AT&T Mulls Price Increase as Spectrum Crunch Looms
Forbes, 1/9/2012 AT&T switched on 4G access in 11 areas over the holidays, but speedy service is likely to strain spectrum and raise prices for users. AT&T Business Solutions chief John Stankey announced AT&T 4G now reaches New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Austin, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh and San Diego, as the [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, FCC, T-Mobile
Sprint converts its network to LTE, plans ‘aggressive rollout’ to be completed by 2013
Joseph Volpe, Engadget, 10/7/2011 We knew more or less that an announcement of this sort was coming. Back in July, Dan Hesse had teased us face-to-face with the promise of a “great story this fall around 4G,” and now the time to tell that tale has arrived. At its strategy event today, Sprint finally went [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, Clearwire, Ericsson, FCC, LTE, Samsung, Sprint, WiMax
FCC Wants GPS In Every Phone By 2018
Jordon Crook, TechCrunch, 10/5/2011 After years of having a GPS-equipped phone, the idea of not having GPS is a little crazy. Even with smartphone adoption rates dramatically increasing, there are still plenty of folks out there with maps and awesome memories. But come 2018, all of our directionally gifted friends will have GPS on their [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: FCC, GPS, VoIP
Verizon Gets Hit With FCC Complaint Over 4G LTE Tethering
Jordan Crook, Mobile Crunch, 6/7/2011 Verizon Wireless got hit with an FCC complaint this morning by an organization called Free Press, over the restrictions placed on Verizon’s 4G LTE smartphones. The group claims that Verizon’s rules don’t necessarily jive with the regulatory policies of the Federal Communications Commission when it comes to tethering to Verizon’s [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, FCC, LTE, Tether, Verizon
FCC to launch disaster alert system for cell phones
Lance Whitney, CNET News, 5/10/2011 The Federal Communications Commission is expanding its familiar emergency alert system notifications sent over TV and radio to now include mobile phones. Dubbing the new service PLAN (Personal Localized Alerting Network), the government would target the alerts in the form of text messages sent to cell phones of people who [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, FCC, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
FCC approves mandatory data roaming rules
Phil Goldstein, FierceWireless, 4/7/2011 The FCC voted to approve automatic data roaming rules, effectively settling a dispute that had split the wireless industry between larger operators that were against the rules and smaller carriers seeking to put data roaming on par with voice roaming. The five-member commission voted, 3-2, to approve the rules, which will [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, FCC, LTE, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
The FCC Struggles to Meet Smartphone Wireless Spectrum Needs
Jason Mick, Daily Tech, 1/13/2011 Spectrum demands are rapidly rising, but its as hard as ever to find free spectrum While it’s easy to put the blame regarding slower than expected progress in the realm of wireless communications on the telecoms, they aren’t the only problem. Next generation 4G networks are incredibly spectrum hungry, and [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, FCC, HSPA, LTE, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, WiMax
FCC approves compromise net neutrality rules
Grant Gross, IDG News Service, 12/21/2010 The U.S. Federal Communications Commission, in a historic vote Tuesday, approved network neutrality rules prohibiting broadband providers from blocking customer access to legal Web content, but many consumer groups decried the new regulations as weak and full of loopholes. The new rules provide fewer protections for mobile broadband subscribers [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: FCC, Verizon
Clear launches new at-home WiMAX router with integrated WiFi
Darren Murph, Engadget, 12/4/2010 Hey, don’t knock the naming engineers — “Clear Modem with WiFi” just works. Indeed, that’s the official title of Clear’s new at-home WiMAX modem (the same one that flew through the FCC back in September), designed to bring the 4G superhighway into one’s home for as little as $35 per month. According to the [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Clearwire, FCC, WiFi, WiMax
AT&T’s first LTE-capable device won’t roam onto Verizon’s LTE network
Mike Dano, FierceWireless, 10/26/2010 AT&T Mobility’s recently announced LTE-capable USB stick will not work on the LTE network Verizon Wireless is scheduled to launch later this year, according to an AT&T spokeswoman. The news underscores the business and technical challenges that remain in the market’s push for LTE network technology. AT&T earlier this month unveiled [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, FCC, LTE, Samsung, Verizon