Cell phone news archive

Phones Google Reportedly Plans to Move Pixel Production Out of China

The 2027 manufacturing shift may reduce supply-chain risk, but it offers buyers no guarantee of lower Pixel prices.

News FCC Opens Wi-Fi Bands to Satellite-to-Device Proposal

The proposal could expand off-grid connectivity, but it creates no service yet and raises interference questions for crowded Wi-Fi spectrum.

News FCC Sets September Start for Broadband Label Rollback

Mobile and home internet shoppers may see less detail about fees, while the timing of major label changes remains unsettled.

News Verizon Offers $25,000 Reward After California Fiber Cuts

The damaged cables disrupted mobile and internet service, showing how one backhaul failure can affect several types of connectivity.

5G FCC Sets April 2027 Auction for 160 MHz of Upper C-Band

The new mid-band licenses could add network capacity, but customers should not expect coverage or plan changes before 2030.

Deals T-Mobile Offers Pixel 11 Without a Trade-In on Essentials

The phone discount avoids a trade-in, but bill credits and required service can cost more than buying unlocked and choosing a cheaper plan.

News GAO Says FCC Cybersecurity Rollback Must Go to Congress

The finding adds legal uncertainty over carrier security oversight, but it does not immediately restore the FCC’s earlier requirements.

5G AST SpaceMobile Expands BlueBird Fleet to 13 Satellites

The larger satellite fleet advances planned coverage, but customers still lack firm launch dates, prices and service details.

5G T-Mobile Closes $2.9 Billion Low-Band Spectrum Swap

The deal adds 600 MHz capacity to T-Mobile’s 5G network while putting former Sprint airwaves on a new path toward coverage services.

News Cell Phone News Weekly Summary: Pixels, Prices and New MVNOs

New phones, higher wireless bills and a fresh MVNO give consumers more reasons to compare total costs instead of headline offers.

Phones Pixel 11 Starts at $899 as Google Drops 128GB Storage

Google’s entry Pixel now costs $100 more, while buyers get twice the storage and seven years of updates.

Carriers Verizon Restores Voice Service After Multistate Outage

Calls failed for some Verizon and Visible users even as data kept working, exposing a reliability problem that signal bars could not reveal.