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  • Aircell looking towards 4G LTE for in-flight WiFi service

    Chalk another one up for the GSM evolution pathway. Aircell, the in-flight GoGo WiFi provider, has announced that they'll be migrating from their current CDMA-based EVDO Rev. A infrastructure to the GSM 4G LTE mobile broadband standard to provide seriously fast in-flight data services. Of course, Aircell will have to wait until LTE gets off and [...]

  • Alltel looking to launch LTE network

    While Sprint is banking on WiMAX as the next-generation wireless data network of choice in the US, all other carriers are looking to bring on 4G LTE technology in the coming years. With AT&T and Verizon Wireless already planning LTE network roll outs for 2011 and on, the smaller guys risk falling behind in the [...]

  • AT&T: 20Mbps 3G network by 2009 - HSPA release 7, here we come!

    While many AT&T customers are enjoying the No. 1 US carrier's HSDPA (HSPA in some areas) 3G network, AT&T's 3G speeds are still relatively slow compared to their counterparts in Europe and Asia. Following AT&T's HSUPA upgrade to their 3G network this year (creating a true HSPA network), Big Blue has announced on Wednesday that [...]

  • Vodafone CEO Sarin: Vodafone will take its time with LTE, Verizon can't afford to

    The near-term future of GSM-based mobile broadband is LTE (Long Term Evolution). With LTE in tow, GSM carriers can stay on top of the wireless data-game by offering 4G data access to its customers. Unfortunately, the world's largest wireless operator, Vodafone, has announced that it does not intend to make haste in bringing LTE to [...]

  • AT&T: 4G LTE network in 2012

    Just what does AT&T plan on doing with all that 700Mhz B-Block spectrum (from the 700Mhz FCC auction) and that valuable swath of 700Mhz C-Block spectrum (from Aloha Partners)? It looks like AT&T is going to use the fresh-off-the-grill spectrum to launch its own 4G LTE mobile broadband network.The additional spectrum firmly plants AT&T at [...]

  • Zyxel WiMAX routers on the way to Sprint Nextel

    While other carriers are getting ready to launch their 3G service, Sprint Nextel is prepping to light-off their commercial 4G network. Well, actually, WiMAX has been spec'd as a 3G technology, but we're going to ignore that reality and substitute our own. Part of Sprint's WiMAX/XOHM network rollout will take place in the end-user's domicile. All [...]

  • AT&T 3G network slated for massive expansion in 2008 - preparing for 3G iPhone?

    Love AT&T’s 3G network performance? Hate AT&T’s 3G network reliability and coverage? Right, us too. But, fear not, AT&T-fan. The No. 1 national wireless carrier has announced that they’ve got some massive 3G upgrades planned for 2008 - again . As expected, AT&T will be turning up the dial on their HSPA network and offering coverage in 80 new cities - bringing the grand total of HSPA-covered areas to 350. The announcement times perfectly with the FCC’s approval of the AT&T acquisition of Aloha’s 12Mhz slice of the 700Mhz spectrum. AT&T has ear-marked this extra bandwidth for “broadcast video or for two-way communications such as voice, data or multicast content,” and expanding their 3G HSPA network falls directly in the “data” category. The network upgrade will bring 600Kbps to 1.4Mbps downlink speeds and 500Kbps to 800Kbps uplink speeds to even more parts of the country. And, after most of AT&T’s network gets the HSPA-treatment, the AT&T 3G network will be ready for inevitable HSPA+ upgrades. Of course, all these upgrades are just milestones on the path towards AT&T’s eventual 4G LTE network rollout in 2009 at the earliest, with 2010/2011 being more realistic time-frames for a full commercial LTE network launch. Is AT&T upgrading their 3G network to get ready for the 3G iPhone? Well, AT&T upgraded its EDGE network ahead of and during the iPhone’s initial launch. So, it wouldn’t be a far-stretch to think that AT&T is making sure its HSPA-ship is in shape before Apple bows the 3G iPhone sometime this year . Read on for the full press release… AT&T Plans Major Expansion of 3G Wireless Broadband Service in 2008 Company to Expand 3G Service to More Than 80 New Cities, Complete Upload Broadband Speed Enhancements New Milestones Mark Next Step in Direction Toward Long-Term Evolution (LTE) San Antonio, Texas, February 6, 2008 _uacct = "UA-361227...

  • Sprint to roll out limited WiMAX network this week

    We’ve been whining about Sprint’s seeming lack of focus on its WiMAX ( XOHM ) network, and all that complaining may have paid off. Actually, our incessant goading probably had little nothing to do with Sprint’s newest announcement, but it’s nice to think we had some sort of influence. Sprint’s WiMAX network is slated to go live this week in a limited trial-run. The 4G (well, it’s officially a 3G standard , but we think it qualifies as 4G) WiMAX network will be rolled out this week for Sprint employees only - in an effort to get its network ready for prime-time trials in Q1 of 2008. As it stands, Sprint will be flipping the WiMAX-switch on the downtown centers of Chicago, Baltimore and Washington - expanding to other US cities based on wireless data demand. Clearwire is out of the picture , but we’re assuming that Sprint’s leaving the door open to other investors to help with the nationwide network launch. The trial-run launch of Sprint’s WiMAX network this week barely makes the carrier’s self-imposed deadline for the launch of its 4G network by year’s end. We’ve heard rumor after rumor that put the entire WiMAX venture in doubt, so it’s good to see that Sprint is still committed to bringing their mobile broadband 4G network online in-time for a 2008 commercial roll-out. The full commercial launch should cement Sprint’s position as the premier high-speed wireless data provider in the States - Verizon and AT&T ’s LTE network won’t even see the light of day until 2009. All your financial woes may take a turn for the better, Sprint. Keep on keepin’ on! [Via: Telephony Online ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Sprint considering WiMAX network optionsSamsung signs on to build WiMAX network for Sprint in New York Metropolitan areaTexas to be among the first to try out Sprint Nextel's WiMAX networkLebanon gets its WiMAX onSprint and Clearwire team up for US WiMAX network...

  • Nokia: Way to go, Verizon - LTE is the 4G future

    With Verizon’s recent announcement to kick off LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G network tests next year (in partnership with Vodafone ), it’s starting to look like LTE will dominate the US mobile-broadband landscape in the future. And, following on successful initial testing of LTE networks by Nokia, and the recent adoption of the standard by the GSMA as a global 4G standard , Nokia has announced their support of Verizon in helping proliferate the use of LTE technology as the worldwide 4G standard - which should help drive down manufacturing costs as more and more LTE-proponents help scale-up production of LTE-hardware. “Nokia has long been committed to working closely with operators in the US and around the world, and is very pleased to support Verizon Wireless in their choice of LTE as their global 4G evolution path,” said Mark Louison, President, Nokia Inc., the North American arm of Nokia. “It is very exciting to see Verizon Wireless, one of the world’s leading wireless providers, announce their open development initiative for devices and their decision to evolve their network to the open, global specification of LTE.” It’s nice to see the industry’s big-wigs essentially “high-five” each other in the public eye. Nokia’s seems to be seriously brown-nosing the CDMA carrier - they called Verizon “one of the world’s leading wireless providers.” We can only surmise this is an effort to get more Nokia handsets onto Verizon’s network, especially with future LTE-based mobile phones. Bring on the Verizon-branded, LTE-packed Nokia handsets! Full press release on the link. White Plains, NY, US - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today applauded Verizon Wireless’ announced plans to develop and deploy a fourth generation mobile broadband network. The Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology Verizon Wireless chose is an open and global specification for next generation networks that will bring scale...

  • EU telecom ministers support opening up 900Mhz GSM radio spectrum for mobile services

    European Union telecom ministers have given their support for a plan to open the 900Mhz radio frequencies that have traditionally been allocated for GSM mobile phone service to allow advanced mobile services like 3G wireless data networks. The plan was proposed back in July and was backed by the GSMA on grounds that the 900Mhz spectrum offers 40% greater coverage than a comparable 3G network using the 2100Mhz spectrum. It’s said that 300 million across Asia, Europe, and Africa will have access to mobile broadband services by 2012 if 3G services were allowed on the 900Mhz band. The only thing standing in the way is a 20-year old piece of EU legislation that limits the lower radio frequencies to traditional mobile communications. But, once the European Parliament approves the plan, new legislation would effectively abolish the current laws keeping 3G services off the 900Mhz spectrum. We’re not sure when we’ll get word of the European Parliament’s thumbs-up, but 3G (and 4G) are going to get a pretty big boost once they do. [Via: Reuters ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:GSMA pushing for 3G services on the 900 Mhz spectrumEU considers oppening up 2G spectrum for 3G networksGoogle might be considering bidding on UK wireless spectrum auction - keyword here is "might"Cubic Telecom launches global mobile phone700Mhz frequency spectrum primed to be worldwide standard for mobile broadband

  • Verizon confirms LTE 4G network trials with Vodafone; to share with AT&T

    We’ve known for some time that Verizon has put their faith in the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard upon which to build their 4G network. And, following on the GSMA’s support of LTE as the 4G standard of choice, Verizon has announced that they will be kicking off trials of their LTE network in 2008. The trials will be conducted in a joint effort with Verizon Wireless venture-partner, Vodafone. Now, it’s going to a good, long, while before the network goes live - we’re looking for 2010 network launch - but it’s encouraging to hear that Verizon Wireless and Vodafone have made the commitment with network trials. LTE promises to bring 100Mbps downstream and 50Mbps upstream data speeds (theoretical of course, we’ll see how that pans out in real life) with a latency reduced to 20ms - which is an impressive bump-up from Verizon’s current EVDO Rev. A data speeds of 1.4Mbps on the downlink. And, with Vodafone hopping on board the LTE-bandwagon, customers on either network can expect to roam on the partner-networks without the need for dual-mode handsets like the Motorola RIZR Z6c “World Edition” handset that’s slated to hit Verizon’s network in the near future. Additionally, AT&T is set to adopt LTE as their 4G network standard, so we could see interoperability between the rival networks - a first for the top-two wireless carriers. And, with Verizon’s newly announced plan to open their network to “any app, any device,” we could certainly see AT&T LTE handsets being ported to Verizon’s network in the future. Poor little Sprint and their WiMAX XOHM service . The lagging wireless carrier has yet to kick off their 4G network plans and the market leaders have already chosen a competing standard. We like rooting for the little guy, but Sprint sure isn’t making it easy. [Via: Electronista ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:LTE gets a boost with GSMA support - 4G is now LTEVodafone...

  • Successful initial test of Finland's next-gen wireless broadband LTE network

    Remember that new 4G tech that Verizon was considering for their next-gen wireless broadband network? Yea, well, the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) protocol isn’t just being considered in Finland, the ultra-fast high-speed wireless 4G protocol has already wrapped up a successful trial in Nokia’s homeland. The LTE/SAE (Long Term Evolution/System Architecture Evolution) Trial Initiative (LSTI) kicked off back in May and the first phase of testing has shown that peak-data-rates can be reached for both mobile and stationary platforms. In other words, LTE has proven itself in delivering higher data throughput levels to devices on the move as well as those sitting still. The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is working to standardize the LTE protocol as a 4G standard. The LSTI was founded by Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, France Telecom/Orange, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, T-Mobile and Vodafone, and was recently expanded with China Mobile, Huawei, LG Electronics, NTT DoCoMo, Samsung, Signalion, Telecom Italia and ZTE. Here are the technical LTE spiel from the press release: From a technical perspective, 3GPP LTE technology aims to provide improved spectral efficiency, increased radio capacity, lower latency, lower operating costs for operators, and ultimately new high-performance mobile broadband end-user services. 3GPP LTE is specified to enable downlink/uplink peak data rates above 100/50 Mbps in initial deployment configurations. 100/50Mbps in the down and upstream sounds damn good to us. We can’t wait for Verizon to start work on their own LTE network. Of course, the 3GPP LTE standard won’t be standardized until 2010 (if all goes according to plan). This first testing phase of the 3GPP LTE standard is the first of a three-part program (Proof of concept, Interoperability, and Trial) - so, we’ve got a bit of a waiting game on our hands. Looks like Sprint’s WiMAX 3G standard will have to hold us over until then. Keep reading for...
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