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You may recall some of us being upset with how some carriers are describing its next-generation mobile networks as “4G” even though standards bodies didn’t designate technologies as such. Well, the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunications has finally designated which wireless technologies should be called 4G but don’t expect that to clear up the confusion. The…
Clearwire has reached some pretty astonishing download speeds in its most recent LTE tests. The service company hit 90Mbps download speeds in Phoenix, which leaves me wondering what the future of WiMax, or even WiMax 2 will be. Right now, Clearwire offers WiMax which usually averages around 3-6Mbps with peaks of up to around 9Mbps…
Verizon has launched a 3G version of its network extender on Tuesday for, well, its 3G customers in areas where coverage may be spotty. Verizon originally launched its network extender back in 2009, but it didn’t support 3G connectivity, which is crucial to smartphone addicts and data hogs. The new version will allow users to…
Motorola has just announced today its FDD LTE USB-lte 7110 device for use with laptops in accessing LTE or 4G networks. After successfully getting the first WiMax USB device onto the market a few years ago, it’s no surprise that Motorola is at it again with an LTE-capable one this time around. Motorola says that…
If you think it doesn’t matter what the default search engine is on a phone, then you should check out the data from Chitika: the company said that more than 96% of Apple iPhone users search with Google. The Google App, one of the more popular entries in the App Store, accounts for 8.68% of…
A recent milestone by Google AdMob shows how big the market for mobile advertising could become. “Exciting milestone – the AdMob network has served 300 billion ads since 2007!,” Google tweeted. I remember when AdMob first got started and there was still a ton of questions about how sustainable a mobile advertising network could really…
The FCC voted unanimously to allocate a portion of the Universal Service Fund into its new Mobility Fund. This new Mobility Fund is meant to fund projects that will bring 3G mobile broadband to rural markets that traditionally lack 3G coverage. Created in 1997, the Universal Service Fund was formed to help bring advanced telecommunication services to areas that lack or…
If you’re hoping to use your fancy G2 to suck up a ton of bandwidth, you’d better be careful because T-Mobile said it will throttle users who go beyond 5 GB a month. Beginning on October 16, T-Mobile will begin to reduce data speeds when a customer reaches 5GB of usage in a billing cycle,…
Qualcomm has acquired iSkoot and it plans to use the company to optimize mobile devices for power consumption and network bandwidth usage. If you don’t know, iSkoot has a Kalaida platform which enables mobile operators to easily offer a variety of online services like Skype. Sure, you can download the Skype app directly to your…
If you’re jonesing for a T-Mobile G2 (check out our excellent review) but can’t see yourself committing to two, long years, T-Mobile has your back with a slate of new prepaid voice and data offerings. The fourth-largest U.S. carrier is now offering multiple prepaid monthly phone data plans and these are pretty well-priced: $70/month Unlimited…