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FCC proposal may greatly improve airplane Wi-Fi

FCC proposal may greatly improve airplane Wi-Fi
  • Posted May 10, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • The FCC has proposed freeing up as much as 500MHz of spectrum for the purpose of impoving airplane Internet connectivity during flight. The bump in bandwidth could be a boon for airborne Internet junkies but may come at the expense…

MetroPCS shareholders agree to T-Mobile merger

MetroPCS shareholders agree to T-Mobile merger
  • Posted April 24, 2013, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • MetroPCS shareholders have voted in favor of merging the company with the nation’s fourth largest wireless provider. Shareholder approval was the last major hurdle the deal faced as regulators had already given the merger the green light earlier this year. …

AT&T agrees to purchase Alltel spectrum, customers for $780 million

AT&T agrees to purchase Alltel spectrum, customers for $780 million
  • Posted January 22, 2013, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • AT&T has reached an agreement with Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. (Alltel) to acquire the company’s US retail wireless operations for $780 million in cash. Included in the package are the rights to Alltel’s wireless properties and licenses, network assets, retail stores…

Inexpensive jammers can block 4G-LTE across entire cities

Inexpensive jammers can block 4G-LTE across entire cities
  • Posted November 15, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Mobile Computing
  • Happen to have a $650 radio jammer and an inclination to be mischievous? According to Virginia Tech researchers, anyone who does could effectively cripple the 4G-LTE connectivity for their entire neighborhood. Even worse though -- throw an inexpensive power amplifier…

Sprint buys PCS spectrum, half a million customers from U.S. Cellular

Sprint buys PCS spectrum, half a million customers from U.S. Cellular
  • Posted November 8, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Sprint has agreed to purchase spectrum and more than half a million customer accounts from US Cellular as part of a $480 million cash deal. Select customers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio are included in the transfer according…

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