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TELUS to Fire Up LTE Network on February 10th

Today, Canadian wireless carrier TELUS confirmed plans to make its LTE network available in a series of metropolitan areas around the country as soon as Friday, February 10th. When launched, the network will be available for customers in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, Kitchener,...

9 February 2012
11:37 GMT

Windows 8 with 3G, 4G and WiFi Connectivity Options

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 will pack enhancements related to the connectivity options that users can benefit of, including easier management of 3G, 4G and WiFi network connections. Windows 8 was designed to fit the needs of mobile users, and the new connectivity capabilities it features were aimed specifica...

21 January 2012
07:09 GMT

Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale to Trial 4G LTE in UK

Everything Everywhere, the merger between T-Mobile UK and Orange UK, and BT Wholesale have just announced the first live trial of next-generation 4G LTE high-speed broadband to customers. According to the company, this is the first trial in the UK and is aimed to provide high-speed wireless broadband to customers i...

25 May 2011
12:31 GMT

Best Buy Connect Offers 4G Services on Clearwire's Network

Best Buy’s mobile broadband service for computing, Best Buy Connect, has just announced that it offers 4G mobile broadband connectivity service on a wider range of devices available through the Best Buy stores around the country.With 4G service connectivity, consumers would enjoy access to high-speed Internet ...

29 March 2011
13:01 GMT

AT&T Expands Wi-Fi Hotzone Availability

On Tuesday, mobile phone carrier AT&T has announced plans to expand the availability of AT&T Wi-Fi hotzones to new locations in some of the major markets where it already offers the connectivity to users. According to the wireless carrier, the expansion would involve existing Times Square Wi-Fi hotzone and new hotzo...

29 December 2010
05:29 GMT

Datawind Intros the ARM Powered UbiSurfer9 Smartbook

If you think that you have seen more than you share fair of netbook by now, wait until you lay your eyes on this low power (in more ways than one) Datawind creation, the UbiSurfer9 being one of those ARM powered smartbooks that first started to pop up in early 2009.Powered by an ARM processor this device comes as pre...

19 November 2010
05:51 GMT

AT&T Announces LTE and HSPA+ LaptopConnect Devices

Wireless carrier AT&T has just went official with the first LTE and HSPA+-upgradable devices on its network, including the AT&T USBConnect Adrenaline from LG, the AT&T USBConnect Shockwave from Sierra Wireless, and the AT&T USBConnect 900 from Huawei.The launch of AT&T USBConnect Shockwave and Adrenaline marks the i...

6 October 2010
07:01 GMT

Verizon Intros Global Ready Fivespot 3G Mobile HotSpot

Today, wireless carrier Verizon announced the launch of a new 3G Mobile HotSpot for its customers, the Verizon Wireless Fivespot. The new device comes from ZTE USA, Inc. and is the first Global Ready 3G Mobile HotSpot. Through the new hotspot, users would be able to connect to a 3G network and share the connection ...

4 October 2010
10:43 GMT

Clearwire Intros Rover Pay-As-You-Go 4G Service

On Monday, Clearwire Corporation announced the launch of a new service for its customers, namely Rover, the first ever pay-as-you-go 4G mobile broadband service in the United States. According to the wireless services provider, the new offering was put in place mainly for tech-savvy Gen Y customers, offering them th...

31 August 2010
09:16 GMT

Best Buy and Clearwire Partner on 4G Services Delivery

Today, Best Buy and Clearwire announced the signing of a an agreement for the establishing of a strategic wholesale relationship aimed at offering Best Buy the possibility to use Clearwire’s 4G network to deliver mobile Internet services as part of its Best Buy Connect portfolio. According to the pair, startin...

29 July 2010
15:01 GMT

Mobile Subscriptions Already Top 5 Billion, Ericsson Says

According to leading telecommunications infrastructure solutions provider Ericsson, the number of mobile subscriptions all around the world already passed the 5 billion mark. The company says that the 5 billionth mobile subscriptions was added to the count on Thursday, July 8, 2010, and that this is yet another impo...

9 July 2010
08:41 GMT

UK Consumers Interested in Better Mobile Services

Mobile broadband users in the UK are interested in the quality they enjoy when it comes to the mobile services offered by their wireless carrier. According to a consumer research launched by YouGov and Acision, 80 percent of users questioned on the matter experienced Quality of Service (QoS) issues. According to the...

6 July 2010
10:45 GMT

UK Mobile Broadband Growth Slows Down

Mobile broadband is reportedly enjoying slower traction on the market in the UK, as fewer people are signing up for the service. According to UK based price comparison website, Broadband Expert, the boom of mobile broadband sales has come to an end, and the fact that the number of people signing for the service went...

22 June 2010
04:53 GMT

FCC to Release 90Mhz of Spectrum for Mobile Broadband

The USA's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently announced plans to make additional 90 MHz of spectrum available for mobile broadband through accessing underused mobile satellite service (MSS) bands. The move follows the announcement regarding the National Broadband Plan, which was presented to th...

21 June 2010
12:21 GMT

US Mobile Broadband Market to Top 30.2M Users in 2014

A recently published report from IDC (International Data Corporation) shows that the mobile broadband market is expected to grow significantly during the next few years. According to the research firm, this wireless segment should go from 6.5 million subscribers in 2009 to around 30.2 million users in 2014. The compo...

15 June 2010
11:01 GMT

Mobile Broadband Modems Sales to Hit 200M Units by 2014

According to a recently published report from Strategy Analytics, the installed base of mobile broadband modems that will be available around the world by 2014 is expected to reach 415 million devices, showing the great need for mobility users are looking for. Moreover, the research firm also announced that the sale...

21 May 2010
11:00 GMT

Orange UK Intros New Mobile Broadband Offering

On Wednesday, wireless carrier Orange UK announced that its popular animal plans had been extended to its mobile broadband offering. Panther, Dolphin and Racoon are now part of the company's mobile broadband refresh, being meant to offer users a simpler way to choose an option that best suits their needs. The n...

6 May 2010
04:52 GMT

O2 Launches Asus and Samsung Embedded Laptops

Wireless carrier O2 UK recently announced the launch of two laptops that sport built-in mobile broadband capabilities. The two devices are exclusively available in the country via O2 and are meant to demonstrate the operator's commitment to the mobile broadband market. The new laptops available for O2's cu...

30 April 2010
03:20 GMT

Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Grew 43% in 2009

A recently published report from ABI Research shows that the number of mobile broadband subscriptions at the end of the last year reached 271 million, which marked an increase of 43 percent when compared to the previous year. However, the research firm also notes that the GSM subscriber growth is slowing down consid...

25 March 2010
15:01 GMT

O2 Announces New iPhone Tariff

UK wireless operator O2 announced on Friday the introduction of a new tariff for users of an iPhone, a SIM only plan that includes Visual Voicemail, unlimited text messages, data and Wi-Fi from just £15 per month. At the same time, the mobile phone carrier also revealed that it had updated all of its Pay Month...

27 February 2010
03:32 GMT

Orange UK's Mobile Broadband Tops New Survey

Wireless carrier Orange UK has just been named as the leading mobile broadband provider in the country, a recently performed survey from independent research company YouGov shows. This is not the first time when Orange's broadband service is seen as the top one in the UK, and the new survey showed that the carr...

1 February 2010
08:19 GMT

LTE's Growth Depends Greatly on the 2.6 GHz Band

A new report published by US-based research firm Global View Partners in partnership with the GSMA shows that one of the main factors that will influence the growth of LTE is the licensing of the 2.6 GHz band. According to the report, this will be a key factor when it comes to “unlocking the benefits of global...

13 January 2010
08:44 GMT

European Mobile Broadband Market Expected to Double by 2011

According to a recently published report from global analyst house, CCS Insight, the Mobile Broadband across Europe is expected to grow at a high rate in the near future, fueled by HSPA and HSPA+ Mobile Broadband technology. The European Mobile Broadband market is expected to register twice the current number of sub...

13 January 2010
02:40 GMT

Mobile Broadband Subscriptions to Top 1 Billion by 2014

Research firm Strategy Analytics has recently published a forecast according to which the number of active mobile broadband subscriptions around the world is expected to rise to around 1.3 billion by 2014, up from the 300 million registered in 2009. According to their report, the growth will be fueled by the use of ...

7 January 2010
14:21 GMT

51 Carriers Committed to LTE in 24 Countries

Long Term Evolution, one of the standards to be used for the deployment of 4G networks around the world, is seeing increased popularity among carriers. According to a recently published report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), a number of 51 carriers already committed to deliver LTE networks in 24 ...

11 December 2009
16:31 GMT

Sprint Announces 4G Services Launch in Maui

Wireless carrier Sprint announced recently the launch of its 4G services in the Maui area. According to the company, the Sprint 4G mobile broadband, which is powered by Clearwire's Clear WiMAX network, is capable of delivering impressive streaming video features to users, as well as fast file downloads and uplo...

2 December 2009
18:01 GMT

Orange UK Leads in the Mobile Broadband Area

Mobile phone carrier Orange UK announced recently that it had been rated as the leading provider of quality mobile broadband services, in a recent survey made by independent research company YouGov. According to the carrier, this is the second time it receives the title and it managed to achieve this posit...

18 November 2009
08:58 GMT

Mobile Broadband Traffic to Increase 40 Times by 2017

Online video is already one of the biggest traffic generators on the Internet today and it is about to become a lot bigger in the coming years according to a new study by UK research firm Coda. It estimates that video traffic will increase exponentially in the next eight years, reaching 1.3 exabytes per month by 2017...

8 September 2009
12:50 GMT

Verizon Intros New BlackBerry BOGO Promotion

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is reportedly getting ready to come up with a new Buy-One-Get-One promotion for its BlackBerry devices. Verizon’s already popular ‘Buy one BlackBerry, get one free’ sale gets launched for the back to school time, and it comes with a new feature, something that m...

14 August 2009
09:52 GMT

Vodafone UK Offers Free Facebook for Its Customers

Wireless carrier Vodafone UK announced today that its subscribers would be enabled to access Facebook for free through its mobile broadband service, either via their mobile phone or via their computer, for an entire week starting with Friday, July 24. According to the mobile phone operator, the free access to Faceboo...

22 July 2009
12:58 GMT

Verizon Unveils Novatel Wireless PC770

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless announced on Friday that the PC770 2-in-1 PC Card and Express Card would become available online on its website starting tomorrow, while also expected to come to its stores in the country starting August 2. The new product has been developed by Novatel Wireless, a leading provide...

18 July 2009
04:26 GMT

Clearwire's WiMax Services Already Available in Las Vegas

According to the latest news, Clearwire's WiMax services are already available for purchase for those who live in Las Vegas, even though the company plans to officially launch them only during the summer. Clearwire already confirmed the fact that it started selling its services in the area, while also announcing...

10 June 2009
08:43 GMT

Windows 7 Will Do for 3G What XP Did for Wi-Fi

Windows 7 will do for 3G what Windows XP did for Wi-Fi, namely make it ubiquitous, Microsoft revealed at the International CTIA Wireless 2009, in Las Vegas, April 2, 2009. Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s Entertainment &Devices Division, indicated that such a scenario would be made possible through the int...

3 April 2009
12:34 GMT

Nokia E71 Might Come on AT&T on April 1st

As many of you might already know, there have been a lot of rumors floating around the launch of Nokia E71 on the US AT&T network. According to the latest news on the Web, it seems that we'll be able to see the device added to the carrier's offering as soon as April 1st, at least this is what a leak of one ...

9 March 2009
09:06 GMT

Sprint Enhances Its Simply Everything Plan with Mobile Broadband

Sprint announced recently that it would start offering its business and consumer customers a new plan that would combine the value of Simply Everything with the productivity of wireless 3G. With the new Simply Everything plan + Mobile Broadband, users will be able to enjoy the power of mobility with unlimited text, p...

19 February 2009
08:39 GMT

Support for Native Windows 7 Mobile Broadband

With Windows 7, Microsoft is gearing up to kick the operating system's mobile connectivity capabilities to the next level. The next iteration of the Windows client brings to the table a range of mobile broadband enhancements, which will see a strong support from a variety of Microsoft partners. The Mobile World ...

18 February 2009
10:28 GMT

Vodafone's HSPA+ Standard to Offer 16Mb/s Transfer Speed

It seems that we should soon be able to see mobile broadbands that would provide transfer speeds comparable to those offered by wired networks. At least this is what Vodafone's latest HSPA+ trials are meant to suggest. From what we've heard, the company managed to successfully complete a trial of its next-g...

19 January 2009
02:28 GMT

Antenova Mass Producing Eight-Band Antenna

Antenova Ltd., a provider of integrated antenna and RF solutions, announced having started mass production for its high performance eight-band antenna in the smallest and lightest-weight business notebook computer from the leading notebook vendors. Antenova’s full diversity eight-band antenna can offer next-gen...

8 December 2008
04:40 GMT

First USB Mobile Broadband Modem from Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson just brought a solution for allowing busy professionals to quickly and easily connect their PCs or laptops to the internet whenever and wherever they need. It comes in the shape of the MD300 mobile broadband modem, an extremely easy to use device.Sony Ericsson MD300 is a mobile broadband modem that plug...

8 November 2007
09:58 GMT


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