AT&T Rebanding Causing Massive Coverage Reduction for Some
According to a report on Open for Business, AT&T has been  migrating W-CDMA 3G access to the 850Mhz band previously assigned to its venerable GSM/EDGE service starting as far back as the beginning of last year, with GSM/EDGE service being moved back to 1900 Mhz. The markets affected most by the band swap so far […]
Samsung Developing LTE and WiMax Chipsets
According to EETimes, Samsung has begun to demonstrate and send engineering samples of its own WiMax baseband chipsets within its own mobile division and to interested third-parties, with LTE chipsets coming down the line. The reasoning for this is rooted in Qualcomm, as the platform developer has been collecting handsomely on CDMA royalties from the […]
Sprint Launches Franklin U300 EVDO/WiMax Modem in Baltimore
Sprint has followed through with its previously stated plans to launch a dual-mode EVDO Rev. A/WiMax modem today in the Franklin U300 3G/4G modem under the Sprint Mobile Broadband brand. The modem features over-the-air software updates, hands-free activation, internal antenna, a rotating USB connector, and GPS services on the Sprint EVDO network. It should be […]
AT&T Launches BlackBerry Curve 8320 with Wi-Fi and Pantech C630
AT&T has launched two new devices in the Pantech C630 and BlackBerry Curve 8320 to shore up the holiday lineup. The Pantech C630 features quadband GSM/EDGE, dual-band HSDPA support, Video Share support with its 1.3 megapixel camera and video recorder, microSDHC expansion slot, media player, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, and full access to […]