Sprint converts its CDMA network to LTE, plans 'aggressive rollout'

Sprint converts its CDMA network to LTE, plans 'aggressive rollout'
Engadget
Current subscribers signed up for WiMAX plans won't have to worry as their devices will continue to be supported throughout 2012. Beginning tomorrow, Sprint's consolidating its 4G LTE (including LightSquared), 3G and Direct Connect networks into one ...
FCC Plans to Overhaul Telecom Fund to Focus on Expanding Broadband
New York Times
In a speech, Julius Genachowski, the FCC chairman, called access to broadband “a necessity.” The chairman, Julius Genachowski, said the overhaul of the fund would eliminate waste and inefficiencies in a program that is outdated, unfair and not ...
Broadband firm Open Range files for Chapter 11 protection
Total Telecom
By Jacqueline Palank, Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review Open Range Communications Inc., which was slated to partner with wireless company LightSquared to provide broadband Internet service to rural areas, sought Chapter 11 protection Thursday after its ...
4G LTE fixed and mobile broadband trial starts in Cornwall
TechRadar UK
By Patrick Goss Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale has started the first live trial of 4G LTE broadband in the UK, with Cornwall being used as the testbed for the next generation network. Everything Everywhere, comprising Orange and T-Mobile, ...
Can Apple win its iPhone 4S bet that 4G isn't ready for masses?
ZDNet (blog)
By Larry Dignan | October 7, 2011, 2:30am PDT Summary: Does LTE matter to the iPhone over the next six months? How about a year? Apple's bet is that it can move a ton of iPhones and still be 4G free. Apple's launch of the iPhone 4S was notable for its...
Ways to Utilise WiFi in Data Offloading
Sacramento Bee
With the increase in mobile data, WiFi has begun to play a big part in an operator's offloading strategy. In an exclusive podcast with Telecoms IQ, Adnan Hantalasevic, Expert Associate of Technical Solution Designing at BH Telecom, explains the ...
Ericsson says signs India's first TD-LTE deal
Reuters
ST), the world's top telecoms gear maker, said on Friday it has signed India's first-ever equipment contract for a wireless broadband network based on fourth-generation TD-LTE technology. Ericsson did not give the name of the customer or financial ...
T-Mobile intros starter 4G phones: myTouch and myTouch Q
ZDNet (blog)
By Gloria Sin | October 7, 2011, 6:14am PDT Summary: The LG myTouch and myTouch Q may not boast the latest specs but should be affordable smartphones for T-Mobile's speedy 4G/HSPA+ network. Targeting users who are upgrading from feature phones or ...
Magyar Telekom To Launch LTE Mobile Internet In January
Fox Business
LTE is a wireless broadband technology that supports roaming Internet access via mobile phones and devices. It has been labeled fourth generation, or 4G, technology because of its superior download speeds and quality to existing 2G and 3G. ...
Pantech Vega LTE: 4.5 inch 720p display, dual core 1.5 GHz processor
IntoMobile
The Pantech Vega LTE, not the most impressive name, but whatever, will be a 4.5 inch Android smartphone with a dual core 1.5 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM. Said display will have a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, making it the fourth smartphone we...
BT Cuts Price Ahead of Fujitsu $3.1 Billion UK Fiber Plan
BusinessWeek
By Jonathan Browning Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- BT Group Plc set “significantly lower” prices for access to its poles and underground ducts after Fujitsu Ltd. warned it required fairer terms to tap the UK infrastructure to build a rival fiber broadband ...
NEC Starts Shipment of LTE Base Stations for KDDI
MarketWatch (press release)
These highly efficient LTE based stations, produced by NEC Network Products Ltd., feature the latest technologies, including Self Organizing Networks (SON), which optimize networks autonomously and provide high communication quality among a wide ...
BT promises business broadband boost
Telappliant VoIP News
Business broadband users in certain parts of the UK will soon benefit from a major upgrade due to be carried out by BT. Openreach has announced that, in addition to the 110Mbps Fibre to the Premises service it is implementing, there will be a 300Mbps ...
Take it up a notch
Toronto Sun
LTE stands for long term evolution, and is a particular subset of 4G technology that's getting a lot of buzz, as it offers unprecedented speed for downloading bits n' bytes to your on-the-go devices, theoretically faster even than home broadband ...
Starbucks sets WI-Fi free across the UK
THINQ.co.uk
Coffee specialist Starbucks has announced free Wi-Fi access across 650 UK shops, even as the word on the street is that the chains are getting sick of 'laptop squatters' nursing single Americanos and demanding access to power sockets. ...
Airvana Takes Market Share Lead in Femtocell Market
MarketWatch (press release)
Operators can be assured that these capabilities, as well as our advanced femto feature set, will be applied to our future LTE product lines," said Mike Clark, General Manager of the Airvana Femtocell Business. Airvana's 3G femtocell supports both ...
County has worries over broadband plan
Watertown Daily Times
If LightSquared changed its format for cell phones and 4G networks, it could provide data for everyone in the country, which may be a good idea, Thousand said. But when they use that portion of the spectrum, it blocks the signals from other satellites ...
Wi-Fi roaming will make mobile operators connectivity providers
GigaOm
Japan's KDDI is already pursuing its own proprietary solution with a network that utilizes seamless switching between the cell sites and 100000 Wi-Fi hotspots with a WiMAX overlay. Other companies are also putting together their own tools to help with ...
Samsung Galaxy S II 4G AT&T Spec Sheet, Retail Price Reduced to $149
Mobile bloom News
The Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Android smartphone offered by cellular service provider AT&T for their4G mobile broadband network arrives in the United States as the closest iteration of the global Galaxy S II smartphone that first landed overseas. ...
Time Warner Cable Makes $1 Million Commitment to Run Broadband Adoption PSAs
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, Oct 06, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- As part of its effort to promote the expansion ofbroadband services to all Americans, Time Warner Cable /quotes/zigman/528868/quotes/nls/twc TWC +2.62% has pledged to carry $1 million worth of Public Service ...
Study finds mobile broadband speeds influence network choice
BroadbandChoice.co.uk
Ofcom, the UK's telecoms watchdog, is aiming to conduct an auction of newly freed-up spectrum to power 4G mobile broadband services next year, with 95 per cent of the population set to be served by 4G networks within six years' time....
New Xirrus XR Wireless Array Debuts At Interop New York
InformationWeek
Wireless technology vendor Xirrus, whose previous generation of wireless arrays helped to provide Wi Fi access to Interop attendees, released their new wireless Array at the NYC edition of the show. By Jim Rapoza InformationWeek Setting up a wireless ...
Xcel Energy Center Launches 'Wild' New Fan Experience With AT&T Wi-Fi
PR Newswire (press release)
Just add AT&T Wi-Fi. Starting this season, Xcel Energy Center is the place to be for a personalized hockey fan experience. Minnesota Wild fans and visitors to the venue now have access to AT&T Wi-Fi from their seats, using any Wi-Fi enabled device. ...
BT Promises 300Mbps Fiber-Optic Broadband for UK
Your Communication News (press release)
I'm still rocking a 6Mbps broadband connection in my home town, and while that's plenty for work, it could be a little better — what with all the online gaming, video streaming and downloading and I do. I'm pleased to hear, then, that BT is promising ...
Canada won't issue Wi-Fi warning: Health Minister
Toronto Sun
In May, the World Health Organization's cancer arm classified all radiation emitted by wireless devices -including cellphones, Wi-Fi and baby monitors - as possibly carcinogenic. Health Canada issued new advice on mobile phones Tuesday and advised ...
Western Digital Reveals WD TV Live with Wi-Fi, Spotify
Tom's Hardware Guide
This Wi-Fi device will stream content provided by Netflix, Hulu and even Spotify from a home network's Internet connection to an HDTV. Thursday Western Digital introduced a new model in its WD TV Live streaming media player lineup that features Wi-Fi ...
Patently absurd: Let the wi-fi shakedown begin
TelecomTV
For now, it's the middlemen who are sharing the use of their broadband network connection and equipment with others. But how long before you and I, in the supposed safety of our own homes, get served with legal papers? Too ridiculous a notion to ...
Alvarion(R) Will Report a Charge Due to Open Range Bankruptcy Filing
MarketWatch (press release)
Alvarion's industry leading network solutions for broadband wireless technologies WiMAX, TD-LTEand WiFi, enable broadband applications for service providers and enterprises covering a variety of industries such as mobile broadband, residential and ...
Private Communications Corporation Announces Partnership with the Identity ...
PR Newswire (press release)
PRIVATE WiFi, the company's flagship software product, encrypts all computer data across unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, enhancing online privacy for those without access to virtual private networks. Founded by software entrepreneur Kent Lawson, ...
Romania Plans to Sell 4G Licences in 2012, Mediafax Reports
Bloomberg
The Eastern European country may sell four 4G licences next year at a price dependent on market conditions, Catalin Marinescu said, according to the Bucharest-based news service. The Romanian unit of France Telecom SA (FTE) and Alcatel Lucent's local ...
Sprint's New 4G LTE Network Will Cover 260 Markets By 2013 ...
By Jordan Crook
Sprint's New 4G LTE Network Will Cover 260 Markets By 2013. Jordan Crook. posted 1 hour ago. Comments. View Author Page. Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space. Prior to joining ...
TechCrunch
Starbucks rolls out free WiFi in the UK - The Next Web
By Martin Bryant
Whereas previously, a Starbucks card and a log-in was required for free WiFi access, from today anyone can jump on the chain's network freely. Starbucks confirmed the move in a tweet today, saying that hundreds of its locations were covered ...
The Next Web
Xirrus: The Leader in High Performance Wi-Fi - Wireless Arrays
The Xirrus XR-4000 Series Wireless Array is the first modular Wi-Fi product of its kind featuring upgradability, high scalability, high performance and integrated ...
www.xirrus.com/Products/Wireless-Arrays
Patent Troll Says Anyone Using Wi-Fi Infringes - Slashdot
appear to believe cover pretty much any Wi-Fi implement... ... digital packet based transmissions, a lot of the stuff in wifi was first used in various ham operations. ...
yro.slashdot.org/.../patent-troll-says-anyone-using-wi-fi-infrin...

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