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A few days ago we saw T-Mobile ads that showed its intent to market its HSPA+ network as the largest 4G network in America. Tonight, the carrier is beginning its aggressive campaign to let America know that its network is just as fast – if not faster than – Sprint’s WiMax network. T-Mobile really seems…
We caught a glimpse of T-Mobile ads earlier this week that showed its intent to market its HSPA+ network as “America’s Largest 4G Network.” The carrier has now expanded to 75 markets and will launch a new smartphone and netbook compatible with its high-speed network. Whether you agree that it’s true 4G technology or not…
Imagine becoming part of your mobile network. Everywhere you go, you’re helping improve and boost signals where they might otherwise be dead or non-existent. Now imagine that there dozens, maybe hundreds more around you that are doing the same thing. Sporting events and concerts or festivals like SXSW won’t be mobile dead zones anymore. Instead,…
Chinese infrastructure and handset firm ZTE has become the first to demonstrate CDMA2000 1x Advanced, an upgrade to the aging CDMA technology that’s used by relatively few operators around the world; at least compared to GSM. What CDMA2000 1x Advanced enables is a better use of one of the most expensive resources on the planet:…
After pockets of coverage here and there, and press release after press release, Sprint WiMax is officially a go in New York City. For the past few months, we’ve already seen several areas in the city – in almost every borough – light up with 4G coverage. Today, every last switch, button and bell was…
T-Mobile doesn’t have to seem to have a real 4G solution, so the next best thing is to fool everyone and call HSPA+ “America’s Largest 4G Network.” The carrier has been calling its HSPA+ mobile broadband speeds “4G-like” for some time now, and it has even raised the ire of competing carriers like AT&T. The…
Sprint is continuing its WiMax expansion nationwide, with New York City officially launching tomorrow, but it has been toying with the idea of LTE for a while now. While Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO, has mentioned that it wouldn’t rule out the possibility of LTE in the future, he is now saying, ““Our 4G strategy is…
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has said that Sprint will eventually shut down iDen (which it picked up with Nextel in 2004), and I’m guessing a good chunk of people might be a little annoyed by that. Hesse says that fewer customers are being added to the iDen network and more onto its CDMA network, so…
Verizon is hitting hard with its LTE or 4G rollout starting in West Virginia at the end of this year. We mentioned earlier that Charleston would be the first city to see coverage, but Verizon has announced a slightly more detailed plan in its LTE rollout efforts. Charleston will receive partial coverage at the end…
Sprint is launching WiMax in New York City next week, which is one of its biggest markets to date. Its 4G network will cover all five boroughs, from the Bronx all the way down to Staten Island and everywhere in between. However, coverage will vary dramatically even from street to street and depending on the…