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Report: LTE Performance Tops All Other Network Technologies
August 23, 2012 7:39 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsMobile customers on LTE devices see fewer data-related issues than do customers on 3G and HSPA+ or WiMAX devices, according to the a new study released today by J.D. Power and Associates.
A Look at Unlimited Data Plans at Top 5 Carriers
August 23, 2012 7:36 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTwo smaller wireless companies, T-Mobile and MetroPCS, announced unlimited-data offerings this week as they try to compete with AT&T and Verizon. Here’s how data plans offered by the five largest U.S. carriers compare.
T-Mo Goes Unlimited, Nixes Throttling and Tethering
August 22, 2012 7:28 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsT-Mobile can finally claim that it offers truly unlimited plans without the caveat of throttling.
Cash Isn’t King in the Mobile Wallet
July 31, 2012 11:32 am | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsCash might not be the reigning monarch in the mobile wallet, but it’s not clear who is as operators fight to create the winning solution.
Reimagining Data and Content in an All-IP World
July 31, 2012 11:23 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsThe move to an all-IP world is changing the way everyone, from carriers to consumers to content providers, thinks about data.
Verizon's AWS Trump Card
July 31, 2012 11:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsAs the clock winds down on the FCC's review, here's an overview of what's happened so far with Verizon's industry-changing acquisition of AWS spectrum, and what its competitors have to say about it.
VZW Claims T-Mobile Swap ‘Enhances’ AWS Deal
July 11, 2012 7:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless is telling the FCC that its agreement to swap spectrum with T-Mobile USA makes its purchase of AWS spectrum even better for consumers.
VZW Unveils New Shared Data Plans
June 12, 2012 7:49 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless promised shared data plans this summer and now it’s delivered with today’s announcement of its new "Share Everything Plans."
New VZW Forum Focuses on the Connected Car
June 6, 2012 7:15 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless hopes to facilitate collaboration amongst players in the connected car space.
Verizon Ups M2M Stakes with $612M Hughes Telematics Buy
June 1, 2012 7:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Communications is buying Hughes Telematics for $612 million in a deal that will expand the operator's presence in the automotive and fleet telematics market.
Verizon CTO Cautious on Small Cells, Wi-Fi
May 31, 2012 7:27 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Chief Technology Officer Tony Melone turned away from the wireless industry's sometimes hyperbolic optimism about new technologies during an investor conference yesterday.
More Bundles In Store at Verizon, CFO Says
May 24, 2012 7:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless customers may see more bundled services in the future, a company executive said at an investor conference on Wednesday.
Verizon's Fix for the OTT Dilemma: Innovation
May 23, 2012 7:12 am | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsApplications like Skype have been viewed with a certain amount of trepidation by the wireless industry.
Verizon Takes On OTT with Viewdini Video App
May 23, 2012 7:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless is tackling over-the-top video providers with its own mobile video portal app, dubbed viewdini.
Verizon Advances 700 MHz Sale with Advisor Picks
May 22, 2012 7:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless is taking steps to move forward with the sale of some of its valuable 700 MHz assets, a plan it said it will only follow through on if the FCC approves its AWS acquisition.
T-Mobile, MetroPCS Lobby FCC to Limit Dish to 20 MHz
May 18, 2012 12:56 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA and MetroPCS are lobbying the FCC to limit Dish Network's use of the spectrum it plans to use for an LTE network.
Verizon, MetroPCS Spar on LTE Roaming Claims
May 18, 2012 7:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless is again going on offense against critics of the AWS deal, this time targeting MetroPCS.
Verizon Plans 2013 Text-to-911 Service
May 4, 2012 7:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless announced a major text-to-911 push on Thursday, making it the only top-tier operator in the country to offer the emergency service.
Verizon Goes on Offense Against AWS Deal Critics
May 3, 2012 7:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless sent the FCC a 14-page screed on Wednesday denouncing critics of its AWS purchase to "address a litany of erroneous claims" from T-Mobile USA and a number of other groups.
FCC Prolongs Verizon AWS Review on Document Issues
May 2, 2012 7:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC has tacked three weeks onto its review of Verizon's AWS spectrum purchase after the company and its partners failed to produce documents on time.
VZW, Cable Ops Open File Access to Avoid AWS Delay
May 1, 2012 7:27 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and its cable partners in the AWS spectrum sale are taking steps to make transaction documents more accessible after Sprint and a number of other companies complained to the FCC.
VZW Ups Prepaid Game with Smartphone Plan, Hotspot
May 1, 2012 7:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless outed two new prepaid devices yesterday amid signs of increasing interest in the no-contract space from top-tier providers typically focused on more lucrative postpaid customers.
VZW, Comcast Start Cross- Selling in Colorado
April 30, 2012 7:24 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and Comcast today began selling each other's cellular and cable services in Colorado and five other markets.
Verizon Resurrects T-Mobile Merger Comments in AWS Defense
April 27, 2012 7:08 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA's own words are being used against it by Verizon Wireless, which resurrected comments T-Mobile made during its failed merger with AT&T to defend its AWS spectrum purchase.
Delay Sought in Verizon AWS Sale
April 25, 2012 7:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint, DirecTV and seven other groups are asking the FCC to stall its review of Verizon's $3.9 billion AWS purchase because of problems accessing documents about the transaction.
