Fast Phones, Dead Batteries

Fast Phones, Dead Batteries
Wall Street Journal
Galaxy Nexus smartphone from Verizon Wireless, David Jacobs found himself switching off the fourth-generation broadband connection that had drawn him to the $300 device in the first place. "I love everything about the phone, but with 4G on, ...

Wall Street Journal

Ofcom proposes Openreach broadband and phone price cut
BBC News
The telecoms regulator wants the cost for use of a broadband and phone line to fall from £91.50 per year to £87.41. The cost of using a broadband line only should also drop from £14.70 per year to £11.92, Ofcom said. An Ofcom spokeswoman said: "We hope ...

BBC News

Aggressive LTE Rollouts Benefit InterDigital and JDS Uniphase
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, NY, Feb 06, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Companies focused on the 4Gmarket are poised for growth in the coming years. IHS iSupply forecasts that aggressive LTE rollouts will make spending on 4G LTE the primary source of wireless ...

Wi-Fi in flight has yet to soar
Computerworld
By Matt Hamblen Computerworld - Launched four years ago, the use of Wi-Fi on US commercial aircraft has yet to catch on, with estimates that the wireless technology is still used by only 7% of the flying public. There are a number of reasons: With ...

First LTE to WCDMA voice call handover completed by Qualcomm and Ericsson
ExtremeTech
By Neal Gompa on February 6, 2012 at 9:15 am For some time now, one of the biggest problems with LTE is the lack of support for traditional mobile phone services like voice calls, text messages, multimedia messages, and various other systems ...

ExtremeTech

BT now offers 3.5 million Wi-Fi hotspots
ZDNet UK (blog)
BT has announced that it now has 3.5 million Wi-Fi hotspots in the UK and Ireland, and that these are now accessible to RIM BlackBerry users via a new BT FON app for BT's broadband customers. Most of these Wi-Fi hotspots are provided by home users with ...

Calix Selected for 12 Additional Broadband Stimulus Projects
MarketWatch (press release)
With today's announcement, aggregate Calix vendor selections by Broadband Stimulus winners for "last mile" and "middle mile" awards have now reached 87 different projects representing over $1.65 billion in Stimulus-related grants, loans, ...

Sequans Communications Selects S3 Group's Power Management Solution for WiMAX ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"Sequans Communications has attained a market leading position in the manufacture of 4G chips to power WiMAX and LTE networks since its inception in 2003. Their adoption of S3 Group's power management IP enabled them to accelerate the delivery of a ...

Rogers to launch Canada's fastest LTE devices and new price plan options
MarketWatch (press release)
Rogers will also extend its range of 4G HSPA+ mobile internet plans to LTE models including the Flex Rate plan for Rocket stick and mobile hotspot starting from $22.93 per month and Flex Rate plans for tablets starting from $7.93 per month.

Intel jumps on WiFi Direct advertising bandwagon
Inquirer
By Lawrence Latif According to Artivision Technologies it has inked a deal with Intel that will see the chipmaker include its in-video advertising technology in its software development kit (SDK) for WiFiDirect. The wireless standard allows supporting ...

Verizon Galaxy Nexus 4G Receives Retail Price Drop to $99
Mobile bloom News
The much-anticipated operating system has finally arrived in the form of the Verizon Galaxy Nexus4G Android smartphone, and is currently exclusive to that 4G LTE system. Galaxy Nexus shoppers who have yet to purchase the handset will be happy to know ...

Wi-Fi in flight has yet to soar
Computerworld New Zealand
Launched four years ago, the use of Wi-Fi on US airlines has yet to catch on, with estimates that the wireless technology is still used by only 7% of the flying public. By Sharon Gaudin | Framingham | Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 Launched four years ago, ...

Wales extends Broadband Support Scheme
thinkbroadband.com
The Broadband Support Scheme in Wales has offered £1000 grants to residents, businesses and third sector organisations since 2010 and has seen 2038 applications that have been approved at a cost of £1662709. A further 232 applications are being ...

AT&T Galaxy Note LTE up for pre-order
SlashGear
AT&T has put the Samsung Galaxy Note LTE up for pre-order, ahead of the 5.3-inch smartphone-tablet hybrid's release on February 19. Priced at $299.99 with a new, two-year agreement, the stylus-equipped handset is available to order in either carbon ...

Virgin Media turns on speed with super-fast broadband rollout
The Guardian
Virgin Media will complete its rollout of super-fast broadband ahead of schedule, making the service available to each of the 13m homes passed by its network this spring. The group, which is expected to report its first annual profit on Wednesday, ...

The Guardian

Actelis to Showcase the Reality of Universal Broadband to Utility ...
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb 06, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Actelis(R), The BroadbandAcceleration Company(TM), will show the nation's utility commissioners at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Winter Committee Meeting ...

Wi-Fi Access Point operates in outdoor environments.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room
SUNNYVALE, Calif., -- Meru Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:MERU), announced the availability of a new, rugged outdoor Wi-Fi access point designed to deliver uncompromising wireless in outdoor environments. The Meru OAP433e brings state-of-the-art, ...

AT&T Invests More Than $1.5 Billion in Washington State From 2009 Through 2011 ...
MarketWatch (press release)
6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AT&T* invested more than $1.5 billion in its Washington state wireless and wireline networks from 2009 through 2011 with a focus on improving the company's mobile broadband coverage and overall performance of its ...

HTC Aims to Improve on Its Past Smartphones With Better 4G Products This Year
PCWorld
As the company works to improve its products, Yung said consumers will no longer have to sacrifice battery life or design for fast connection speeds when buying a 4G LTE phone. "In 2012, these problems will be resolved and see significant improvement.

Optus in business as it unveils National Broadband Network plans
The Australian
OPTUS has unveiled a range of National Broadband Network bundled offers for small businesses but has surprised by offering less data than it gives consumers on the new fibre plans. The new plans, available today at the first five NBN release sites, ...

Have Laptop, Will Travel: Frontier Airlines Launches Onboard Wi-Fi
MarketWatch (press release)
DENVER, Feb 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Travelers on Frontier Airlines flights can now surf the web while flying on the airline's Embraer 190 fleet, which will offer onboard Wi-Fi service beginning today. "Adding Wi-Fi to our Embraer fleet is another ...

Rogers Study Says Canadian Broadband Secretly Awesome Just Ignore the High ...
Dslreports
Not only to Canadians lay claim to some of the most expensive broadband among all developed countries it's also among the lowest quality, with numerous ISPs heavily throttling data and imposing unreasonably low caps and high overages in the HD video ...

Broadband Expert Survey of US Consumers Finds 94% Believe They Are Overpaying ...
PR Web (press release)
BroadbandExpert.com conducted a nationwide survey of consumers to learn more about their purchasing process when it comes to selecting a broadband service provider. In a nationwide survey of more than 30000 online consumers conducted by Broadband ...

Alcatel-Lucent Selected by Telmex as a Key Supplier to Build Latin America's ...
MarketWatch (press release)
6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (euronext paris and nyse:ALU) announced the launch of one of Latin America's largest broadband access networks with Telmex. Alcatel-Lucent has been selected as a key supplier for the deployment of a ...

Wi-fi from the Tube, phone boxes, even bins
Evening Standard
Phone boxes, telegraph poles and even bins have all been commandeered to double aswi-fi hotspots, as phone networks rush to try to dominate coverage in London before this year's Olympics. The charge is being led by mobile firm O2, which recently ...

Evening Standard

To SKT, LTE success is both blessing and curse
Korea Times
It will spend 2.3 trillion won this year alone and its LTE customers are expected to jump to 6 million to keep ahead of the pack. One fear is byproduct competitors spawned and strengthened by the new technology. SK Telecom is facing the biggest ...

Dish needs more time to build LTE-Advanced network
Rethink Wireless
The satellite-TV giant is seeking a waiver, similar to that granted to LightSquared, to allow it to operate terrestrial-only 4G services in its mobile satellite (MSS) spectrum, acquired last year from bankrupt MSS players TerreStar and DBSD North ...

Every Irish secondary school to get 100Mbps broadband by 2014
Siliconrepublic.com
By 2014, every secondary school in Ireland will have 100Mbps broadband, Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, and Education Minister Ruairi Quinn, TD, said today. The national rollout will see 200 more schools connected by September and a further ...

Siliconrepublic.com

Telstra to offer LTE version of Cisco Cius Android tablet
iTWire
Telstra is to offer, in coming months, an LTE version of the Cisco Cius Android based tablet, presently available only with WiFi and bluetooth. The Cius is designed specifically to work with Cisco unified communications systems, but can support the ...

DASH promises stutter free streaming video over LTE, hopes you ...
By Terrence O'Brien
We've all been there: fire up a clip from YouTube or a movie on Netflix and things start out great. But, then, after just.
Engadget

Cheap, wifi-based cell phone plan could challenge large providers ...
By Hannah Waters
Republic Wireless offers unlimited calls, texting, and data for $19/month, trusting its customers to switch to wifi whenever it's available.
Smart Takes | SmartPlanet

TELUS to get the LG Optimus LTE, too
By Dusan Belic
TELUS will get the LG Optimus LTE too, though at the moment we're not sure when that will happen exactly. You can sign-up and be notified, though. ... TELUS to get the LG Optimus LTE, too. We've already spilled the beans on TELUS' LTE plans, talking about the carrier's LTE-enabled SIM cards. Moreover, we've heard about two devices from their LTE portfolio – Samsung Galaxy Note LTE and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE. ... Sprint announces first 4G LTE cities for mid-2012 · razr ...
IntoMobile

Samsung GALAXY Note LTE available for preorder at AT&T and ...
By Phone Arena
The phablet from Samsung with the 5.3 inch Super AMOLED screen, the Samsung GALAXY NoteLTE is now available for preorder from both AT&T and Best Buy; the device is expected to be launched on December 19th and costs $299.99 ...
PhoneArena - News

Koh Lipe: White sands, free Wi-Fi ... what you waiting for? | CNNGo ...
By Ismail Wolff
As a frequent visitor and sometime resident in Thailand for many years, I am regularly approached for one piece of travel advice: “Which beach should I hit?” I've never found it an easy question to answer. There are hundreds of beaches to ...
CNNGo.com

Super broadband | James Barber | Liberal Democrat Councillor for ...
By James Barber
High broadband speeds make working from home easier and more feasible. People who work from home spend more money locally and help make the area safer through passive surveillance – keeping an eye out for neighbours homes.
James Barber

Jumpsurf Provides You With Cross-Border Mobile Wifi | Tech in Asia
By Willis Wee
For frequent travelers, getting internet access can be a pain in the arse. But Jumpsurf is here to save the day.
Tech in Asia

NetAmerica Alliance is First to Deploy Ericsson 4G LTE Home ...
By admin
The UniPort is a mobile broadband router which presents a 4G LTE wireless broadband connection to the network and offers wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and RJ-11 telephone interfaces toward the customer premise. It was developed ...
4G-Portal.com

Free 3DS Wifi (Nerdy News)
By Laura
Free Nintendo 3DS Wifi. “Nerdy News” is a mini-news show geared towards gamers, technosexuals, and all other geeky peeps. In this fifty-second episode of Nerdy News, I'll be reporting on: Free Nintendo 3DS hotspots in Europe. Nintendo's ...
Video Game Walkthroughs, Video...

ROM – @febycv Creamed Glacier for HTC myTouch 4G (Glacier)/ T ...
By Community Release
The latest version is now Beta 7.1 2. This release is supported on the following Device(s): - HTC myTouch 4G (Glacier): T-Mobile. ** Test Builds Updated **. Beta 7.1. - Added T-Mobile WiFi Calling - Added a WiFi Signal Improver - No more ...
AndroidSPIN

Mobile Monday: 4G Or Not 4G? | Gizmodo Australia
By Alex Kidman
We comment that Telstra's current LTE implementation doesn't meet the generally accepted understood designation for 4G, namely that it should be theoretically capable of 100Mbps downstream and 50Mbps upstream. ... Equally, be happy you don't live in the US, where the term 4Ghas been bastardised to cover everything from HSPA+ upwards; there 4G has been rendered all but meaningless even as a marketing term, especially when you consider WiMAX is also in that mix.
Gizmodo Australia

Tips from the field: Maximize broadband impact and minimize costs ...
By Charles R. McClure
We also pointed out that despite a number of issues and difficulties in providing high-quality ruralbroadband and information technology (IT) services, individuals can and do make a huge difference in minimizing the impacts from the digital ... the North Florida Broadband Authority NFBA) which has a National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program award to establish a high-speed WiMax network in this rural region.
Libraries Connect Communities

HTC announces fix for Android Wi-Fi security flaw - News - Linux for ...
HTC announces fix for Android WiFi security flaw News Linux for Devices: ... the Sensation 4G(pictured at right), the Desire S, the Evo 3D and the Evo 4G ...
www.linuxfordevices.com/.../HTC-fixes-WiFi-vulnerability-on...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 WiFi Review
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 WiFi Review Brandon Miniman The Samsung Galaxy Tab ... It'll be coming to the US as a Verizon LTE tablet in the first half of 2012, but for now, .... Hands-On with the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 4G LTE (Video) ...
pocketnow.com/android/samsung-galaxy-tab-77-wifi-review

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