With Verizon’s recent announcement to kick off LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G network tests next year (in partnership with Vodafone), it’s starting to look like LTE will dominate the US mobile-broadband landscape in the future. And, following on successful initial testing of LTE networks by Nokia, and the recent adoption of the standard by the…
EU telecom ministers support opening up 900Mhz GSM radio spectrum for mobile services
European Union telecom ministers have given their support for a plan to open the 900Mhz radio frequencies that have traditionally been allocated for GSM mobile phone service to allow advanced mobile services like 3G wireless data networks. The plan was proposed back in July and was backed by the GSMA on grounds that the 900Mhz…
Verizon confirms LTE 4G network trials with Vodafone; to share with AT&T
We’ve known for some time that Verizon has put their faith in the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard upon which to build their 4G network. And, following on the GSMA’s support of LTE as the 4G standard of choice, Verizon has announced that they will be kicking off trials of their LTE network in 2008.…
Canada opening the door for the little guy – sets aside 40Mhz for newcomers
Competition is the driving force behind innovation in any market – the wireless market especially. So, in light of that fact, Canada has set aside a 40Mhz swath of wireless spectrum to give potential new wireless carriers a chance to enter the Canadian market. Industry Minister Jim Prentice said that the 40Mhz slice of radio…
Verizon set to open its network to ‘any app, any device’ in 2008
Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android, as well as the OHA, will and has already profoundly changed the wireless landscape in the US. We’re getting a glimpse of just how radical the change is going to be. Verizon has just announced that it will be opening up its CDMA network to allow any phone and any…
Get 600 Euro for signing up your unlocked iPhone with Debitel Germany
So, with T-Mobile Germany forced to sell unlocked iPhones (at least for now), Debitel’s got a plan to help snatch-up some potential unlocked iPhone customers. Debitel provides its customer with leased network time from its German counterparts, and they’re offering a €600 bonus to all new iPhone customers. The sign-up bonus should help bring the…
T-Mobile 3G network slated to go live on December 6?
Well what do we have here? Is T-Mobile is planning to take their anticipated 3G network online by December 6 2007? According to reports from The Inquirer, it seems T-Mobile may just be working on launching (or announcing their launch-plans) their long-awaited high-speed wireless network in just a few weeks time. There’s some conflicting information…
FCC threatens to shutdown portion of Sprint Nextel’s iDEN network
Sprint just can’t seem to catch a break these days. Still without a CEO, the iDEN network operator has just come under fire from the FCC for their failure to vacate a portion of the 800Mhz frequency spectrum. Apparently, a swath of the Nextel iDEN network’s radio frequency spectrum occupies the same frequencies as public…
700Mhz frequency spectrum primed to be worldwide standard for mobile broadband
The upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction has been a hotly anticipated event. The FCC auction is expected to usher in a new era of mobile broadband for the US, and as such, the US pushed for global adoption of the 700Mhz band as the home of future mobile broadband technologies. And, it seems that much…
Lebanon gets its WiMAX on
While the US’s WiMAX future is still being hashed out by the likes of Sprint and Clearwire, our friends in Lebanon have already nailed-down their plans for getting a WiMAX network deployed in 2008. Redline Communications has announced that its RedMAX WiMAX solution has been tapped by Lebanon’s Comium Data Lebanon to be used in…