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Consumer Reports ranks AT&T last among U.S. wireless carriers

More salt on the woundEven AT&T's latest commercials seem to echo the very same perceptions everyone has of them. And they seem to do little to help their own image.I think one commercial boasts they can reach something like 98% of the US population, which is great if you...

Tags: Smart phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., VZW, Apple iPhone, LTE, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., wireless carrier, carrier, Consumer Reports, wireless

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Clearwire raises $1.5 billion to continue WiMax buildout

how many years now has this rollout been happening???how long has it been "just around the corner"?..isn't WiMax pretty much irrelevant at this point with 4G 100Mb/s LTE networks about to hit in the next 1-2 years.. who in there right mind would invest in this obsolete tech.. if it...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, WiMAX, Clearwire Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

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

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

LTE - An Optimized OFDMA Solution for Wider Bandwidth Spectrum

LTE is an optimized mobile OFDMA solution that continues 3G's track record of mobility and high spectral efficiency. It leverages new and wider bandwidth spectrum to boost data capacity in dense urban areas. 3G and its evolutions will continue to provide ubiquitous broadband coverage outside LTE areas as well as...

Tags: Qualcomm Inc., Spectrum, OFDMA, LTE, 3G, Chipsets, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2009-05-01

Mobile showdown at CTIA: WiMax vs LTE, apps and more

As if the lineup of too many operating systems wasn't enough for the wireless phone industry, here comes 4G and a battle of its own: WiMax vs. LTE. Actually, I've heard the battle better described as sibling rivalry, largely because the technologies aren't that far apart from...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Operating System, Verizon Wireless, CTIA, LTE, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-01

Sprint, T-Mobile expand options for wireless broadband on laptops

Sprint, T-Mobile expand options for wireless broadband on laptopsGoodbye CDMA, HSPA, EDGE. Hello LTE, WiMaxFinally, with LTE, WiFi, and WiMax, the world is doing away with some of the incompatible hodge-podge of "standards", assuming that China doesn't try to flex its muscles and impose its home-grown protocols.There's still a...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WiMAX, Wireless and Mobility, Broadband Internet, Wi-Fi, LTE, wireless broadband, T-Mobile, Sprint Communications, broadband, laptop computer, wireless

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

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

Size matters: Verizon Wireless buys Alltel; Will claim most subscribers

Size matters: Verizon Wireless buys Alltel; Will claim most subscribersSubscriber envy? That's a ridiculous assumptionVerizon's 67.2 to AT&T's 71? Wasn't that gap larger after the ATT/Cingular deal? Looked as though industry analysts were right at the time, that Verion would overtake them after a few years, so why would this...

Tags: Cellular phones, ALLTELL, Alltel Corp., CDMA, LTE, Verizon Communications Inc., GSM, Verizon Wireless

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

Additional Resources

Chrome OS: More questions than answers?

And exactly why....would students be part of the target market or any other particular group for that matter?This is a silly post. Chrome will be lean, cloud based, local caching of data, some and growing off-line capabilities and probably grow in features/capabilities over time. It will NOT be everything to...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, Wi-Fi, operating system, Google Inc., Chrome, HTML5, Chrome OS

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?

I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Who needs WiMax, LTE? Ruckus Wireless sees opportunities in WiFi

Great, another proprietary mesh networking protocol802.11s can't come sooner, IMHO.

Tags: Mesh networking, Wireless and Mobility, Ruckus Wireless, WiMAX, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Who needs WiMax, LTE? Ruckus Wireless sees opportunities in WiFi

Ruckus Wireless introduces a new system that empowers service providers to deliver broadband connections to otherwise unreachable areas, using a familiar technology - WiFi by Sam Diaz

Tags: Ruckus Wireless, Wireless LANs, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Business Services, Wireless And Mobility, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Clearwire: 'Google believes in us'

Google investmentsI wonder if Google will now start investing in Verizon's LTE buildout. The two companies have become quite chummy lately.Has google made any further investments in Clearwire? New marketsA friend of mine is setting up sales territory in the Raleigh and Philly markets for Clearwire. He's totally...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Google Inc., Clearwire Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Money pit? Clearwire to get cash infusion

DisasterSprint's biggest problem is Nokia. Nokia has a monopoly for making cell tower hardware -- radios, controllers, antenna steering motors, etc. Before Sprint installs any tower equipment, Nokia tests it for compatibility, but wouldn't you know it, no products pass Nokia's inspection except for Nokia's products. And...

Tags: Corporate governance, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Nokia Corp., Clearwire Corp., AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Cisco goes shopping (again) scoops up Starent

Updated: Cisco said it will buy Starent Networks in a deal valued at $2.9 billion. The move comes shortly after Cisco bought Tandberg. Starent provides mobile Internet Protocol IP gear. Cisco will use Starent's equipment to better target carriers, which are increasingly relying on wireless units to...

Tags: Starent Networks Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Are you a mobile broadband hog? Should that be your problem?

Should mobile broadband be preserved, much the same way people are interested in conserving energy and saving the environment? During a keynote speech at CTIA, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega spoke about the state of the wireless industry and the trends that we're seeing in...

Tags: Mobile, Broadband, AT&T Corp., Mobile Broadband, Advertising & Promotion, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Verizon slams AT&T in new TV ad; '5X coverage'

RealityYes, Verizon has a larger 3G coverage area. However, this DOES NOT mean you won't get coverage from AT&T in those areas. It just means you get slower speeds. The average joe doesn't get that. If the "average Joe" is using an iPhone 3G/S...trust me...they get...

Tags: Cellular phones, advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., CDMA, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Promise 'innovative applications'

The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Promise Time to change my phone carrier, I don't need Google taking control and recording my conversations like they tried to do with Chrome.Yes yes yes!Hope for choice and an area of computing not controlled and manipulated by MSRE: The Android...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Communications Inc., collaboration pact, Google Inc., Verizon Wireless, phone, VZW, Apple iPhone, innovative application, collaboration

Discussion threads 2009-10-06