LTE version of Galaxy Tab 10.1 to ship Thursday
Two Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet models go on sale this Thursday. The 16GB model costs $530 and the 32GB model costs $630. Both of the 4G LTE Galaxy Tab 10.1 models require...
View ArticleFCC officials: We won't let LightSquared's LTE network hurt GPS
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission won't allow LightSquared's proposed mobile broadband service to interfere with GPS signals, even though the potential interference would be caused by GPS...
View ArticleWhat you really need to know about 4G LTE
As the hype around 4G cellular networks begins to really heat up -- AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and even cheapo carrier Metro PCS are flogging its faster speed and greater bandwidth...
View ArticleHow the iPhone crippled T-Mobile
The Justice Department is suing to prevent AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, saying the deal would raise prices and not help customers, despite AT&T's claims it would improve service...
View ArticleMore than one-third of U.S. Android smartphones are 4G enabled
More than a third of all Android smartphones in the U.S. are equipped with 4G and the number is rapidly increasing, according to a study by app analytics firm Localytics.Localytics' data shows that in...
View ArticleSprint's solo LTE plan leaves Clearwire in the lurch
Sprint's decision to speed up deployment of an LTE-based 4G network leaves its 4G partner Clearwire alone to fund and build its own LTE network, signaling a divorce in the troubled partnership....
View ArticleVerizon vehicle fleet testing 4G networks nationwide
Verizon Wireless has equipped almost all of its fleet of test vehicles with 4G (fourth-generation) devices to test all the major U.S. 4G networks for speed and coverage.
View ArticleHow to get past the limits of 4G wireless networks
Using more spectrum and advanced antennas, cellular network vendors and operators plan to increase 4G mobile speeds as that technology rolls out over the next several years. But cellular technology has...
View ArticleOff with their heads! Mobile Edge's 2011 Turkey Awards
As we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday this week, we look forward to gratefully celebrating the good we've experienced and the fortune we've had. We also anticipate the family gatherings, football...
View ArticleVerizon's says 4G LTE service back to normal
Verizon Wireless said its nationwide 4G LTE network service returned to normal Wednesday night after a technical issue was resolved.In a statement issued shortly before 9 a.m. ET today, Verizon gave no...
View ArticleFederal body concludes LightSquared can't work with GPS
A key federal agency involved in testing the proposed LightSquared LTE 4G network has concluded that there is no practical way to solve interference between that network and GPS, possibly dealing a...
View ArticleLTE-Advanced gets the go-ahead, but don't expect faster 4G as a result
The 4G network standards approved last week by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) stadards body may improve the mobile data experience soon, even if consumers don't actually see the...
View ArticleAmerica's wireless broadband problem just got a lot worse
The issue of America's crumbling infrastructure isn't just about bridges, highways, and railroads. It's also about the overburdened cellular networks that power our wireless broadband and have become...
View ArticleLightSquared's options to save its network are limited
Though would-be mobile carrier LightSquared says it still wants to find a solution to interference with GPS, its options are limited, industry observers said on Wednesday.
View ArticleAT&T ups 'unlimited' 3G throttling cap to 3GB
AT&T said today that it will give its "unlimited" 3G data customers up to 3GB of 3G data per month before it knocks them down to the much slower 2G speeds.
View ArticleNew iPad may push AT&T to drop restrictions
Apple seems to be dragging AT&T slowly but surely into the real world, with the iPad released today providing the most recent schooling on how to satisfy customers -- or at least annoy them less....
View ArticleGenachowski lays out plans for more spectrum, lays into AT&T
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined several agency initiatives to open up more spectrum for mobile services, as well as improve spectrum efficiency, in a keynote...
View ArticleWho wins, who loses with the new shared data plans
Your cellular plans are about to be shaken up, and they could cost you a bundle more to get data connectivity on your smartphones and tablets. Two weeks ago, AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson predicted...
View ArticleApple's LTE move with iPhone 5 leaves Europe on the back burner
Although Apple is moving to LTE with the iPhone 5, it's focused for now on North America and advanced Asian markets, leaving Europe's most important LTE bands behind. The iPhone 5 will come in three...
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4G data plans: Less choice than the competition might indicate
Struggling cellular carrier T-Mobile USA, fresh from merging with pay-as-you-go provider MetroPCS, has been hinting for months about a radical new approach to data plans for smartphones and tablets.
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