T-Mobile to Launch HSPA+ Phone
Mark Hachman, PC Magazine, 7/21/2010 T-Mobile will release its first HSPA+ phone later this summer, the carrier announced via Twitter on Wednesday. Naturally, the 140-character limit didn’t allow T-Mobile much room for detail: “Big news! Later this summer, T-Mobile will unveil its first HSPA+-capable smartphone,” T-Mobile said. “More details will be available in the coming weeks.” [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, CDMA, HSPA, Sprint, T-Mobile
Verizon Wireless eyeing tiered data service
Lance Whitney, CNET News, 6/18/2010 Verizon Wireless is toying with the idea of eliminating its unlimited data plans and switching to tiered pricing, according to its parent company’s chief financial officer, John Killian. In an interview with Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek, Killian said, “We will probably need to change the design of our pricing where it will [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, HSPA, HTC, LTE, T-Mobile, Verizon
AT&T embraces Android further with HTC Aria launch
Phil Goldstein, FierceWireles, 6/14/2010 AT&T Mobility is launching its first Android phone made by HTC, the Aria. The carrier will launch the Aria June 20 for $130 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. The launch is a significant one for AT&T. Though the carrier leads in smartphone penetration, it was the last [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, HSPA, HTC, Motorola, Sprint, Verizon, WiFi
iPhone 4 unveiled: gets HD video, LED flash, dual cameras
Chris Foresman, ArsTechnica, 6/8/2010 During a keynote address at WWDC today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the next revision of the company’s iconic iPhone hardware. Dubbed “iPhone 4,” Jobs called the new iPhone model “the biggest leap since the original iPhone.” He said that the new device has over 100 new features, but he detailed [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G, API, AT&T, HSPA, WiFi
AT&T makes sweeping changes to data plans, iPhone tethering coming at OS 4 launch
Chris Ziegler Engadget, 6/2/2010 You might think that AT&T would hold off for a national HSPA+ deployment or a full-on LTE launch before tweaking its data pricing strategy, but not so much — the carrier is coming out swinging today with some significant changes that should benefit the overwhelming majority of its smartphone users (and [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPad, iPhone · Tagged with: AT&T, HSPA, LTE, Tether, Verizon, WebOs, WiFi
The real world: Comparing 3G/4G speeds
Mike Dano, FierceWireless, 5/27/2010 T-Mobile USA this week laid down the gauntlet by declaring its HSPA+ network will provide “4G speeds.” While that’s debatable (I realize the International Telecommunication Union has a definition for 4G, but no carrier abides by that definition in its marketing, and for all practical purposes it’s irrelevant), T-Mobile’s assertion certainly [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, HSPA, LTE, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, WiMax
T-Mobile Expands HSPA+ Coverage Areas With “4G Speeds”
Kevin C. Tofel, GigaOM, 5/25/2010 T-Mobile today announced availability of its HSPA+ network in three new Northeast corridor areas comprised of upstate New York (Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse), Connecticut (Hartford, New Haven, Milford and Stamford) and Providence, R.I. The carrier says that Washington, D.C. and Boston are next on the HSPA+ implementation list “in [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Clearwire, HSPA, Sprint, T-Mobile, WiMax
AT&T: HSPA+ a cheap upgrade that buys time for 4G
Electronista Staff, Electronista, 5/18/2010 ATT HSPA Plus to cost just 10m to add AT&T’s HSPA+ upgrade is coming as it’s both easy to build and a likely necessary stopgap, the carrier’s Operations president John Stankey said in an interview today. Since it’s largely software, the upgrade will cost just $10 million to reach all 250 [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, HSPA, LTE, Verizon, VoIP
RIM launches new BlackBerrys, voice-over-Wi-Fi service
Ginny Mies, PC World, 4/27/2010 At RIM’s annual Wireless Enterprise Symposium, the company revealed two new BlackBerry smartphones, the BlackBerry Pearl 3G and the BlackBerry Bold 9650. The Bold 9650 is headed to Sprint on May 23 while the Pearl 3G will be available on multiple carriers in May. RIM also announced BlackBerry Mobile Voice [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, GPS, HSPA, Sprint, WiFi
T-Mobile to Rollout the Nation’s Fastest 3G Wireless Network with HSPA+
Mobile Tech News, 3/24/2010 T-Mobile USA, Inc. showcased the nation’s fastest 3G wireless network on its latest mobile broadband devices at CTIA in Las Vegas. The company unveiled plans to upgrade its national high-speed 3G service to the High Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+) technology, which will deliver customers data speeds faster than the current [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, CTIA, HSPA, Motorola, T-Mobile, WiFi