Sprint may be the only network using a 4G WiMax network in this country, but T-Mobile is catching up fast with the roll-out their HSPA+ network, which can reach “4G speeds.” But, just how close does T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network come to Sprint’s WiMAX network? Well, our friends at PhoneScoop have conducted some data speed tests…
Verizon launches LTE partner program for rural regions
Verizon Wireless is investing billions in building out its Long-Term Evolution network but it can’t do it alone. The nation’s largest carrier has launched a program to help it find partners to bring 4G to rural America. We are seeking companies that can assist in bringing the benefits of 4G LTE service to rural areas…
Verizon testing Apple iPads on network?
Verizon Wireless is currently testing Apple iPads on its CDMA networks, according to reports from the Boy Genius Report. This report is light on details but there’s confirmation that the device is CDMA, although there may also be some Long-Term Evolution components as well. Verizon is in the middle of an aggressive LTE rollout as…
Verizon going tiered pricing for LTE 4G
If you were hoping for unlimited data plans with Verizon Wireless’ 4G network based on Long-Term Evolution, it looks like you’re out of luck because the company will likely use tiered pricing, according to comments from CEO Lowell McAdam. The company expects users will have four or five devices connected to the 4G network, so…
Russia’s Yota to abandon WiMAX in favor of LTE
We’ve heard Sprint and Clearwire are thinking about switching to LTE, but what about the rest of the world. There gotta be some prospects for Intel’s wireless technology, right? Well, it’s definitely true that WiMAX has seen its better days. Today we bring you the story of Russia’s Yota, which is one of the largest…
AT&T talks smack about T-Mobile’s ‘4G speeds’
I thought it was odd when T-Mobile was crowing about its HSPA+ by saying it delivered “4G speeds.” AT&T wants to get that weak stuff out of its house and it publicly chided the fourth-largest carrier. AT&T plans to roll out its 4G network based on Long-Term Evolution technology beginning in 2011, but it will…
O2 UK to trial LTE at 800MHz
Telefonica-owned O2 UK got a green light from the UK regulator Ofcom to test LTE in the 800MHz frequency band. Using the Huawei kit, the carrier will start the trial in the third quarter of this year in the city of Carlisle. This new trial effectively makes O2 the first carrier in the UK to…
Sprint mulling switch from WiMax to LTE for 4G
Interestingly enough, when we were speaking to Sprint about the EVO 4G and mentioned “WiMax,” the third-largest carrier was quick to make sure we knew it was referring to it as “4G.” Now, we’re hearing rumblings that the company is evaluating switching from WiMax to Long-Term Evolution technology for its 4G network. According to Light…
AT&T defends network strategy
AT&T’s data network has been a punchline over the last few years because it has been unable to keep up with the demand of iPhone users. As Sprint and Verizon march along with 4G networks, why is AT&T seemingly failing to keep pace? In a well-conducted interview with GigaOm, AT&T’s CEO of Operations, John Stankey,…
LTE vs WiMAX – The 4G Mobile Broadband Shootout
The future of the US mobile broadband market is taking shape right before our very eyes, with both the LTE and WiMAX flavors of 4G wireless data networks promising to deliver the internet to your mobile phone at speeds that might give your home broadband connection a case of “bandwidth envy.” But, with heavyweights behind…