AT&T has filed preliminary paperwork with the Federal Communications Commission seeking to transfer spectrum licenses and other assets from several small companies to itself. The companies include NTCH with its affiliate WGH Communications and Milkyway Broadband (both 700MHz), and Paul Bunyon Rural Telephone Company (AWS). Specifically, NTCH/WGH would transfer to AT&T 12MHz of Lower 700MHz […]
After months of talk that an LTE version of the Surface 2 tablet would show up in March or April, Microsoft’s Panos Panay announced on Monday the tablet’s highly-anticipated arrival, just over two weeks ahead of Microsoft’s BUILD conference in April. Right now this tablet only supports AT&T, and costs $679 USD. “Many of you […]
Mar 18 2014 | Posted in
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T-Mobile today revealed more details about the growth of its LTE network. According to T-Mobile, its LTE now covers 210 million people in 273 metro areas nationwide, with its HSPA+ network covering 230 million. T-Mobile said its LTE network will reach 230 million people by mid-year and 250 million by year’s end. Right now, T-Mobile […]
Mar 13 2014 | Posted in
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AT&T today lit up LTE 4G in a batch of smaller cities and towns around the country. The new markets include Anderson, Ind.; Deridder, La.; Midland, Mich.; Lebanon, Mo; Claremont, N.H.; Lumberton, N.C.; Bismark, N.D.; Bellefontaine and Defiance, Ohio; Greenwood and Seneca, S.C.; and Gainesville, Texas. AT&T customers with LTE-capable devices in these markets should […]
Feb 26 2014 | Posted in
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AT&T today announced that customers with LTE 4G handsets will soon be able to roam onto the LTE networks operated by various carriers in 13 new countries. The total number of LTE roaming markets is now 15.The new countries include Spain, South Korea, France, Japan, Australia, Switzerland, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Guam, Hong Kong, […]
Feb 24 2014 | Posted in
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Sprint today announced that its juiced-up 4G network, called Sprint Spark, is now available in Baltimore and Philadelphia. Sprint Spark uses tri-band LTE to help improve access to, and the performance of, its 4G network. In order to use Sprint Spark, Sprint customers must have Spark-compatible smartphones. Only a handful of Sprint’s smartphones work with […]
Feb 11 2014 | Posted in
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AT&T today announced the availability of its LTE 4G network in a handful of smaller towns scattered around the country. Some of the new markets include Talladega-Sylacauga, Ala.; Michigan City and La Porte, Ind.; Albert Lea, Minn.; West Plains, Mo.; Pinehurst and Southern Pines, N.C.; Grand Forks, N.D.; Steubenville, Ohio; and Weirton, W.Va. AT&T also […]
Jan 29 2014 | Posted in
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AT&T today launched LTE 4G service in a handful of markets around the country. The new markets include El Centro, Calif.; Jasper and Huntingburg, Ind.; Danville, Richmond, and Somerset, Ky.; Benton Harbor, Buchanan, Cadillac, McBain, and Niles, Mich.; Tunica, Miss.; East Liverpool, Ohio; New Castle, Pa.; Farjado and Ponce, P.R.; Barre and Burlington, Vt.; Wheeling, […]
Jan 22 2014 | Posted in
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AT&T today boosted the footprint of its LTE 4G network by 12 markets. The new markets include Durango, Colo.; Kauai, Hawaii; Burley and Twin Falls, Idaho.; Terra Haute, Ind.; Poplar Bluff and Sikeston, Mo.; Elmira, N.Y.; Pottsville, Pa.; and Appleton, Fond du Lac, and Oshkosh, Wisc. According to AT&T, its LTE network now reaches 488 […]
Dec 18 2013 | Posted in
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Sprint today announced that it is partnering with Dish Networks to offer LTE 4G-based broadband in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dish will be responsible for installing the satellite dish and in-home networking gear, and Sprint will deliver TDD-LTE via its 2.5GHz spectrum. Sprint expects the trial to be up and running by the middle of 2014. […]