by Pivot
Tag: Mobile Broadband
Comcast Lights up Several East Coast Markets With WiMAX High-Speed 2go
Comcast will leapfrog most of its telco competitors, namely Verizon in these new markets, with the 4G WiMAX offering,
Mobile Internet on the Rise
25% more Americans are using mobile phones for Internet access, email or instant messaging than a year ago,
Time Warner Cable Offers Mobile Broadband Hotspot
The launch of Intelligo presents some interesting scenarios for cable’s foray into mobile broadband. Now that the mobile hotspot device has been launched,
Clearwire Now Offering 4G/Wi-Fi Personal Mobile Hot Spots
Clearwire Corporation announced the in-store and online availability of the CLEAR Spot 4G and CLEAR Spot 4G+ mobile hot spots.
Best Buy Jumps into Mobile Broadband Arena
The mobile broadband service will be powered by Sprint’s 3G network, and plans will start at $29.99/month for 250 GB of data.
Mobile Broadband Demand Surging, Government Reacts
The government is taking notice. The White House is endorsing the FCC’s national broadband plan spectrum push.
Clearwire Makes Retail Push for WiMAX With Best Buy
Clearwire Corp. announced today a nationwide retail expansion for embedded WiMAX 4G mobile broadband in laptops and netbooks at all Best Buy outlets nationwide.
T-Mobile Expands HSPA+ Mobile Broadband Footprint
Now HSPA+ and the T-Mobile® webConnect Rocket USB Laptop Stick are available in major metropolitan areas across the country
4G Wireless Deployments Expected to Peak Sometime Between 2012 and 2014
Eighty-two percent of respondents planned to follow the W-CDMA to LTE deployment scenario and, of those, 53% plan to deploy HSPA+ before LTE–a strategy we’re
AT&T Announces New Mobile Data Plans, Stops Unlimited, Adds Smartphone Tethering
AT&T says 98% of its current mobile broadband customers use less than 2 GB of total data per month, and 65% use less than 200 MB.
AT&T and Verizon Battle it Out for Mobile Data Supremacy
The analysts forecast that Verizon will overtake AT&T come 2011 as a result of its high mobile broadband subscriber base and increasing
Comcast Launches 3G Wireless Markets
Comcast announced the launch of High-Speed 2go™ Nationwide 3G-only service for consumers in Portland, Philadelphia, Seattle, Houston and Boston.
National Broadband Plan’s Wireless Spectrum Goals Faces Challenges
Concerned about impending capacity problems, the crafters of the NBP lay out some fairly detailed recommendations for freeing up 300 MHz of spectrum within
Verizon & Sprint Accounted for 63% of Mobile Data Traffic in 2009
Verizon Wireless and Sprint customers accounted for 63% of the U.S. market’s mobile data network traffic last year,
WiMAX Forum Looks to Boost Mobile Broadband Performance by 50%
Responding to “dramatic growth in average bandwidth demand” being experienced by wireless network operators (and perhaps with LTE looking over their shoulder), the WiMAX Forum announced
A Year Later: AT&T Shines at SxSW
This same time last year, the iPhone and other data enabled mobile devices on the AT&T wireless network appeared to have serious issues
T-Mobile Ups its 3G Ante
T-Mobile expects to have HSPA+ deployed across its national footprint by the end of this year, covering more than 100 metro areas and 185 million people.
Clearwire Outlines WiMAX Expansion, Targets Apple iPad
Plans to Expand Clearwire 4G Mobile Broadband Network to Up to 120 Million People in 2010 and Serve as the 4G “Network of Networks” for Leading Service Providers
Verizon: We Can Do 40 Mbps Wirelessly
They have been conducting trials in Boston and Seattle and now claim that LTE is maxing out at 40 Mbps downstream and 20-25 Mbps upstream. But the keyword is max
Genachowski: We Need More Spectrum!
To free up spectrum, Genachowski said the FCC will propose asking existing spectrum licensees, including broadcasters, to voluntary relinquish spectrum in exchange for receiving a portion of auction proceeds.
Sprint Launches WiMAX Hotspot
Available Jan. 10 exclusively from Sprint, Overdrive is the nation’s first 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot, allowing multiple Wi-Fi-enabled devices to share a connection to Sprint’s 4G network
BendBroadband Claims Fastest Mobile Broadband in U.S.
BendBroadband, a central Oregon based cable MSO, has launched a mobile broadband product that it claims offers the fastest mobile broadband in the U.S. today.
The Upcoming Google Phone: Should We Care?
Should anyone care about this latest Google rumor? My initial impression is probably not. Some people suggest maybe Google will eventually offer some type of free …
Verizon: LTE Will Offer 5-12 Mbps Mobile Broadband
Speeds they are promising for their upcoming 2010 LTE launch. LTE “…will be supporting average data rates per user of 5-12 Mbps in the forward link, and 2-5 Mbps