JD Power: 4G phones mean more customer service calls

4G phones mean more customer service calls, says JD Power
ZDNet (blog)
By Larry Dignan | February 2, 2012, 7:21am PST Summary: Verizon Wireless maintains top spot in customer service despite an influx of 4G calls. Owners of 4G wireless devices are more likely to call customer service for help, according to a JD Power ... 

UK broadband speed climbs 22 percent
ZDNet UK
By Ben Woods, ZDNet UK, 2 February, 2012 15:09 @BenWoodsZD Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has said that the average broadband speed in the UK increased by nearly 22 percent in the year up to November 2011. The average actual speed received has increased to ...

HTC patching Wi-Fi password leak on several smartphones
CNET (blog)
by Lance Whitney February 2, 2012 5:27 AM PST Follow @lancewhit Some HTC smartphone users may find their Wi-Fi passwords and other information exposed due to a new bug, but the company is rolling out a fix. The vulnerability leaks Wi-Fi credentials and ...

World's first voice handover between LTE and WCDMA accomplished
Reuters
Breaks ground in voice over LTE technology Successful handover of a voice call from LTE to WCDMA on an end-to-end network achieved on December 23, 2011 Handover uses 3GPP-standardized Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) Up until this point, ...

Councils urge superfast broadband sign-up
BBC News
Councils in Somerset and Devon have urged people to show they are prepared to pay for superfast broadband in order to secure private sector investment. So far, Somerset, North Somerset, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay councils have secured £50m,...

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America Movil Selects Alcatel-Lucent as a Provider of LTE Infrastructure for ...
MarketWatch (press release)
2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- America Movil, the leading wireless services provider in Latin America, has selected Alcatel-Lucent (euronext paris and nyse:ALU) to provide infrastructure for itsLTE/4G network rollout in Latin America.

Broadband Internet: Comprehensive New Study Based on 52 Million Actual User ...
MarketWatch (press release)
2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The results of fifty-two million end-user speed tests have shown Canada as a global contender in broadband internet performance, ranking often in the top ten of international countries, according to a new report by ...

Sneak Pineapple peak: Hak5 creates even more lethal Wi-Fi hot spot honeypot ...
Computerworld (blog)
At the hacker convention ShmooCon, Kitchen gave a sneak peak of the new WiFi Pineapple Mark IV which "is a huge leap forward for the fruitful Wi-Fi-focused penetration testing platform." With the new and improved Pineapple, "gathering interesting ...

Broadband speeds in state pick up pace
The Seattle Times
It's getting harder to say there's a broadband crisis in Washington state. Broadband with speeds of 3 megabits per second or faster is available... No comments have been posted to this article. It's getting harder to say there's a broadband crisis in ...

US Cellular Readies 4G LTE Network, Devices for March Launch
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo Wireless carrier US Cellular on Wednesday announced that its 4G LTEnetwork will be up and running next month in six states. The company's first LTE device will be the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE tablet, followed by the Samsung ...

NCC boss sees broadband as next communications revolution
WorldStage
Lagos (WorldStage Newsonline)-- The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Eugene Juwah has described broadband as the next phase of communications revolution that would impact on the ways people communicate or transact ...

WorldStage

Top 5 Upcoming AT&T Smartphones – Stiff 4G LTE Fight Ahead
International Business Times
By sangeeta mukherjee: AT&T, America's second largest provider of mobile telephony, is expected to release an array of new 4G LTEphones this year of which Nokia Lumia, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket ...

International Business Times

Unique Broadband Systems' Largest Shareholder Announces Offer to Purchase Shares
MarketWatch (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Feb 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- 2064818 Ontario Inc. (the "Offeror"), a company owned by a trust of the family of Mr. Alex Dolgonos, the founder and original chief executive officer of Unique Broadband Systems, Inc. ("UBS" or ...

UniTek Expands Nationwide Presence With Fulfillment Award for ViaSat Exede ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... Inc. /quotes/zigman/2380069/quotes/nls/untk UNTK +0.58% , a premier provider of permanently outsourced infrastructure services to the wireless and wireline telecommunications, public safety,broadband cable and satellite television industries, ...

GSMA Announces that Latin America will Achieve 750 Million Mobile Connections ...
MarketWatch (press release)
With HSPA and LTE connections reaching more than 305 million by 2015, Mobile Broadband will be a key driver of growth, and will be the primary means of Internet access for Latin Americans. Sebastian Cabello, Director of Latin America, GSMA commented: ...

World's first TV white space broadband launched in NHC
Lumina News
TV white space technology accesses unused channels in the television broadband spectrum. Accessing those channels allows boosted wifi capabilities that provide up to five times more wireless coverage. Access to the white space became available when ...

Three Web Cube promises broadband for digital nomads
SlashGear
UK carrier Three has answered the (perhaps unasked) question of what you call a mobile hotspot when it's not actually mobile: the Three Web Cube, packing a 3G HSPA+ connection into a fixed WiFi router. Promising plug-and-play simplicity, the box comes ...

SlashGear

New HP Wi-Fi mouse has integrated receiver
CBS News
That's why the HP X7000 Wi-Fi Touch Mouse is so intriguing. It's the first mouse that offers full wireless convenience and portability without requiring any other receivers or small parts to lose. That's because it works via Wi-Fi.

Auction of 3G/4G spectrum: effort to allay apprehensions
Pakistan Daily Times
Recently, the government of Pakistan has decided to launch 3G/4G/LTE etc services in the country. The objective seems to introduce innovative technologies in Pakistan and to increase the proliferation of broadband services in the country through ...

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Wi-Fi & GPS problems?
ZDNet UK (blog)
We understand there are reported issues with both Wi-Fi and GPS. We had no issues at all with Wi-Fi when reviewing the Eee Pad Transformer Prime, but we did have some issues with GPS. Testing of location-based services as we wrote our review was ...

Laplink Extends WiFi Direct Technology for Synchronization and Device Connectivity
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
This new technology collaboration is the first undertaking of its kind, leveraging Intel's My WiFiTechnology, which is based on industry standard Wi-Fi DirectTM, with Laplink's industry leading synchronization software. Intel My WiFi Technology ...

China Mobile Research Institute and Anite Collaborate in TD-LTE Test Technology
NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release)
The cooperation will help speed up volume availability of TD-LTE devices. TD-LTE is the TDD version of LTE, developed with LTE FDD to meet the increasing user demand for mobile broadband. TD-LTE has the backing of many mobile network operators in Asia ...

MTS awarded Moscow LTE licence by Roskomnadzor
TeleGeography
The concession, which will allow it to provide 4G wireless services in the 2595MHz-2620MHz frequency band, will reportedly support the Time Division (TD)-LTE standard. Under the terms of its licence conditions, MTS is required to launch its LTE network ...

Telesat Proposes Investment to Expand Broadband Services in Northern Canada
Broadcaster
The Arctic Communications Infrastructure Initiative would more than double the satellite bandwidth available for broadband in the North and, moreover, provides a practical and near term plan for upgrading the communications infrastructure that is so ...

Supposed iPad 3 debug data teases A6 chip, 4G data
CNET
Before getting too excited about that two model thing, BGR says it can be inferred as one with justWi-Fi and another with Wi-Fi and cellular networking. That second model is packing a chip that supports GSM and CDMA, as well as 4G LTE, the outlet says ...

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX Delivers 4G Best 21 Hour Run Time
Mobile bloom News
The Droid RAZR MAXX was released on January 26 of this year, and is exclusive to the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network that is also home to the original Droid RAZR. The MAXX retails for $199 at select Verizon authorized retailers with a standard two-year ...

Rural boost across Gloucestershire for broadband
This is Gloucestershire
SLOW broadband could be a thing of the past with a £20 million investment in the county's network. Cash will be pumped into upgrading the service, with the focus mainly on areas currently suffering slow speeds. The money unveiled by Gloucestershire ...

AT&T Invests More Than $1 Billion in Wisconsin From 2008 Through 2011 to ...
Sacramento Bee
In 2012, AT&T plans to double its 4G LTE coverage. AT&T operates the nation's largest Wi-Finetwork*** with nearly 30000 hotspots in the US and provides access to nearly 190000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements.

Plusnet broadband slows after dodgy maintenance upgrade
Techworld.com
By John E Dunn | Techworld | Published: 14:54, 02 February 2012 Customers of large UK ISP Plusnet have experienced a morning of disruption after a maintenance upgrade slowed web browsing to a crawl for many. "We are currently investigating a problem ...

3DS adds to its European WiFi arsenal, gains over 5000 free ...
By Joseph Volpe
Like any new console, the 3DS has had its share of growing pains. But the awkward acne of its first year has mostly been.
Engadget

U.S. Cellular unveils first LTE devices, the Samsung Galaxy Tab ...
By Dan Graziano
U.S. Cellular on Wednesday unveiled the company's first two 4G LTE devices, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet and Galaxy S Aviator 4G smartphone. The ca.
BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech

Wi-Fi Controlled LED Tubes Make For Easy Office Upgrades
By Andrew Liszewski
By creating these lights with the exact same form factor as a fluorescent bulb, NetLED has made it incredibly easy to upgrade the lighting in a store or office to its LED tubes, which can also be remotely controlled over Wi-Fi.
Gizmodo

AnandTech - US Cellular Announces Initial 4G LTE Markets, Devices
By Brian Klug
Not to be left in the dust by their big national counterparts, regional carriers are also moving onward to 4G LTE, and US Cellular today announced its initial 4G LTE markets and two devices. US Cellular has made a coverage map tool visible ...
AnandTech

US Cellular launches 4G LTE, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy S ...
By Cory Gunther
This morning they have announced that not only are they rolling out their new and fast 4G LTEnetworks in four select cities, but they've also detailed the first two devices to be powered by those new LTE speeds. Samsung gets the first nod ...
Android Community

Bug gives access to WiFi passwords on certain HTC handsets
By Kevin Krause
Certain HTC phones contain a bug that allows third-party apps with android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE enabled can gain easy access to a users WiFi network info, including password. The exploit was discovered back in September, ...
Android Phone Fans

Problem with 4G.
By richrab
I have a 9900 that was factory unlocked, but I have T-Mobil as a service provider. Their 4G signal cell tower where.
BlackBerryOS.com

U.S. Cellular launching LTE in March with 2 Samsung gadgets ...
By Kevin Fitchard
Next month, consumers in smaller towns and cities across the U.S. will have access to their firstLTE network as U.S. Cellular ramps ups its commercial 4G service. The regional CDMA operator will start selling a tablet in March and a Galaxy ...
GigaOM

CPUC Enhances Broadband Deployment Grant Program
SAN FRANCISCO, February 1, 2012 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today made enhancements to the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF), its ground-breaking program to bring high-speed broadband Internet ...
YubaNet.com

U.S. Cellular announces 4G LTE network & devices, starting with ...
By Andrew Kameka
Regional carrier US Cellular will launch a 4G LTE network next month in select markets with two familiar devices.

Anite helps China Mobile with 4G TD-LTE roll-out | SMART Group
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Updated T-Mobile document shows HTC Sensation 4G, myTouch ...
Remember that leaked T-Mobile document from a few days ago that claimed that a handful of devices, including the HTC Amaze 4G and Sensation 4G, were nearing end-of-life status? Well it seems as though things may have changed since ...
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Debug tool shows quad-core A6 and LTE capabilities on iPad 3 ...
By Jordan Kahn
BGR claimed the debug reports from the iPad 3 prototype in question have model numbers J1 and J2 (iPad3,1 and iPad3,2), with one being the only Wi-Fi model and the other an LTE/CDMA/GSM combo “for all carriers.” This echoes ...
9to5Mac

MetroPCS drops $40 unlimited LTE plan - FierceWireless
Flat-rate carrier MetroPCS (NASDAQ:PCS) has discontinued the sale of its $40 LTE service plan, opting for higher-priced data plans for its new LTE ...
www.fiercewireless.com/story/metropcs-drops.../2012-01-30

Sony Japan creates TX300V TransferJet/WiFi camera with inductive ...
It also features DNLA-compliant WiFi that allows direction connection to iOS and Android .... a motorized mini-tripod (macro shots and video) with controll via wi-fi from Xperia ... etc. :) ... Give it 4gand Android and I'd spend a king's ransom on it.
www.dpreview.com/news/.../Sony_Japan_TX300V_TransferJe...

Wi-Fi Alliance Thinks 'Super Wi-Fi' Term ... - Broadband Reports
In their release, the group called the technology "Super Wi-Fi," a term that was ... like MobileWiMax and LTE (no thanks to the ITU and wireless marketing departments). ... Case in point the number of people who think the iPhone 4S is " 4G" LTE phone. -- ... Well being wifi is a made up term and the alliance paid a brand firm ...
www.dslreports.com/.../WiFi-Alliance-Thinks-Super-WiFi-Ter...

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