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Telus just announced that they’re making a significant upgrade to their network which will include some HSPA+ technology only deployed on Australia’s Telstra network so far. They claim that using this new HSPA+ Dual Cell network, Telus will be able to achieve data speeds of up to 42 Mb/s. “Up to” are the key words…
Look out Apple because Motorola is reportedly prepping a 10-inch Android tablet which will go head-to-head with the iPad. This isn’t the first we’ve heard of an Android tablet but the latest rumors indicate the Motorola Android device will one-up the iPad by including television service from Verizon FiOS. This is all rumored, mind you,…
Sprint continues to tease us about the upcoming Samsung Epic 4G, as it just launched a new page for the upcoming Android superphone. There’s nothing really new on the page besides the ocean sounds in the background and the emphasis on the Swype virtual keyboard but we already know the Epic is going to be…
We’ve heard reports recently that Sprint has been testing WiMax in bigger cities, and it looks like NYC might be next up for an official launch. While it’s not official just yet, our own commenters have been saying that they’re seeing WiMax in various parts of the New York City boroughs from the Bronx all…
Sprint is still expanding its WiMax or 4G network giving HTC EVO 4G and Overdrive 3G/4G owners more reason to get excited. Well, if they live in the areas where it’s available, that is. Today, the carrier has announced that its WiMax service has hit three new states: Michigan, Delaware and Florida, and has added…
Best Buy is teaming up with Clearwire to offer the WiMAX provider’s broadband services to its customers under the Best Buy Connect brand. Starting in 2011, the electronics retail giant will offer a 4G option to customers wishing to purchase its branded broadband service. No markets have been specified (where the new service will be…
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are teaming up with Discover and Barclays to test NFC payments in the Atlanta area as well as three other cities. The operators have been searching for a CEO for this new venture. AT&T and Verizon will get equal stakes in the company, with T-Mobile having a smaller chunk of the…
Watch out Sprint, Verizon is prepping its 4G network to go live this year with data cards and LTE handsets confirmed for the 2010 and 2011 roadmap to compete against your 4G WiMAX network. A trusted source of ours gave us the inside scoop on US cities that will go live this year through 2013,…
Uzbekistan of all places (pardon my ignorance) is one of the first markets in the world to be blessed with an LTE network thanks to Russia’s Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) which launched 4G services in the centre of Tashkent, the country’s capital. This move in turn makes MTS only the second operator in the world and…
