3G/4G
The next-generation of mobile voice, text and data services are now being deployed worldwide via new networks that include faster radio access networks and IP-based cores and backhaul networks that deliver true wireless broadband connectivity.
Sprint targets small businesses with landline replacement offeringDubbed Sprint biz 360, new offering also includes backup and productivity applications... MetroPCS to begin VoIP transition in early 2012First VoLTE devices would spark a migration of legacy CDMA services to the new LTE network... AT&T subs holding on to their unlimited plans -- but change is comingAT&T has managed to move millions of smartphone customers onto usage-based plans, but 19 million 'grandfathered' unlimited holdovers remain. With throttling for its very heaviest users poised to go into effect in October, those unlimited stragglers face a decision.... LightSquared sees no obstacles left blocking LTE networkThough its plans are controversial, CMO says LightSquared is confident it will receive FCC approval and can start building its network this year... Sprint's Boost Mobile the preferred carrier in growing prepaid marketSprint's Boost Mobile was named the most satisfying by subscribers of no-contract unlimited plans -- a group whose numbers are reaching new highs. ... NSN relegated to LightSquared core vendor, outsourcer in wake of Sprint dealNokia Siemens loses radio access contract to Sprint’s Network Vision vendor trio, but it will deploy and manage everything beyond the backhaul network... Treating travelers like customers -- DT addresses the wrongs of roamingA new roaming package from Deutsche Telekom aims to erase the artificial boundaries that face -- and cost -- global travelers... Sprint confirms LightSquared LTE tie-up, but no update on Clearwire plansThe uncertainty surrounding LightSquared’s deployment and the absence of a Clearwire deal leaves Sprint in the same 4G position: a WiMAX operator with no definite LTE strategy. ... Sprint streamlines Network Vision rollout with new Crown Castle dealNegotiating uniform rates for tower access, Sprint says it can roll out its new network more quickly and efficiently... |
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