4G

At 4G World: HSPA+ the Perfect Complement to LTE

October 20, 2010 9:07 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

While the media may have created the perception that HSPA+ is in competition with LTE, a panel put on by 4G Americas arrived at a more amicable conclusion...

4G Panel: CDMA Boasts Staying Power

October 19, 2010 9:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

With operators pouring money into LTE and WiMAX networks, is there a place for upgrades of CDMA technology in a next-generation world?

Motorola and Nokia Announce 4G Licensing Agreement

October 18, 2010 8:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Motorola and Nokia Corporation have entered a joint 4G license agreement. Under the terms of the agreement...

LightSquared Lands $850M in Funding, Customers

October 4, 2010 8:27 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Mobile broadband startup LightSquared has landed its first customers and $850 million in financing to fund the build out of its ambitious hybrid satellite-terrestrial LTE network.

MetroPCS Lights Up LTE in Dallas

September 29, 2010 8:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

MetroPCS today launched its LTE services in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with monthly plans starting at $55.

Clearwire’s Burden: the 4G Coverage Gap

September 25, 2010 7:49 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

The service keeps him connected while he’s running around, writing about life in the Windy City, and Doyle is glad it’s available.

Verizon Launches 4G Teaser Site

September 20, 2010 8:15 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Verizon Wireless on Friday launched a new website to promote the upcoming launch of its LTE network...

Clearwire 4G Hits Nashville, Debuts Soft Launch in NYC

September 15, 2010 8:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Clearwire has launched its 4G network in Nashville days after it said it was beginning to turn on service in major metropolitan markets...

4G SoC Platforms: Using Moore's Law to Overcome the Limits of Shannon's Law

September 13, 2010 1:00 pm | by Joachim Hallwachs, DesignArt Networks | Articles | Comments

Virtually all types of electronic equipment have evolved – often in quite disruptive stages – from very big and discrete to very small embedded form factors. Tracking Moore's law, large mainframe computers have evolved to mini computers, then to PCs, on to laptops, and recently to web tablets.

Sprint's Epic 4G Available Today

August 31, 2010 8:06 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Sprint today announced availability of its second 4G-capable phone, the Android-powered Samsung Epic 4G.

Intel to Buy Infineon's Wireless Chip Business

August 30, 2010 7:59 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Intel says it is buying Infineon's wireless chip business for $1.4 billion in a deal that will strengthen the chip-maker's presence...

The True Cost of Tower Safety

August 25, 2010 3:38 pm | by Don Doty, NATE | Articles | Comments

Wireless carriers are rolling out 4G networks across the United States for the next three to five years. As we prepare for this busy period of tower construction, upgrades and buildouts NATE is encouraging wireless carriers to recognize the critical role they play...

The Mobile Bandwidth Crunch: Strategies for the Next Decade

August 19, 2010 10:22 pm | by Patrick Lopez, Vantrix | Articles | Comments

Mobile network infrastructures, previously thought capable of handling consistently heavy traffic, are now showing strain under the torrent of new data they carry every day.

China Mobile Posts 31M Net Adds

August 19, 2010 8:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

China Mobile added 31.76 million customers over the first half of the year but faced intensifying competition and an increasingly saturated market.

Reports: Alcatel-Lucent in Talks for India 4G Deals

August 18, 2010 8:12 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Alcatel-Lucent is in negotiations with Indian wireless companies to provide equipment for planned wireless broadband networks...

Sprint Announces Epic 4G Availability

August 12, 2010 8:13 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Sprint announced its second 4G-capable smartphone, the Samsung Epic 4G...

Open Patent Alliance Upbeat on 4G Patent Pools

August 10, 2010 8:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The OPA has a lofty goal: to support the spread of mobile broadband with the formation of 4G patent pools...

The Video Dilemma: Balancing Demand with Infrastructure Capabilities

July 29, 2010 9:47 pm | by Andrew Nicholson, Aculab | Articles | Comments

While Spain was in the process of capturing the World Cup, perhaps the biggest winners of the tournament were the content providers and networks that scored big by delivering video highlights to consumers throughout the globe.

Clearwire, Best Buy Partner in Wholesale 4G Deal

July 29, 2010 8:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Best Buy plans to offer house-brand 4G mobile broadband services through a white label deal with Clearwire.

Q & A: Netsnapper's Ed Kress Talks Backhaul, Wi-Fi, 4G

July 29, 2010 8:07 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Wireless Week caught up with Kress for a chat on what he sees as some of the bigger challenges for networks going forward, as well as a look at some possible solutions.

Q & A: Why Alvarion Added TD-LTE to 4G Lineup

July 13, 2010 1:50 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

Alvarion President and CEO Eran Gorev and Ashish Sharma, the company's vice president of marketing, recently spoke about the company's decision to support TD-LTE, the implications of the standard on the WiMAX industry and why operators are interested in making the switch.

Clearwire Launches 4G-3G for Macs

June 17, 2010 8:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Clearwire has launched its first dual-mode 4G dongle for Mac laptops and two new personal hot spots as it continues to expand the device lineup for its mobile WiMAX network.