Get ready for 4G folks, as Verizon said it is on schedule to roll out its next-generation mobile broadband network using Long-Term Evolution technology. In an interview with Network World, Verizon Wireless CTO Tony Melone said the company has been “pleasantly surprised” by the readiness of the infrastructure, and that deployment is “looking better each…
Icera demos dual-mode LTE/HSPA soft modem; World’s first!
UK-based Icera is all proud to announce they are the first baseband chipset company that managed to demonstrate a dual-mode LTE/HSPA modem running on a commercial USB data stick. For the project, Icera worked with Anite and Rohde & Schwarz, which provided test equipment and support for the demo. The trick is in using high…
Sprint pushing WiMax to more markets
Sprint is moving along with its WiMax deployment and said the 4G service would be in major cities like Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. by the end of the year. The third-largest carrier is expected to blanket 120 million people by the end of 2010 and this should give it a sizable…
Hi, I’m Marin and I’ll be your editor
I thought it would be prudent to do a proper introduction as I’m the new guy and you’ll be seeing my mug around here a lot. I’m a tech reporter who’s written about mobiles for InformationWeek, CNET, Androinica, Know Your Cell and various other sites. I’ve spent a ton of time thinking about smartphones and…
FCC seeks more wireless spectrum for mobile broadband data networks
The FCC is looking to free up to 500 megahertz of spectrum for wireless broadband over the next ten years and it will try to buy the airwaves from broadcasters. The move would help avert what FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski calls a “spectrum crisis” that could leave data-hungry mobile devices like the iPhone, Droid, and 3G-enabled…
Beceem BCS500 integrates LTE and WiMAX in a single chip
Provider of 4G chips Beceem Communications used the Mobile World Congress to announce the “game-changing” BCS500 chip that integrates 4G LTE/WiMAX technology. The multi-mode chip supports the latest revisions of the IEEE 802.16 standard (16e and 16m), as well as the 3GPP-LTE standard, based on Release 8 specifications. Beceem goes on to add it’s the…
WiMAX smartphones not coming until end of 2010
Clearwire and Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network has been hitting every bump on the road towards their nationwide network rollout, and it looks like they’re coming up against yet more obstacles. According to WiMAX carrier Clear, we won’t be seeing any WiMAX-capable smartphones coming to market anytime before the end of 2010 – possibly the rumored…
ZyXEL launching ‘world’s first’ LTE router at CES 2010
The coming year promises to be an exciting one for mobile technology. Verizon is slated to bring their 4G LTE network online in 2010, answering many a mobile geek’s call for true high-speed mobile broadband data service. And, in preparation for the day when we’ll be surfing the web at 50Mbps sans ethernet cables, ZyXEL…
TD-LTE BlackBerry Coming to China Mobile
Hot on the heels of their Chinese distribution deal, RIM has announced that they’re working with China Mobile not only on a TD-SCDMA handset, but one compatible with China’s emerging TD-LTE standard. This is the first time we’ve heard RIM talking firmly about LTE, and it’s pretty exciting to think about what they’ve got planned…
T-Mobile USA parent says lack of 3G services lost them customers
T-Mobile USA isn’t exactly known for their pervasive 3G wireless network in The States, and the wireless carrier’s parent company is owning up to that fact. Deutsche Telekom AG Chief Financial Officer Timotheus Hoettges told reporters today that T-Mobile USA has been hurt by its lack of 3G services. Instead, the No. 4 US wireless…