WiMAX & LTE News
CTIA 2012: A non-stop spectrum beg-a-thon
No one will ever say that America's wireless carriers are too proud to beg.
Sprint Launches 'Tri-Fi' 4G Mobile Hotspot
At CTIA in New Orleans Wednesday Sprint announced a first-of-its-kind mobile hotspot, the Tri-Fi Hotspot, which contains a CDMA radio and both a...
Verizon not launching voice over LTE anytime soon
Verizon may be heavily promoting LTE for data, but that doesn't mean it's going to start pushing it for voice services anytime soon.
Gartner: Multi-device wireless plans on the way
The days of having to pay for two separate data plans for your smartphone and tablet may soon be at an end, says Gartner analyst Hughes De La Vergne.
Verizon promoting LTE as home broadband alternative
If you've ever dreamed of using Verizon's LTE network as your home broadband connection, now you can. But it'll cost you.
Intel buys $75 million worth of patents from Aware Inc.
Aware Inc., a Massachusetts-based DSL signal processing specialist, announced this morning that it had agreed to sell $75 million in Wi-Fi, LTE and...
Watch out Apple: Samsung, Qualcomm positioned to dominate LTE patent wars
Although the smartphone patent disputes have so far revolved around mobile operating systems, you can expect a lot more suits to focus on LTE...
CTIA 2012 preview: Expect lots of spectrum talk
In case you haven't heard yet, the nation's wireless carriers want more spectrum.
Sprint posts loss, plans WiMax for Boost and Virgin
Sprint Nextel will start offering 4G WiMax service to its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile prepaid customers later this quarter, CEO Dan Hesse said...
2012: The year LTE becomes a standard, not a luxury
The mobile industry may well remember 2012 as the year when LTE became the dominant wireless technology in the United States.
Verizon LTE network now covers two-thirds of U.S. population
Verizon's LTE network may not be the fastest right now, but it does cover the most people.
Verizon offers to sell some 700MHz spectrum in olive branch to government
In an effort to save its spectrum deal with major cable companies, Verizon Wednesday said it would be willing to sell off several licenses for...
New Verizon service brings LTE to private IP networks
Verizon Business is now offering its customers the ability to have their LTE devices route traffic directly to their private IP networks instead of...
Carriers cap LTE services to avoid fixed-line cannibalization, says IEEE's Saracco
Roberto Saracco isn't buying carriers' claims that they need to put caps on their LTE services due to excessive traffic causing massive engineering...
Sprint adds to LTE smartphone lineup with Galaxy Nexus
Sprint today announced that its second high-profile LTE device, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, will be available on April 22.
Is 'carrier bill shock' IT's problem? Absolutely
The new iPad with 4G LTE support raises questions about how to control usage costs, with some arguing IT should enforce real-time device monitoring...
T-Mobile leaps at LTE spectrum swap opportunity
T-Mobile has entered into a spectrum-swapping deal with Leap Wireless that will solidify the carrier's spectrum position in four states.
The new iPad: A roundup of post-release news
The new iPad might be three days old but it's still generating its fair share of news.
NetZero offers free WiMAX... but only if you use 200MB per month or less
Although NetZero generated some buzz today with headlines heralding free no-contract WiMAX services, you might not want to utilize them unless you...
Verizon Wireless: 4G LTE or bust in 2012
A Verizon Wireless executive has told Dow Jones Newswires that the carrier plans a huge expansion of its 4G LTE wireless network this year and plans...