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab), a new startup program… Read More

T-Mobile, Intel, NASA unveil 5G Open Innovation Lab in Seattle to help startups tap potential of 5G

A new program led by T-Mobile, Intel, and NASA aims to help entrepreneurs take advantage of 5G technology and write… Read More

Microsoft to acquire Affirmed Networks to bolster 5G-related cloud offerings

Microsoft said today that it will acquire Affirmed Networks, a Boston-area startup that sells virtualized network software to mobile operators.… Read More

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Verizon teams up with Pacific Northwest National Lab to develop 5G broadband applications

Verizon says it’s bringing its 5G ultra wideband wireless network to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., and will… Read More

HTC unveils versatile new Vive headset products as CEO Yves Maitre aims to ‘build the road’ for VR

While the long road to mass consumer adoption of virtual reality technology is still being built, HTC remains hard at… Read More

Senator Cantwell wants 5G spectrum auction to fund rural broadband expansion

Several U.S. Senators, led by Washington’s Maria Cantwell, want the proceeds from an upcoming spectrum auction to go toward bridging… Read More

T-Mobile rolls out ‘foundational layer’ of 5G wireless, launches two compatible devices

T-Mobile will begin rolling out its 5G network across the country this week, taking the first steps toward ultra-fast next-generation wireless… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: How to live without a smartphone; new technologies in art; and more

— Do you ever get so frustrated with your smartphone that you want to chuck it out the window, but… Read More

From fiber-optic lines to 5G, it’s turbulent times for data connectivity in the Pacific Northwest

Bureaucratic snags slow new fiber-optic “highway” connecting Vancouver and Seattle. 5G implementation faces hurdles across Pacific Northwest. Industry experts say… Read More

As cities battle feds over 5G rollout, tech leaders worry Seattle will lag behind in new wireless race

The tech hub that Amazon and Microsoft call home is typically referred to as simply “Seattle.” But zooming in, there… Read More

Bill Gates-backed Pivotal Commware raises $10M as it ramps up 5G hardware

Pivotal Commware, one of several metamaterials startups backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says it has secured $10 million in… Read More

Inside T-Mobile’s new device testing lab, where the ‘Un-carrier’ is gearing up for national 5G rollout

T-Mobile is pulling back the curtain on a new device testing lab in its hometown of Bellevue, Wash., as it… Read More

Can 5G bridge the digital divide? Congress, experts divided on impact of next-generation wireless

Roughly 163 million Americans are not using broadband internet, according to Microsoft estimates. It’s a pervasive problem that impacts education… Read More

New legislation aims to prepare American infrastructure for Internet of Things explosion

Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things is forecasted to reach $745 billion this year and surpass $1 trillion by… Read More

Microsoft and AT&T team up in multi-year cloud and 5G partnership

AT&T is turning to Microsoft as the telecommunications giant aims to step up its 5G offerings and move big chunks… Read More

T-Mobile and Sprint shares rise as FCC chairman recommends approval of merger

T-Mobile’s plan to merge with Sprint won a key supporter Monday. FCC Chair Ajit Pai said he will recommend that… Read More

Trump

Trump calls for ‘5G and even 6G’ wireless tech as T-Mobile and Sprint seek merger approval

President Donald Trump wants to see deployment of the super-fast wireless technology known as 5G — and, inexplicably, 6G, which… Read More

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