Not too long ago we wrote about a rumor that parent company to T-Mobile, Deutsch Telekom, wanted the fourth largest cell provider in the United States to merge with MetroPCS. Now oddly enough, the two are joining forces in going up against Dish Network’s attempt of having its own wireless network. The motives behind making…
Verizon flipping the switch for global roaming on select Android phones this summer
If you’re rocking a Droid 4, RAZR, RAZR MAXX, Rezound, then you have an update coming your way. What, pray tell, is in this update? Well, it looks like Verizon is flipping the switch and giving these handsets the global roaming capabilities they’ve had tucked away since day one. This summer, Verizon Wireless will be updating the…
Strategy Analytics: LTE connections to hit 90 million this year, 1 billion by 2017
Someone needs to invent an equivalent to Moore’s law for the rise of mobile technology connections. So far I haven’t noticed a pattern, but I’m sure these things don’t grow just like that… or they do? Anyhow, it took 12 years for GSM wireless technology to reach one billion connections, and WCDMA took 11 years.…
Verizon Galaxy S III likely sports dual-core processor
It’s not much of a surprise at this point but it looks like the quad-core Samsung Galaxy S III will be landing at Verizon with just a dual-core processor. While four is larger than two, I wouldn’t be too worried about this change. The news comes from a benchmark from Droid-Life and this indicates that…
Sprint: Even with 4G LTE, CDMA isn’t going anywhere
During a “Network Vision” event at CTIA 2012, Sprint reiterated its plans to roll out 4G LTE but the company is insistant that its CDMA 3G technology won’t be going away any time soon. Sprint’s SVP Bob Azzi said the network rollout is meant to improve the company’s 3G network, as well as deploy 4G…
Verizon reps tout 4G Android phones over iPhone
If you walk into a Verizon Wireless store knowing you want a smartphone, but are unsure about which one to get, the likeliness that you’ll walk out of that store with a 4G Android phone is pretty high. After numerous reports from ordinary consumers looking to buy a phone, Verizon pushed really hard to get…
iPad 4G claims under fire in the UK
The Advertising Standards Authority is questioning Apple’s use of 4G LTE as a legitimate feature of the iPad in the United Kingdom. While the rollout of LTE technology is moving along quickly in the United States and Canada, in the UK, almost no one has access to it yet Apple still advertises certain models of…
Verizon introduces new prepaid smartphone and mobile hotspot plans
Verizon Wireless is unveiling some new goodies for its prepaid customers today. Starting today, there’s a refreshed set of monthly data plans for both smartphone and hotspot users to choose from. The first change is for Verizon’s prepaid smartphone users. A new data plan available starting May 1st bundles unlimited talk and text messaging plus 1GB…
Sprint: Next iPhone will still have unlimited data plan
We’re all expecting the next iPhone to have 4G LTE support and many of you may be wondering what this will mean for your data caps. Well, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse is saying that the next iPhone on Sprint will continue to have unlimited data even if it has 4G. “I’m not anticipating the unlimited…
China Mobile launching LTE services in Hong Kong this week
China Mobile will launch an LTE network in Hong Kong on Wednesday, April 25. The world’s largest mobile operator by the number of subscribers will join CSL, which is already offering 4G services there. Pricing of the services was still not announced though China Mobile said it will unveil that information in the next few…









