Posted April 27, 2011, 2:52 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Hardware, The Web
Rogers Communications today announced that it will launch its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network this year, tapping Ericsson as its supplier for the commercial deployment. For 2011, Rogers will start by launching commercial LTE network services in four Canadian cities…
Posted March 22, 2011, 3:44 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
Verizon plans to expand its 4G LTE service to 59 more cities by the end of 2011, including Tallahassee, Little Rock, Charleston, Honolulu, and Milwaukee. The mobile broadband network launched last December in 39 markets and Verizon announced 49 more…
Posted March 15, 2011, 11:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing
The first smartphone to operate on Verizon Wireless's LTE network is set for a launch this Thursday. Online cell phone retailer Wirefly announced that it will start shipping HTC's Thunderbolt on March 17, with pre-orders actually starting in a few…
Posted February 16, 2011, 9:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing
During a roundtable discussion at Mobile World Congress, Sprint's senior vice president of networks, Bob Azzi, said that the carrier will watch how many of its customers migrate from EV-DO to mobile WiMAX over the next 4 to 6 months…
Posted December 2, 2010, 8:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
Verizon has announced plans to roll out its LTE wireless network this Sunday, December 5. At launch, the telecom giant will offer 4G connectivity to 38 US cities and more than 60 airports, covering approximately 110 million people by the…
Posted August 5, 2010, 12:40 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News
Clearwire currently runs a WiMAX network across dozens of U.S. cities, offering "4G" connectivity through dongle modems, mobile hotspots and the EVO 4G handset. But while the company continues to expand its network footprint every month, and partners including Sprint,…
Posted July 30, 2010, 12:37 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing
The Federal Communications Commission has just approved what appears to be the very first Long Term Evolution (LTE) handset. The Samsung manufactured device, known as SCH-r900, supports 1700MHz/1900MHz bands for both LTE and EV-DO connectivity and is set to debut…
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