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EE 4G: Everything Everywhere launches LTE & Fiber “in coming weeks”

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [1]

Everything Everywhere has rebranded, launching EE, its new 4G combo-carrier harnessing T-Mobile UK and Orange and throwing in a fiber option for the UK too. Revealed in London today, with commercial availability in the coming weeks, EE will be broadly available in the UK by Christmas, delivering high-speed internet access across a range of devices. Read The Full Story

Everything Everywhere reveals 4G LTE event on iPhone 5 Eve

, Sep 7th 2012 Discuss [2]

UK carrier combo Everything Everywhere has announced a 4G launch event on September 11, with LTE rollout plans expected and, perhaps tellingly, all the day before Apple is tipped to reveal the LTE-capable iPhone 5. The London event will see the Orange and T-Mobile team-up discuss "the latest innovation in network technology" which UK regulators gave permission for an early launch back in August. Read The Full Story

AT&T Nokia Lumia 920 due November 2 squeak insiders

, Sep 7th 2012 Discuss [2]

AT&T is targeting a November 2 launch date for Nokia's new Windows Phone 8 flagship, sources suggest, with the Lumia 920 said to be currently in testing at the carrier. Announced on Wednesday, though with no more specific release timescale than "later in the year," the Lumia 920 is likely to support LTE on AT&T's 4G network - Nokia confirmed that there would be LTE and HSPA+ versions of the smartphone - though the goal release date could still slip. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Galaxy S Relay 4G balances tepid specs with handy keyboard

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [1]

T-Mobile USA has snatched up a new Samsung Android phone, and while they're ten-a-penny these days, the fact that the Galaxy S Relay 4G has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard does differentiate it a little. Fronted by a 4-inch Super AMOLED display and running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor, the Galaxy S Relay 4G also supports T-Mobile's HSPA+ 42Mbps network. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile USA turns on Unlimited 4G Data

, Sep 5th 2012 Discuss [7]

T-Mobile USA has switched on its unlimited 4G data plans, using the new tariffs to celebrate its tenth anniversary. Announced in August, the new "Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data" plan is now available in stores, with no overage charges, no throttling, and no limit on how much you download on your device, priced from $20 on top of your regular voice plan. Read The Full Story

EC approves UK mobile wallet scheme despite Google complaints

, Sep 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

UK carriers Everything Everywhere, O2 and Vodafone are unsurprisingly smug today, after the EC approved their collective mobile commerce plan despite objections from Google and others. The joint venture was announced back in June 2011, a partnership which would build the underlying infrastructure for sales, delivery and payment, but became the subject of a regulatory probe after Google and rival carrier Three objected. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 Nano SIMs reportedly hit retailers for “near future” launch

, Sep 4th 2012 Discuss [3]

Supplies of the Nano SIM cards Apple is expected to switch to for the iPhone 5 have reportedly begun arriving at carrier stores, a week in advance of Apple's rumored launch date for the new iOS smartphone. Signs of the smaller SIMs was spotted at German T-Mobile locations, iFun reports, along with letters informing retail staff that the new chips were for "the latest generation of smartphones" expected "in the near future." Read The Full Story

O2 axes Sony Xperia ray, arc and neo Ice Cream Sandwich plans

, Sep 3rd 2012 Discuss [2]

UK carrier O2 faces the prospect of hugely disappointed Android users, with the news that the carrier will not be pushing official Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades to select Sony smartphones. Sony's updates for the Xperia ray, arc and neo failed to meet O2's exacting standards, the carrier says, being found to impact "the phone's speed and performance," and as such the three handsets will remain on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Read The Full Story

MetroPCS continues 4G LTE assault with Coolpad Quattro

, Aug 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

A brand new smartphone has been revealed by the folks at MetroPCS complete with mid-range specifications for those looking to keep their pocketbooks full while they access 4G LTE data speed. This device is the Coolpad Quattro 4G, and it's one of two 4G LTE-capable smartphones on the carrier this summer. This device works with a 4-inch display, single-core 1GHz processor, and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Read The Full Story

Apple study reveals carrier loyalty to be main reason for Android buys

, Aug 13th 2012 Discuss [20]

There's an Apple internal study out there, and revealed today by Samsung, that says your choice of an Android smartphone was likely made because you're loyal to your mobile carrier. In this study, Apple asked consumers back in 2010 why they purchase an Android device. One of the least chosen answers, believe it or not, was that these Android lovers wanted "the latest technology." Read The Full Story

AT&T grabs NextWave for 4G LTE boost

, Aug 2nd 2012 Discuss [3]

AT&T has announced plans to buy NextWave Wireless, hoping to use the company's WCS and AWS spectrum licenses to increase its own 4G LTE coverage. NextWave was granted Wireless Communication Services (WCS) and Advanced Wireless Service (AWS) spectrum some time ago, but if the FCC approves a June submission requesting approval to begin using WCS airwaves for mobile data, those holdings could become invaluable to AT&T. Read The Full Story

AT&T Q2 2012: 3.7m iPhone activations and best-ever wireless margins

, Jul 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

AT&T activated 3.7m iPhones in Q2 2012 and sold a total of 5.1m smartphones, the carrier has confirmed, recording its best ever wireless margins with revenues totaling $31.6bn. 61.9-percent of postpaid subscribers on AT&T have a smartphone, the carrier's latest financial figures reveal, and that's good news for AT&T's bottom line: average revenue per smartphone user is twice that of non-smartphone subscribers. Read The Full Story
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