A year after forming their wireless partnership, Intel and Franco-American network builder Alcatel-Lucent say they’re ready to start moving the mobile network…
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Alcatel-Lucent’s new network concept mixes Wi-Fi and LTE
Like many network equipment makers at Mobile World Congress this week, Alcatel-Lucent is pushing the controversial idea of carriers setting up shop…
Read MoreVerizon brings small cells indoors using these cute little dots
Verizon has had a big change of heart when it comes to small cells, which it once said wouldn’t have a big…
Read MoreQualcomm readies the first 4G chips to use the Wi-Fi airwaves
At Mobile World Congress next week, Qualcomm will unveil its first 4G silicon designed to tap the 5 GHz unlicensed airwaves used…
Read MoreSK Telecom uses fancy antennas to hit LTE speeds of 600 Mbps
SK Telecom just last month amped up its LTE network in Seoul to support blistering speeds of 300 Mbps, but the carrier…
Read MoreAs 4G demand balloons, here come the “super” base stations
Mobile World Congress kicks off in a little more than a week, and while most of the tech world might be anticipating…
Read MoreArtemis is building a 4G network in SF to prove its pCell tech works
For the last year WebTV creator Steve Perlman has been trying to convince a skeptical wireless industry that his most recent startup…
Read MoreVerizon is laying down 400 tiny cells in SF to boost LTE capacity
In the coming months, workers and visitors along San Francisco’s major tech corridors may notice some very big improvement in Verizon’s 4G…
Read MoreSK Telecom and Nokia make big cells and small cells play nice
SK Telecom has just incorporated a tongue-twister of a technology into its Nokia-built LTE network in Gwangju, South Korea. It’s called Enchanced…
Read MoreSprint will finance Spark rollout through its network suppliers
Sprint appears ready to invest in its long-delayed Spark network rollout, but it’s getting some help from the companies that will be…
Read MoreEricsson unleashes LTE over the Wi-Fi airwaves
Carriers are constantly on the hunt for more 4G spectrum, but the airwaves they need may be right under their noses. Mobile…
Read MoreSK Telecom glues together 3 LTE networks, hitting 300 Mbps speeds
SK Telecom is starting the new year with a new kind of 4G network – or at least a network built from…
Read MoreEE’s UK network tests push LTE speeds to 410 Mbps
U.K. carrier Everything Everywhere has managed to squeeze a 410 Mbps LTE connection out of a 4G trial, generating speeds nearly 50…
Read MoreT-Mobile pushes LTE to the outskirts of 4 cities
T-Mobile’s 4G network may not have the geographical reach of Verizon’s, but T-Mobile has started taking the first steps to get there.…
Read MoreVerizon starts killing off 3G networks to make room for LTE
Verizon has already launched two distinct LTE networks since it first turned on 4G in 2010, but now it’s started paving the…
Read MoreVerizon to install teeny tiny cells for its enterprise customers
Verizon is tapping startup SpiderCloud’s small cell technology to move its LTE network indoors, announcing plans to begin wiring up office buildings with these tiny base stations.…
Read MoreWhy T-Mobile subscribers in 21 cities are seeing faster speeds
T-Mobile is starting to clock some impressive download speeds on its newly upgraded LTE networks in different parts of the country: 30.2 Mbps in Columbus, Ohio; 24.1 Mbps in Boston; and 19.3 Mbps in Kansas City.…
Read MoreTelefónica is putting its mobile networks to bed for the night
Telefónica has tapped Israeli networking startup eVolution to help it manage the power consumption of its mobile networks in Latin America.…
Read MoreNap time: SK Telecom is putting its cellular networks to sleep
The two companies have developed a technology that idles a portion of the mobile network at night when demand is lowest. This won't just save energy costs. It will create a better performing network.…
Read MoreiPad Air 2 contains the first Apple SIM, letting you flip flop between carriers
The iPad Air 2 contains Apple's long-awaited SIM card which will work on multiple carriers' networks. The days of picking your carrier before you buy your 4G-tablet may soon be over, and this might even allow Apple to be your carrier some day.…
Read MoreSprint will bid adieu to WiMAX in 13 months
November 6, 2015 will be the day Sprint's WiMAX goes dark. If you still have an old WiMAX phone or modem, you have until then to find a replacement.…
Read MoreDon’t forget the Finns! Nokia joins Ericsson in building T-Mobile’s new LTE network
Nokia and Ericsson are both keeping their jobs as T-Mobile expands its LTE network into new bands and remoter areas of the country.…
Read MoreT-Mobile picks Ericsson to build its new tricked-out LTE network
Ericsson revealed it's handling T-Mobile's new LTE network expansion into new spectrum, into rural areas and into the nooks and crannies of dense urban areas.…
Read MoreSprint adds 15 new regional carriers to its LTE rural roaming program
Sprint's rural carrier partnership program has now grown to include 27 different operators, covering a population of 38 million.…
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