AT&T Picks Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson for Early LTE Gear
AT&T has announced that they have selected Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson to provide LTE hardware for their initial deployment of the 4G technology. The announcement comes with little surprise or fanfare; both companies already provide UMTS hardware for AT&T’s 3G network. The change will allow for AT&T to more easily transition to LTE by using compatible […]
Sprint HTC Device With WiMax and Android Leaks
The first image of a forthcoming WiMax smart device from Sprint and HTC has surfaced. The device currently known under the code name Supersonic will feature HTC’s Sense UI overlaid on top of Android 2.1 and bases its design on the HD series and MAX 4G available in Russia. The rest of the featureset will […]
Cox Testing Voice Over LTE in Live Trials
Cable and internet service provider Cox has confirmed that it its currently testing LTE voice calls using its own AWS (1700 MHz) and 700 MHz spectrum. The LTE trials are taking place in Phoenix and San Diego while also deploying another network based on CDMA EVDO Rev. A. Cox has committed to both CDMA and […]
Truphone Announces Local Anywhere Service
Roaming service provider Truphone has announced immediate availability of its “Local Anywhere” SIM-based international roaming service. The service functions by purchasing a SIM card and choosing between three roaming rate plans, currently between the US and United Kingdom, with more countries being added later this year. Two of the packages also include a local phone […]
Clearwire Holding Off on WiMax Release 2 Until 2011
Clearwire CTO John Saw has confirmed that the mobile WiMax service provider will not be upgrading to the soon to be ratified 802.16m WiMax 2 specification for the foreseeable future, but will consider preliminary trials in 2011. 802.16m, otherwise known as WiMax 2, is expected to be ratified by the IEEE standards body later this […]
Sprint Launches Motorola Clutch in Black
Following up, Sprint has relaunched the Motorola Clutch i465 in Black, as detailed in last week’s roadmap leak. The messaging oriented device is otherwise identical to the initial silver model launched last year with a portrait display, QWERTY keyboard, speakerphone, VGA camera, MMS support, email client, Bluetooth, and threaded SMS support along with the distinction […]
Sprint Launches Lotus Elite, Overdrive Modem/Router and Motorola Brute i680
Sprint has launched two new handsets in the LG Lotus Elite Motorola Brute i680 and the Overdrive 3G/4G modem/router. The Motorola Brute i680 features a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and flash, M810F bodyshell resistant to dust shock and water, microSDHC expansion slot, media player, Bluetooth with stereo audio support and speakerphone for $119.99 […]
Sprint Confirms Overdrive 3G/4G Router
Sprint has officially confirmed the first details and specifications regarding the previously leaked 3G/4G device leaked within the past few days now known as the Sprint Overdrive. The Sprint Overdrive will be the first hybrid 3G/4G router with a built-in microSDHC slot and display that supports shared storage between 5 users over Wi-Fi as well […]
Cradlepoint Announces New WiMax/3G Routers at CES
Cradlepoint has announced two new forthcoming consumer WiMax/3G routers and one currently available enterprise router during CES. The portable consumer router allows sharing of a single WiMAX connection with multiple devices via Wi-Fi and will feature Wi-Fi 802.11n with VPN, WPA and WEP for security as well as support for 16 simultaneous users/devices and a […]
Google Android Press Event Roundup
Google held their long-awaited Android Press Event at their campus in Mountain View earlier this morning, here are the important details regarding the announcement: Google confirms previously leaked hardware specifications with the caveat that applications can only be installed on flash memory for the time being. Custom engraving is available as an option on the […]