Monica Alleven's profile photo

Monica Alleven

Portland, United States

Executive Editor at FierceWireless

Executive Editor at FierceWirelessTech

Journalist for @FierceWireless, @fiercewrlsstech, dog lover, Pacific NW non-native. Opinions all mine

Articles

  • 2 weeks ago | fiercewireless.com | Monica Alleven

    EchoStar’s Boost brand added 150K mobile customers in Q1, putting it in a better situation than a year ago It’s still not out of the woods as investment analysts continue to speculate about when the company will call it quits CEO Hamid Akhavan talked up EchoStar’s unique position in the D2D space EchoStar’s wireless business is improving, with 150,000 net additions in Q1 2025 – a far better outcome than many observers thought possible a year ago when it wasn’t clear it would even make it...

  • 2 weeks ago | fierce-network.com | Monica Alleven

    EchoStar’s Boost brand added 150K mobile customers in Q1, putting it in a better situation than a year ago It’s still not out of the woods as investment analysts continue to speculate about when the company will call it quits CEO Hamid Akhavan talked up EchoStar’s unique position in the D2D space EchoStar’s wireless business is improving, with 150,000 net additions in Q1 2025 – a far better outcome than many observers thought possible a year ago when it wasn’t clear it would even make it...

  • 2 weeks ago | fierce-network.com | Monica Alleven

    The FCC’s inquiry into the upper C-band kicked off a high-stakes spectrum debateWireless carriers are pushing for the maximum amount of upper C-band spectrum for terrestrial 5GBut SpaceX and other satellite companies want more spectrum for next-generation satellite servicesOK, time to get the popcorn out while we take a stroll through the latest in the war of the terrestrial wireless industry vs. Elon Musk and his space-based friends.

  • 2 weeks ago | fierce-network.com | Monica Alleven

    The operator is claiming another record in uplink performance, hitting 550 MbpsUplink is getting more attention as consumers stream more video3GPP Release 17 defined UL Tx Switching, which is likely to show up in commercial devices relatively soonT-Mobile just upped the ante on 5G upload speeds, announcing that it set a new uplink speed record of 550 Mbps using 5G Advanced technology. Why is it significant?

  • 2 weeks ago | fierce-network.com | Monica Alleven

    The “un-carrier” is looking a lot more like other carriersAnalysts say it’s a reflection of where T-Mobile is in its life cycle – a more mature company than it was five or six years agoThe company claims it still offers the best value in wirelessT-Mobile deserves credit for rolling out edgy “un-carrier” moves over the years, but lately, it seems to be going backwards. Take the recent rollout of the Experience More and Experience Beyond plans.

Contact details

Socials & Sites

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →

Coverage map

X (formerly Twitter)

Followers
1K
Tweets
1K
DMs Open
Yes
Monica Alleven
Monica Alleven @malleven33
7 May 25

T-Mobile: Uplink is the next big thing $TMUS 📱https://t.co/syjMa0WNbu 📱 https://t.co/z8P46BvQlc

Monica Alleven
Monica Alleven @malleven33
6 May 25

What happened to T-Mobile's ‘un-carrier’ edge? $TMUS w/insights from @RogerEntner @wave7jeff @JLeigh_IDC 📎https://t.co/wbTsPkB59A📎 https://t.co/bMwiqrxfIU

Monica Alleven
Monica Alleven @malleven33
5 May 25

Grand Princess passing by #cruiseship #ColumbiaRiver https://t.co/3UZxEdAlIv