Sprint and Clearwire Among Time Division-LTE Proponents
A consortium of companies comprising Motorola, Huawei, ZTE, Cisco, Nokia Siemens, Alcatel-Lucent along with Sprint and Cleaarwire are petitioning the 3GPP to define a more efficient LTE standard for deployment on the 2.6GHz band should WiMax not be widely adopted outside of the Middle East, South Korea, Latin America and the US. The group is […]
Sprint and Clear Launch WiMax in Houston, TX
Both Sprint and Clear have jointly launched WiMax service in the Greater Houston area beginning this past Monday, with the initial coverage area spanning more than 1,900 square miles and more than 4 million people. Retail stores are also open starting with locations in the First Colony Mall, Kay Mills Mall, Willowbrook Mall, The Woodlands […]
Motorola i1 Launching on SouthernLINC
Motorola has announced that regional iDEN carrier SouthernLINC will launch the long-awaited Motorola i1 Android smart device ahead of Sprint’s eventual launch this summer. The SouthernLINC version will be launched later in the second quarter of the year.
CTIA: Samsung Announces R900 Dual-Mode LTE/CDMA Device for MetroPCS
Samsung has announced the forthcoming launch of the first handset to combine both LTE and CDMA access in the SCH-r900. The handset will launch on MetroPCS’ forthcoming LTE network, with Las Vegas being selected as the first market for commercial launch later in the second half of the year. Related to the above, MetroPCS will […]
Live Sprint CTIA Press Conference Coverage, HTC EVO 4G Announced
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Sprint Announces Further 4G Expansion
Sprint has announced a further expansion of its Sprint 4G service to include more major cities and markets across the East and West Coast of the country while setting up service to cities inbetween. New cities and markets planned for launch later this year include Cincinnati, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Miami, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and […]
Report: HTC Supersonic Unveiled at CTIA During Sprint CEO Keynote
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sprint-Nextel CEO Dan Hessee will unveil the long-awaited HTC Supersonic dual-mode WiMax/EVDO Android smart device during his CTIA keynote speech this month on the 24th. This follows leaked images of the device which first surfaced at the beginning of the year along with preliminary confirmation, then a correction […]
New Motorola i1 Details Surface
New details have surfaced regarding the Motorola iDEN Android-based smart device formerly known as the Opus One and now known as the i1. The camera has seemingly been upgraded in resolution from its previous 3.2 megapixel configuration to a 5.0 megapixel assembly and it will include a version of Opera Mini instead of the standard […]
Qualcomm Announces New Dual-Mode Femtocell Chipsets
Qualcomm has announced the development of new dual-mode HSPA+ and EVDO Rev. A and B chipsets for femtocells. Such examples of femtocells include the AT&T 3G MicroCell and the Verizon Wireless Network Extender. Qualcomm further states that the chips are the first to combine HSPA+ and CDMA2000 1X/EV-DO Rev. A/Rev. B access. The chips will […]
Novatel Developing MiFi with WiMax and Qualcomm Wearable Mobile Device Module
Novatel has confirmed that it is currently developing a version of the critically acclaimed Mi-Fi 3G router modem, with a prototype version reaching 18Mbps throughput during testing. The chipset in the prototype is sourced from manufacturer Beceem with support for theoretical maximum speeds of 30Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload. Novatel has also confirmed that […]