Verizon Wireless has completed refarming its 1900 MHz spectrum in the nation’s largest city, NYC, an effort first begun in 2014. The company recently converted the last remaining 10 MHz block from CDMA 3G to LTE 4G, which means Verizon is running LTE on 20 MHz of its Band 2 spectrum in New York City. […]
Sprint has pushed a firmware update to its variant of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and in so doing improved the phone’s LTE download speeds by about 20%. per a report from tPCMag. The update resolves a software bug that prevented the S8 from properly connecting to Sprint’s Band 41 LTE. Sprint says about 85% of […]
T-Mobile today said it will allow customers to use more LTE data before potentially throttling them. Previously, T-Mobile would slow the mobile internet speeds of the heaviest users after they surpassed 30 GB of mobile data in a single billing period. T-Mobile bumped that threshold to 32 GB effective immediately, which means T-Mobile subscribers can […]
The FCC this week made it easier for carriers to add LTE to their 800 MHz spectrum holdings. Rules concerning the 800 MHz band (CDMA Band Class 0, LTE Band 5) have been in place since 1981 and limit how much power carriers can use to transmit wireless signals across those airwaves. The effect has […]
T-Mobile will allow customers to use more LTE data before throttling them. Previously, T-Mobile said it would throttle the heaviest users after they surpass 28 GB of mobile data in a single billing period. T-Mobile today improved the threshold to 30 GB, which means people can use more data before potentially being hit with slower […]
Sprint today said it has debuted gigabit-class LTE in New Orleans. The gigabit LTE requires 3-channel carrier aggregation using 60 MHz of Sprint’s 2.5 GHz spectrum (Band 41) with 4×4 MIMO and 256 QAM modulation. This is what delivers Category 16 LTE download speeds via TDD-LTE. Sprint showcased the technology in New Orleans on an […]
Intel today announced the XMM 7560 LTE modem, a fifth-generation wireless radio that can produce broadband-like speeds in a variety of mobile devices. The XMM 7560 is manufactured using Intel’s 14nm process and supports LTE Advanced Category 16 for downloads up to 1 Gbps and Category 13 for uploads up to 225 Mbps. The Intel […]
Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon X20 LTE modem, which it says is the first Category 18 modem capable of download speeds up to 1.2Gbps. The X20 is manufactured using a 10nm FinFET process. It supports up to 5×20 MHz carrier aggregation, 4×4 MIMO, and up to three aggregated LTE carriers. The X20 LTE modem uses […]
FreedomPop today said it has struck an agreement with AT&T that allows its customers to access AT&T’s LTE network. FreedomPop is a WiFi-first carrier that provides unlimited calling and texting from WiFi hotspots and low-cost service when connected to cellular networks. The basic free plan includes 500 texts, 200 minutes, and 500 MB of data […]
Cricket Wireless customers can gain more data on the prepaid carrier’s most popular plan without raising their rates. Cricket’s existing $50 service plan is improving from 5 GB of LTE data each month to 8 GB of LTE data starting today. The $50 monthly fee still includes unlimited talk and text, taxes included. Existing customers […]
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