BROWSING: 4G

T-Mobile video calling service set to battle OTT providers T-Mobile US launched its Video Calling service, tapping into its growing LTE network to offer a branded service set to battle with numerous over-the-top applications offering similar capabilities. The T-Mobile US service is accessible through the standard...

Sprint now offers customers option to purchase 4 GB or 6 GB data plans One week after throwing out a free wireless service offer to DirecTV customers, Sprint has expanded the pitch to now include additional data for an additional fee. Sprint said it will continue...

NFL Mobile app now free for all customers as reports indicate imminent launch of video service Just ahead of the expected launch of a mobile-focused video platform, Verizon Wireless is expanding access to its exclusive agreement with the National Football League to stream NFL games. Verizon...

Sprint LTE-A launch still part of investment plan now targeted at $150M Sprint’s infatuation with Chicago has increased as the carrier announced plans to expand its workforce and investment in the city. Building on its previously announced Sprint for Chicago initiative, Sprint said it plans to...

Iliad’s Free brand boosts LTE data bucket from 20 GB to 50 GB Having backed away from an attempted entry into the U.S. market through an acquisition of T-Mobile US, France’s Iliad is looking to continue pressuring operators in its home country with a new...

Wireless network complexity Wireless networks are becoming more complex. This raises a question: Are we nearing a point where network complexity is moving beyond the capability of humans to manage? Are we already there? Let’s look at just two data points to get a feeling for...

You know the saying, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” That’s exactly what first responders need to do in emergencies or developing events. They need to be able to act responsibly and quickly, streaming real-time, high-definition video to remote command and...

Top routing and switching vendors include Alcatel-Lucent, Brocade, Cisco, Huawei Growing consumer demand for fixed and mobile broadband services is driving significant growth in the carrier routing and switching market, according to a new report from ACG Research. The firm noted a 9.2% sequential and 3.1%...

T-Mobile US move could bolster carrier’s rural coverage, expand LTE opportunities for rural operators T-Mobile US expanded its presence at the Competitive Carriers Association with the nation’s No. 3 operator joining CCA’s Data Services Hub. CCA said T-Mobile US joins more than a dozen rural and...

Move to unify Iusacell, Nextel Mexico under AT&T banner AT&T said this week that it has begun to rebrand its recently acquired Mexican operations, including the launch of new rate plans under the AT&T brand. The Wall Street Journal reported AT&T officials said the rebranding effort...

Smart city development is on the rise. In fact, the smart city market is set to experience a compound annual growth rate of 22.5% between 2014 and 2019, growing from roughly $411 billion to $1.13 trillion during that five-year period, according to MarketsandMarkets. For example,...

If you were to talk to an average mobile phone user, “4G” LTE access and over-the-top applications would be at the top of the list in terms of what is required from the network operator and handset. We’ve heard for many years now that text messaging is...

NFV integration project conducted at Huawei Open Labs facility Infrastructure giant Huawei said it recently completed the first phase of an integration project with Red Hat that ties in multiple vendors’ mobile broadband architectures using network functions virtualization technology. The companies said the initial NFV “agile integration” work...

Last August, Sprint was in turmoil. The T-Mobile US merger continued to elicit a “no means no” response by the Federal Communications Commission. "Framily" results, while initially strong, were being impacted by a resurgent T-Mobile US. Something had to change, and on Aug. 6,...

4G device market more than doubles A report by GfK found a mass transition to "4G" devices is upon us. Led by China, the wireless technology more than doubled its unit share over last year. Overall, the report found that in the second quarter of 2015,...

The new technology set to be available in Sydney by early 2016 Australian telecom operator Optus launched LTE services using "advanced" carrier aggregation technology using FDD and TDD technology. The service is provided through a combination of 40 megahertz (20x20 megahertz) of spectrum in the 2.3...

Installed 4G dongle on wooden mast then connected it to his house with fiber cable British farmer Richard Guy, who lives in rural Salisbury Plain, got sick of slow Internet access so the enterprising do-it-yourselfer took matters into his own hands and built a custom...

After several delays, the deployment of LTE in Chile is about to begin. Claro, Entel and Movistar, which won access to spectrum, were confirmed by the country's Comptroller General. Private carriers are set to invest $700 million to deploy the next generation of telecommunications services...

Part of four-carrier plan to connect all 279 Metropolitan Transit Authority underground stations Verizon Wireless will continue to expand its underground network in phases four and five of the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s plan to bring cellular and Wi-Fi into New York City’s subways. Verizon Wireless and...

5G deployments set to require broad swath of spectrum support The race toward “5G” is propelling headlines and technology advances, but the need for sufficient spectrum to support the next generation of mobile technology could trip up the rush. Looking to get out ahead of the...

Sprint targets rivals with rollout of Open World international roaming package Sprint officially announced a new international roaming service that takes aim at recent updates offered by rivals T-Mobile US, AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless. Leaks surfaced last week of the new offering. The Sprint Open...

Sprint may be the market’s No. 4 carrier, but looks to regain competitive position with help of Softbank Sprint may no longer be the domestic market’s No. 3 carrier, and may have at least for a while lost some support from parent company Softbank, but...

The FCC set to promote 5 blocks of high-band spectrum at upcoming WRC event The Federal Communications Commission is looking at both low-band and high-band spectrum resources in its attempt to bring more capacity to a domestic wireless market eager to push beyond "4G" toward...

T-Mobile US’ ‘to-do’ list Last week, the new No. 3 carrier, T-Mobile US, held its quarterly earnings session – it’s hard to classify it as an earnings call since there are as many “tweets” and e-mail questions from avid followers as there are Wall Street analysts...