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Tag: 3G
Verizon will Decommission its 3G CDMA Network on December 31, 2022
Verizon will decommission its 3G CDMA network on December 31 of next year. The carrier says that the final shutdown will end a process of transitioning to newer technology that began in 2016. That transition…
Report: Amidst 5G Rush, 17% of U.S. Subscribers Still on 3G
Almost 20% of Americans are still on 3G networks – even as many of these networks face decommissioning next year, according to Opensignal. The firm found that 17% of U.S. subscribers and 19% of wireless…
Parks: 70% of Data Traffic in the Home Carried by Wi-Fi
More than three-quarters of U.S. broadband households use Wi-Fi for in-home network connectivity, according to Parks Associates research about in-home wireless data and the internet of things (IoT). Wi-Fi is doing the large majority of…
Parks Finds 71 Percent of Broadband Households With Wi-Fi or Apple AirPort
There are 30 percent more computing devices, as well as 45 percent more connected devices, on average in U.S. broadband households with Wi-Fi access as compared to those without it, according to new market research…
Global 4G Revenues Forecast to Surpass 3G This Year
A global 4G revenues forecast from Strategy Analytics calls for the technology to breach a market tipping point and surpass 3G revenues this year. Revenues generated from 4G user subscriptions will rise from 25% to…
GSA: Global LTE Subscriptions Surpass 1 Billion
The number of global LTE subscriptions surpassed the 1 billion mark in 4Q 2015, the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) confirmed in a March 7 announcement. LTE subscription growth continues at a faster pace than…
Report: VoLTE Dropped Call Rates Can Be 4-5 Times Higher than for 2G/3G
VoLTE dropped call rates can be 4-5 times the rate of 2G and 3G calls, casting a shadow over the cellular industry’s 4G wireless broadband standard, customer experience software provider Amdocs highlights in new market…
Ovum: Global LTE Subscriptions Exceed 1 Billion
Global LTE subscriptions passed the 1 billion milestone in 4Q 2015 and will continue to grow at double-digit rates for the next five years, Ovum forecasts in its World Cellular Information service. LTE subscriptions in…
4G LTE Subscriber Forecast Calls for 2.3 Billion Subscribers by 2019
The number of 4G LTE subscribers worldwide will grow at a 35 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next five years, rising from 516 million to 2.3 billion. The prediction comes from TeleGeography,…
iWireless to Launch LTE Network in Iowa with $35 Million Investment
URBANDALE, IA – March 25, 2015 – iWireless is investing more than $35 million to enhance its wireless network in Iowa. The company will launch LTE in 2015, and will expand its LTE network in…
Mobidia: LTE Subscribers Consuming Twice as Much Cellular Data as 3G Subscribers
U.S. cellular, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi mobile data usage continued on an upward trend in 3Q as wireless device users continue to increase their use of mobile apps and media, according to a Mobidia Technology…
Chicago CIO Shares Internet of Things Success Stories
The Internet of Things is becoming a reality in the city of Chicago, where sensors send an alert when trash cans get too full and sensors at city beaches report hourly on water temperature and…