Verizon, which is rumored to be launching an LTE network in Q1 2010, gave more information about their planned LTE network yesterday during the company’s earning call. LTE, for the uninitiated, stands for Long Term Evolution and will eventually be branded as 4G by operators around the world. It’s going to offer an insane amount…
Verizon Wireless CEO responds to David Pogue’s article on the American mobile industry
David Pogue, writer at the New York Times, published an article titled “The Irksome Cellphone Industry” that has received a lot of attention. He goes off on American operators, complaining about the cost of text messages, double billing, subsidies, calling people abroad, voice mail, and more. In today’s connected world, it must be difficult for…
Verizon Wireless tucks another 1.1 million subscribers under its belt
The nation’s largest wireless carrier has gotten a good deal bigger in Q2 2009. Verizon Wireless has announced that its second quarter of this year netted the US wireless carrier a cool 1.1 million subscribers. Big Red’s net subscriber adds fall short of AT&T’s just announced count of 1.4 million additional subs for the second…
Verizon hurrying 4G LTE network deployment for Q1 2010?
Verizon Wireless is already working on their next-generation 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless network, with plans to light up part of the network in 2010. That much we already knew. Today, we’re hearing new reports that have Big Red allegedly putting some serious resources into deploying their LTE network sooner than expected.. According to…
Verizon Pre-Empting Roaming Regulations
Verizon Wireless is trying to beat American regulators to the punch on efforts to reform telecom laws by offering smaller carriers 2-3 year-long roaming agreements. Lawmakers are hoping to change the current situation where mobile operators aren’t required to support competing providers – Verizon, being king of the hill, could be in a position where…
Apple Tablet Postponed to Next Year?
Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, is digging up the ol’ Apple tablet rumour, only he says it won’t happen until next year, rather than this summer as previously speculated. The screen will supposedly be in the 9-10 inch range, and sold through Verizon for wireless data access. Apple has gone on record as…
Verizon BlackBerry Storm 2… Or Should I Say ‘Thunder’?
It’s not very nice for Verizon to mess with us like this. Earlier today Adam over at CB was tipped off to a screenshot of Verizon’s internal systems. To his surprise, tucked right underneath the ‘BlackBerry Storm’ item in the dropdown wasn’t the ‘BlackBerry Storm 2’… But the ‘BlackBerry Thunder’. Oh my. Check it out…
Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg Visited by Zug Prankster, Privacy Issues Top of the Agenda
John Hargrave of Zug.com decided to take things into his own hands. He was pissed about Verizon’s terrible privacy policies… So he tracked down Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg’s address (must have been easy), and with bullhorn in hand, began shouting out his message. ‘Please do a better job protecting your customers’ cell phone records. Everyone…
Verizon announces its first-ever Developer Community Conference for July 28th; Developers rush in, and the registration is now closed to new registrants
We know Verizon is working on its mobile app store, and to support the efforts of developers to bring as many apps as they can, the carrier announced its first-ever Verizon Developer Community (VDC) Conference to be held on on July 28th at The Fairmont San Jose, focused entirely on mobile apps. The announcement was…
Verizon drops BlackBerry Storm to $100 on contract
Following the launch of the BlackBerry Tour, Verizon Wireless has dropped the price of their BlackBerry Storm touchscreen smartphone to a C-note ($100). Ignore, for a second, the fact that an arguably better BlackBerry has is now available to BlackBerry fans on Big Red. The cheaper price point should help make the Storm’s wonky click-screen…