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Clearwire Gets Slammed With WiMAX Throttling Lawsuit

Rue Liu, Mar 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

Clearwire is being slammed with a lawsuit today that alleges that the wireless operator has been throttling its WiMAX service. Complaints began in mid-2010 that Clearwire had begun throttling home internet connections to as slow as 256Kbps. And now a group of 15 users have filed a lawsuit accusing Clearwire of not delivering high-speed internet as advertised and charging them termination fees when they walked away. Read The Full Story

Sprint eyeing T-Mobile USA for potential merger?

Chris Davies, Mar 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

When it comes to odd bedfellows, GSM and CDMA generally don't mix, but according to the latest carrier rumors that may not be the case forever. Businessweek's sources claim Sprint is in talks with Deutsche Telekon over buying T-Mobile USA in return for "a major stake" in the resulting combined company, with negotiations currently caught up on a fair valuation of T-Mobile. Read The Full Story

HTC EVO View 4G trademark: Sprint WiMAX Flyer incoming?

Chris Davies, Mar 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Looks like the HTC EVO View 4G really is incoming at CTIA 2011 next month, with HTC filing a couple of trademark applications for the mysterious new device. Good and EVO spotted the listings - here and here - which confirm both the name and the 4G connectivity; we still don't know, however, whether the device is a smartphone or a tablet. Read The Full Story

Sprint readying EVO View tablet, Nexus S 4G and EVO 3D for CTIA?

Chris Davies, Mar 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

That Sprint has ambitious plans for CTIA 2011 was obvious; the carriers hefty 2.5hr presentation at the show was evidence of that. According to the latest leaks, however, there should be no shortage of devices to fill that slot: an EVO View tablet that's tipped to be a CDMA version of the HTC Flyer, according to Engadget's anonymous source, together with a Samsung Nexus S 4G. Read The Full Story

Sprint teases full US LTE network as soon as 2013 in Clearwire negotiations

Chris Davies, Mar 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

Sprint has suggested it could have a nationwide 4G LTE network in place and operational by the end of 2013, though the carrier's apparent consideration of LTE could well be in part a negotiating tactic with its Clearwire WiMAX partner. Steve Elfman, Sprint's president of network operations and wholesale, confirmed this week that the carrier could have LTE operation and devices on the marker by 2012, FierceWireless reports; however, Elfman also said no final decision would be made until midway through this year. Read The Full Story

Sprint eyeing LTE future?

Shane McGlaun, Feb 18th 2011 Discuss [1]

WiMax appears doomed in the US with Clearwire shutting down retail operations and LTE networks coming online as we speak. Sprint banked on a massive lead in the market for WiMax to offset the slower speeds compared to LTE and that significant lead didn't get Sprint where it hoped to be. According to PCWorld Sprint is now looking at the future of 4G and eyeing LTE. Read The Full Story

Airspan Air4G base station integrates WiMax and LTE connectivity into one device

Shane McGlaun, Feb 15th 2011 Discuss [0]

Airspan is showing off its new Air4G base station at MWC 2011 in Spain this week. The new base station is a cool device that will make networks more flexible for carriers and allow the network to offer more bandwidth to end users. The Air4G integrates the ability to operate both WiMax and LTE 4G networks using the same hardware. Read The Full Story

Clearwire Reportedly Shutting Down Retail Operations

Rue Liu, Feb 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

Clearwire is hurting for cash and has been implementing strategies to save up since fourth quarter last year with cutting jobs and canceling some retail launches. However, according to the WSJ's sources, it has now officially decided to abandon its retail operations and focus on growing its network as a wholesale 4G WiMax provider. Read The Full Story

3G BlackBerry PlayBook Coming Soon to AT&T, Source Says

Evan Selleck, Jan 18th 2011 Discuss [0]

As of right now, Research In Motion has confirmed that the WiFi-only version of their first tablet device, the BlackBerry PlayBook, will launch some time before the end of the first quarter, 2011. After that, a WiMax-enabled version of the tablet will launch on Sprint's network some time in the summer of this year. However, other carriers have been left out of the picture in the United States so far. That may change by March or April, if an unnamed source is to be believed. According to the source, it turns out RIM is working on releasing a 3G-enabled PlayBook for AT&T. Read The Full Story

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CES 2011: All-Star Tablet Round-Up

Chris Davies, Jan 10th 2011 Discuss [8]

Every CES has its unofficial theme – we’ve seen netbooks and ereaders flood the booths in previous years – and 2011 was the turn of tablets. As predicted before the show, the rise of the iPad, the imminent release of Android 3.0 Honeycomb and the promise of a new, lucrative segment has worked like catnip to manufacturers large and small. Check out the SlashGear CES 2011 tablet roundup after the cut.

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Sprint BlackBerry PlayBook 4G due Summer 2011

Chris Davies, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

RIM and Sprint have announced that the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will be launching on the carrier's 4G WiMAX network in summer 2011. Described as "the first" PlayBook to launch using WWAN, suggesting other 3G/4G models will debut later in the year, the Sprint PlayBook 4G won't get priced until closer to launch. Read The Full Story

MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Novatel Wireless for Sprint Announced

Dylan Bailey, Jan 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Sprint’s push into 4G is very apparent for the 2011 calendar year. Their ultra-fast network is being utilized by devices such as the EVO and in 2011 we will see not only the EVO Shift 4G but also the new 3G/4G MiFi by Novatel Wireless. Read The Full Story