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4G: What does this really mean?

, Mar 30th 2011 Discuss [2]

Texas resident, Keith Geissler, contacted the Better Business Bureau when he found that his ATRIX 4G was only pushing around 300kbps up the tube instead of the expected 5.5mbps.

The ATRIX is a HSUPA-capable device, and we currently are performing the testing and preparations necessary to ensure that, when we turn this feature on, you will continue to have a world class experience.
AT&T hasn't quite gotten their act together as quick as they had hoped with this one. Sometimes the real answer is that these systems are technically the bleeding edge, and it's not some conspiracy to keep you from achieving your top speeds on the wireless internet. Here's a little help discerning the technical specs from behind the marketing malarkey surrounding the wireless broadband available on the market. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm Makes a Slew of Announcements at MWC 2011

, Feb 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

SlashGear is live at MWC 2011 in Barcelona, where Qualcomm just released a series of announcements about new product releases, including Quad-Core Snapdragon for Next-Gen Tablets, Next-generation Snapdragon Mobile Chipset, Commercial Availability of Gobi3000 Modules, Chipset with Support for Next-generation Release 9 HSPA+, New, Higher Speed LTE Devices, Netflix streaming on Android devices and much more. Continue after the cut to see the whole slew... Read The Full Story

Obama: “Connecting Every Corner of America to the Digital Age”

, Feb 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

During an address at Northern Michigan University in Marquette on Thursday afternoon, President Barack Obama said the US will spend $5 billion to build next-generation high-speed wireless networks in rural areas, and create incentives to free up more radio frequencies for mobile broadband. According to Obama (who is shown below using his BlackBerry), "It's how we'll spark new innovation, new investment, new jobs ... We can't expect tomorrow's economy to take root using yesterday's infrastructure." Read The Full Story

Novatel Wireless launches MC545, smallest dual carrier HSPA+ USB device in the industry

, Sep 22nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Novatel Wireless has announced the launch of a new USB modem that is claimed to be the smallest dual carrier HSPA+ USB device on the market. Novatel demonstrated the device in Spain recently and it was able to achieve download speeds of 40.5Mbps. The modem is the most compact and portable unit of its type on the market right now. Read The Full Story

FCC takes 90MHz of wireless spectrum from mobile satellite service bands for mobile data

, Jun 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Friday the FCC announced that, it would be reclaiming 90MHz worth of wireless spectrum from the mobile satellite service (MSS) bands and reallocating that service to wireless broadband use. Over the last few years, there has been lots of talk about freeing up wireless spectrum to accelerate the growth and availability of mobile broadband coverage around the country. Read The Full Story

Eurotech ZyWAN G9 cellular router

, May 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

Eurotech has announced its latest product called the ZyWan G9 cellular router. The router is designed to offer 3G, CDMA, and GSM/GPRS cellular network connectivity and allows connectivity to Ethernet and 802.11 wireless networks in fixed applications. Read The Full Story

CradlePoint MBR1200 Router and CBA750 3G/4G Mobile Broadband Adapter Officially Announced

, May 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

CradlePoint and Sprint have officially announced that the MBR1200 Router and CBA750 3G/4G mobile broadband adapter have been certified to work on Sprint's 3G and 4G network. (They're definitely on a roll now.) Primarily focused on the fact that wired connections don't always stay connected, both connectivity devices are designed to make sure that if, for any reason, those wired connections fail, that businesses are still able to get work done. Read The Full Story

3G Broadband Bullet debuts with unlimited data for $60 monthly

, Feb 24th 2010 Discuss [1]

There are tons of pre-paid wireless plans available across the country now and many of them offer pre-paid mobile broadband. In fact, some of the major wireless carriers like Verizon and AT&T have pre-paid mobile broadband plans. Read The Full Story

BendBroadband introduces first commercial use of HSPA+

, Dec 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

Today is definitely Wednesday. But in Bend, Oregon, that doesn't have to mean a bad thing. In fact, we'd be willing to wager that it's a pretty good day for customer's of BendBroadband. Why? Because the company has officially launched its next-generation wireless broadband service, touting HSPA+. And while it may not be able to reach the full capacity of the technology as we know it, there is absolutely no reason why BendBroadband customers should not be excited about this launch. Read The Full Story

AT&T offers DataConnect Pass for mobile broadband without contract

, Nov 24th 2009 Discuss [1]

The problem for me with mobile broadband is that I only need it a few days out of the year. That said, when I need it I need it. The catch is that I don’t use it enough to justify the $60 monthly cost of the average plan. If you are like me, AT&T has announced a new DataConnect Pass that makes mobile data flexible with day, week, and month passes with no contract. Read The Full Story

Sprint has blocked phone use as a modem angering users

, Oct 30th 2009 Discuss [3]

One of the things that many users of 3G enabled smartphones buy their devices for is so they can use them as modems for their notebooks and netbooks for Internet access on the go. Most mobile phone providers frown on this and some like AT&T outright block the capability for high-end devices like the iPhone. Read The Full Story

GM offers Wi-Fi on select vehicle models

, Oct 29th 2009 Discuss [0]

We are slowly getting to the point in America where we can be connected to the Internet and reams of data everywhere we go. We can stay connected on commercial air flights commonly now and internet access is coming to our cars. GM has announced that it will be offering in-vehicle WiFi on select models very soon as a dealer installed option. Read The Full Story
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