 LTE-Advanced is the future, but no rocket shipThe 4G network standards approved last week by the ITU may improve the mobile data experience soon, even if consumers don't see the 100M bps mobile speed for which they were designed. [ComputerWorld]  LTE spectrum: How much do the big carriers have? Spectrum has always been an important resource for wireless carriers, but with the dawn of true 4G LTE mobile broadband, carriers' need for large spectrum portfolios has grown even larger. [Network World] Want jobs? Upgrade your wireless network What's the difference between 3G and 4G? About 1.6 million jobs. [CNN Money] Verizon to add LTE to five more cities Verizon Wireless on Thursday will add five more cities to its rapidly expanding 4G LTE network, including Brownsville and McAllen, Texas. [ComputerWorld] Room for Three in 4G spectrum It is in consumers' interests that Three emerges from this year's 4G auction on a more equal footing with its rivals
The blockbuster acquisition by AT&T of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile network in the United States may have collapsed, rejected by regulators nervous of price inflation were the (...) [The Guardian] 4G mobile internet promised across UK • Ofcom wants super-fast spectrum to reach 98% of homes
• Airwaves sale will raise up to £3bn for Treasury
• Critics warn of higher prices for consumers
Superfast mobile broadband will be rolled out from Britain's cities to the most remote villages, with at least 98% of the population receiving a (...) [The Guardian] Ofcom extends 4G coverage plans High-speed fourth-generation mobile coverage will be made available to 98% of the UK under new proposals from regulator Ofcom. [BBC] Ofcom extends 4G coverage plans High-speed fourth-generation mobile coverage will be made available to 98% of the UK under new proposals from regulator Ofcom. [BBC News] Ofcom outlines 4G spectrum plans Communications regulator Ofcom has revised its plans for the mobile 4G spectrum auction this year, removing guarantees for two networks and boosting rural coverage
The biggest auction of space on the British airwaves is to be held at the end of 2012, when telecoms companies will bid to acquire (...) [The Guardian] Golden-i headset computer to run over Verizon's 4G LTE Kopin engineers demonstrated at CES a headset computer called the Golden-i for use in public safety and other field workforce applications. [ComputerWorld] VIDEO: Will 4G be faster than home broadband? From rural outposts to high-speed cities, Dan Simmons reports on 4G's promise of super-fast broadband everywhere. [BBC] VIDEO: Will 4G be faster than home broadband? From rural outposts to high-speed cities, Dan Simmons reports on 4G's promise of super-fast broadband everywhere. [BBC News] Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 coming to Verizon Samsung and Verizon Wireless announced the Galaxy Tab 7.7 at CES to run on the carrier's 4G LTE network. [Network World] AT&T adds 11 cities to 4G LTE network AT&T announced Thursday it has rolled out 4G LTE services to 11 more markets, including New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco. [ComputerWorld] Sprint gives LightSquared more time to win over FCC Sprint Nextel has given LightSquared another month to gain FCC approval for its planned 4G network, extending a deal in which LightSquared would use Sprint's Network Vision infrastructure and save an estimated $13 billion in deployment (...) [ComputerWorld]
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