- MWC 2020, the largest wireless industry conference, was canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
- Dan Warren, one of the people behind the creation of VoLTE, wrote about the ongoing importance of the GSMA (the organization that hosts MWC).
- A Reddit user suggests Mint Mobile’s policies may leave subscribers vulnerable to SIM-swap attacks. I haven’t dug into it, but it looks like a real issue. Mint Mobile appears to be looking into the problem.
- Nilay Patel from The Verge shares excellent (perhaps over-the-top) criticism of Judge Marrero’s decision in the recently-concluded T-Mobile/Sprint merger case.
- Attorney General Barr floated the idea of having the U.S. government purchase a controlling stake in Ericsson or Nokia.
- AT&T plans to cover most people in the U.S. with low-band 5G later this year.