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AT&T is crowing about its mobile broadband network, as it’s pointing to independent studies which find its 3G network to be 20-60% faster than the nearest competitor. But will AT&T get left behind as Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon quickly move to 4G? The second-largest carrier said that a Global Wireless Solutions study checked out 400…
A joint venture between Fox, NBC and 10 other major broadcasters is hoping to give mobile television a boost and the Mobile Content Venture has committed to two mobile DTV signals for multiple markets by the end of next year. Will this finally give mobile TV the boost it needs to go mainstream? The Mobile…
It looks like Verizon will be taking it to AT&T with the upcoming 4G LTE network, as the nation’s largest carrier will be sticking it to AT&T for not having a 4G network. According to some leaked promotional campaign material leaked to Engadget, Verizon will be bringing back its familiar map motif. “Verizon now has…
Dish Network is making a big push for TV everywhere, as the television provider is teaming with Dish to bring live TV to Android, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and BlackBerry devices. We knew the company planned this and most of the apps are now live. The Apple iPad version will be getting live streaming television…
Bell Mobility just announced that they’ve begun the first 42 Mbps network upgrade in North America, and will have a Novatel internet stick for sale to take advantage of the speeds starting Novembver 23. Telus is getting the same upgrade since them and Bell are two peas in a pod. The rollout starts in Toronto,…
As expected, Cox Communications is offering its own wireless service and it will even have some Android devices. Will Cox be able to go toe to toe with the likes of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon? Cox calls its wireless plans “Unbelievably Fair,” as users will get money back for unused minutes. I think the…
Yahoo and GetJar are teaming up to make it easier to discover apps on the go, as the independent app store has been integrated into the mobile search experience. The independent app store has already had more than a billion app downloads but this integration could even help to boost those numbers. Basically, you just…
Verizon is rolling out LTE and the carrier may be modifying its current data plans to reflect the changes that accompany this next generation mobile broadband service. Rather than keep conventional data plans which are tiered according to MB or GB of usage, the wireless carrier is considering plans that are tiered by speed in…
Virgin Mobile will be teaming up with retail giant Wal-Mart to bring mobile data to masses. The companies will unveil tomorrow a Broadband2Go plan which will cost $20 a month for 1 GB of data. Users will be able to get this new Broadband2Go plan exclusively from Wal-Mart or its online store and it will…
It’s not just the major carriers that are ramping up the next generation of mobile broadband, as Cellular South has just detailed its plans for a 4G network based on Long-Term Evolution technology. Cellular South will be teaming with Samsung Mobile to build out its infrastructure and we can expect two Samsung 4Gdevices in the…