Below is just some of the news announced during the first day at the 2010 4G World eventMotorola Inc.’s Motorola Solutions business introduced its FDD LTE USB-lte 7110 device, the first FDD LTE-enabled device from the company. In addition, the company unveiled the WiMAX...
CHICAGO – The opening keynote at this year's 4G World event was decidedly old school as David Haight, VP of product development emerging devices at AT&T Inc., talked about a lot of different applications the carrier is looking into in its move to expand...
The increasing emphasis being placed on next-generation networks by mobile operators is good news for device makers, according to a new report from Canaccord Genuity.The financial research firm noted that a number of companies that produce wireless modem products designed to work with next-generation...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.In Canada, they celebrate “Victoria Day” on the Monday closest to May 24. In the United States,...
Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. said it has started a LTE trial in the Ottawa area with network partner Ericsson Canada. The company said the trial will include tests in both low and high frequency bands across the market.“Through this trial we will...
SAN FRANCISCO – Looking to prime the pump for its eventual LTE network launch scheduled to begin next year, AT&T Mobility said it will begin offering a wireless modem from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. that will be upgradeable to LTE compatibility with a software...
T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) continues the expansion of its HSPA+ network saying it now offers the service in 16 new markets on its way to covering 100 major markets and 200 million potential customers covered by the end of the year.The new markets include...
AT&T Inc.’s (T) President and CEO Randall Stephenson could never be accused of not looking at the bright side of life. Speaking at Goldman Sachs Communacopia XIX Conference, Stephenson downplayed any impact the loss of AT&T Mobility’s exclusivity to Apple Inc.’s iPhone as well...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. What would it be like to drive in a city without stoplights, traffic signs and speed...
You can't blame T-Mobile USA Inc. for not trying.The nation's No. 4 wireless operator unveiled a new promotion dubbed “Kids are Free Until 2012,” that as the name implies allows customers to add lines for their “kids” at no charge through the end of...
The race to expand the presence of high-speed wireless data services received a boost from two operators as both T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) announced new market launches. T-Mobile USA Inc. said it expanded its HSPA+ network to a handful of...
Just a day after Harbinger Capital Partners announced plans to spend $7 billion building out a nationwide LTE network, the industry’s current No. 4 operator T-Mobile USA Inc. said its HSPA+ network – “the most pervasive network to offer 4G speeds in the country...
Despite claims that the WiMAX market is set for rough waters, one analyst firm noted in a recent report that new specifications for the technology and overall growth in fixed/portable WiMAX deployments around the world are creating a “sizable” market for WiMAX equipment for...
Europeans look to be ramping up adoption of mobile broadband services based on HSPA and LTE technologies, according to a report from Berg Insight. The firm noted that HSPA/LTE connections totalled 25 million at the end of last year and accounted for 17.3% of...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Perhaps, because it led to Mukesh Ambani's dramatic re-entry in the country's telecom sector and...
The US is pretty fond of its wireline pipes, but Israeli IP radio firm Siklu is trying to change the world’s mind, and the wireless game, when it comes to the whole millimeter radio vs. wireline debate.
Mobile broadband technologies, including LTE, HSPA and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technologies, are set to dominate the mobile space over the next 10 years, though the rise is not expected to hit its stride until the middle of the current decade, according to a report...
The smallest of the wireless industry's nationwide operators continues to pressure its larger rivals rolling out its HSPA+ network in a number of densely populated markets in the Northeast, including New York City; parts of New Jersey; areas of upstate New York; Connecticut; and...
Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its prepaid operations than postpaid. However, the nation's two largest operators, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility, are content to sit on...
Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its prepaid operations than postpaid. However, the nation's two largest operators, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility, are content to sit on...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:EricssonIndonesia: With Indosat to modernize its network with HSPA technology, including its Radio Base Station 6000, MSS Blade Cluster and Mini-Link TN. The three-year frame agreement also includes network design, deployment, training and support services.Value: UndisclosedNokia...
Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled updated versions of a pair of its devices this morning that should bring increased functionality to its devices that are seeing a dramatic increase in competition in the smartphone market.
RIM said it’s set to launch a CDMA version of...
Apple Inc.’s preview yesterday of its updated iPhone operating system provided some insight into the company’s plans moving forward, but not enough to paint the entire picture.The most compelling update appears to be the iAd platform that will allow application developers to insert advertisements...
Telecom infrastructure giant Ericsson said it has signed a $1.3 billion contract with Indian operator Bharti Airtel to expand and upgrade the carrier’s wireless network in 15 telecom circles in India. As part of this contract, Ericsson said it will supply its portfolio of...
