Report: AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom (Updated)
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AT&T will acquire T-Mobile. The purchase has been reported to cost $39 billion and will withdraw Deutsche Telekom from the American market. This surprise move would make AT&T the largest carrier in the nation, and would deprive Sprint Nextel corporation of its current acquisition target. AT&T will likely […]
Apple Skin 520 GSM Sleeve for iPod Touch
A Chinese company by the name of Yosion has developed a sleeve for the iPod Touch that is manufactured with an Infineon GSM radio and battery pack that enables it to function as a normal iPhone complete with microphone and SMS messaging, though it does not support data access. The sleeve features an 800mAh battery […]
Nokia Siemens to Purchase Select Motorola Wireless Businesses
Motorola has announced that Nokia Siemens Networks has agreed to purchase some of Motorola’s network business units for $1.2 billion in cash. The deal includes the purchase of Motorola’s CDMA technology and patents along with business relationships with 50 other CDMA, GSM, WCDMA, WiMax and LTE vendors including China Mobile, Clearwire, KDDI, Sprint, Verizon Wireless […]
Simple Mobile Announces New Service Plans
Following up on the introduction of the service last November, MVNO Simple Mobile has announced a new selection of service plans for its prepaid flat-rate service while touting the opportunity to use any unlocked GSM phone. Simple Mobile is now offering its Unlimited National Talk & Text plan for $40, Unlimited National Talk, Text & […]
GSM Voice Call Encryption Cracked in Berlin
The current encryption algorithm for voice calls made over GSM networks has been cracked by a team of 24 hackers led by encryption specialist Karsten Nohl during the Chaos Communication Congress being held this week in Berlin. The A5/1 algorithm is a 21 year old 64-bit algorithm used in the encryption of voice calls originating […]
Novatel Announces GSM MiFi 2372 with US 3G Support, Novatel Developer Lounge
Novatel Wireless has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the MiFi 2372 mobile broadband router/modem. The device, much like the CDMA version allows up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices to share the connection and includes new features such as GPS support and a built-in microSDHC card slot for additional storage. Quadband GSM/EDGE support is available […]
First Verizon Pantech Escapade Images and Details Surface
The first images and details have surfaced regarding an as yet unannounced clamshell destined for Verizon Wireless. Images courtesy of PhoneArena. The Pantech WP8990VW Escapade is a mid-range clamshell with international roaming capability in the vein of the venerable Samsung Renown. Preliminary features include a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, QVGA internal display, dual-mode […]
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 […]
HTC Announces MAX 4G Dual-Mode WiMax/GSM Smart Device
HTC has announced the launch of the first dual-mode WiMax/GSM Windows Mobile device in the MAX 4G, also known as the T8920. The device features a Qualcomm ESM7206A chipset running at 528 MHz, 256 MB of ROM, 288 MB of RAM, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, 8GB internal flash memory, 3.8 inch WVGA touchscreen display, Wi-Fi […]