AT&T Wi-Fi usage skyrockets
Marguerite Reardon, CNETnews, 10/24/2011 AT&T is relying more and more on its Wi-Fi networks to help off-load data traffic, which should ultimately lead to better network performance for its wireless customers. This week the carrier said it has seen Wi-Fi usage on these networks triple in the last year. In the third quarter, AT&T said [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, HSPA, LTE, WiFi
AT&T to unveil first two 4G LTE products
Roger Cheng, CNET News, 7/12/2011 AT&T is jumping into the actual 4G game with its first two LTE products. The Elevate 4G mobile hot-spot devices is one of the first products that will use AT&T’s upcoming 4G LTE network. (Credit: AT&T) The telecommunications giant plans to show off a laptop card called the USBConnect Momentum [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, Hotspot, HSPA, LTE, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, WiMax
T-Mobile offering 4G Mobile Hotspot for mobile connectivity
Dan Seifert, MobileBurn 4/12/2011 T-Mobile has officially taken the wraps off of its 4G Mobile Hotspot that was originally announced at CTIA 2011 earlier this year. The 4G Mobile Hotspot is HSPA+ enabled and capable of achieving 21Mbps download speeds. Up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices can be connected at one time. Manufactured by ZTE, [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Hotspot, HSPA, T-Mobile
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
Wireless Carriers Muddy Waters with ’4G’ Marketing
Wailin Wong, Mobile Tech Today, 12/2/2010 Are phone carriers getting their 4G signals crossed? Wireless carriers are using 4G to describe a major leap in speed, capacity and power over other networks. But operators don’t agree on what constitutes that technological milestone. As a result, 4G has become a marketing term almost unrelated to its [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, Clearwire, HSPA, LTE, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, WiMax
LTE to soar but HSPA still rules mobile broadband
Stan Beer, iTWire, 12/1/2010 The new super fast mobile broadband technology LTE (long term evolution) is tipped to take-off worldwide in 2012 but the existing 3G standard HSPA will continue to dominate for many years to come, according to new research. Often incorrectly referred to as 4G, the LTE standard specifies downlink peak rates of [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, HSPA, LTE
T-Mobile rolls out new tiered data pricing, offers tethering
Phil Goldstein, FierceWireless, 11/1/2010 Putting the rumors to rest, T-Mobile USA will offer a tiered data pricing structure this holiday season as well as a tethering option for smartphone customers. The carrier is offering, for a limited time, a 200 MB data plan in addition to its existing $30 plan for unlimited data. The 200 [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, HSPA, Sprint, T-Mobile, Tether, Verizon
T-mobile HSPA+ network rolling out across the US, branded as 4G
Simon Chester, Mobile Crunch, 10/31/2010 Despite the technical arguments that T-mobile’s 4G-like HSPA+ network is technically 3G, T-mobile have decided to run with the 4G moniker, marketing it as “America’s Largest 4G Network” as they roll it out across many cities in the US. To back up this news, T-Mo News have received a photo [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, HSPA, Sprint, T-Mobile, WiMax
Smart wireless networks to the rescue
Marguerite Reardon, CNET News, 10/19/2010 Wireless operators are adding more smarts to their networks to ensure the flood of new smartphones, tablets, and other wireless connected gadgets don’t overwhelm them. Equipment suppliers gathering here this week at 4G World to discuss the next generation of wireless network infrastructure are working not only to help wireless [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Cisco, Clearwire, Femtocell, HSPA, LTE, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, WiFi, WiMax
T-Mobile Announces G2, First HSPA+ Cell Phone in U.S.
Sascha Segan, PCMag.com, 9/92010 T-Mobile officially announced its G2 smartphone Thursday, the first phone designed for its high-speed HSPA+ network and possibly the Googliest phone ever. Running the latest version of Google’s Android, 2.2 “Froyo,” the G2 is full of Google services, T-Mobile said. The sliding, QWERTY-keyboarded phone comes with Google Voice built-in, including the [...]