A New York-based private equity firm’s plans to build out an open nationwide 4G wireless network may simply be a facade aimed at pumping up the value of the spectrum it indirectly owns, according to several satellite industry analysts. Will the network ever come to fruition? Read More »
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Harbinger Capital Partner’s bold plan to build out an open 4G wireless network has more moving parts than the latest OK Go video, and would require a minimum of $6 billion to build. I’m skeptical that a competitive LTE network will come out of the plan. Read More »
Not everyone buying an iPad is purchasing the 3G model. Boingo Wireless today started offering a new pay-per-use Wi-Fi service for iPads, iPhones and iPod touches that’s even cheaper than AT&T’s Wi-Fi On the Spot offering. It uses iTunes for the transaction, making buying credits easy. Read More »
Huawei today demonstrated the next generation Long Term Evolution network technology in trials that reached speed of 1.2 Gbps. That’s faster than wireline services, delivered via cellular networks. But before you dump your FiOS wireline subscription, know that the LTE Advanced technology is years away. Read More »
AT&T today announced a service package containing video, data and voice, but this time consumers can choose wireless or a landline for voice. This upends the idea that the next big ISP offering would be a quadruple play that included voice, video, data and mobility. Read More »
It’s hard to grow in a saturated market, but despite the 89 percent cell phone penetration the U.S. has, AT&T managed to pull out some impressive revenue growth, thanks to consolidation. But for U.S. carriers future growth will require new business models and applications. Read More »
Last year the hordes of South by Southwest-attending geeks toting iPhones blew out the AT&T network around the convention center in Austin. This year AT&T is pulling out all the stops to make sure the digerati have the coverage they want during the event. Here’s how. Read More »
AT&T was named as a “most trusted company in privacy” by a survey of 99,000 consumers according to the Ponemon Institute. Really? AT&T, the company called out in 2005 for illegal wiretapping on behalf of the U.S. government, was being honored for protecting privacy? Read More »
The demand for mobile broadband will surpass the spectrum currently available some time in mid-2013 according to an analyst. Without new spectrum, the demand for bandwidth consuming services will lead to a crappy user experience, or heavy-handed pricing and limitations on mobile application from carriers. Read More »
Aspera today launched a version of its rapid file transport software for the iPhone, which will allow iPhone users to squeeze their picture and video files through the crappiest connection that AT&T may have to offer. The software makes 3G file transfers three times faster. Read More »
T-Mobile may just manage to have one of the fastest mobile broadband networks for a short time, as it rolls out HSPA+ upgrades across its network this year. For the scoop on the network and which areas will get 21 Mbps down first keep reading. Read More »
Video is driving the projected increase in both mobile and wired broadband, but it’s not only the proliferation of video that’s the problem for mobile operators, it’s the relative ease that consumers now have accessing it. And that’s causing mobile operators to rethink their pricing plans. Read More »
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