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LTE wholesaler Lightsquared inked two deals this week to provide LTE access to a regional wireless carrier and a major electronics retailers. Earlier this week, the 4G wholesaler announced it had signed a roaming deal with Leap Wireless. Under the agreement, Leap subsidiary Cricket would be able to use Lightsquared’s LTE network for its 4G…
Verizon is turning up the heat on its LTE rollout, planning to expand the 4G service to over 147 markets by the end of 2011. The wireless carrier launched LTE in December of 2010 and has blanketed 39 markets with this high-speed mobile broadband service. Verizon added 59 new markets to its tally of LTE…
AT&T confirmed it will carry the Android-powered Acer Iconia Tab A501. The tablet device is one of Acer’s first attempts to break into the growing 4G Android tablet market. It features a wide 10-1-inch display and will compete with the Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Its published set of specs include: NVIDIA…
HTC confirmed the HD7S, a super-sized Windows Phone handset slated to land at AT&T. The HD7S is a re-branded version of the HD7 and includes a 4.3” high-resolution screen, 1GHz single-core processor, 720P HD video capture from its rear-facing 5-megapixel camera, Xbox Live integration, Dolby Mobile and SRS WOW audi0, integrated kickstand and HSDPA connectivity…
Sprint took to the stage at CTIA and announced the EVO 3D, the next generation in its line of popular EVO handsets for Sprint. The EVO 3D takes the traditional styling of the EVO 4G and adds dual 3D-capable cameras on the back. The EVO 3D includes the following specs: 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core…
Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 today at CTIA. As rumored, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been revamped, a move that was most likely in response Apple’s unveiling of the iPad 2. The duo of tablets will extend the successful Galaxy brand which includes the Galaxy S series of…
T-Mobile confirmed on Tuesday that it is bumping up its 4G network to 42 Mbps in select cities. Starting today, customers in Las Vegas, New York and Orlando, Florida (i.e, CTIA central) can enjoy double the network speeds of its slower 21 Mbps HSPA+ brethren. Soon after its launch, this higher speed network will debut…
AT&T kicked off Monday morning with a webcast that outlined the details of the T-Mobile acquisition. While these two wireless carriers were riding a wave of positive news, Sprint was experiencing a slight downturn. Of the major wireless carriers in the U.S., the nation’s third largest wireless carrier stands to lose the most from a…
AT&T spoke Monday morning about its planned merger with T-Mobile. Much of the presentation focused on the financials behind the deal and the reasons why AT&T believes it will receive regulatory approval. A section of the presentation presented some of the details on how the merger will proceed from a cellular standpoint, the aspect most…
AT&T is reportedly cracking down on unoffcial tethering apps used by iPhone owners who have jailbroken their handsets. According to the report, customers using MyWi and similar applications (and even who are not) are being notified they need to subscribe to a tethering plan if they want use the tethering feature. If customers do not…