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- Will 4G make our networks irrelevant?
- Don't worry about itI'm pretty sure the wireless companies with Verizon at the top of the list will find a way to throttle, meter, and cap 4G out of broad usefulness long before schools and other organizations of the same scale get around to using it in place of a...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, radio link, network, 4G
- Discussion threads 2009-08-15
- Will 4G make our networks irrelevant?
- Already in many emerging markets, cellular phones are far more prevalent than computers, driving many in educational technology to consider non-traditional computing deployments that leverage cellular technology instead of optical, cable, DSL or other data circuits. Even in more mature markets, one has to wonder what role smartphones can...
- Tags: 4G, Mobile, Network, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-08-15
- Clearwire bets on fourth quarter WiMax tipping point
- Dont count on Clearwire WiMaxBeing in a city where Clearwire is already rolled out I was excited to try it. Luckily for me a neighbor two houses up the street already jumped on it. The results are not pretty with connections weak and dropping all the time.Verizon is the...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Clearwire Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., ATT, WiMAX
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Clearwire bets on fourth quarter WiMax tipping point
- Clearwire said Tuesday that it expects fourth quarter net subscriber additions to ramp as it rolls out its 4G Wimax service into more markets. That tipping point will be critical to the company's success---and possibly its survival. On a conference call with analysts, Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow...
- Tags: 4G, Clearwire Corp., WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Sprint announces first 3G/4G combo WiFi hotspots
- Novatel's MiFi mobile hotspot, which is available from both Sprint and Verizon, has received great reviews and is selling well, according to Sprint Nextel CEO Daniel R. Hesse. Now Sprint is rolling out similar devices that work not onyl on its 3G EVDO network but also the emerging 4G Mobile...
- Tags: 4G, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi, Sprint Communications, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-08-05
- Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connections
- Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connectionsNot true growth...The "growth" is due to the service being part of voice plans being added, not due to the need or even desire for data. Sure people want wireless data, but not at the price being sucked out of...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Broadband Internet, 4G, wireless broadband, broadband
- Discussion threads 2009-07-23
- Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connections
- It's no secret that 4G wireless technology - aka Long Term Evolution and WiMax - is in the works and actually starting to see some deployment. But until then, a 3G technology called High Speed Packet Access, or HSPA, is seeing the big growth numbers around the globe. ...
- Tags: 4G, Mobile, Broadband, 3G, HSPA, Mobile Broadband, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- Chinese worker commits suicide after losing prototype iPhone 4G
- Chinese worker commits suicide after losing prototype iPhone 4GRE: Chinese worker commits suicide after losing prototype iPhone 4GActually Jason the Press are also responsible since you hound and hound companies and try to leak ahead of time. You are the people putting the pressure on. If you weren't so keen...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, worker, suicide, Apple Inc., 4G, iPhone 4G, Apple iPhone, Chinese worker
- Discussion threads 2009-07-21
- Chinese worker commits suicide after losing prototype iPhone 4G (updated)
- VentureBeat reports via News reports coming out of China that 25 year-old Sun Danyong committed suicide on July 9 after a fourth-generation iPhone prototype he was responsible for went missing. Danyong worked for Foxconn in Shenzhen in Guangdong province near Hong Kong which manufacturers iPhones for Apple. According to VB...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, 4G, Apartment, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., Suicide, Worker, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- 4G wireless makes progress with WiMax, LTE developments
- 4G wireless makes progress with WiMax, LTE developmentsgood to hear verizon is upgrading, but if it doesn't use sim cardsit won't help me.Verizon LTE could include SIMsLTE is an evolution of GSM/HSPA and not Verizon's current CDMA network. That means you could very likely see Verizon start doing SIM cards...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Flash memory, Wireless and Mobility, WiMAX, LTE, SIM card, GSM, 4G
- Discussion threads 2009-05-14
- 4G wireless makes progress with WiMax, LTE developments
- Suddenly, there's a light at the end of the 4G tunnel. We keep hearing about the next generation of wireless communications but thanks to two developments this week, it's finally starting to feel like we're getting close. First, Clearwire and Cisco announced that Cisco would be the...
- Tags: 4G, Network, Clearwire Corp., AT&T Corp., Wireless, LTE, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Verizon promises 4G wireless for rural America
- Verizon promises 4G wireless for rural AmericaWhy?Why would they follow their 3G model if this is supposed to help rural areas? The metro areas have their broadband. They should start in the rural areas! I know, that will not get them a quick return on their investment due...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, 4G, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-02
- Sprint, T-Mobile expand options for wireless broadband on laptops
- Sprint is on a roll this week. Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported the company is making a big push to sell its network capacity wholesale for use in gadgets such as digital cameras, GPS receivers and MP3 players (it's already in the Kindle). Today the company announced expansion plans...
- Tags: 4G, Network, Clearwire Corp., Broadband, T-Mobile, Sprint Communications, Laptop Computer, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, WiMAX, Modems, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Networking, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- In-Stat: 30 percent of global wireless will be 3G, 4G by 2013
- Advanced wireless networks---3G and 4G---will represent 30 percent of global wireless subscriptions, up from 11 percent at the end of 2008, according to research firm In-Stat. Despite all of the chatter about advanced wireless services In-Stat's research is an eye-opener. In the tech crowd one would assume...
- Tags: 4G, Clearwire Corp., Wireless, In-Stat, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, 3G, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- Verizon Wireless: 4G LTE trials showing 50 to 60 Mbps download rates
- Verizon Wireless: 4G LTE trials showing 50 to 60 Mbps download ratesBut will they....remove the 5GB cap on monthly usage? I would love to get wireless boradband access at this speed, but if they cap usage, why bother? At these speeds 5GB will go by quick.They probably willI would assume...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, 4G, Verizon Wireless
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- Verizon Wireless: 4G LTE trials showing 50 to 60 Mbps download rates
- Verizon Wireless said Wednesday that it is testing 4G Long Term Evolution LTE service with the aim of launching commercial service in 2010. Verizon Wireless said the 4G LTE network in field trials has demonstrated download rates of 50 to 60 megabits per second, but the final speeds are to...
- Tags: 4G, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, 4G LTE, 4G LTE Trial, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-18
- Studies: more mobile traffic, mobile video in coming years
- Studies: more mobile traffic, mobile video in coming yearsWe need 3G firstThe ISPs had better get cracking. I live in a university town in the south-east of England. Coverage here is 2G (GPRS, 4.5 KB/s). That's from Vodafone.
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Corporate communications, Cellular phones, mobile, mobile traffic, mobile video, Studies, video
- Discussion threads 2009-02-10
- Intel wants WiMAX to lead Obama's tech initiatives
- Intel wants WiMAX to lead Obama's tech initiativesThis is great.It would be really great if the Obama administration supported Wimax. Wimax really needs a funding push and it will be good for consumers.
- Tags: Wi-Fi, WiMAX, tech initiative, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-12
- HTC announces world's first GSM/WiMAX mobile phone
- HTC is arguably the most innovative company when it comes to mobile phones, in particular those running the Windows Mobile operating system. Today, they announced the HTC MAX 4G device that is the world's first GSM/WiMAX headset. The device will be available in Russia on the Yota Mobile WiMAX network....
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Matthew Miller, 4G, WiMAX, Wi-Fi
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Gallery: iPod nano 4G unboxing
- Gallery: iPod nano 4G unboxingSame size screen, but the price is right""
- Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, iPod nano 4G, 4G, Apple iPod Nano, Gallery, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2008-09-13
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