LTE
AT & T to Expand LTE in NYC, 11 Other Cities
March 12, 2012 7:07 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T said today it is turning on its LTE service in a dozen new markets "soon" as it works to catch up with larger rival Verizon Wireless, whose LTE network already covers large portions of the country.
After Delay, C Spire Sets Sept. LTE Launch Date
March 9, 2012 3:32 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsC Spire Wireless said it will light up its LTE network in September, nine months later than it originally planned to launch its network.
iPad with LTE Bolsters Apple's Tablet Position
March 8, 2012 6:52 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe bottom line following Wednesday's iPad launch appears to be that the new LTE-capable tablet will only bolster Apple's dominance in the tablet market.
FCC Puts Dish LTE On Ice
March 5, 2012 7:14 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC cleared Dish Network's satellite spectrum acquisition Friday but put the company's wireless plans on the back burner...
LightSquared CEO Quits, Falcone Joins Board
February 28, 2012 10:21 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja resigned today after failing to get government clearance for the company's planned wireless network.
Verizon Exec: No ROI on 3G Investment
February 28, 2012 6:43 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless doesn't expect to recoup future investments in its 3G network and is pushing to move customers over to its more efficient LTE service...
NSN Chief Shares High Expectations for LTE & NSN's Share of It
February 27, 2012 7:10 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsIf you were ever wondering what was left of Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) after a series of divestitures and acquisitions, the company's CEO let it be known at MWC Sunday evening...
T-Mobile Outlines LTE Strategy, Loses 802K Subs in Q4
February 23, 2012 7:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIt appears T-Mobile USA will take the $4 billion in spectrum and cash it received from AT&T as a result of the failed merger...
MetroPCS LTE, Smartphone Bet Begins to Pay Off
February 23, 2012 7:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsMetroPCS' costly gamble on LTE and Android-based smartphones showed signs of paying off last quarter...
The Note: Tablet, Smartphone or Both?
February 17, 2012 7:58 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsThe LTE-capable Galaxy Note for AT&T comes running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which Samsung says will be upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich, and packs a whopping 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. The battery is one of the larger ones on the market...
U.S. Cellular Plans New 14 State LTE Launch
February 17, 2012 7:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsU.S. Cellular pulled back the curtain on its new LTE markets yesterday with a round of deployments to span cities in 14 states.
NewNet Sees Opportunity in WiMAX
February 16, 2012 7:15 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIt's easy to forget that it wasn't that long ago when the faceoff between LTE and WiMAX felt a lot like that one back in the 1980s between VHS and Betamax.
End of the Road for LightSquared?
February 15, 2012 7:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC has hammered what could be the final nail in the coffin for LightSquared's LTE plans.
Report: March Launch for Smaller, LTE-Capable iPads
February 14, 2012 7:07 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsA pair of reports, which cite "people familiar with the matter" from The Wall Street Journal today attempted to shed light on the rumored early-March iPad release...
DOT Counters LightSquared GPS Standards Plan
February 8, 2012 11:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe Transportation Department mulls regulations that would ban services that interfere with GPS - services like LightSquared's.
Addressing Mobile Data Growth & Impending Network Congestion
February 7, 2012 5:07 pm | by Joe Zeto, Ixia | Articles | CommentsHow operators can leverage quality of service (QoS) and policy management to meet growing demands.
LightSquared Pushes FCC on GPS Standards
February 7, 2012 12:17 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLightSquared is pushing the FCC to force GPS manufacturers to comply with proposed standards that would make receivers less vulnerable to interference from signals in neighboring bands.
Harbinger Value Plummets on LightSquared Bet
February 7, 2012 6:46 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLightSquared's ongoing failure to get the green light for its LTE network has made it something of a bad luck charm for its main backer...
Dish Protests AT & T Rapid LTE Buildout Plan, Affirms Retail Plans
February 6, 2012 7:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsDish Network wants the FCC to ignore a proposal from AT&T that it be forced to construct its LTE network faster than it had originally planned.
MetroPCS Revives $40 LTE Plan
February 3, 2012 7:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsMetroPCS is making it cheaper for customers to sign up for its LTE service.
U.S. Cellular Plans March LTE Launch
February 2, 2012 7:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsU.S. Cellular will light up its LTE network in six states next month, covering about a quarter of its customers in Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine, North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma.
Sprint Gives LightSquared Until Mid-March for FCC Clearance
February 1, 2012 6:55 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint has agreed to give LightSquared until mid-March to resolve GPS interference problems that have delayed the launch of its LTE network.
Key Market Drivers You'll Hear About at MWC
January 29, 2012 4:41 pm | by Pardeep Kohli, Mavenir Systems | Articles | CommentsWe all know that mobile video consumption is growing. Industry analyst firm In-Stat forecasts that worldwide mobile video consumption will surpass 693 billion minutes by 2015. A recent Yahoo study found that mobile video consumption had grown 29 percent since 2010.
Can Wi-Fi Really Be Used to Backhaul Cellular Voice?
January 24, 2012 7:36 pm | by Steven Glapa, Ruckus Wireless | Articles | CommentsUnder the strain of a mobile data onslaught, the move to small cells is opening the door to new and unexpected uses of smarter Wi-Fi.
Grassley: ‘Questionable Contact’ from LightSquared’s Backer
January 24, 2012 10:05 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsTensions between Senator Chuck Grassley and LightSquared hit a new high Monday when the lawmaker accused the company’s primary backer of trying to bribe him.
