The new BlackBerry Pearl 3G made it through the FCC a few weeks ago, seemingly on the way to AT&T, and now the FCC has approved versions of both the 9100 and its numeric keypad little brother, the 9105, with AWS bands. That means carriers like T-Mobile, Wind and Mobilicity could offer the BlackBerry Pearl…
FCC Report Says U.S. Wireless Competition Lacking
The FCC has completed an annual review that concluded U.S. wireless competition is in decline. Sure, investment in infrastructure has continued despite the recession, but as a percentage of overall revenue, carriers spent 6% less on upgrades in 2008 since 2005 – we can only assume the trend has continued two years later. Since 2003,…
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini clears the FCC
As you know Canada’s Rogers Wireless plans to include the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro to its portfolio. Hence, the device needs to clear FCC’s process first and that’s exactly what happened. However, instead of the version with 850/1900 MHz UMTS, we have the European X10 Mini (with 900/2100 MHz UMTS)…
BlackBerry Pearl 3G (9100 and 9105) Passes FCC
Those of you who have been waiting ever-so-patiently for the new BlackBerry Pearl 3G since the announcement will be happy to hear both the 9100 and 9105 have made it through the FCC rigamarole. Now it’s clear sailing to a public release, last speculated in Canada to be sometime this week, but I have a…
Dell Aero caught hanging out at the FCC
Dell’s first smartphone on US soil is confirmed to be headed our way in the form of the Dell Aero. We’ve heard a lot from this device, and now that it has made its way into the FCC, we can expect a Q2 launch date. While the Dell Aero may not be the best device…
HTC Legend passes FCC, coming to AT&T
Well, it looks like the HTC Legend will soon make its way to the U.S. market as the device has just cleared the Federal Communications Commission and its radios indicate it will be hitting AT&T. The handset is the followup to the HTC Hero and it has an aluminum unibody construction. Instead of a trackball,…
BlackBerry Bold 9650 gets FCC approval on way to Sprint
The BlackBerry Bold 9650 was recently unveiled as the first CDMA BlackBerry Bold, and it’s already gotten the blessing of the FCC’s certification boffins. The approval gives the world-roaming capable Bold 9650 the green light to launch on Sprint’s network later this month. It’s not clear if BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) will be able…
HTC slider phone hits FCC for testing, running Android
Now this is interesting. HTC has just filed a new slider phone for testing at the FCC. Not much is known about the device, but by looking at the available buttons on the phone, it could very well be an Android device. Let’s hope so, since the last HTC Android device with a full QWERTY…
Low-end ZTE E520 caught on FCC on its way to MetroPCS
Thanks to the good ol’ FCC, we know a new phone is heading to MetroPCS. It’s the ZTE E520 which won’t impress many with its feature set. We’re talking about a low-end candybar that’s good enough for texting in calling. It comes with a tri-band CDMA radio, and we guess Bluetooth connectivity, some media playback…
FCC makes it easier to roam
Chalk one up for the little guys, as the Federal Communications Commission has overturned a 2007 decision that should make it easier for smaller carriers to sign voice roaming agreements. The governmental agency said wireless operators have to offer other carriers voice roaming in areas where it has spectrum but hasn’t yet built out the…