Verizon on Wednesday announced it is continuing to roll out its 4G LTE network to new markets. Originally launched in October of 2010, the high-speed mobile broadband network will light up the new cities on June 21, bringing the total number of 4G LTE markets to 300. The mobile provider aims to have 400 cities […]
T-Mobile USA today took to its company blog to provide a progress report on its network modernization efforts. To start, T-Mobile says it has all the networking agreements in place and the necessary zoning required to improve the bilk of its 37,000 cell sites around the country. By the end of June, 400 of T-Mobile’s […]
As users move to 4G LTE data sharing plans, Verizon will slowly eliminate grandfathered data plans left over from the $30-per-month unlimited data era. Verizon’s planned replacement for the contracts, a “pooled data” type plan, is scheduled to launch mid-summer, but no concrete dates or pricing details have been announced. All the legacy data plans […]
Sprint confirmed during a call for its latest results that it was bringing 4G to Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. CEO Dan Hesse expected both of the prepaid carriers to use the older WiMAX network before the end of 2012. More details would come as the launch got nearer, he said. The decision will see […]
MetroPCS today altered its LTE 4G plans. It added a new, $70 plan at the top end that offers unlimited 4G access, but MetroPCS will throttle data on its lower-tier LTE plans. The new plans are as follows: $40 per month buys unlimited talk, text, and 250MB of data at 4G speeds; $50 buys unlimited […]
French wireless provider Orange revealed on Tuesday that it plans to launch 4G LTE networks in all 10 of the European Union member countries the carrier operates in by 2015. At the same time, three million NFC-capable handsets will be made for Europe in 2012, while 10 million are vowed for next year. Part of […]
Sprint iPhone users are more loyal to the carrier, and actually consume less data in some cases, says CEO Dan Hesse. The executive recently defended his company’s agreement to spend $15.5 billion on iPhones over four years in an interview with the GSMA’s Mobile World Live blog. “Subsidises are heavy for the iPhone. This is […]
NetZero took a different direction Monday by starting up its own 4G service. Its Clearwire-sourced WiMAX is contract-free and has the unique choice of picking either a basic (1Mbps/384Kbps) or full-speed (10Mbps/1.5Mbps) access plan, even having the option to switch over the web. The service also lives up to the company’s once historic practice of […]
Leap Wireless today announced that it has signed a wholesale agreement with Clearwire so it can access Clearwire’s forthcoming LTE 4G network. The deal, which will initially last five years, will provide Leap’s Cricket prepaid wireless service with the ability to offload extra capacity to help supplement its own LTE network. Cricket plans to deploy […]
Verizon Wireless said that for the rest of 2012, all the smartphones it announces will include LTE 4G support. Verizon is hoping to convince more customers to switch to LTE devices, and said that only 5% of its customer base is using LTE devices at the moment. It is offering double the data to LTE […]
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