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Huawei Honor with AT&T 3G bands gets the FCC approval
It seems Cricket won’t be the only carrier to offer the Huawei Honor (aka Mercury), with FCC approving the GSM-based version of the device (Cricket’s version is CDMA one) that can sing along AT&T’s 3G network (WCDMA 850 / 1900 MHz). That, however, doesn’t necessarily mean AT&T will launch the Honor, though we’re sure Huawei would like to see that happening. Perhaps the Chinese company is eyeing the Canadian market, or wants to offer the phone unlocked to the American public. In any case, the Honor is one of the … Read more
Dusan Belic
AT&T bound HTC Titan II and Sony Xperia S caught at the FCC
Two smartphones with AT&T-compatible cellular radios have been caught at the FCC. The first one is Windows Phone-powered HTC Titan II, which rocks both HSPA and LTE connectivity. At the moment I’m writing this, the government paid engineers are still playing with this beast phone, trying out its 16-megapixel camera… The second device is the Sony Xperia S (not the ion) and it’s not officially announced by AT&T. However, the version of the phone FCC got to play with sings along the carrier’s 3G network, boasting a quad-band UMTS radio … Read more
Will Park
Operation T-Mobile/AT&T spectrum transfer: Engaged
AT&T and T-Mobile have filed a request with the FCC to begin the $1 billion spectrum transfer AT&T promised to hand over to T-Mobile if the merger failed. Well, it’s time to pay up with AWS goods and the first step has officially been taken. With the merger failed and behind them now, T-Mobile needs this spectrum desperately. The only major US carrier that lacks and LTE network, (Sprint’s network should be lit up in select markets by mid-year) Magenta needs to keep up with the Jones’ as best as … Read more
Blake Stimac
US Cellular’s Samsung Galaxy S II (SCH-R760) clears the FCC
US Cellular will get its own version of the Samsung Galaxy S II. Marked as SCH-R760, it has been approved by the FCC and is now officially ready to be sold on the U.S. soil. Unfortunately, we’ve no idea when the carrier will officially announce the device, but since they have the paperwork ready, I guess we shouldn’t wait for too long. Specs wise, we can’t tell whether US Cellular’s version of the smartphone rocks a Galaxy S II “standard” 4.3-inch screen or bigger 4.52-inch one like Sprint’s and T-Mobile’s … Read more
Dusan Belic
LightSquared seeks investigation on GPS advisory board member
Just when you thought this LightSquared situation with the feds couldn’t get any weirder, think again. For months, LightSquared has been trying to close a 15-year agreement it struck with Sprint in an effort to roll out a new LTE network. Well, it turns out such a delay by the FCC may be due to special interest (shocker). A federal official involved in deciding the fate of Sprint and LightSquared’s LTE network partnership serves on the board of a GPS company opposing the network. To no ones surprise the wireless … Read more
Charles West
Sprint’s LTE will run on 1900MHz only, 4G network in the hands of the FCC
Well, we have to say we saw this coming a mile away. For weeks, Sprint has been aggressively pushing its “Network Vision” strategy, with a big center piece of it being its proposed 15-year partnership with LightSquared. Now, a spokesperson for the third largest carrier in the United States revealed to PhoneScoop in an interview that all its LTE devices will run on 1900MHz spectrum. The Now Network has been on a roller coaster as of late, the company recently extended the deadline of its LightSquared deal to then put it … Read more
Charles West
Sprint puts LightSquared payments on hold
Well, this didn’t take long. It was only a couple of days ago when Sprint gave LightSquared a 30-day extension as both companies await the fate of its 15-year agreement it struct this past summer, which the folks in Washington have yet to make a decision on (deadline was December 31st). Now, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse says that the third largest carrier in the United States will put its payments in a partnership with LightSquared on hold as it painstakingly awaits a ruling from DC. So what’s the hold up? … Read more
Charles West
Dell Streak Pro hits FCC
Just when you thought that the Streak brand of devices was dead, think again. This is somewhat surprising because the company just killed the Streak 7. It turns out that an Android handset dubbed the Dell Streak Pro 101DL, just showed up in the FCC database with a V04B moniker and 1,700 MHz WCDMA radio. The FCC label diagram is attached below. The phone carries some decent specs which include: 4.3-inch AMOLED 960 x 540 display Corning glass (presumably Gorilla Glass) Dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 8GB of ROM and microSD … Read more
Charles West
LTE-enabled Pantech P9070 hits the FCC on its way to AT&T
It seems AT&T is becoming cozy with Pantech, having recently launched their Pocket Android smartphone. Apparently the mobile operator is working with the South Korean company on additional models as we speak. One such device, marked as P9070, has been caught at the FCC all in its LTE glory. Unfortunately, aside from the fact that it’s 4G-ready, we don’t have any other information to sure. Sure it will use AT&T’s HSPA network in areas where there’s no LTE signal around, but that’s about all we have at the moment. If … Read more
Dusan Belic
Verizon’s Droid 4, AT&T’s Xoom 2 Media Edition are at the FCC
Two Motorola devices recently appeared at the FCC’s doorsteps. One is the Droid 4, the next generation of the American handset maker’s QWERTY keyboard equipped Android side-sliding smartphone, which will be offered by Verizon Wireless; and the other one is Xoom 2 Media Edition that may end-up in AT&T’s portfolio, or at least its 3G radio that sings along 850 and 1900MHz bands suggests so. And while we think the Droid 4 will be launched later today, we’ve no idea when AT&T (and/or Motorola) will officially announce the Xoom 2 … Read more
Dusan Belic
Samsung U380 caught at the FCC on its way to Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is apparently preparing to additionally beef-up its low-to-mid end offering with the launch of the Samsung U380. We don’t have all the details, but this little fella’ is at the moment at the FCC, where the government employed engineers are testing its radiation levels making sure it’s safe to be used by the general public. From the phone’s filing, we see it’s a side-slider with full QWERTY keyboard, 3G EV-DO radio, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack, some camera and a micro USB connectivity. Other than that, we’re clueless about … Read more