Qualcomm today said it made the world’s first over-the-air connection using MulteFire. MulteFire is a new, more advanced version of LTE that uses a technology called listen-before-talk (LBT) to operate on unlicensed spectrum. MulteFire is based on the 3GPP Licensed Assisted Access standard. The LBT technology within MulteFire is vital to ensure there’s little or […]
T-Mobile today announced two significant updates to its network: first, it has launching 4×4 MIMO, and second, it has increased its network footprint. The 4×4 MIMO (multiple-in, multiple-out) technology falls under the LTE-Advanced category. It doubles the number of channels between cell towers and cell phones, which improves capacity and speed. T-Mobile has deployed 4×4 […]
U.S. Cellular has finished building its LTE network, said the company, which now provides LTE coverage to 99% of its customers. With the LTE network up and running, U.S. Cellular is also expanding its roaming agreements with several other operators around the country, giving its own customers the ability to connect when not in areas […]
T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray took to the company’s blog today to share news of the Uncarrier’s LTE network. The company says its LTE 4G footprint grew by almost 1 million square miles during 2015 and is available to 304 million Americans. Moreover, its 700MHz spectrum (“Extended Range LTE”) is up and running in 300 markets, […]
Mobile Citizens, a not-for-profit organization that provides free and low-cost internet service to schools, has won an injunction preventing Sprint from shutting down its network. Sprint had planned to cease operating WiMax on Nov. 6. Mobile Citizens and other groups, however, had existing wholesale contracts with Clearwire, which Sprint acquired in 2013. Sprint says it […]
U.S. Cellular has finally set a target date for testing VoLTE. The carrier said its main LTE network deployment is now complete, a major milestone it wanted to pass before moving on to new technology. The company is modifying its network in several markets across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin to prepare for the trial, […]
Sprint today added a new option to its list of service plans. The Starter Unlimited Data Plan includes 1GB of high-speed data and unlimited 2G data for $20 per month. Sprint says subscribers to this plan will have the option to buy access to more LTE data, but they won’t be hit with overage charges. […]
Qualcomm announced the addition of two new modems — the MDM9207-1 and MDM9206. Qualcomm described the modems as featuring “Scalable, Power-Efficient and Cost-optimized Cat 1 LTE Connectivity” and providing “a Path to LTE Cat-M (eMTC) and NB-IOT Standards,” respectively. Both the MDM9207-1 and the MDM9206 offer connectivity with the growing number of IoT devices. IoT, […]
A new joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and UK satellite company Inmarsat will allow passengers in flights across Europe to access the Internet in the future. The European Aviation Network promises to provide high speed Internet access during flights, using a combination of LTE-based connections from the ground and a network of satellites, similar to […]
Virgin Mobile today updated its service plans with more 4G LTE data. The entry-level $35 plan bumps the monthly high-speed data bucket from 250MB to 1GB, the $45 plan improves from 1GB to 3GB, and the $55 plan improves from 3GB to 8GB. Virgin throttles data speeds down to 2G once the data bucket is […]
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