AT&T starts to build 4G, promises better, but some customers unmoved

AT&T starts to build 4G, promises better, but some customers unmoved
San Jose Mercury News
“We've already started to build 4G LTE,” he said. Tech columnist Karl Bode contends AT&T is paying a premium to eliminate competition. He says an Aug. 8 letter from AT&T to the Federal Communications Commission reveals the actual cost of expanding LTE ...


Zayo Enables MediaG3 to Deliver Wireless Broadband Service to Boise Idaho and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"We view Zayo as a strong partner for us to deliver our high performance, cost effective wirelessbroadband services," explains Val Westergard, MediaG3's Chairman. "MediaG3 values Zayo's ability to support our growing broadband services needs at ...
Verizon HTC ThunderBolt 4G now just $0.01 with contract at Amazon
Unwired View
By Vlad Bobleanta on 26 Aug 11 The HTC ThunderBolt 4G was Verizon's first 4G LTE smartphone. Since its release, we've seen it discounted by Amazon a number of times. Prices ranged from $179.99 to $129.99 and even $99.99. However, Amazon now offers the ...
Broadband Adoption Linked to Pay TV Downgrades
Digital Media Wire
According to the Dallas-based research firm, 13 percent of consumers who have broadbandconnections have made cutbacks within the last 12 months, with an estimated 9 percent more to come. The 13 percent of consumers includes 3.9 million people who ...
Samsung outs Nexus Prime with C&D order; device passes wi-fi certification
Examiner.com
Further proof of the upcoming Nexus Prime's existence is that the Nexus Prime, AKA Samsung GT-i9250 received its wi-fi certification on Thursday. An earlier leak of the upcoming Samsung roadmap points to the GT-i9250 being the Nexus Prime, sporting Ice ...
Droid Bionic rival, the rumored HTC Vigor could sport new Sense UI
PopHerald.com
Summary: Motorola Droid Bionic will be the first dual-core Android smartphone running on Verizon Wireless 4G LTE, but HTC may follow suit with its rumored “Vigor” phone. A leak suggests the upcoming LTE device could sport a new Sense UI. ...
Conroy must acknowledge wireless threat: Turnbull
Delimiter
“The speed improvement on the Telstra wireless broadband service has improved more than five times (using a borrowed 4G sim from an acquaintance) but the fall in cost has not been as dramatic as that of the Optus service.” The ISP chief — a long-time ...
Verizon's 4G network comes to SLO County in September
Atascadero News
The network, called 4G LTE, is an improvement over 3G networks because data transfers to smartphones and cell-enabled devices such as wireless modems and computers faster. Up to 10 times faster, or 5 to 12 megabits per second, according to Verizon. ...
Cable Dominated Phone Companies in Second Quarter 77% of All New Broadband ...
Dslreports
by Karl Bode 14 minutes ago tags: business · bandwidth · cable · consumers According to new data released by the Leichtman Research Group, there were 350000 net additional broadbandsubscribers tacked on to the US total by the nation's eighteen largest ...
Huawei launches world's first LTE TDD wireless broadband router
TelecomTiger
The Huawei B593 supports LTE TDD and FDD, features a download speed of up to 100M and provides access to up to 32 WiFi devices as well as desktop computers through an Ethernet cable. The Huawei B593 represents yet another LTE-first for Huawei, ...
Dish leaps over LTE for Advanced Quad play
Rethink Wireless
The plan sounds exceptionally good and the FCC may well listen, in a time when everyone is calling for more broadband spectrum, to Dish's requests. Clearwire has been cursed by choosing the wrong WiMAX technology for its network, and LightSquared has ...
Dayton Wants Border-to-Border Broadband
Range News Now
Governor Mark Dayton issued Executive Order 11-27, establishing the Governor's Task Force on Broadband and continuing his commitment to strengthening our state's infrastructure and fostering a strong business climate. The Task Force will be charged to ...
Open source Wi-Fi aims for affordable connections
ZDNet Asia
Geeks Without Frontiers, an initiative by Manna Energy Foundation, is at the final stage of building a low-cost, open source Wi-Fi software that aims to provide affordable broadband for all, especially in areas where legacy broadband models have not ...
Is Verizon waiting for this Samsung Galaxy S II LTE?
GigaOm
Now that Verizon has spent billions on its next generation 4G data network, more of its higher end devices are likely to feature LTE support. And these devices may help boost revenues as consumers could hit monthly bandwidth caps faster due to the ...
Truffle Lite Combines Broadband Connections
PC Magazine
By Samara Lynn Mushroom Networks on Wednesday, debuted Truffle Lite, a network appliance that can combine multiple broadband connections (DSL, cable, wireless) into a single high-speed connection. The appliance is targeted specifically to small- and ...
Monetizing 4G Network Investments Needs Value-Add, Small Business VoIP
TMC Net
By David Sims, TMCnet Contributing Editor Wireless 20/20 (News - Alert), a broadband wireless advisory group and the developer of the WiROI 4G Business Case Analysis Tool, has announced results of a study finding that “offering value-added services ...
More trouble for Raja in BSNL's WiMax franchisee deal
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) in connection with an alleged manipulation in awarding BSNL's WiMax franchise to a friendly firm, which may land former telecom minister A Raja in further ...
DeviceLab Launches Hardware/Software Development Service for Android and Apple ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
They also have new capabilities for development of dongles and wireless accessories (Wifi, Bluetooth) for iOS mobile devices and Android smartphones. DeviceLab (www.devicelab.com/), a leader in the medical product engineering, design, and development ...
Maine Seeks Ways to Fill State's Broadband Gaps
MPBN News
Earlier this week, the ConnectME Authority awarded 23 separate grants to expand the high-speed Internet service, known as broadband, to an estimated 2300 or so households across the state. The authority was created to expand broadband access in the ...
MetroPCS may be offloading at least 20% of its traffic to Wi-Fi
FierceWireless
An executive at the Wi-Fi connectivity firm iPass said her company's research indicates that MetroPCS (NASDAQ:PCS) may be offloading as much as 20 percent of its cellular traffic onto Wi-Finetworks. During an interview with FierceWireless, ...
Turnbull wireless complaints getting “tedious”: Conroy
Delimiter
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has described comments by parliamentary opponent Malcolm Turnbull on the issue of wireless broadband competing with the NBN as “tedious”, noting “virtually all experts” were in agreement that wireless and fixed...
Seagate launches portable HDD with built-in Wi-Fi
CNET Asia
What's different is that the GoFlex Satellite comes with a built-in battery and is able to stream content through Wi-Fi to a maximum of three devices, including tablets, smartphones and other Wi-Fi-enabled gadgets. There's no need for an existing Wi-Fi...
The EU Data Cap Was Superseded By abroadband.com
PR Web (press release)
Due to the extraordinarily long distances between towns and cities across the continent, mobile broadband is more efficient. A constantly changing political climate also makes WiFi and Bluetooth a challenge. Mobile broadband has risen in use as a...
Homebuyers warned: beware broadband blackspots
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
By Ian Cowie Your Money Last updated: August 26th, 2011 Prospective buyers of property today need to consider a risk that would not have troubled homeowners 20 years ago: are you buying into abroadband blackspot? Rising numbers of people who work from ...
Cheapskates, unite! They might unplug our WiFi
TheNewsTribune.com
“We welcome folks to come in and use our uncovered outlets, free wi-fi, restrooms, water, or any other creature comfort we offer,” Forza marketing director Shaun Nestor said in an email to reporters. The Proboscis would expect no less from a company ...
Millions still lack broadband access throughout Kenya
Coastweek
It says only 893 sub-locations in the country have access to broadband data/Internet services, with 85000 broadband subscribers. The study also reveals that 5 million Kenyans do not have access to communication services while 29 million do not have ...
$103M to expand broadband Internet in rural US
Native Times
(AP) – Telecommunications companies in 16 states will share more than $103 million in federal funding to help expand broadband Internet access to those areas of rural America that haven't been reached by the high-speed service or are underserved, ...
NewsFactor Network | AT&T Is Ready To Launch LTE 4G for Computer Users
Eight months after Verizon Wireless launched its LTE 4G network, AT&T is poised to ... announced Tuesday its rates for data-only (non-smartphone) broadband...
www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=12100DQFP2Z1
Is a 4G LTE iPhone on the Way? - Technology Review
Why should we care about 4G LTE? First, a quick refresher one why this is exciting ... around current mobile speeds and even eclipses most home broadband...
www.technologyreview.com/blog/helloworld/27089/

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