Apple today announced the third-generation iPad at an event in San Francisco. The device’s main feature is a 2048×1536 Retina Display, twice the resolution of the iPad 2, rated at 264 pixels per inch; existing apps will be upscaled automatically. Color saturation is said to be 44 percent higher. The tablet also makes the switch to […]
Sprint may simply drop its deal with LightSquared next week after its partner’s troubles grew too large, a leak indicated Wednesday morning. Bloomberg had heard from sources that Sprint’s extension to mid-March for the multi-billion dollar 4G deployment deal would likely be the last. Barring a last-minute reprieve, LightSquared would have to deploy its LTE […]
Verizon could begin hitting capacity limits for its LTE network in some major markets as soon as next year, and many more by the end of 2015. The wireless services provider made this revelation in its comments to the FCC in support of its plan to buy $3.9 billion of spectrum from a consortium of […]
China Mobile has confirmed that it is about to commence the wide-scale rollout of a TD-LTE mobile network. The largest telco in the world with 655 million customers has announced that it will deploy 20,000 TD-LTE base stations by the end of 2012, increasing to 200,000 by the end of 2013. The announcement is significant […]
Verizon Wireless expects to offer family data plans by the middle of the year. Verizon CTO Fran Shammo, speaking at an investor conference, said that the company has been researching shared data plans for a year and is taking its time to make sure it figures out the right way to approach it. Shammo said […]
Google in an SEC filing posted last week but discovered Friday that it had sold off its stake in 4G provider Clearwire. Two sales on February 7 and 16 were collectively worth $47 million on the assumption of selling 29.4 million shares at $1.60 each, or less than Clearwire’s $2.27 actual price as of the […]
T-Mobile’s CTO Neville Ray used a call discussing the company’s latest results to single out the iPhone as an objective. At least the switch to 1,900MHz for HSPA+ was highlighted as focusing on Apple. While he wouldn’t say if that involved the LTE network as well, it was apparent the carrier was making changes to […]
T-Mobile in reporting its fall quarter’s results revealed that it would join other major US carriers in adopting LTE. The breakup fees and spectrum transfers from AT&T’s abandoned takeover deal gave it the resources to add the faster network in “key US markets.” It planned to use its existing AWS spectrum in the 1,700MHz and […]
Clearwire chief Erik Prusch in comments during his company’s fiscal results call Thursday set a timeframe for its move to LTE for 4G. He expected an initial round of 5,000 sites to switch on by June 2013. The currently WiMAX-only provider is planning to use TD-LTE on top of WiMAX and will focus mostly on […]
H2O Wireless, once known as O2 Wireless, has taken live what it claims is the first prepaid 4G unlimited Internet access with its Bolt 4G Unlimited plan. The $50 rate both sheds contracts and ‘secret’ fees such as activation. The company is hoping to match Clear’s rates for WiMAX with as much simplicity as possible. […]
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