Carriers, Trade Groups Propose Broadband Fund

Carriers, Trade Groups Propose Broadband Fund PCWorld By Grant Gross, IDG News A US Federal Communications Commission program that subsidizes telephone service in rural areas would transition into broadband subsidies under a plan released Friday by six telecom carriers and three trade groups representing ...

Can Droid Bionic and Photon 4G Help Motorola? International Business Times Hope might come from its anticipated new smartphones, however. Shipments of newer handsets for "LTE," or 4G wireless, networks should help in the second half o the year. They include the "Bionic" at Verizon , and the "Photon 4G" at Sprint-Nextel. ...

Are Wi-Fi fears junk science? National Post (blog) Green party leader Elizabeth May has voiced her opposition to the unnecessary use of WiFi. In this occasional feature, the National Post tells you everything you need to know about a complicated issue. Today, Sarah Boesveld wades into the world of ...

Motorola Photon delivers 4G speed and Tegra 2 power Video Gaming Pros However, if you had to point only one or two characteristics that make this such a versatile, powerful, speedy mobile handset, you could point out the Nvidia Tegra 2 processing chip and super-fast Sprint4G broadband network. ...

Sprint Nextel takes a hit in 4G race Futures Magazine The company's turnaround attempt comes as it battles new entrants in the speedier 4G arena. Once the sole carrier with a next-generation wireless service, along with partner Clearwire (CLWR), Sprint now faces stiff competition from Verizon (VZ), ...

LG Thrill 4G Review SlashGear Ok guys up next on the chop block we have the LG Thrill 4G with its pretty glasses-free 3D screen and dual-core power. You may know it better as the Optimus 3D as this is a glasses-free 3D device loaded with fun. Between dual cameras and the dual-core ... SlashGear

Qualcomm confident of LTE technology rollout by Q1 2012 Economic Times SAN DIEGO, California: San Diego-based chipmakerQualcomm Inc on Thursday claimed its plans to sell its wireless broadband business in India will not be derailed by any potential delays in the commercial deployment of LTE (long term evolution) ...

When the Tech Trend Is Not Your Friend Barron's Stec's customers are looking for cheaper suppliers, while Sequans' clients aren't sure how much they should bet on Wimax, and how much to bet on "LTE," the flavor of 4G used by Verizon Communications (VZ) and AT&T (T). The takeaway is that no matter ...

Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1 32GB (Wi-Fi) PCWorld Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1 32GB (Wi-Fi) Review, by Melissa J. Perenson July 29, 2011 The Lenovo IdeaPad K1 strives to be more than just another Android tablet. From its Honeycomb tweaks to its plethora of preloaded apps--many of which are actually ...

Android This Week: Galaxy S2 vs iPhone; AT&T bakes Gingerbread, myTouch 4G ... GigaOm The second largest carrier said it will offer Android 2.3, also known as Gingerbread, for all Android handsets it launched in 2011, starting with the Motorola Atrix 4G. Five other handsets already earned a spot on the upgrade list, including the ...

New 802.22 Wi-Fi Technology Allows Wireless Data Over 60 Miles Tech2 IEEE, or The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, USA have announced the launch of the next-generation Wi-Fi IEEE 802.22TM that is capable of data transfers at 22 Mbps per channel over a range of a whopping 60 miles. ... Tech2

IHS iSuppli: Tablets to push 2011 mobile broadband shipments up 58% VentureBeat Strong tablet sales this year will help increase the shipment of devices that connect to mobilebroadband — basically everything connecting to cellular networks that's not a smartphone — by 57.8 percent, research firm IHS iSuppli reports. ...

Motorola is banking on LTE, new tablets as it continues turnaround ConnectedPlanet Come September, Motorola's planned LTE upgrade for the Xoom will arrive (CP: Verizon's Motorola Xoom 3G tablet to receive 4G LTE upgrade in September), along with its delayed Bionic 4G handset for the Verizon network. By year's end, Motorola will ...

Lightsquared LTE plan could affect local GPS users The Marshall Democrat-News By MARCIA GORRELL/Democrat-News Local crop consultants are concerned about a recently approved broadband Internet system called "Lightsquared LLC" which allegedly would compromise local GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) signals. ...

BT bids for Herts broadband bonanza Herts and Essex Observer Dave Hughes, East of England regional director, said the communications company was willing to consider a further major investment in super-fast broadband “if we can create the right environment”. He emphasised that the full benefits of the high-speed ...

NBN ready to start connecting in Brunswick Sydney Morning Herald THE first Melbourne site in the government's national broadband project is to be launched next week. A handful of selected households in the inner-northern suburb of Brunswick will start testing services to test network speeds and connections. ...

4 Top 4G Smartphones InformationWeek It is blazing fast when it comes to broadband speeds, and will anchor Verizon's services for probably a decade or more. Verizon is offering three LTE-equipped phones right now, and HTC's Droid Thunderbolt is the best. HTC did a commendable job in ...