Worldwide LTE connections will surpass the 100-million milestone this week, with the U.S. and Canada accounting for 57 million of the global total, according to data from Informa Telecoms & Media. There are 172 operators in 70 countries with LTE networks up and running, according...
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The Stanford University PhD credited with commercializing a technology that became part of 4G and WiFi standards is tackling a new problem. Greg Raleigh, who played a key role in the development of MIMO technology, has shifted his attention to the back office. Raleigh, who...
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Future Verizon services will be built on one of four “foundational platforms,” said Verizon Chief Technology Officer Tony Melone, addressing attendees at Genband Perspectives13 in Orlando today. Those four platforms, he said, include the company’s 4G LTE network, FiOS, data centers operated under the Terremark...
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NEP Wireless, a subsidiary of incumbent local carrier North-East Pennsylvania Telephone Company, claims to be the first company to gain approval from the FCC to receive an initial disbursement of funding won in last year’s mobility auction. The company will use the money to construct...
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The Verizon LTE in Rural America program has added another partner — KPU Telecommunications of Ketchikan, Alaska. KPU is a municipally owned FTTH triple play provider in southeastern Alaska, serving 6,000 access lines. KPU joins 18 or so other rural wireless carriers in Verizon’s Rural...
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OVERLAND PARK, KS – April 23, 2013 – Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced that Sprint Data Link™ and Static IP networking services now operate over the Sprint 4G LTE network. Both products are compatible with 3G as well as 4G, and include upgrades that make...
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Though still strong, wireless subscriber growth is slowing in the U.S., according to wireless operators surveyed by consulting firm PwC. According to the survey, wireless is nearing saturation, with the U.S. market having “reached a level where most of the addressable market has a mobile...
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Bluegrass Cellular announced yesterday that it has launched what the company is calling its “second 4G LTE network.” The new network uses the company’s spectrum in the lower 700 MHz band and will support a fixed wireless offering the company is calling “GetSetGo.” What makes...
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The Competitive Carriers Association is meeting this week in New Orleans and a regional wireless carrier panel this morning urged the industry not to make the same mistakes with the upcoming 600 MHz spectrum auction that were made with the past 700 Mhz auctions. Chief...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan.- Apr. 18,2013 — Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced the availability of its all-new 4G LTE network to customers in 21 more markets, including Los Angeles, Contra Costa County, Calif., Charlotte, N.C., Norfolk, Va., and Memphis, Tenn. With the Sprint 4G LTE network, customers...
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Dallas, TX – April 17, 2013 – NetAmerica Alliance, LLC today announced that Colorado Valley Communications Inc. of La Grange, Texas has joined NetAmerica as an Alliance Member. Established in 1953, Colorado Valley Communications continually strives to provide exceptional customer service and advanced communication solutions...
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The Internet’s World Wide Web has gotten faster in the past year thanks to improvements in core network infrastructure, 4G LTE mobile deployments, faster Web browsers, and greater processing power of mobile devices, according to Google Analytics. Updating a study of the speed of websites...
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