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Devicescape offers a Wi-Fi fallback service to mobile carriers
Devicescape has long offered a crowdsourced network of hotspots to carriers that have adopted a “Wi-Fi first” attitude, which aims to move…
Read MoreSony seeks budget buyers with Xperia E4, a curvy-looking Z3
Sony introduced a new phone on Tuesday, but it’s not the flagship you might have been waiting for. Instead, the company debuted…
Read MoreQualcomm to pay $975M to China in antitrust settlement
Qualcomm chips and intellectual property are increasingly found in smartphones around the world, but there’s been a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the…
Read MoreUK carriers agree to boost coverage, avoiding national roaming
The British government has gotten the country’s four big mobile operators to agree to boost their coverage, to tackle so-called not-spots in…
Read MoreReport: The U.S. joins 6 other countries in achieving 100% wireless data penetration
The OECD's definition of broadband may be loose, but according to its figures the U.S. now has as many high-speed wireless links as it has people.…
Read MoreStraight Talk bumps high speed service to 3 GB on its $45 monthly plan
Although Straight Talk has long advertised its mobile broadband service as “unlimited”, the company acknowledged in September that it only offered 2.5…
Read MoreAmazon phone reportedly coming with “Prime Data” mobile broadband
Amazon's phone could be the first major product to take advantage of AT&T's Sponsored Data plans with a Prime Data service. Free mobile broadband as a subsidy? It wouldn't be the first time Amazon has done this.…
Read MoreVerizon gets highest marks in RootMetrics’ new network tests, but AT&T keeps its speed crown
Not much has changed in the pecking order of U.S. mobile networks since last year, according to Root. But there was a lot of network upgrade activity in recent months not necessarily reflected in the results.…
Read MoreThe architect of Qualcomm’s tech licensing empire invests in networking upstart MagnaCom
Steve Altman built Qualcomm's mammoth mobile technology licensing operation. Now he's helping little-known startup MagnaCom convince the telecom industry to rethink one of underlying technologies of communications networks.…
Read MoreVerizon begins its small cell rollout
Alcatel-Lucent says it's begun deploying its tiny capacity-boosting base stations in Verizon's network, and Ericsson is probably is doing the same. Don't expect the big small cell deployment we're seeing from AT&T, though.…
Read MoreAs fast mobile connections surge, 2G begins its long, slow global decline
Both TeleGeography and Cisco are pegging 2013 as the year that global 2G connections stopped growing globally, giving way to newer 3G and 4G devices. But it will be a long path toward obsolescence.…
Read MoreUndersea 3G: British carriers EE and Vodafone strike deal for Channel Tunnel services
People traveling through the tunnel from the UK to France will from March be able to get 2G and 3G coverage. The carriers say they will offer 4G services down there, too.…
Read More2014: The year AT&T’s mobile network goes small
After a year of testing small cells in every way imaginable, AT&T is ready to begin its large-scale rollout of the technology. The tiny base stations will boost bandwidth in the high-demand places with surgical precision.…
Read MoreStartup MagnaCom is challenging the underlying technology of all broadband
QAM has shaped the waveforms in our communications networks for 40 years, but MagnaCom has developed an alternative modulation scheme that it claims will revolutionize speed, capacity and power efficiency on wireless and wireline networks.…
Read MoreSingTel’s 3G network starts optimizing itself thanks to an Ericsson upgrade
SingTel is using Ericsson technology to give its HSPA networks a little self-awareness. Instead of mechanically passing subscribers from cell to cell, the network is now reconfiguring itself on the fly to meet demand.…
Read MoreApple deal with China Mobile expected on December 18: One more iPhone model?
Flush with a 4G license, China Mobile is expected to announce network details on December 18; a day that could also see a new customer for Apple. With the carrier's unique 3G technology though, Apple may need one more new iPhone.…
Read MoreRoaming the world on holiday? GigSky, a global SIM card, wants to travel with you
Hitting the road and don't want the hassle of international data plans or multiple SIM cards? GigSky has an option: A single SIM card that automatically provisions itself for 3G and 4G networks in 70 countries around the world.…
Read MoreEuropean regulators clear mobile broadband for take-off
Suffering Twitter withdrawal while you're flying over European Union airspace? You may be in luck, after regulators changed radio spectrum rules to allow the use of mobile broadband 3km up in the air -- but the decision really rests with your airline.…
Read MoreUK mobile operators face massive hike in 2G spectrum license fees
The carriers are likely to end up paying millions more each year for their 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum, reflecting the fact that this spectrum can now be reused for 3G and 4G, not just voice and SMS.…
Read MoreWith the iPhone’s help, Verizon dominates summer smartphone sales
This summer Verizon saw its share of the smartphone market grow to 37 percent, while AT&T and T-Mobile saw their shares shrink year-over-year. A big factor was the iPhone's increasing popularity among Verizon's customers.…
Read MoreMapping out the world’s LTE coverage (It’s in fewer places than you think)
LTE deployments have grown at a steady pace around the world, but after three years there are still relatively few places you can actually get an LTE signal.…
Read MoreCricket connects its smartphones to Devicescape’s growing Wi-Fi network
Cricket parent Leap Wireless has become the latest carrier to join Devicescape's curated virtual hotspot network. Rather than build hotspots themselves, Leap and other regional and rural operators are tapping the world of open Wi-Fi.…
Read MoreDespite high costs and slow speeds, flyers are flocking to Gogo
You can complain and sulk about inflight internet all you like, but that doesn't stop you from connecting. More flyers are buying Gogo's services than ever before, and they're paying even more to do so.…
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