In Star Wars terms, the small cells that mobile carriers and vendors will be talking up this week at Mobile World Congress are more like the odd-couple androids R2-D2 and C-3PO than like their foes, the Empire's phalanxes of identical storm ...
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Mobile phone operator Three UK has confirmed that it will not charge a premium for its LTE high-speed mobile network. Three's announcement contrasts sharply with the payment plans offered by Everything Everywhere's (EE) Orange and T-Mobile ...
LTE is set to become the most successful mobile phone standard with the fastest commercial deployment, according to the GSA mobile suppliers association. The GSA says that 145 operators have launched commercial LTE 4G services in 66 ...
Sprint will make two handsets available by this summer. Sprint will offer its 3G and 4G LTE service on both the Samsung and HTC smartphones. The phones will also features like dual cameras for video chat, enhanced speed between ...
Computerworld-Over the next three years,AT&T plans to spend$14 billion on capital improvements to its wired and wireless networks,including an expansion of 4G LTE service to 300 million people by the end of 2014. The carrier said that its ...
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Computerworld-AT&T said Friday it is ahead of schedule for 4G LTE network deployments and has now reached 103 U.S.cities Previously,AT&T had predicted it would reach 100 cities by the end of 2012. All the major U.S.carriers are in a ...
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IDG News Service - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission rushed to judgment in giving permission in early 2011 for startup LightSquared to offer LTE service in a band of wireless spectrum next to a band used by GPS devices, several ...
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AT&T will invest $14 billion over the next three years for wireless and wired capital improvements, including an expansion of 4G LTE service to 300 million people by the end of 2014, the carrier announced today. Previously, AT&T said it ...
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AT&T is putting the pedal to the metal on its LTE deployments, saying Thursday it has added seven more markets to its list, atop of the four market launches it had announced three days earlier. The carrier now offers LTE service in 120 ...
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When Apple announces its next iPhone as expected on Wednesday, many analysts predict it will have faster LTE wireless capability along with other improvements, including a larger 4-in. display, more powerful processor and overall design ...
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While 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 versions, equipped to use different sets ...
Computerworld - If the iPhone 5 sells as well as analysts predict, its impact on IT shops wrestling with the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend could be dramatic. According to some analysts, enterprise use of the new iPhone, which is ...
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Behold the physical qwerty keyboard. It just seems to hang in there with smartphone users. Sprint announced Tuesday that it plans to sell the LG Mach smartphone for use on its 4G LTE network this fall. That means the company will be ...
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Japan's Sharp said Wednesday it will soon launch a 7-inch tablet with its new IGZO displays, a week ahead of an Apple press event that is widely expected to reveal a mini tablet also linked to the new power-saving technology. Sharp's new ...
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Verizon Wireless said Tuesday it will launch faster LTE wireless service in 21 cities on Oct. 18, reaching a total of 417 markets two months ahead of schedule. The carrier also announced it will soon reach another milestone: Putting a ...
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