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It’s not just the major carriers that are ramping up the next generation of mobile broadband, as Cellular South has just detailed its plans for a 4G network based on Long-Term Evolution technology. Cellular South will be teaming with Samsung Mobile to build out its infrastructure and we can expect two Samsung 4Gdevices in the…
When asked earlier this year about its 4G or LTE efforts, AT&T said that it would first focus on building out its HSPA+ network, or its fastest high-speed broadband option. So far it seems to have paid off as I’m seeing up to 5Mbps download speeds in certain cities. It’s not too shabby when I’ll…
Aside from dropping the bomb that the BlackBerry PlayBook would have a module cavity to upgrade the tablet, RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie also mentioned at the Web 2.0 summit that they’d “be fools” not to include near-field communications in a BlackBerry smartphone in the near future. To corroborate Balsillie’s mention, rumour has it that RIM…
Remember LightSquared? The company is planning to roll out a 4G LTE network in 2011 and it has just launched its first satellite to get the ball rolling. The company won’t be competing directly against Verizon, T-Mobile or Sprint when it comes to 4G services directly at consumers, as the LightSquared 4G LTE network will…
I bet that on Steve Slater’s last day of work at JetBlue he probably wanted to text friends and family before landing, “OMG get me outta here!!” And now the infamous hero-turned-pariah is going to be helping Line2, the VoIP service that allows calls over Wi-Fi and 3G for smartphones, with its new promotion –…
It seems that Skype users are getting tugged and pulled here and there these days when it comes to a mobile app. At first, it was available nearly everywhere, then restrictions popped up when Verizon signed a deal with Skype, and suddenly Skype was pulling its services from apps like Fring. However, the popular VoIP…
Verizon has been clear that its LTE rollout will focus on USB modems first and handsets will follow at a later date. The latest leaked information to hit the rumor mill suggests the first batch of high-speed handsets will be manufactured by HTC, LG, and Samsung. The trio is expected to be working on the…
Kentucky-based Bluegrass Cellular, which is a rural wireless carrier most of us haven’t heard of before, announced it has entered into an agreement with Verizon Wireless to participate in the LTE in Rural America program. The mentioned program is created by the Big Red carrier in an effort to jumpstart the delivery of LTE services…
We all knew that Verizon would be landing an EVO-like device sooner or later but this latest leaked shot of a device being called the “HTC Mecha” shows off that the smartphone will run Android 2.2, have a 4.4-inch screen and it will be capable of LTE. Are you excited yet? If you look very…
We recently reported that Sprint made it clear that it might help Clearwire out with funding – along with Clearwire’s other partners – if it came down to it. Now it looks like there may be a little scuffle between the two when it comes to WiMax fees. Apparently, Clearwire thinks it should be getting…