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Wireless carriers say the future looks "pretty good"
Major wireless carriers are satisfied with their current progress in evolving their networks to meet the needs of increasingly data-hungry customers, according to top executives from Sprint, AT&T...
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Verizon bumps up 19 more cities to 4G LTE network
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced it would be adding 19 more U.S. cities to its list of locations with faster 4G LTE data service, bumping the total number of supported metropolitan areas up to 74....
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LightSquared blames GPS industry for interference problems
Mobile broadband startup LightSquared is blaming the GPS industry for the interference problems between GPS enabled-services and its LTE high-speed wireless network, the company stated Thursday in a...
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Sprint planning to acquire Clearwire from cable companies
Sprint has entered discussions with cable companies about an investment deal that could result in the carrier acquiring wireless network partner Clearwire, reports Bloomberg. Sprint currently owns the...
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Sprint bails out Clearwire with $1.6B deal
Sprint has agreed to pay $1.6 billion to struggling wholesale wireless provider Clearwire over the next four years, the companies announced today. The deal will give Sprint unlimited access to...
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AT&T could buy Dish to gobble up its precious wireless spectrum
After conspicuously losing its bid to acquire T-Mobile, AT&T is still out in the cold when it comes to wireless spectrum. But a new report says the telecom company could now buy Dish Network at a...
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Verizon experiencing 4G LTE outages across U.S. again — can you connect?
Verizon Wireless appears to be having yet another wide outage of its 4G LTE data network, according to various reports on Twitter. The network reported three data outages in the month of December....
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Verizon likely installing 4G LTE at Apple Stores to boost iPad HD
Verizon Wireless is likely in the process of quietly installing 4G LTE networking equipment in Apple Stores around the country, a move that would help better sell the iPad HD with LTE data speeds....
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Lightsquared hires a slew of top lawyers, loses Leap Wireless to Clearwire
The hits keep coming for wholesale wireless network startup LightSquared, which just lost big client Leap Wireless due to uncertainty about the future of its high-speed LTE network. Back in February,...
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Ouch: T-Mobile laying off 1,900 workers, more cuts to come
Fourth-place U.S. wireless company T-Mobile will soon lay off around 1,900 workers due to the closure of seven call centers around the country. T-Mobile has been in a precarious position ever since...
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SpiderCloud grabs $35M to improve mobile network coverage and capacity indoors
Networking equipment startup SpiderCloud Wireless has raised a new $35 million round amid tough competition, with a plan to upgrade its tech that makes cell phone service better indoors. Santa...
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In-flight cell service to make Virgin Atlantic trips 10X more annoying
“Can you hear me now? Oh, sorry about all that noise, I’m at 32,000-feet.” Prepare to have your mid-air nap, reading time, and drink service interrupted by conversations like this, as Virgin Atlantic...
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Verizon to kill off grandfathered unlimited 3G data plans
Verizon Wireless will soon get rid of its unlimited data plans held by customers who were grandfathered in before the company launched tiered data pricing, according to a report from FierceWireless....
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T-Mobile to offer new contract-free mobile data plans May 20th
Wireless carrier T-Mobile will soon offer new contract-free mobile broadband plans, which are designed for the growing number of Americans who prefer prepaid options to long-term contracts, the...
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AT&T will kill its 2G network in 2017
AT&T’s 2G wireless network will go dark at the beginning of 2017, the company confirmed today in an SEC filing spotted by the Wall Street Journal. Only 12 percent of AT&T’s contract customers...
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T-Mobile adds ‘truly unlimited’ data plan that won’t throttle you
Struggling U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile has unveiled a new unlimited data plan that promises not to throttle when you start using more data than it would like, the company announced today. Unlimited...
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Sprint plans 100 more cities for 4G LTE, including NYC, LA, Chicago, & Boston
Sprint will launch 4G LTE high-speed data in another 100 cities, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston, in the “coming months,” the company announced today. Sprint offers LTE in just 19...
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Sprint buys majority stake in Clearwire, much to the dismay of AT&T (update)
Sprint has purchased majority interest in wireless broadband company Clearwire from one of its largest shareholders, the company said today. Last year, Sprint agreed to pay $1.6 billion to Clearwire...
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Sprint buys $480M worth of spectrum and customers from U.S. Cellular
Wireless carrier Sprint has agreed to acquire Midwestern spectrum and 585,000 customers from U.S. Cellular in a deal worth $480 million. Under the agreement, Sprint will acquire “20 MHz of PCS...
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AT&T to spend $14B on network, aims to cover 300M Americans with 4G by 2014
AT&T will spend $14 billion over the next three years on wireline and wireless network improvements, with a clear goal of covering 300 million Americans with 4G LTE data by the end of 2014, the...
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