Nexaira Announces NexConnect SOHO 3G/4G Router for Small Business and Home Office
Hardware manufacturer Nexaira has announced the forthcoming launch of its NexConnect SOHO router which will allow home offices and small business to take advantage of 3G/4G mobile broadband service via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. The router features a USB port and PCMCIA (PC Card) slot to accept modems from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon and even 4G […]
Appeals Court Rules FCC Lacks Authority to Enforce Net Neutrality
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has turned in its decision regarding the 2008 decison made by the FCC to force Comcast to cease filtering BitTorrent traffic, which led to Comcast filing suit against the FCC on grounds that FCC lacked such authority to force broadband internet service providers to give […]
Sprint Airave Successor Revealed by FCC
The FCC has revealed the forthcoming successor to the current Sprint Airave femtocell manufactured by Samsung for improved indoor reception. The current model, while adept at servicing voice calls, does not support EVDO data, whereas the successor which will be manufactured by Airvana will feature both EVDO data access and VoIP landline support via built-in […]
CTIA: Verizon Launching Skype Application on Thursday
Verizon Wireless has announced that the Skype mobile application for smartphones will be available starting tomorrow on March 25. As previously reported, the Skype mobile application will offer free Skype-to-Skype calling over Verizon’s CDMA network, in addition to cheaper international calls. Interested customers will need a compatible Verizon Wireless smartphone and data plan to use […]
Skype Pulls Windows Mobile and Skype Lite Apps Due to Verizon Exclusivity (Updated)
Skype is pulling its Skype Lite Java app and Skype for Windows Mobile applications for download from its site, with the full featured client to stop functioning by the end of the year. Skype states that it is pulling the applications due to performance compared to the iPhone and Symbian versions, but the answer is […]
Verizon Selects IMS for Voice Over LTE, Confirms Test Deployment Over Current Network
Verizon Wireless has confirmed that the carrier is testing the Internet Multimedia Subsystem network overlay and backend enhancement on its current 3G network. The enhancement allows voice calls to be carried as data calls instead of being sent over the circuit-switched voice network The subsystem is being selected as the voice call carrier for its […]
MWC: Fon Demonstrates SIMPL Router
Fon, the architects of the FON community based Wi-Fi hotspot service have revealed another piece of hardware at Mobile World Congress, this one targeted to carriers wishing to ease the strain of bandwidth heavy activity on 3G networks such as video streaming. The Fonera SIMPL router features two Ethernet ports and 802.11n support for high-speed […]
MWC: Verizon Announces Skype Mobile Support, March Client Launch
In a joint press conference during MWC, Verizon and Skype have announced that the carrier will support Skype services over Verizon’s cellular network with the release of a new access client beginning next month. The newly developed Skype Mobile client for Verizon allows for direct Skype-Skype calling, SkypeOut calling and instant messaging over the voice […]
Google Voice Now Rolling Out Group SMS Feature on Portal
The Google Voice blog has confirmed that the Google Voice online portal now features SMS group messaging via the online portal. The service supports up to five recipients and will then be extended to the mobile version at a later date.
Apple Allowing VOIP Over 3G Now, iCall with 3G VOIP Support Available in App Store
In a press release after the Apple special event announcing the iPad yesterday, VOIP solutions developer iCall has confirmed that the latest release of the iPhone SDK will now allow developers to integrate support for VOIP over 3G data networks after being previously restricted by Apple as a server-side block. In response, iCall has made […]