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Verizon, AT&T to sell the iPad on March 16
The two largest cell phone companies in the United States today announced they’ll be offering the new iPad on March 16. Both wireless providers plan to offer their own Wi-Fi + 4G models of the third-generation iPad across all sales channels. Subscribers can expect the 16GB entry-level model to set you back around $630 on Verizon and AT&T. Ultimately, the best data rate plan will be the deciding factor about what carrier has the “edge”. AT&T offers the following tiered data plans: 250 MB for $14.99 per month, 3 GB for $30 per … Read more
Charles West
T-Mobile to stop at 42 Mbps HSPA+, transition to LTE
T-Mobile announced that it will suspend all development of HSPA+ after 42 Mbps, as the company plans to focus on its LTE deployment instead. This plan to build a 4G LTE network using the AWS spectrum came about right after the United States government told AT&T to kick rocks. T-Mo decided to smartly use the spectrum gained from the botched acquisition, and roll out the new service in 2013. Before the change, the wireless provider said that it would be moving to 84Mbps on its HSPA+ network, which would’ve required … Read more
Charles West
Ericsson triples uplink capacity in HSPA networks
Ericsson managed to triple uplink capacity in HSPA networks. This solution was demonstrated last month, when they showed an increase from around 4Mbps to more than 12Mbps, which is an unprecedented figure for a 5MHz WCDMA carrier. According to the Swedish company, the solution was made possible by combining Ericsson’s commercially available receiver technology, Ericsson Interference Suppression, with 4-antenna radio base stations. As a result, users with regular mobile devices will be able to achieve this gain — no update is needed on their behalf. Interference Suppression is described as … Read more
Dusan Belic
Actually, AT&T has the largest 4G network
This past Sunday, AT&T started tweakings its 4G network campaign to boast an interesting new detail: the carrier decided it now has bragging rights to be called the nation’s largest 4G network. A spokeswoman officially said it “covers more customers than any competitor’s 4G network and delivers great speeds up to four times faster than 3G.” Hm, that’s strange, considering virtually everywhere you see a Verizon Wireless or T-Mobile logo you’ll notice they too claim to have the largest 4G networks. A spokeswoman for AT&T says competing 4G networks cover approximately … Read more
