AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Are Finally Closing America's Cellular Dead Zones
The venture will pool spectrum and set common standards to expand direct-to-device satellite coverage, with no timeline yet for customer benefits.
- On Thursday, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon formally established a joint venture to eliminate wireless dead zones across the United States, focusing on direct-to-device satellite connectivity.
- The carriers announced plans for this collaboration in May, moving from an agreement in principle to a formal joint venture that pools spectrum resources to expand access where terrestrial networks are limited.
- Wireless industry veteran Paul Roth will serve as interim CEO while a board comprised of representatives from each founding company searches for a permanent executive.
- The venture will develop common technical specifications to simplify device integration, provide redundant connectivity during natural disasters, and help rural mobile network operators bring new satellite-supported products to market.
- Facing competition from satellite broadband players like SpaceX, the partners aim to "nearly" eliminate dead zones, though they provided no firm timeline for when customers will see benefits.
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