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ASUS Transformer Pad TF300TL visits FCC on its way to AT&T?
ASUS Transformer Pad TF300TL has been caught at the FCC, where we’re sure government paid engineers are playing with it as we speak. This isn’t the hot Infinity version — which comes with a full HD screen — but the model 300 that uses plastic rather than aluminum shell. However, it still has the horsepower needed to make things run smoothly. The good great news is that this particular Transformer Pad not only has a 3G radio, but also a 4G/LTE one – both of which are made to sing … Read more
Dusan Belic
T-Mobile, MetroPCS concerned about Dish Networks’ spectrum holdings
Not too long ago we wrote about a rumor that parent company to T-Mobile, Deutsch Telekom, wanted the fourth largest cell provider in the United States to merge with MetroPCS. Now oddly enough, the two are joining forces in going up against Dish Network’s attempt of having its own wireless network. The motives behind making life much more difficult for Dish is the fear of falling further behind AT&T and Verizon in the war of spectrum. Here’s the rundown. Dish holds 40 MHz of S-Band mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum, … Read more
Charles West
T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S III hits the FCC
We did know T-Mobile will be one of the U.S. carriers to offer the shiny new Samsung Galaxy S III. Their specific version of the device, marked as T999, has not only crossed the FCC hurdle, but has also be spotted at Bluetooth SIG (while its Wi-Fi certificate has been issued before). What this means is that Samsung is finalizing paperwork for the Big Day, which will (as promised) take place at some point this summer. We’ve no idea whether the Magenta carrier will change the name of the phone … Read more
Dusan Belic
Verizon’s 700MHZ spectrum — not so valuable
Earlier this week, Verizon had announced that it planned to sell off all of its 700 MHz A and B spectrum licenses to rationalize its spectrum holdings. Of course, this sell hinged on the FCC’s approval of its acquisition of AWS spectrum it had attained from a consortium of cable operators, that includes Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Well, it turns out that 700 MHz frequency band holding the A and B spectrum the company is trying to dangle out isn’t worth much — tricky Verizon. The 700 MHz A … Read more
Charles West
FCC to fine T-Mobile $819K over HAC mobile phones
T-Mobile is in some hot water with the United States government, as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today proposed that T-Mobile USA forfeit the amount of $819,000. This fine is due to the company “willfully and repeatedly” failing to comply with rules mandating each carrier offer a certain number of hearing-aid compatible handsets. Apparently, T-Mobile violated the rules during 2009 and 2010 as they were probably warned by the FCC for their lack of HAC phones. The government enforces laws on compatibility requirements to wireless providers to make them offer … Read more
Charles West
Sony Xperia Sola is at the FCC
Sony Xperia Sola is at the FCC, allowing government-paid engineers to check out its guts and make sure it’s safe to be used by the general public. If you recall from our previous post on the phone, it’s an Android smartphone that finds its place somewhere between the Xperia U and Xperia P. The Sola comes with a 3.7-inch 854×480 pixels screen, 1GHz dual-core processor, HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, dual cameras, an array of sensors and so on. At the moment, Android 2.3 Gingerbread is running the show though that … Read more
Dusan Belic
Sony Xperia P is at the FCC, ready to sing along AT&T’s network
Although Sony has better devices than the Xperia P, it’s still a solid mid-to-high end phone with that awesome (though kinda small-ish) WhiteMagic screen, which is said to be useful even when used on a sunny day. And that phone is now at the FCC where the government paid engineers are (almost) having a time of their life, while also making sure the device is safe to use by the general public. The Xperia P unit they’re testing comes with a quad-band radio and is perfectly capable of running on … Read more
Dusan Belic
Samsung Galaxy Pocket clears FCC with AT&T’s 3G radio
Not sure whether this means the smallest member of Samsung’s Galaxy family of devices, Galaxy Pocket, will hit the U.S. market soon, but it’s definitely on the way to get all the paperwork ready for the big day. The model FCC engineers got to play with can perfectly sing along AT&T’s 3G network, though as we all know that doesn’t necessarily mean the carrier will pick it up. The way I see it, the device as petit as Galaxy Pocket is best fit for prepaid users who don’t want to … Read more
Dusan Belic
FCC proposals may make 700 MHz 4G LTE interoperable, Dish may also be allowed to use their spectrum
The FCC held a 66 minute meeting today, you can watch it here, were they discussed two very important proposals. First, they want to know how hard it would be to make AT&T’s and Verizon’s respective 4G LTE networks interoperable. Right now you can’t make a 4G LTE enabled AT&T device work on Verizon’s 4G LTE network, and vice versa, despite both using the same 700 MHz band. The best example of this is the new Apple iPad, which comes in three variants: WiFi only, AT&T 4G LTE, and Verizon … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus clears the FCC hurdle
Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus aka Samsung SPH-L700 got the FCC clearance and is now one step closer to launch. The unit FCC folks had a chance to try out sings along CDMA on 850 and 1900 MHz bands as well as LTE on 1900MHz. Moreover, it has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, as well as NFC support to enable Google Wallet-based contactless payments. If you recall, the Now Network promised to release its own ICS Google phone at some point in the first half of the year and with this hurdle out … Read more
Dusan Belic
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) clears the FCC hurdle
Samsung’s second coming of the original Galaxy Tab, ya’ know the 7-inch model, is at the FCC where government paid engineers are having a time of their life playing with it. Actually, they probably had better days while testing Tegra 3 devices, but the Galaxy Tab 2 is a neat device, too. At least, it’s easier to hold in one hand… Anyway, the model that hit the FCC has AT&T written all over it, hinting us who could get to offer this tablet in the near future. Not that so … Read more