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Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said that Verizon Wireless plans to offer shared or family data plans sometime in 2012 and look for other carriers to follow suit too. McAdam said that people are tired of paying for a smartphone data plan and also having to pay for a data plan on their tablet or USB…
US Cellular has decided to wait for Apple to release an LTE version of the iPhone before it carries the popular handset on its network, according to Ted Carlson, CEO of its parent company TDS. Carlson, spoke about the iPhone at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference, saying: “We’re never going to say never about the…
After quietly introducing a pair of Motorola tablets a few days ago, Verizon officially made the Motorola Xyboard tablets with 4G LTE official but I fear that these devices will still be too expensive to really carve out a market. The Motorola Xyboard is much thinner than the Xoom – Verizon describes it as thinner…
The Motorola Xoom on Verizon should be receiving a minor update which will be bringing a pay-as-you-go option for 4G LTE data. According to CNET, the HLK75F update will give you a month-to-month option for 4G LTE data and I think this makes the Xoom much more appealing. While it’s a big old and still…
Well, we finally got our hands on the LG Nitro HD and we’re pretty impressed with this 4G LTE device on AT&T. The first thing you’ll notice is the 4.5-inch True HD IPS display which can deliver 720p resolution. At the LG event in New York, the company was showing it against a competing Samsung…
Sprint has extended a lifeline to struggling WiMax provider Clearwire (which it it a majority owner in) and has struck a deal which will give the carrier more 4G options moving forward. Under the deal, cash-strapped WiMax will receive at least $926 milion from Sprint for WiMax services in 2012 and 2013 and it will…
It looks like we have more analysts suggesting the end of Sprint’s unlimited data flat rate plan for smartphones is on the way. Several analyst who cover The Now Network believe when it deploys its LTE network next year, Sprint will drop its one true advantage because of spectrum availability. Sprint is terribly behind in…
It’s recently been discovered by Light Reading that Verizon Wireless is looking to hire a “Global LTE Roaming Manager“. The position is based out of New Jersey, and the word “global” is a bit overblown in this context since they’re really only looking for someone to manage relationships for Canada and Western Europe. Now we…
The official launch date for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus continues to be a mystery. There has been so many rumors and misinformation about the device since the phone was announced almost a month ago, when Sammy and Google said the handset would be available in November. Well, November is coming to a close, and without some…
In its latest report, Juniper Research is talking about LTE, saying that the use of LTE networks is set for impressive growth. According to the research company, subscriber levels will attain 428 million by 2016 but will only reach 6% of the global subscriber population. Most of this growth is expected to occur starting from…