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Verizon Wireless has just thrown up a teaser site about its upcoming 4G network based on Long-Term Evolution and we’re not too far away from some blazing fast mobile data speeds, folks. The teaser site doesn’t say much about Verizon’s LTE 4G network launch plans but we already know a lot about this. It’s safe…
AT&T will begin deploying its 4G Long-Term Evolution network in the middle of 2011, the company’s operations CEO John Stankey said in an interview. The nation’s second largest mobile operator wants to cover between 70 to 75 million people by the end of next year with its LTE 4G network. This will be in addition…
Intel did spend tons and tons of cash convincing the world WiMax is the next destination in the evolution of mobile communications. Despite the fact WiMAX networks are live today, more and more mobile operators are committing to LTE, which is pushed by the GSMA and its member companies. So what will Intel do about…
As we all know, LTE networks are set to bring increased data speeds for mobile users. However, not everyone is super-eager to experience the blazing speeds on their mobile phones and/or other connected devices like netbooks and tablets. As a matter of fact, according to new Juniper Research’s report, only 1 in every 20 subscribers…
Good ole Bean town, it was the first to toss that English tea into the drink and now it is going to be the one of first major hotbeds for 4G technology. Yes, all you Bostonians have cause to rejoice- within the next 6-8 months, you will have not one, not two, but three wireless…
MetroPCS has already confirmed their first LTE handset to be the Samsung Craft, seen also passing through the FCC. We’ve got some pictures now, and unfortunately they reveal that it’s using the same flavour of TouchWiz as the Caliber – no Android here. As far as connectivity goes, the Craft will run on dual band…
They say the sequel is never as good as the original but that trope doesn’t apply to tech and the WiMax 2 high-speed wireless technology should become standardized by next year. WiMax is already delivering up to 10 Mbps download speeds on the go with Sprint’s 4G network but the tech has a lower theoretical…
It looks like Verizon will be pulling a Sprint and will charge customers an extra $10 to $15 for the privilege of using the carrier’s 4G LTE data service -the charge will be added on top of the existing data plan for compatible devices. We can’t we say we’re surprised, but it’s going to be…
In case you were wondering, the answer to the question of whether or not Verizon will have a smartphone with LTE inside by the end of this year is no. What about tablets? Still no. During the Oppenheimer Annual Technology, Media & Telecommunications Conference, Verizon Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Killian had…
While many of developed countries still wait for the first LTE network, Ucell — a subsidiary of Sweden’s TeliaSonera — is launching second LTE network in Uzbekistan. As you may recall, Russia’s MTS was the first operator to offer LTE services in the country, using hardware from China’s Huawei. Other Chinese company, ZTE, provided the…