US Cellular

UScellular CEO Laurent Therivel outlined plans to conduct market trials of 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) in Q1 2021, aiming to refine its strategy around the technology based on consumer response.

GSMA THRIVE NORTH AMERICA: UScellular president and CEO Laurent Therivel (pictured) urged operators to prioritise efforts to close the nation’s digital divide during 5G deployments, noting rural users are increasingly concerned about being left behind as technology marches ahead.

US Cellular raised the prospect of a significant boost to rural 5G coverage from mmWave spectrum, following a trial with Ericsson and Qualcomm.

US Cellular aims to deploy 5G on a third of its mobile sites by end Q1 2021, positioning it to capitalise on a raft of lower-cost device launches over the rest of 2020, SVP and CFO Doug Chambers told investors.

US Cellular teamed with Ericsson and Nokia on the next phase of its 5G deployment, tapping the vendors to deliver a mmWave network to complement its existing low-band infrastructure.

US Cellular became the latest operator to back pressure group Open RAN Policy Coalition, citing the opportunity to educate legislators with a view to helping accelerate deployments of new technologies in rural areas.

US Cellular named AT&T Mexico chief Laurent Therivel (pictured) as its new president and CEO, replacing Kenneth Meyers from the beginning of next month.