Clunky log-ons keeping people off public Wi-Fi

Clunky log-ons keeping people off public Wi-Fi
ZDNet UK
By David Meyer, ZDNet UK, 10 November, 2011 12:44 Logging onto public Wi-Fi is still too complicated, leading to relatively low take-up by device owners, the WirelessBroadband Alliance has said in a report. Nokia has launched a two-month trial of free...
Internet access: Discount for poor families with kids
Christian Science Monitor
Private effort is part of federal initiative to spread broadband Internet access to the poor. By Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer / November 10, 2011 FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski (pictured here in 2010) says that a third of US homes don't have ...
Motorola Droid RAZR: Not quite thin enough to cut metal (review)
ZDNet (blog)
The new Droid phone from Motorola is the thinnest phone with 4G LTE capability, and even though it only has a 4.3-inch display it is the widest phone I have ever held. I have large hands and find the Droid RAZR to be almost uncomfortable to hold and ...
Verizon Wireless Brings the Power of its 4G LTE Network to Roanoke, Virginia ...
Sacramento Bee
9, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless is bringing the world's first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Roanoke, Virginia on Nov. 17. Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network will be available in 178 cities across the country on Nov. ...
China Investigates Pricing by 2 Broadband Companies
New York Times
Consumers have complained for years that the companies charge high prices while delivering relatively slow speeds for broadband services. The investigation is unusual because large segments of China's fast-growing economy are still controlled by ...
uMAX to Launch Alvarion(R) 4G Wireless Broadband Network in Zimbabwe
MarketWatch (press release)
uMAX has commissioned Alvarion's 4Motion solution to introduce Zimbabwe's first 4G network for the delivery of high-speed wireless broadband services to residential and business customers in the 2.5 GHz frequency. uMAX will use Alvarion's ...
Broadcom Introduces New Wi-Fi Module Bringing Wireless Connectivity to an ...
Sacramento Bee
The new module eases development effort and simplifies the implementation of Wi-Fi connectivity in an array of consumer devices, especially those with no current networking support. Visit Broadcom.com for more news on wireless connectivity. ...
US snapshot of broadband world finds disparity and dial-up
Network World
Almost seven of 10 households in the United States subscribe to broadband service while 68% of American households used broadband Internet in 2010, up from 64% in 2009 and only 3% of households still rely on dial-up access to the Internet in 2010, ...
APNewsBreak: La. can't appeal loss of $80M grant
CBS News
Despite pleas from state leaders, Louisiana won't regain an $80 million federal grant to expand broadband Internet connections, and the money instead will be returned to the federal treasury, according to the US Department of Commerce. ...
Cisco's Mobile Internet Solutions Enable Bell Mobility's 4G LTE Mobile ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Cisco ASR 5000 Series will form the foundation of the packet core for Bell Mobility's LTEnetwork, delivering higher bandwidth and greater intelligence for faster mobile Internet services and improved user experiences. -- Designated as a 4G mobile ...
Wi-Fi Based Republic Wireless Has an Unlimited Plan for $19 a Month
TMC Net
By Ashok Bindra Using Wi-Fi networks, North Carolina based new wireless operator Republic Wireless has come up with a new unlimited plan for mobile users that is bound to create an uproar in the cellular market. According to Tecca, the new Wi-Fi minded ...
Tekelec to Present on Managing Diameter Traffic at Broadband Traffic Management
MarketWatch (press release)
Houck Reed, vice president, broadband network solutions, product management and operations will speak as a panelist at the "How Can Operators Manage the Transition Away From Unlimited Data Plans While Keeping Customers Happy? Communicating the Value of ...
Report: Verizon offers nation's fastest 4G service
CNN
If you're unsure, you can ask the discount carriers whether they use Sprint's network in your city -- and whether it's a WiMAX network or not. MetroPCS (which never rolled out much of a 3G network) has been aggressively deploying its own 4G LTE network ...
Broadband coverage and capacity challenges in SA
MyBroadband
Vendor known for WiMAX tech talks Wi-Fi acquisition and the need for network diversity in South Africa. “The explosion of broadband data usage in South Africa and internationally is creating an ever-growing set of coverage and capacity challenges that...
Alcatel-Lucent, China Unicom to Launch Largest Fiber Broadband Access Networks ...
TMC Net
Back in September, Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile announced they completed the first stage of testing on the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and China Mobile's TD-LTE (News - Alert) trial network in Shanghai. ...
Wi-Fi opponents urge board of health to take precautions about wireless in schools
Peterborough Examiner
By ELIZABETH BOWER, Examiner Staff Writer Parents spoke out against wireless Internet networks in schools at the Peterborough Board of Health meeting Wednesday, asking the board to use the "precautionary principle" and try to either eliminate Wi-Fi in ...
Broadband internet service for less than $10/month
KFSN
The program offers broadband internet for $9.95 a month, with no activation or equipment rental fees. To qualify, families must have at least one student enrolled in the federal free lunch program. After you are approved, you can also choose to ...
4G plans could hike rural broadband bills
PC Pro
“Open Digital understands concerns of rural broadband campaigners, but believes that if Government policy can stimulate a healthy mix - which must include cable, WiMaxand strong competition from 'whitespace' operators - competition will prevent ...
LG Optimus LTE headed to Canada's Bell in the coming weeks
The Verge
By Vlad Savov on November 10, 2011 03:10 am 1Comments The LG Optimus LTE has a 4.5-inch True HD IPS display, a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video, and, of course, 4G internet connectivity. That souped-up package has ...
India's broadband plans hit by lack of spectrum, says MTS's Vsevolod Rozanov
Global Telecoms Business
The two big US CDMA operators, Verizon Wireless and Sprint, are both planning moves to LTE; meanwhile China Telecom is also likely to adopt something in the LTE family. How does MTS India see its long-term strategy? “We're not at this stage limited by ...
HTC Evo Design 4G Sprint
CNETTV
Roll up a great design, the Android Gingerbread interface, and solid features, then slap on a price tag you can feel good about, and you have the HTC Evo Design 4G.
AT&T Elevate 4G Mobile Hotspot: Full Review
LAPTOP Magazine
When we first tested AT&T's LTE network in Chicago using the Momentum USBbroadband stick, we found it to be lacking compared to Verizon's LTE. On tests in Lincoln Park, Mayfair, and near-west suburban Oak Park, the Elevate showed definite improvement, ...
Sunderland to be a leader in superfast broadband
Sunderland Echo
Homes and businesses on Wearside will have some of the fastest broadband speeds in the country when the service is rolled out in the coming months. The service is being brought by BT, which aims to hook up 90 per cent of homes and businesses by next ...
AT&T to Unload LTE Advanced on the US Masses in 2013
DailyTech
(S) has been the only other major player to announce plans for LTE Advanced. Sprint, which currently uses WiMAX 4G, said in an October presentation that it plans to use its 800 MHz spectrum block to install LTE Advanced by H1 2013. ...
Aeroflex TM500 LTE Test Mobile Completes Support For 3GPP
RF Globalnet (press release)
Aeroflex Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp., announced recently that the TM500 LTE Test Mobile now supports enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (eMBMS) as defined in Release 9 of the Third Generation Partnership ...
Leak Tips HTC Ville With Android 4.0, But No LTE, NFC
PC Magazine
Like other high-end HTC phones, starting with the HTC Rezound, the Ville will come paired with customized Monster Beats headphones and the latest HTC Sense skin, version 4.0 However, it lacks4G LTE support and a near field communications (NFC) chip ...
ERF Wireless Secures $3000000 in Debt Financing From Dakota Capital Fund LLC
MarketWatch (press release)
The funding will be utilized by ERF Wireless to quickly expand its Energy Broadband subsidiary's presence in the major oil and gas exploration regions of North America. The financing package provides for immediate access to $2000000 and ERF Wireless ...
Operators face setback as cheap Wi-Fi-only tablets hit market
FierceBroadbandWireless
That's because both tablets--which are expected to give the iPad some competition and spur tablet sales overall--will be Wi-Fi only, further cementing the idea that mobile operators aren't giving people incentives to use broadband over their networks ...
Samsung Epic 4G Gingerbread update is now rolling out - Engadget
By Darren Murph
The words 'Epic' and 'Sprint' are typically involved in sentences that also include 'delayed' and 'update,' but if you've been holding out for Ging.
Engadget
Fujitsu Arrows LTE Waterproof Honeycomb Tab in the wild, and ...
By Cory Gunther
Obviously from the name you'll know that this tablet will be rocking 4G LTE. The specs include a 10.1″ 1280 x 800 HD display, Android 3.2 Honeycomb, a 1.0 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor is on board, not the TI OMAP 4430 as ...
Android Community
Battery Life Looks Promising for LTE Samsung Galaxy Nexus
By Kevin Krause
With a 4.65-inch 720p display, dual-core processor, and LTE radio, battery life was never expected to be a strong point for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. That.
Android Phone Fans
Broadcom pushes WiFi to connect Internet of things — Cleantech ...
By Katie Fehrenbacher
Chip giant Broadcom has launched a new WiFi chip module for manufacturers to use to add connectivity to devices, appliances, energy management gadgets and other things that less commonly have Internet connections.
GigaOM
dailywireless.org » WiFi Hotspots Grow
By Sam Churchill
DailyWireless.org covers current developments in broadband wireless, including WiMAX, LTE, WiFiand mobile aps. Online since 2002, with nearly 10000 in-depth ... A new survey of 259 service providers and Wi-Fi vendors says global public Wi-Fi hotspot numbers will nearly quadruple by 2015, growing from 1.3 million in 2011, to 5.8 million by 2015, with another 4.5 million hotspots created by users sharing their own Wi-Fi access points. The Wireless Broadband Alliance published ...
dailywireless.org
Free wifi coming soon to Air China! Woohoo!: Shanghaiist
By Kenneth Tan
The airline said, however, that the wifi network will be limited to just within the flight and its ultimate goal was to realise earth-to-air communications. We're not quite sure what this really means. If their so-called inflight wifi is just nothing more ...
Shanghaiist
Global Wi-Fi hotspots forecast to increase 350% by 2015 ...
Growing tablet and smartphone usage will drive the deployment of Wi-Fi hotspots from 1.3 million today to 5.8 million by 2015, a 350 per cent increase, according to a new study from the Wireless Read more >>
FierceWireless
Sprint's Samsung Epic 4G finally gets Gingerbread - Computerworld ...
By JR Raphael
It took nearly a year, but Sprint is finally starting to push the Android Gingerbread upgrade to its Samsung Epic 4G Galaxy S phone as of today.
Computerworld Blogs - Mobile
Samsung Epic 4G receives Android 2.3 Gingerbread update ...
By Edwin Kee
You know, I would have thought that a handset with the word “Epic” inside would definitely be of, obviously, epic [...]
Ubergizmo
Major FCC push: Cheap PCs, broadband
By Mike Snider and Roger Yu
Major FCC push: Cheap PCs, broadband, The federal government unveils on Wednesday a major escalation of its initiative to get low-cost computers and high-speed Internet service in the homes of low-income students and families.
azcentral.com | business
Statistics: New Government Report Looks at Broadband Adoption in ...
By Gary D. Price
This report investigates broadband Internet use in the United States and finds that disparities continue to exist in broadband Internet adoption among demographic and geographic groups. The report also delves into the reasons why ...
INFOdocket
FCC's Connect to Compete Brings Low-Cost Broadband, Computers ...
By james_fudge
The Federal Communications Commission revealed that - as part of its Connect to Compete initiative - it will bring low-cost broadband Internet and computers to any family that has at least one child in school that qualifies for the national ...
GamePolitics blogs
AT&T expands mobile broadband network ... - Daily Dunklin Democrat
In fact, this deal, if approved, means that we'll be able to expand the next generation of mobilebroadband -- 4G LTE -- from our current plan of 80 percent of the U.S. population to more than 97 percent." The local ribbon cutting event was celebrated by ... The company also operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network-- with more than 29000 hotspots in the U.S. and provides access to nearly 190000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get ...
Daily Dunklin Democrat Headlines
How the Telecom Lobby is Killing Municipal Broadband ...
Companies like Comcast are spending big bucks to prevent competition from local governments.
www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2011/11/.../420/
Major FCC push: Cheap PCs, broadband – USATODAY.com
Initiative is aimed at getting low-cost computers, high-speed Internet to low- income students and families.
www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-11-09/fcc.../1
Verizon to double data amounts for 4G smartphones (Updated ...
Starting Tuesday, any customer who has a Verizon 4G smartphone will be eligible to get double the data for the same price. For example, someone who ...
reviews.cnet.com/.../verizon-to-double-data-amounts-for-4g-s...
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