GigaOM:
The Asia-Pacific region is getting ever-closer to faster mobile broadband, with network operators in Japan, Singapore, Australia and Indonesia readying their Long Term Evolution networks. Today NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mob (Read More)
GigaOM:
Mobile network operators must find better — and cheaper — ways of incorporating Wi-Fi access into their data plans, according to a new study conducted by two companies with skin in the game. The study from mobile broadband g (Read More)
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The FCC has had conversations with Qualcomm and Skyterra in the last few weeks about an effort to use a combination of satellites and a terrestrial network known as ATC (Ancillary Terrestrial Component), which could make 100 (Read More)
GigaOM:
The FCC has had conversations with Qualcomm and Skyterra in the last few weeks about an effort to use a combination of satellites and a terrestrial network known as ATC (Ancillary Terrestrial Component), which could make 100 (Read More)
Engadget:
If you think cellphones have become overbearingly complex, look away now. A partnership of tech companies and content providers, known as the ng Connect Program, has revealed a prototype "LTE Connected Car," which, as you mig (Read More)
GigaOM:
With each week that passes, we get new versions of what Car 2.0 is really all about. Earth2Tech just produced a collection of eight cool iPhone apps for the next-generation automotive autocrat, and today comes word of a slic (Read More)
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Today is the official unveiling of Verizon's first Android-based smartphone. The Motorola Droid, scheduled for release next week, will be packed with high-end features, like a WVGA+ touchscreen, hardware keyboard, mobile broa (Read More)
GigaOM:
The Federal Communications Commission has its eye on television broadcast spectrum, an analyst group has confirmed. At stake is about 300 MHz of spectrum currently delivering the nation’s NBC, CBS, ABC and other broadcast cha (Read More)
Engadget:
We'll come right out and say it, we like Julius Genachowski. Whether you agree with the dude's policies or not, you can't deny he's pursuing them with gusto. Having already noted the insufficient carrying capacity of current (Read More)
New York Times:
A proposal urging member countries to reserve a uniform slice of broadcast spectrum for a pan-European mobile broadband network is likely to gain momentum.
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Engadget:
Scandinavian folks tend to be a pretty cheerful bunch during the summer, and now Swedes and Norwegians will have reason to smile through the cold dark winters as well, with Samsung announcing an agreement to provide TeliaSone (Read More)
VentureBeat:
A few years ago, some companies like Stoke and Bridgeport Networks emerged with a noble vision: Create a super phone network technology that lets you move seamlessly back and forth from your home WiFi connection to the cellul (Read More)
GigaOM:
Claudville, Va., is a small town of about 1,000 people that was served primarily by dial-up Internet service. But thanks to a group of technology companies it is now home to the nation’s first functioning white spaces network (Read More)
GigaOM:
Jeff Veen & Doug Bowman (L to R)Our bandwidth and speeds at which we access the web are growing by five fold over the next few years thanks to advances in wired and wireless technology. Not only are we connecting faster, but (Read More)
GigaOM:
Alcatel-Lucent today said it is testing a new technology that will be able to deliver faster and more consistent mobile broadband speeds on next-generation Long Term Evolution networks. It’s just one of a few technologies tha (Read More)
Ars Technica:
Conventional wisdom says that laptops with data cards cause more of a traffic jam on cell networks than handhelds because of the relative increase in data consumption. However, a (Read More)
Ars Technica:
Speaking at a mobile wireless conference on Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski warned that the wireless industry needs more spectrum and needs i (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Julius Genachowski, the Federal Communications Commission Chairman appointed by President Barack Obama, said today that he’s committed to improving mobile broadband service, and outlined a four-part plan to make that happen.M (Read More)