News
02 Mar 2010
Innocomm shows Android smartphone with analog TV
Innocomm Technology, a young smartphone developer, plans to launch its first handset with Google's Android mobile operating system and an analog TV receiver in the middle of this year, a company representative said Tuesday.
02 Mar 2010
LTE more than higher speeds, says Nokia Siemens
Attention has been focused on the higher speeds that will be offered by next generation LTE (Long-Term Evolution) mobile networks, but improved latency will be equally important to users, according to Nokia Siemens.
26 Feb 2010
Verizon to double number of LTE markets 15 months after launch
Verizon Wireless will double the number of its LTE markets to between 50 and 60 markets 15 months after in its initial launch, according to the carrier's CTO, Tony Melone. The carrier has repeatedly said it plans to launch 25 to 30 commercial LTE markets in the later part of this year and fill out its 3G footprint (which is currently deployed across 94 percent of Verizon's cell sites) with LTE by the end of 2013.
01 Mar 2010
MetroPCS to launch LTE as a pre-paid service, announces annual results
According to a report by FierceBroadbandWireless, citing company CEO Roger Linquist, MetorPCS will launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) as a pre-paid service, when it lights up the network in late-2010.
26 Mar 2010
Etisalat launches operations in Sri Lanka
UAE operator Etisalat has launched its operations in Colombo, Sri Lanka after its acquisition of the Tigo mobile firm, targeting 1 million customers by the end of the year, reports the Daily Mirror.
02 Mar 2010
Polkomtel upgrades network with Nokia Siemens Networks
Mar 02, 2010 (DMEUROPE via COMTEX) -- Poland's Polkomtel has contracted Nokia Siemens Networks to extend and modernise its 3G/HSPA network. Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy its compact Flexi Multiradio base stations that enable the higher speeds and lower latency of HSPA+, by means of software upgrades.
02 Mar 2010
T-Mobile to Launch 42 Mbps HSPA+ in German Network
At CeBIT 2010, Deutsche Telekom announced plans to launch HSPA+ running at up to 42 Mbps downstream in its German T-Mobile network. Specifically, T-Mobile will first launch HSPA+ at up to 21 Mbps within Germany.
04 Jan 2010
Ireland’s mobile broadband explosion
There are now some 354,000 mobile broadband subscribers in Ireland, up 90pc year-on-year.
04 Jan 2010
Broadband-Enabled Devices to Grow 55-Fold by 2014
Shipments of e-book readers, GPS devices, gaming consoles and other broadband-enabled consumer devices are expected to reach 58 million by 2014, according to ABI Research.
31 Jan 2009
Orange to launch "HD" calls in 2010
Orange UK today said it would be one of the first carriers to upgrade its call quality with plans to launch "high definition" calls.
22 Jan 2009
Newest Toshiba Netbook Offers Integrated EVDO and HSPA 3G
Fellow Toshiba NB205 netbook owner Hector Gomez pinged me last night with some interesting info on a refreshed Toshiba making its way through the FCC.
06 Jan 2010
Nexus One smartphone unveiled by Google
Nexus One, Google’s first mobile phone has been launched by the company along with its own web store to market the device.
05 Jan 2010
DOJ: more spectrum for wireless = more competitive Internet
The Department of Justice says the best way to encourage broadband competition is to make many more licenses available for wireless use.
22 Jan 2010
Iliad wins 4th French 3G license
This is kinda expected as Iliad was the only bidder for 4th French 3G license. The company, which owns a major ISP in France – Free, said their mobile service is coming within 2 years.
22 Jan 2010
Verizon Sees Advanced Apps On LTE Network
Developers will find Verizon's 700-MHz Long Term Evolution network friendly to classes of applications never before available on wireless networks, the company says.
29 Jan 2010
China to Kick off Field Tests on TD-LTE
Telecom networking gear makers Hauwei Technologies, ZTE Corporation, Motorola, and Datang Telecom are set to kick off the second round of field tests shortly after the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) closed the first round of tests on 4G TD-LTE.
05 Jan 2010
Etisalat's HSPA+ peaks Burj Dubai's mobile broadband speed to region's highest
Adding to its list of firsts, the world's tallest tower, Burj Dubai, has now also become the first in the Middle East and North African region to have the highest speed mobile broadband, HSPA+.
30 Jan 2010
VZW, AT&T make final 2009 3G push
Over Christmas both operators launch 3G in new markets and expand capacity in old ones05 Jan 2010
T-Mobile USA Finishes Upgrade to HSPA 7.2
T-Mobile USA has completed its deployment of a faster 3G technology across its national network, reaching more than 200 million U.S. residents with the high-speed data and voice system while getting ready to upgrade some areas to even higher speeds later this year.
23 Dec 2010
KPN selects ZTE for HSPA roll-out in Belgium, Germany
KPN has chosen Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer ZTE to supply HSPA-enabled 3G equipment for the further expansion and technical upgrade of its mobile networks in Germany and Belgium.
