The Jahmal Abbott Show

In this Episode:

• Department of Justice approves T-Mobile / Sprint Deal (0:42)
• DISH becomes the new 4th national wireless carrier in the US (1:43)
• FCC authorizes $524 million in funding for rural broadband (4:13)
• AT&T announces new partnership deals (6:53)
• 5G Updates (10:00)

  Q&A   How will the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile affect its customers? (12:20)   How would Sprint and T-Mobile merger impact you? (13:56)   Why do we (consumers) need 5G (isn't the internet fast enough already)? I can understand if the businesses need it, but why 5G on a phone? (15:42)     Show Notes:   DISH national carrier announcement -  http://about.dish.com/2019-07-26-DISH-to-Become-National-Facilities-based-Wireless-Carrier   FCC rurual broadband funding -  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-358490A1.pdf   AT&T partnership deal -  https://about.att.com/story/2019/att_ibm_alliance.html   https://news.microsoft.com/2019/07/17/att-and-microsoft-announce-a-strategic-alliance-to-deliver-innovation-with-cloud-ai-and-5g/   Verizon 5G deployment in St. Paul Minnesota -    https://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-launches-exclusive-inseego-5g-mifi-m1000   Vodafone Germany 5G update -  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-telecoms-vodafone-group/vodafone-launches-5g-in-germany-challenges-d-telekom-on-price-idUSKCN1UB1IY?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews    
O2 5G launch October 2019 - https://news.o2.co.uk/press-release/o2-announces-october-5g-launch-prioritising-areas-where-customers-will-benefit-most/   Israel 5G tender -  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-telecoms-5g-idUSKCN1U90C4