US broadband closer to advertised speeds

US broadband closer to advertised speeds: study
Reuters
By Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Broadband speeds are now significantly closer to what Internet service providers advertise than they were in 2009, a study to be released by US communications regulators on Tuesday found. ...
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Virgin mulls handing out free Wi-Fi
Register
Berkett described Virgin's cable network as "effectively idle during the day", so argued that filling it with Wi-Fi backhaul makes sense while 3G is still spotty and 4G has yet to arrive. Not that Virgin sees a long-term revenue stream from municipal ...
Bloosurf ISP Selects Alvarion(R) Solution for Rural Wireless Broadband Network ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The recipient of US government funding, Bloosurf is building a state-of-the-art last mile broadbandnetwork in rural Maryland combining fiber, WiFiWiMAX, Mobile 4G broadband and VOIP service to residences, businesses, universities, non-profits and ...
Verizon Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr is the first 4G LTE netbook on the network
SlashGear
Verizon Wireless has tossed the first netbook into its lineup that runs on the 4G LTEnetwork with an embedded modem. The customer can expect to see download speeds in the 5-12Mbps range and uploads in 2 to 5Mbps range. The netbook is the Compaq Mini ...
Sierra Wireless first to offer certified 4G modules on both major U.S. LTE ...
MarketWatch (press release)
2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Sierra Wireless AirPrime™ MC7700 and AirPrime MC7750 embedded wireless modules granted technical approvals on major US 4G LTE networks, providing OEMs a choice of network services while streamlining development ...
Motorola Photon 4G (Sprint)
CNET
It ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a dual-core 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, 4G WiMaxspeeds, a 4.3-inch qHD display, and a dual-mode GSM/CDMA chipset. Features include HDMI-out, DLNA support, Wi-Fi, Mobile Hotspot for up to eight devices, ...
Tekelec Appoints Douglas A. Suriano as Chief Technology Officer
MarketWatch (press release)
Introducing the Diameter Signaling Router, the first Diameter router sold into multiple LTE networks. "Doug's passion for identifying and developing market-leading technology places him in the ideal position to drive our mobile broadband innovation," ...
Poll: Are You Waiting for the Motorola Droid Bionic?
PC Magazine
Verizon's LTE network has been praised by PCMag as the fastest out there, and Verizon offers a few phones on the 4G network: namely, the HTC Thunderbolt, LG Revolution, and Samsung Droid Charge. However, these three phones don't have the most ...
Tablets account for mobile broadband growth: Report
Computer Business Review
By 2015, the report says a majority of the mobile broadband devices will use the 4G wireless standard known as long term evolution (LTE), as a connection for faster speeds and lower latencies or delays from their mobile broadband networks.
AmbiCom Signs Contract with Major Medical Device Manufacturer to Develop Wi-Fi ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The agreement calls for AmbiCom to design and develop a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi card for integration with the manufacturer's cardiac defibrillator product. The manufacturer will pay a fee of $470000 for AmbiCom to develop the software and ...
Another Industry First: Sprint Becomes First U.S. Wireless Carrier to Make 4G ...
MarketWatch (press release)
(1) Sprint is the only national wireless carrier to provide a Wholesale 4G offering. Available immediately for Sprint's Wholesale customers are the Sierra Wireless 250U 3G/4G data card and HTC Detail 3G/4G handset, which has the same feature set as HTC ...
Motorola MB865 Has A Name, LTE Tracking Code
Washington Post
Instead of posing for the camera again, the Atrix-esque handset has popped up in AT&T's billing system, which seems to confirm that the device has been provisioned with a special tracking code unique to LTE devices. What's more, AT&T's own XDM support ...
National Broadband Network coming soon to NSW, ACT and Qld areas listed below
Herald Sun
By staff writers Images of the NBN National Broadband Network rollout in Kiama taken only a few days ago. Kiama is another of the first release sites. Source: The Advertiser THE start-work dates for another nine locations to be hooked up to the ...
Sprint's move to LTE not great news for consumers
ITworld.com
Sprint will also help deploy and operate a portion of LightSquared's LTE network over the next 15 years. The carrier now has a clear path to move toward a wireless technology that is essentially the worldwide 4G standard. What happens to WiMAX, though? ...
Four reasons why wireless 4G is the new must-have technology
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Never have to search for a Wi-Fi hotspot again Wi-Fi connections often present accessibility challenges. Although coffee shops, hotels and certain restaurants offer free Wi-Fi, there are often signal limitations in some areas where you want to use the ...
HiSilicon extends ARM licenses for 3G/4G comms
EE Times
Ltd. has licensed a range of ARM technology for use across the breadth of its communications chip design activities including: 3G/4G basestations, networking infrastructure and mobile computing applications. HiSilicon (Shenzhen, China), which is linked ...
Active Broadband Networks and PerfTech Partner to Provide ISPs a Solution for ...
TMC Net
PerfTech, a leading supplier of in-browser converged messaging, and Active Broadband Networks, a leading supplier of broadband resource management platforms, announce an integrated solution available to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that ...
Exclusive: New information about Sony tablets
CNET
by Christopher MacManus A source familiar with the company's plans for the Android devices tells us that four versions of the S1 will be available at launch: 16GB Wi-Fi only; 16GB Wi-Fi and 3G; 32GBWi-Fi; and 32GB Wi-Fi and 3G. ...
LightSquared to Provide Satellite Phones for Tribes
PCWorld
The phones will use the existing satellite service provided by LightSquared, which acquired satellite carrier SkyTerra last year and is now proposing to add a controversial LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4Gcellular component to its offerings. ...
Communications Provider Communications Systems Purchases Patapsco Communications
TMC Net
By Jamie Epstein, TMCnet Web Editor Communications Systems (News - Alert), a communications provider of broadband network solutions serving customers around the world, has just acquired Patapsco Designs Limited of the UK, also known as Patapsco ...
Telecom Companies Propose Overhaul to $8B Federal Rural Broadband Plan
Techzone360
According to an Associated Press report, the proposal filed with the Federal Communications Commission Friday would bring broadband service to nearly all Americans within five years. The Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund ...
Bharat Book Bureau: WiMAX Solutions and Market Opportunities
Techzone360
WiMAX Face-off: LTE vs. WiMAX Definitive Guide to the Broadband Wireless 2008: WiMAXWiFi,LTE, and 4G Wireless Broadband Services 2008: WiMAX WiMAX Network Deployment: Implementation and Trends WiMAX RFP WiMAX in the Enterprise: Access, Affordability ...

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