Motorola Announces Quantico Tri-Band CDMA Rugged Clamshell
Motorola has announced the forthcoming launch of the Quantico rugged clamshell phone with tri-band CDMA/AWS support expected in the 4th quarter. The phone features a rubber-coated bodyshell with textured patterns for improved grip and it can withstand a 30-minute dunk in up to three feet of water, extreme pressure, temperature, dust, shock, vibration and rain […]
CTIA Photos & Details: ZTE
ZTE, the newest entrant to the mobile phone market in the United States, showed off its portfolio at this year’s CTIA. While the phones they announced were expected, what they didn’t announce was even more interesting
CTIA: Nokia Announces New CDMA handsets with AWS Support
In a press release during CTIA, Nokia USA has announced the pending launch of two new CDMA clamshells, the 1606 and the 3606. The 1606 features dualband CDMA 800/1900 support along with AWS support on the new 1700 Mhz band, large display and keypad, speakerphone and flashlight which can be used even if the phone […]
Cricket to Launch Oklahoma City as First AWS Market on April 8th
Leap Wireless, the parent company of the Cricket brand of flat-rate unlimited wireless service has announced that Oklahoma City will be the first of its new AWS markets. The regional carrier specializing in unlimited flat-rate service will be utilizing its new spectrum holdings acquired as a result of the 2006 FCC AWS spectrum auction The […]
Metro PCS Launches AWS Service in Las Vegas
Regional carrier Metro PCS has announced in a press release today that it has launched service in the Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County area utilizing its new AWS spectrum it won in 2006 as a result of the AWS FCC auction. The carrier will begin offering three recently launched AWS 1700 compatible phones in […]
Cricket Launches UTStarcom CDM-7126 with AWS Support
Regional carrier Cricket has quietly launched the UTStarcom CDM-7126 clamshell phone. The phone is the first CDMA device in the US to support the 1700 Mhz frequency allocated to winners of the 2006 AWS spectrum auction for high speed data services. The phone is currently only available to Cricket customers in Tulsa, Oklahoma with planned […]
FCC Reveals Nokia 3555 for T-Mobile with AWS 3G Support
The FCC has revealed the first images of the T-Mobile version of the Nokia 3555, the entry level version of the 6555 already released for AT&T. The T-Mobile version will be identical to the AT&T version with the addition of myFaves support and 1700 MHz 3G access as the main differences along with Bluetooth, microSD […]
Google Approved for FCC AWS Auction, Applications Rejected from Carriers
According to a report on PCMag, Google has had their application for the upcoming 700 Mhz AWS auction in January approved while established carriers AT&T, Alltel, and Verizon have had their applications rejected and returned for revisions due with an upfront payment by January 4th. Google will be bidding under the name Google Airwaves Inc. […]
MetroPCS to Upgrade and Launch New Markets with EVDO Service
In an investor conference call today, MetroPCS announced that three existing markets will be upgraded to 1xEVDO data services, and four new markets will be launched with the upgraded data service. Customers in Dallas, Detroit, and Los Angeles will be upgraded to 1xEVDO high speed service while Boston, Las Vegas, New York, and Philadelphia are […]